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[Off-topic] shrome99:
It's better there, at least there's a thanks button :p I know that stock based ROMs are better in terms of functionality, but touch wiz still isn't as good as aosp (at least for me). It's way better than previous versions, but with AOSP, it will feel more like "my phone", it's something I'm really used to :)
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Shrome can you link doc's reply here, would like to extract some useful information :)

Edit : NVM found the post...

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38066076 (last post here)

Can't explain how awesome CM feels, especially with the new Dash Clock lock screen widget. BTW, what other widgets do you guys use? 4x4 is a waste of space now and with 5x4, i managed to fit all my widgets into just 3 screens :p
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
I'm also curious what widgets people are using, I have three home screens, one of which is just app folders

Personally I use :

1) a simple 4x2 (possibly sense) inspired HD widgets clock/date/weather set to be completely transparent.

2) a 5x5 (full screen) clean calendar widget pro, very simple calendar widget that plays very well with my transparent style choice and dark wall paper

3) the old classic.... 1x1 Battery widget pro

On my lock screen I make use of the CM Cronus widget
[Off-topic] shrome99:
For me its -

1) JB 4x2 digital clock

2) APW PEOPLE and Messaging

3) Weather Eye, the cleanest and best looking weather widget

4) Dash Clock on lock screen

5) Earlier score center and now the Google Now widget for the little football I watch :p

If anyone is interested in "fancy" home screens, try http://mycolorscreen.com I configured one, but got bored a few days later. (screen shot attached)
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Chronus for time and weather

Smooth calendar for birthdays

Finance41 for my balances

Dash clock and AnyDo on the lock screen.

Once Dash clock implements all day calendar events(for birthdays), I'll replace Chronus and smooth calendar with it on my home screen.

Personally I feel 5x4 (cols x rows) is good for saga, on S3 you should have at least 6x5 or 7x5 :)

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[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
Have to also agree S3 should be 6x5 minimum you must stretch yourself to expand into the superb screen real estate you now have, N4 has on screen buttons so 5x5 and the dock is perfect.
[Off-topic] :
Only the clock, spotify and some application shortcuts. More I don't need on my phone.

On my tab I have some more like Facebook, twitter, mail and calendar
[Off-topic] :
Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting a raspberry pi, do any of you guys have it, and if so what are your experiences?
[Off-topic] amidabuddha:
As far a I understood this is a low-budget solution suitable to bring some PC alternative to children in the Third World countries.

Why would you need such thing? Even a smartphone as Desire S has more power and software capabilities than this.
[Off-topic] lowveld:
I have one :) Completely retired my WD TV Live.

More details later if you want to ear, but basically as a media centre, it's great.

Cheers
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
I'm glad you got in with this, eben like many of us oldies was brought up using the likes of the bbc micro and such, we had to learn basic programing just for the thing to do anything, something that is seriously lacking in the current uk school system nowadays, it's all windows based and office, eben wanted to bring these skills back and make it affordable, my current one (original type B) is running xbmc and does really well, not long ago ordered a second for one reason only, I've been using plex for my android devices at home so the idea is to run android on the new one with just plex for the tv in the living room. The old one will become a nas drive controller.

@ lowveld, what have you set yours up with?

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[Off-topic] lowveld:
Completely agree with you. If I had one of these when I was a kid, I would have turned out an even bigger geek. Well, now that I say it out loud, it doesn't sound half as great... :)

Anyway, the PI is a great learning tool. As djpbx said, imagination is the limit (within reasonable expectations). A lot of my work colleagues are using it for side projects, since remote camera controllers to a full blown house alarm system. Honestly, I don't think I'll go that way, as my day job is very similar. We design custom boards end to end, from schematic through PCB to the bloody cases and screw placement. I'm mainly implicated on designing custom firmware for them. so going home to toy with the PI in that way would be too much like work.

I had a media streamer, a WD TV Live, or whatever is called. It worked ok, but there were some issues that in the long run started to irritate me. So I jumped on the PI, and with a 30 minute setup I has a fully working media center, working better that the WD. Strong points as Media Center:

- consumes next to nothing. I'm guessing 1.5Watt average, 3Watt peak. I leave always on.

- I power it from a USB port on my Router, don't even bother with a "true" power supply

- runs XBMC like a dream. I mean, even my laptop struggles a bit with it, but not the PI

- finds all my samba shares with no problem, streams everything you throw at it with no issue or hiccup whatsoever

- my TV doesn't have recent stuff like DLNA or even an ethernet port. But when I change the input to the PI, the HDMI link is recognized as an anynet connection, and I'm able to control the PI with the TV remote (this alone sold it to me)

- XBMC itself is great. Although not directly related to the PI, there are a lot of features integrated that save me time. Example: auto-finding and downloading subtitles for my wife.

Now I have orderd a Synology DS-212J NAS and a couple of 2Tb disks to run in RAID-1, and am about to completely redefine the media experience at home, all triggered by that little PI.

Oh, and at 35€ with a box and postage included. Really a no-brainer.

Cheers

-- EDIT ---

I run openElec on the thing. There are heavier distros, but this is more than enough for me, I just added the rest I wanted manually instead of installing more overblown images.
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
^^^

aaaaah, I'd SO press the thanks button right now for that post
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
This post deserves archiving :)

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[Off-topic] amidabuddha:
Wow, then I was misleaded by its specs. Really sounds like must have tool.

I guess this is due to zero popularity in my country. Some people use automation software and PLC controllers but this is way much more expensive solution that only the very rich people can afford. I would have gladly go for one if I was a media fan, but I am not :)

Still with these capabilities I guess there are a lot of areas to put such device to a good use

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[Off-topic] :
Wow, these are some usefull posts! You guys definitely convinced me to buy one :D
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
For the price, you really can't go wrong. So many people are using them for so many different things. Have you checked out the pi thread, they are looking at it for "possible" compiling amongst other things. Check out the website and a couple of the forums, loads of ideas there.

“Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.” - Woody Allen
[Off-topic] lowveld:
It's basically a arm processor with all the necessary components for a minimum system on-board. 512Mb ram, ethernet (Fast, not Gigabit) and HDMI ports, audio out. For "fixed" storage it uses a SDCard, which is non-ideal for some operations (watch out for intensive writes, it's preferable to mount /var/log as ramdisk).

The processor itself has a video hardware decoding, which explains why it does so well as Media Center.

For the geek inside you, some of the IOs are exposed, and there are expansion boards to get to the rest. After that, it's linux. With some programming knowledge you can do pretty much everything you want to within these spec limitations.

Example out of my head: run a closed circuit to the door, connect to IO, setup IRQ, and when your teenage son tries to sneak out at night, have the PI sound the Star Wars Imperial March on the sound system.

Cheers
[Off-topic] UmairAhmad:
PS... Lowveld you are an electrical engineer or a programmer:D

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[Off-topic] lowveld:
Both :D

When you write a "1" in code, and are worrying if the capacitive load on the line allows for fast enough rise, there is little distinction.

-- EDIT --

But my University degrees are in Electrical Engineering
[Off-topic] UmairAhmad:
Haha well I am electrical engineer with specialization in power but definitely not a genius like you.... However i think I understood what you said.... I never made a program im my life...

Edit: At least there is one thing common between us:p

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[Off-topic] lowveld:
I'm sure that there's more than one thing. Also, I'm far from genius, and most of the time I'm just a bloody idiot.

I played around with the idea of specializing in Power, but ended up with Telecommunications. I was under the impression I was going to make a lot of money, turns out I was a couple of years late. Don't regret it though, its a fascinating field.

Cheers
[Off-topic] UmairAhmad:
Exactly the same scenario.... There were no jobs in telecom sector (even we dont have 3g) when I graduated in 2010( currently doing ms alongwith providing consulatancy for hydropower dams and grids).... So i opted for power...

When did you grduated

Edit: Really nice talking to my favourite dev here.....Am obliged:p

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[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
BTW, 3 days until Ubuntu for Phones Preview is out :D
[Off-topic] lowveld:
With an N4 image ready to flash. How convenient... :)
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Will it be out only for N4? No GNex or any other phone?
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Three of my colleagues have bought Micromax A116 Canvas HD, its pretty good for a 250$ phone. Scores 13200 on antutu. Adequate performance, no perceptible lags etc. The only gripes are a slightly washed out display and not so great camera. Placed side by side, the display is brighter than Desire S.

It's a good phone if one is on a budget. :)

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[Off-topic] SimonTS:
I knew I don't write much, although I do read every message on the thread still.

I just wanted to thank you guys for the last few pages about the Raspberry Pi - very interesting and useful to someone who has been looking at building his own home-media system recently.
[Off-topic] hisname:
wow, raspberry pi? what if we could connect an ouya to it? Since ouya is also "open" maybe we could have a power computer?

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[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
Friend of mine had one..... Does all sorts with it... From turning on the hi fi , turning on lights as home security, running a small web server, to flashing LEDs for parties
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Well guess what guys, I went ahead and ordered a RaspberryPi for myself after some time spent on Google. It costs 3233INR/60$/39£ (with case) in India and will arrive in 10-15 days.

It would work great as a media center, as Lowveld suggested.

I plan to do the following.

1. Connect it to my TV via USB(Turning on/off with the TV remote) for power and HDMI for video(Anynet) .

2. Connect my external HDD to the RPI, which has all of my music and movies.

3. Exposed the external drive as a samba share, so that I can share data between the HDD and my laptop and Desire S

4. Install uTorrent on it and download movies directly on the external drive.

Media Center complete :). A huge thanks to Lowveld :D

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[Off-topic] lowveld:
You won't be disappointed!

Here's a couple of notes:

- You don't need to connect to the TV via USB for the remote thing, that goes through the HDMI port also

- Plus, you only have 1 USB port, and you'll need it for the drive. The power to the PI is through a micro-USB port, but that port is only for that, no data.

- IMPORTANT: the PI does not have enough juice to power the external HDD! If it's one of the big ones with a dedicated power supply, no problem. If it's a portable 2.5" one, you may have to be creative with split cable with power supply on one end.

- all the rest seems good, but take care with the torrent setup. Make sure that you configure the downloads to really use only the HDD, you really don't want to put that kind of usage on the SDcard. And there are some reports that heavy "torrenting" while watching videos can cause slowdowns.

I also wanted to centralize all data on my home, plus de-couple the downloads from the various laptops. That's the reason I went for the NAS, but it's in a completely different price range, and I wanted RAID-1 security. No reason you can't try the PI for that though!

Cheers
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
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I got the model with 512 MB RAM,has 2 USB ports. So either a split cable or a powered USB hub should do it I suppose.

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[Off-topic] hisname:
guys, do you think that the Ouya is as good as the raspberry pi? which do you think is better?

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[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
If gaming is all you want, then Ouya is obviously better, but raspberry pi seems better for the rest of the stuff.

Mind you, Ouya doesn't have play store, they have their own store.

Edit: You may want to wait for Nvidia Project Shield.

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[Off-topic] hisname:
but ouya is running android, it's possible to have play store.(side loading). but the raspberry pi has limited USB port, Ouya is "hackable". maybe we could add in more USB ports? NFC? bluetooth? The Ouya option also has endless possibility.

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[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Ouya, RaspberryPi to be set aside now, HTC event to start now....

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[Off-topic] hisname:
damn, it's almost midnight over here. need to grab some precious sleep. Keep me updated :p

which Web are you watching from?

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
No live feed :( I'm gonna watch today's Castle episode, hopefully by the time its over, the release will be done.
[Off-topic] rayulove69:
http://htc-press.com/assets/PDF/NewHTCOneFactSheet.pdf
[Off-topic] hisname:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/19/live-from-htcs-one-event-in-nyc/

look at the background

HTC is a big Joker. http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/SinglePost.aspx?PostId=63818746 "best phone ever made"

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[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
It's a solid device..

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[Off-topic] :
The One :p

Looks sweet, lets hear about how dev-friendly this thingy is (or gets by devs) and it might be the One for me.

Otherwise im off to Sony :p
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Heard Sony had poor contrast ratio?

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[Off-topic] SimonTS:
Every device has one problem or another, be it screen, no removable battery, no SD-card, contrast, heating... or lack of Dev support and locked boot-loader

It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and living with the other things - otherwise none of us would ever buy a new device.
[Off-topic] flastnoles11:
Galaxy s3 is pretty much perfect! Slight blue tint to the screen, but you can't notice it unless you're holding it next to a newer htc device...

Sprint GS3 FAQ THREAD
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
There isn't anything like the cold feel of a aluminum body. It looks hot in white...

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[Off-topic] rayulove69:
Have to give it to HTC .. although initially I thought this phone was like z10 it looks way more elegant...also this new sense interface looks stunning ... dev support will be a whole another thing with htc trying to shut it off altogether...
[Off-topic] dan-fish:
S3 is far from perfect unless feeling cheap plastic is your thing. I think it's way too over saturated as well

I have to wait till June for a new phone so hoping I'll jump on to the Motorola X but the One is definitely nice
[Off-topic] Tectas:
Settings –> display –> screen mode ;)
[Off-topic] flastnoles11:
All opinions.. I think the Phone feels great... looks great and performs great as well... I don't mind the plastic as I'm very careful with my devices... doesn't feel cheap at all

Sprint GS3 FAQ THREAD
[Off-topic] shrome99:
The cheap plastic is apparently extremely durable. Quiet a few people I know have dropped their S3s, and it didn't even get a scratch. On the other hand, the 2 people who I knew with a One X had a terrible experience. One dropped the phone, shattered the screen, and couldn't find a replacement so he switched back to a Blackberry (the other ones speaker stopped working so he got an iPhone 5).
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Let's see which phone wins the drop test battle HTC One or SGS 4.

Anyways One X was polycarbonate while HTC One is all aluminum, just like Desire S. As we all know Desire S is pretty solid, expect HTC One to be just as solid...

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[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Tell you what, why don't you all drop your phone's from say 4 feet, I'll then decide what i should get based on your results :D

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.

—Albert Einstein
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
LOL

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
Dropped my S3 from about 3.5 ft last week, flat on the screen, and nothing. My Desire S took MANY falls, one from about 5 feet on the road and it was still perfect. My crazy friend did a drop test on his DS, it survived a one floor fall, just th home key backlight stopped working :p
[Off-topic] c.m.b:
Metric > Imperial
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
India is a confused country. We use both metric and imperial units.

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
My thoughts exactly. We use feet to measure height, metres for distance, Fahrenheit for body temperature, Celsius for weather :p Though metric units make more sense

EDIT: http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/senior_year/science.png
[Off-topic] c.m.b:
I thought the only countries that use imperial officially are USA, Liberia, and Myanmar.

I had to Google how much 4 ft is in metric...
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
I still think in feet and inches, yards etc. It's an age thing :D

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.

—Albert Einstein
[Off-topic] lowveld:
We use metric but also have feet. Personally, I have two of them.
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
:D

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[Off-topic] c.m.b:
I have three. EPS
[Off-topic] Fastrite:
Don't worry we do to, and that's in CAD!
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
A bit late to the scene, but with the One announced, what are your thoughts in terms of hardware?

Seems the press are praising it heavily. Software looks fantastic, but what's so great about the hardware? The screen will be a killer, but in comparison, the rumored S4 specs seem like a overkill to the One. Is this going to last as HTC's 2013 flagship against the next iPhone and S4?

Same with the Xperia Z, I can't find much revolutionary other than the screen.

Also with HTC going with the 'One' name, bad idea. Any average guy will think the One X or S is a superior model.

Especially since usually the 'S' is added to the next gen product (Desire then Desire S), it seems a step back, which will confuse consumers.
[Off-topic] shrome99:
The rumored S4 specs seem impossible, I'm pretty sure the Exonys octa chip is far from complete. The One seems nice, this may be HTCs comeback device. Everyone is saying that it's the fastest Android device ever (though it's not surprising for a newer device to be slightly faster). It seems that the aluminum unibody (and design in general) is the most liked feature.
[Off-topic] :
Im even wondering if they release the GS4 with Android, since theyre busy with Tizen.

They might not need an extreme processor then.
[Off-topic] Tectas:
AW: [OFF-TOPIC + SANCTUARY] Desire S Users Hangout Lounge

It may be not the octa yet, but it sure will be at least a real a15 quad, which is also a killer and wouldn't make much difference in performance to the octa, because the big little architecture isn't intended to run all 8 cores simultaneously, but only 4 and it hotplugs the a7 and a15 cores on demand (to save power at low load) , means there are always only 4 cores active, but they are built by a range of a7 and a15 cores based on load.

The s4 will definitely come with Android, there are already antutu and glbench benchmark leaks and the rumored drop of the Android device line will soonest happen at the end of the year. I personally don't think (or at least hope so) they will drop it anyway, I guess it will be like the first rumour told and they will replace their bada and maybe android low end device line by Tizen devices, but dropping android completely won't happen, because they would be dumb to kill their cash cow.

Maybe the last rumour is even made to see how people react by the thought only.

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[Off-topic] hisname:
the S4 is going to be powered by qualcomn? :eek::eek:

http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s4-qualcomm-158482/

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[Off-topic] Tectas:
Damn, slap in the face^^

Maybe true, but if it is, i'm disappointed that they won't use at least the exynos 5 quad instead. Also it won't let the s4 stand out from the crowd. If it's true, let's see what motorola and sony will ship this year, maybe they finally can at least catch up.
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Well, this is a bit confusing. On one hand, the US version of the S3 did have a Qualcomm chip, so its possible that there is a qcom version of the S4, but it's a long shot since there's supposed to be just one global version. Why would Samsung not use their own chips in their flagship?
[Off-topic] flastnoles11:
Yep, last I seen they were dropping Qualcomm altogether... time shall tell

Sprint GS3 FAQ THREAD
[Off-topic] ste_vlad:
LTE could be the reason, adoption is starting to catch up even in Europe, given the device should be sold for at least a year it makes sense. I don't think Sammy has integrated LTE modem in Exynos.

And as for Octa for me looks like a lot of wasted silicon, to keep four cores idling waiting for the mother load that's probably 5% of usage seems overkill.
[Off-topic] c.m.b:
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[Off-topic] Tectas:
AW: [OFF-TOPIC + SANCTUARY] Desire S Users Hangout Lounge

Note 2 and i9305 both have lte and exynos soc, so I would wonder if they weren't able to integrate it at the new soc, but could be the culprit still.

The unused cores aren't idling, but shut down afaik ;) At least when something like the current hotplug logic is used.

And it also isn't the case that those cores only jump in at extrem heavy load, they fade in smoothly, as example :

When you simply check your mails only the 4 a7 cores are active, if you browse the Web with some tabs open maybe 2 or 3 a7 and one or 2 a15, at a simple 3d game maybe 1 a7 and 3 a15 are used and at a high end game all a15 and no a7 is used.

That is meant to get the best balance of performance and battery life (at least in theory) and isn't invented by Samsung, but arm itself, Samsung just adapted the architecture first. Another advantage is that this is a 64 bit architecture (at last afaik).

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[Off-topic] :
Ubuntu Touch is here!

with images for N4, N7 and N10, superb :)

lets flash this tomorrow

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/ubuntu-touch-now-available/
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Did you guys read that its based on CM? :p:p:p