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[Microsoft Surface] chappatti:
The Surface RT is one helluva sexy tablet. In build quality, specs, and screen beauty it just is awesome. Really without software it is way ahead of the whole pack..... I played with it a long time....

But every time I interacted with the windows interface, there was just that familiar slow feeling. I am even now very serious about the Surface RT and am hotly debating buying it. But the software is just slightly underwhelming. I love the Metro interface, but not whats under it.

IF you do web browisng, games, movies and pics ONLY - this is an ABSOLUTELY must buy. The gorgeous experience is unbeatable. But the whole interaction at the windows level tends to wake me up from my dream. Having support for proper PowerPoint with HDMI ouput makes this a traveling presentation platform etc. But apps? apps? apps? You cannot entice people if the apps are missing - you cannot say " buy it now, I guarantee that apps are coming". It does not work with consumers. That it may lead to a slow down fro the Surface is one of my biggest fears.

On a tablet I browse the internet, listen to music, read books, email, and watch some sports. So by my own standard I should buy it. But Windows keeps me away... :( :(

One thing I do not agree about as said above - that windows desktop is not for touch. Using the touch laptops I find this to be quite intuitive, coming from a tablet world. Yes, on vertical screens one's hands can get tired to do a lot of touching - holding it up to the screen for extended periods. But I find it much more natural than trackpads - I hate trackpads, even Apple's "magic" trackpad ....

My 2 cents.... I need to decide if I just want a tablet, or a tablet that can double as a small laptop.
[Microsoft Surface] ctitanic:
In less than a month after the release there are at least two applications tha support some mkv. They are still not perfect but it took developers more than a year to get the same result for the iPad.

Sent from my Windows 8 device using Board Express Pro

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Yes, I'm worry about the cut down the numbers of orders for RT reported by suppliers and Microsoft rushing to release the PRO version acting like it will be the saver.

http://ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-high-risk-behind-surface-pro.html#links

Sent from my Windows 8 device using Board Express Pro
[Microsoft Surface] guitar1969:
After hearing the pricing of the pro and the battery limitations, I actually like my Surface RT more now. Unfortunately there is so much pressure for it to beat the IPAD that people write it off without giving it a chance . I like it more and more every day.
[Microsoft Surface] Leies:
It very depends on your propose, what you need for it.

for me, i do need a lot excel , ppt, word, and I tried do it on iPad, it sucks. I own a Macbook Air, but a bit trouble while checking something on street .....

After testing Surface for an hour, I love it. Of course if you looking for fun more than a working tab, its not a good choice at this moment as lack of apps support.

Just hope Chrome will come and get more apps soon , then will be the king of tablet im sure.
[Microsoft Surface] Davey_in_dud:
I completely agree. I can't put the damn thing down! The browser experience is sensational. And Xbox music is phenomenally good! I mean free streaming music, albeit with fairly unobtrusive add support.

And as for apps you needn't worry. The company I work for has figured out that Windows 8 is going onto every budget laptop from here on out and the Windows 8 marketplace presents a great opportunity. As such are having their iOS & Android app ported to Win8 as we speak.

Also as another example the impetus to get into Windows 8/RT the VLC Player devs are going to the extreme of going to Kickstarter for funding to hire full time devs to get VLC Player into the Windows 8 marketplace as fast as possible... http://www.wpcentral.com/vlc-starts-kickstarter-windows-8-and-beyond-development-funding

So I sincerely believe the WINRT app catalogue will really take off.

Also, you know it's a good device when the missus is continually wanting it off you!
[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
I agree with others... The RT has a good life to it. The problem IMO, is that people are holding out to see the Pro, then they'll decide.

Honestly I think people will end up with the RT over the Pro.

You just can't use a 10" screen for full desktop applications. It doesn't work.

Also, and this is big, the Pro is not using a Run Time system, that means you must shut it down when not in use, it will suspend instead of sleep, and it will go through battery like mad (they expect 4 hours max).

If you like how fast the Surface RT turns on, and how your e-mails, status updates, and calendar reminders are there, kiss that goodbye with the Pro. It is, for all intents and purposes, a PC in a thin form factor. An engineering marvel for sure, but I think people will expect it to be like the Surface RT, iPad, or Android tab just beefier. When they find out it isn't, I think RT sales will shoot up.
[Microsoft Surface] guitar1969:
I also read somewhere that the Surface is not optimized to use all the 5 cores of the Tegra3 and it is still running crippled. I believe it came from Nvidia themselves. Once fixed, it should be more responsive. I hope so, because it does seem a bit slow in opening apps and such, although it is tolerable.
[Microsoft Surface] Davey_in_dud:
Microsoft will continue to optimise the base firmware of the device to improve performance. They've released one such update already and there will be plenty more to come.

Just look how far they've pushed the Xbox 360.
[HTC Droid DNA] Memnoch73:
Released on HTCDEV site

From Android Police: LINK
[HTC Droid DNA] rajuabju:
Well who would have thought!
[HTC Droid DNA] jonesin:
And on the eighth day there was kernel source and they did celebrate
[HTC Droid DNA] Dri94:
Three down, two to go

____________________________________________________________

" I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it."
[HTC Droid DNA] rupret27:
This is most exciting

HTC DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] Cdoan34:
does this mean that we can see custom kernels soon? or do we need s-off for that?
[HTC Droid DNA] Thrillhouse847:
I believe we can flash custom kernels with S-ON just not in recovery, we'll have to use fastboot (which really isn't a big deal).

Sent from my HTC6435LVW
[HTC Droid DNA] JWhetstone02:
You can flash a custom kernel through fastboot. So S-OFF isn't needed

-HTC Droid DNA-
[HTC Droid DNA] BotsOne:
Say hello to overclocked kernels and goodbye to great battery life.
[HTC Droid DNA] Cdoan34:
Thanks for the information! exciting news!
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
Only reason to overclock this is to be able to brag about having a 5 figure quadrant score.
[HTC Droid DNA] typeriz:
How about an under volted kernel with battery saving governors for improved battery life
[HTC Droid DNA] Thrillhouse847:
Now that's what I'm looking forward to.

Sent from my HTC6435LVW
[HTC Droid DNA] disc0rdian:
That's what I was thinking ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
isn't the DNA already doing a great job of managing things? Curious to see if the great xda devs can improve it further.
[HTC Droid DNA] dsb9938:
I have made a few attempts to build a kernel tonight, all build fine, but none boot.

I tested the one posted by Zarboz, it does not boot either.

I MSGd HTC to see if the code was bad.

Waiting to hear back.

D

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[HTC Droid DNA] typeriz:
Its doing a great job, BUT its NOT perfect ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] emplox:
Will this help in fixing the Bluetooth streaming audio issues?
[HTC Droid DNA] JWhetstone02:
Wait, what's wrong with Bluetooth streaming audio? I'm using it just fine and see no issues? Am I missing something?
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Same. Beats even works over BT streaming.
[HTC Droid DNA] blestsol:
GTFOH. Htc wising up! I swear if it had a sd slot i would of paid retail for it.

Gs3
[HTC Droid DNA] eleazar123:
Check out this thread: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/36766-bluetooth-streaming-audio-problem-toyota/page__hl__bluetooth and this thread on XDA http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34817873&postcount=4

Not to mention the sound quality is really bad in the upper ranges (cymbals, percussion, etc.). On my galaxy nexus the sound quality was perfect. On the DNA it's horrible, when it works (about 5% of the time).

I think I might take mine in and exchange it to see if maybe my device is bad, but I sincerely doubt the bluetooth chip is faulty in my phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
I've streamed both Gnex and DNA and I can't say the DNA is worse than the Gnex by any stretch.
[HTC Droid DNA] wdarea51:
Just wondering if anybody knows if there will be S-off sooner or later, and if the devs are working on it, and if any progress has been made.

Thanks guys, S-off would make everything wayyyy easier!
[HTC Droid DNA] Memnoch73:
I'm sure it's being worked on. I'm sure it will blow up here when it's done. Until then... we wait.
[HTC Droid DNA] andybones:
Only about $110 away from buying this phone outright, can't wait to get this bad boy!

Once I do I'll be pestering the Unlimited.io team :)
[HTC Droid DNA] Davyath:
Not much s-off talk going on right now from what I'm seeing. Kernel source is out however.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mk92595:
I'm on 4.2.1. I tried dead trigger, NFS, and temple run.

Only temple run worked. The other two want me to download the files again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exglynco:
That's why I went back to 4.1.2.. 4.2's emulated directory structure doesn't behave well with file explorers or directory bind. The way to bind them is to make your former /sdcard source /storage/shell/emulated/0. My source was /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1/iBird_Pro, and it will bind if I make the source /storage/shell/emulated/0/usbStorage/sdb1/iBird_Pro. Notice it didn't bind using sda1. I had to unmount and remount the USB flash drive as sdb1. Also note, my apps wouldn't find the data at the target location, and Directory Bind won't let me make the target its true location at /storage/shell/emulated/0/iBird_Pro

I tried all the fuse, emulated, legacy, and symlinked alternatives. The only successful binding uses the /storage/shell/emulated/0 path.

/data/media/

/storage/sdcard0/

/sdcard/

etc. don't work

What works in 4.1.2

Formerly:

S: /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1/iBird_Pro

T: /sdcard/iBird_Pro

Has to be in 4.2

Now:

S: /storage/shell/emulated/0/usbStorage/sdb1/iBird_Pro

T: /sdcard/iBird_Pro

Should be:

S: /storage/shell/emulated/0/usbStorage/sdb1/iBird_Pro

T: /storage/shell/emulated/0/iBird_Pro
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agung_gitaris86:
i was using your way... but not work in 4.2.1 :( :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AntonJart:
Ladies and gentlemen!

Otterbox for now is refusing to release a case for our phone.

Let us all let them know that there are a lot of us!

Here is their twitter account:

https://twitter.com/OtterBox
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
Who said Otterbox is refusing? I just got an email reply from them last night saying it's in design production.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AntonJart:
I looked up their twitter account and various forums. They stated that the case for Nexus 4 is not in their plans yet
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sparta507:
:( i don't have twitter....
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Girn:
They are gonna trust me so just relax.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
Thats horrible! I love their commuter line of cases.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AntonJart:
I hope PaisanNYC is right and all this is unnecessary! :cyclops:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
I posted on their FB wall, and here is the response I just got:

Not looking good...

But Seidio is making cases for the N4, which are similar to the Otterbox line. I will try those out as soon as they are released.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] E.Cadro:
@op I deleted your thread in general.

Please do not create duplicate threads about the same thing.

Carry on
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Girn:
Seido cases are much better
[Nexus 4 Accessories] redrumsilence:
Judging by the staggering idiocy of following Apples idea of putting glass on the back of the phone, I'd be more concerned about if/when Tech21 are bringing out a D30 case for the N4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] trter10:
Their twitter is blown up with N4 requests :victory::laugh::highfive::good:
[Nexus 4 Accessories] AntonJart:
We gotta keep that pressure coming!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] hoponpop:
I'm also a big fan of their commuter series. I don't have twitter, but keep up the good work, boys!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] trter10:
Problem is, even if they do decide to make a case they won't be able to get a unit for 9+ wks
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Semitope:
Don't know why we have to convince a company to make money. Those geniuses should have had the business sense to know it would be a hit and have had cases out DAY ONE. They would have banked hard considering the complete lack of competition.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Perf_white_gt:
They have a Facebook.. And customer support emails.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jmejiaa:
I didn't like their cases when I tried them..

I much prefer case mates "tough case"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Nexus MC:
I posted in their FB wall.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] bhowanidin:
Only cases they seem to support on release day are iCraps.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] N8shon:
As far as I can tell after playing with my new Note 2 for an hour now, there is no "blocking mode" on this phone. If I am wrong, please someone show me where it is. I was looking forward to that feature and it's no where to be found on this VZW Note 2. I am not happy about this at all.

ADDED: I see only 7 apps in the task bar stock. There is no Gmail or YouTube for multiwindow use. I also don't see any headphones in the box. Wow Verizon, thanks alot. I wonder what I'll find next?

Nate
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rufflez2010:
I think vzw took it out. Might I make a recommendation? Download an app called AutomateIt - Automate Your Droid. You can do things like blocking mode and more with it. Fantastic app (much like Moto's smart actions).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bsweetness:
Blocking Mode is actually on the Verizon Note 2, it's just hidden. I don't know why Verizon disabled the ability to access it in the main settings, but at least we have a way to use it:

Blocking Mode is Present and Working on the Verizon Note 2!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RaptorMD:
Like everything else Verizon does its all about greed. They charge for a service that allows up to 20 numbers to ring through so why should they allow this to be free on Android, but its ok to make it free on the iPhone because Apple says so, like Visual Voicemail and other features.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
So we got a massive battery with our sweet new Note 2. I know its early to judge the battery life but whats your battery life looking like so far? I like what I'm seeing so far :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Admiral2145:
What application you using to take screen shot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
The S Pen. Click the button on the S Pen and hold down on the screen until the screen shot is taken
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkkterror:
You can also take a screenshot by holding the home and power buttons together.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JonKyu:
And if you enable it in the settings you can just swipe you palm across the screen to take one as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxsupergman25xx:
back on topic......i charged my battery to 80% before having to leave for work......

i drove to work with BT audio on...and some light txting and soem web use with 4g on all night from 345-present time 1130 and im at 52%.

im going to have to say that so far battery is great!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nkd:
Simply amazing. Still have 48% left and for the first hour of screen on time I was at 100% brightness. Then I set it to auto since that will be my everyday setting. I have been on wifi though but I would expect at least 85% of the above numbers had I been on 4G lte.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
I didn't take a screen shot cuz I needed to switch batteries and get to work but I ended up have over 13HRS with a little over 5 hours of on screen time and 1hr and 22 minutes worth of phone calls. I say pretty damn good since I was on the phone playing with it all day lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] swan3609:
This Was pulling the Battery out of the package and installing it without ever plugging it in. I am stoked for this phone. 50% down to 26% after 3 hours of screentime.

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Sent from my fother mucking Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] drum747:
I had a battery ready to go when my phone showed up today. My spare is ready to go as soon as I kill this one. Running everything, gps, wifi, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
wow, screen must be a battery sucker. 6 hours screen on time is nice, but expected better on this device. Seen a DNA battery shot that had 6hours screen on with its 2020 battery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] drum747:
Well im sitting at over 7 1/2 now. Ive been running Benchmarks etc. So for a first charge in my opinion it is outstanding. Ive been going non stop. This thing rocks and Ive got 70gb of usable memory on board. Lol. My guess is that without my screen cranked up and normal use without all the testing , downloading etc.,Ill be at a comfortable 9 hrs screen time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nkd:
LOL 6 hours my as** on the DNA, had it, the best I got was 3 hours and 45 minutes and that was majority of the time on wifi but never got above 3 hours on regular usage. The screen on you saw must be with 0% brightness and I would go as far as saying it was faked.. no way that thing got 6 hours of screen on time. I am 5 hours now and I still have 30% battery left and the first hour of screen on time was 100% brightness for me, so I could have easily been at 6 hours right now with 30% left, on auto I would get almost more than double the battery life of droid dna.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
pretty sure it wasn't faked, but brightness could have been set low. Of course this thing will get better battery life, it has an extra 1100mah to play with. I do think the DNA is a better power conserving phone though. HTC is doing good things to get the battery life they are out of 2000mah.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
The battery on this phone rocks tho. Samsung got it right by putting a big battery in it. Props to Samsung :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nkd:
I don't think its better, it gives me more than twice the screen on time of the dna, with 50% bigger batter capacity,, so note 2 is better in that regard..Loved the dna but I guess you can call me a heavy user.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dwayne_Chapman:
This was with some video use and about 30 minutes of playing a game thrown in with regular texting and watching some Thursday night football on the NFL Mobile app. My GNex would have been dead within 4 hours!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Superguy:
Battery life is looking good so far.

The battery was about half full when I got it ... don't know what it was out of the box but it was on about an hour or so at the store while the rep ported my number. Once I got it home though, I messed with it probably a good 3 hours or so trying to get it set up, with LTE data, and I only dropped about 10%.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] timmyd463229:
Seamed to get better as the day went on
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
I myself had a thunderbolt for a few months when it first came out. I actually loved the phone at the time but hated the battery life. The battery on this phone is a breath of fresh air compared to the thunderbolt battery lol that phone frustrated me at times
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] firsttimer44:
Here is my battery. Very impressed so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dubious1:
I'm at 20+ hours so far with 38% battery left. I'm extremely impressed with the battery life, and the phone itself!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrd04:
I'm getting about 20 hours and 7 hours screen time consistently, love this thing!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cullenisprime:
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All 4G. Moderate text usage..web browsing...a few videos here and there...i love this phone!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] IamPro:
Impressed bc I was running Flash vids and 4G all day, bluetooth for a bit
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleevasteve:
Screen on time or bust.

Sent from my unlocked & underclocked Galaxy Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Wickedares:
Excellent Battery Life so far

I am impressed with this phones battery life everytime i turn it on. i have the samsung charge kit. so i now have 2 batteries and i swap the battery out when it is below 10% and let it get a full deep charge and leave it there till i need to swap it again. i leave my device in airplane mode at night since i have a brick house signal isnt grand. so i usualy loose only 2% over those 8 hrs of sleep. but most of the time i can get away with 2 days of battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Didn't have a lot of screen on time today, went to Grantville (no service what so ever). Then installed some car audio when I got back (took hours).

Sent from my rooted, and unlocked Vzw note 2 running beans Rom! U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
The ones that aren't posting screen on time.... just look at the blue bar under the graph.....like the 1 day one has hardly any screen on time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HKnightz:
Hi guys, absolutely loving this phone so far, but have a few questions regarding battery life. For the past 2 charge cycles, one of the top battery drains is something called "Android core apps." I haven't really seen it in the screenshots posted so I was wondering if you guys know what it could possibly be. Thanks a bunch!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Now for something brand new.

This was from a full charge and only 2 hour screen time.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AghshgEoeIhwswCXIePddi8pljhmkSGmc6la_yS8p_M?feat=directlink
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xXJay_RXx:
Holy **** that's low. Was it the NFS game that did that?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Wasnt the game. I only played the game for about 30 minutes. Recording at 1080p for an hour and 20 minutes is what killed it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
So I couldn't stand it any longer lol....my battery was dying by 11 am. So I purchased a 7400mah battery. Before you say 11 am?! I wake up at 3am and start working. Im a very heavy user lol. Any way the new battery lasts from the time I wake up until the time I goto sleep. Leaving the battery at about 19%. My question is to anyone who has an extended battery have you noticed it takes forever to charge them? I'm using the supplied 2amp charger but it still takes close to 6-7 hours to charge the battery from 19% to 100. Lol just curious what others have experienced.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ahfu25:
Battery life is AMAZING!! I was on a day and some change with a little over 4 hours screen time! Its one of the reasons I think Im keeping it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vikramjatt11:
Love the battery life.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kregstrong:
Paranoid android cm10 ROM. I'm happy with this battery life
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] smOBudda:
Epic Battery Life

I have been using the kernel listed below with my device. I tend to see about 32+ of life out of my phone, for thoes of you who havent rooted and flashed this kernel if battery life is important to you I would highly recommend using it! Big'm ups to the dev of this kernel!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
I see no kernel below
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Stock works fine for good battery life.