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[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] LinuxGeek:
Both Proporta cases have a belt clip according to their salesman I spoke to on Friday.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] Deke Martin:
Really? In that case the Alu-Leather option is starting to look very interesting...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] LinuxGeek:
Heres a review of it with a pic of the belt clip:

http://www.clieuk.co.uk/execbookcase.htm

The only annoyance I can see with this case is that the answer and hangup buttons are covered so you have to open case to answer a call. Not too much of an annoyance.

Unless of course you are using a bluetooth headset. Voice dialing works quite well on the EXEC.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] page3:
Krussell assure me that they now have stock at their warehouse. Expansys on the other hand put delivery up from 5 days to 7 days last week and haven't changed it since :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Concerning the Proporta Alu-Leather Case, I just received an e-mail from Proporta stating that the case does not have a belt clip.

Not sure wot's right.

The review shows a belt clip.....sigh....do I need to spend more money to get a belt clip?

Anyway, the proporta case is already on it's way here....as soon as I get it, I'll confirmed if it was shipped with a belt clip or not.

FYI, I purchased the case from proporta themselves.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] DrSirLes:
it has a belt clip

i already have one

the annoying thing is that when installed (its detachable) it is dificult to use the keyboard because it has to pivot on the belt clip interface.

however its a marvellous case, and highly recommended
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] bakerk:
I had the Krussel on order for a month with expansys and had a series of ecuses from them and so cancelled and stuck with the Pdair case.....
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] peelcadi:
I have likewise had one on order with Expansys for over a month and have finally cancelled it... still looking for an appropriate alternative.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] man2003:
For those who are looking for Krussel, it is in stock here...:

http://www.imate-shop.com
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] page3:
Ahrrr, from those photos it looks like there is clear plastic over the keyboard, please tell me it isn't so?

How can it be so difficult? All I want it a good quality case, with a cover over the screen and NO PLASTIC COVERING THE KEYBOARD.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] gratz:
Wouldn't happen to be getting rid of your original O2 Executive case then? (see: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=36188)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] man2003:
More photos of the case here...:

http://www.ce4arab.com/vb7/showthread.php?p=313628
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] gi.neptune:
there are loads of these avail to ship to the UK via ebay...

Look the same, worth the dabble or not as they are not direct form the manufacturer?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] wooky:
Hi,

I've just received mine from an UK ebay dealer I've used before, fast delivery as usual from them considering it's Christmas.

A very tight fit, clear cover over the keyboard and over the display when it's on the outside (nothing over the display when the device is open). Two straps over the front speakers to press studs on the back. The front flaps free when undone as it's not fixed to the display. I also came complete with the belt clip as usual.

Very well made like all Krussell Cases. It adds very little to the bulk, there is no extra storage for cards.

It's nowhere near as nice as the cases for my XDA2 or IPAQ 3715, but the Exec, with the rotating display must be a nightmare to make a case for.

All in all, a cheap, well made case, that I find far more practical than the supplied slide in case.

Regards

Wooky
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] lloydalikes:
So which case is best?

My MDA Pro had a little bit of an accident over Christmas, 4 days after receiving it I put it in my jacket pocket, got in my car, drove to destination, got out, checked phone and the screen had completely cracked. The flimsy shell covering the back of the screen is too exposed to external pressure. Having had to wait almost two weeks to get a replacement I am very interested in the strongest and most practicable case - as well as at a reasonable price.

I'm not bothered about belt clips, SD cards fit nicely in my wallet/pocket/car, I've had aluminium cases before and they tended to slip out of my hand, but I like the strength. Any recommendations?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] Deke Martin:
I ordered the Ulu-Leather case from Proporta. Strength of aluminium with the feel of leather.

Hopefully it'll be here by the weekend so I'll let you know...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] captainsensible2002:
Make sure you get the right one!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] ziadasmat77:
I just got my case from krussel. I was abit tight in the beginning but now it appears to have settled in. I must say this case is of exceptional build quality but it does not offer adequate protection to the device should it drop. I did not get the purse looking type as it was simply too bulky. But this one comes with a keyboard cover and NO SD Card storage slots.

regards
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] gi.neptune:
got mine this week, from good ebayer.....real nice, the belt clip is less ponsy than I though nice features..w00t
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] MiSSigNNo:
You can use the PDA w/ keyboard directly from this Krusell case and also, put the screen the other way and work vertically without removing the case in any moment?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] layzphil:
I got the Krusell case from UK ebay and I am not that keen. It is great I guess if you want to use the Universal in portrait mode, but even then the thick plastic over the screen makes it hard to be accurate with the stylus. The most annoying thing about it is the mounting for the clip on the back - this means you can't use the the device easily in laptop mode on a desk. It just won't lie flat like this for typing.

What is it good for though in my case is for mounting in the car with the belt clip. It clips nicely onto a button blanking plate in my VW Golf for a really secure mount.
[Galaxy S III General] paintball23456:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/05/samsung-releases-android-4-3-kernel-source-for-galaxy-s3/
[Galaxy S III General] dhirend_6d:
Wow man latest news isn t it?? :p :p Using Internet Explorer??
[Galaxy S III General] Prowler:
And? Could you explain a bit in how it help us?

Thanks.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III General] faddys123:
It means we can finally have custom kernels woooooo
[Galaxy S III General] ahmedmelm:
Well, I downloaded the source kernel and I need a clear way how to compile it smoothly. I wonder whether I can flash the kernel via Odin or CWM to a rooted stock I9300XXUGMJ9 firmware or not. Will it work? Any walkthroughs?
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
http://source.android.com/source/building.html

Read everything on left hand side

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[Galaxy S III General] ahmedmelm:
That's way cool. But any matter to accelerate the process? Would really compiling this kernel and pushing it to existing ROM work?
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
What do you think source code is exactly? What is it you think you want?

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[Galaxy S III General] granets:
I know this is not a Q&A thread but could I ask? Does this release of source kernel code mean, that Samsung finally released the source code for the dreaded mali GPU driver and the FM radio blobs that we so need to make CM roms fully functional and smooth?
[Galaxy S III General] dhirend_6d:
No. Read following for explanation.
[Galaxy S III General] granets:
Thanks for the explanation. So basicaly those kernel sources don't mean much. And I was so excited
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
They mean as much as every other kernel source release. We still dont have everything we need to make AOSP work properly, but we can now get custom kernels for 4.3 touchwiz roms.
[Galaxy S III General] GeeckoDev:
These include the latest mali r3p2. So we have now userspace binaries + kernel source drivers. It makes this possible, which is awesome. It's coming for all exynos4 devices. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] qsgsg:
I have contacted Anker about getting a couple of batteries at a lower price and was told that they will give me a discount, what happened is the rep quoted me a discount price that is higher by $5 than their amazon store and for the battery charger i have asked, they provided me with an old battery charger (71UN42V06-WUCA) that cannot charge the Note battery.

When i emailed them back I got a reply that indeed it can't charge the note 3 battery. Just imagine if i didn't do my research i would have been ripped of by them! :mad:
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] waryww:
i had an issue with their USB hub. i contacted them and they issued me a quick refund. couldn't have asked for better customer service.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] vectron:
+1 for their Customer Service, it is bar none. They are the only company that offers 18 months warranty on every product their sell. We had a lot of discussions in Note 2 section of the forum about their service, lots of people chimed in to support it. Someone even misused a charger to the point where they thought it affected their phone, Anker guys actually offered to cover a repair bill for the phone (even so it wasn't their fault).

It sucks that you had a bad experience, but I would suggest contacting them again and send a link to this forum post. I'm sure they will make it right by you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Digitalthug:
Um Anker has phenomenal customer service...

Sucks you had a bad experience but I have also been in your situation about price matching the batteries and also I ordered the wrong charger cause it wouldn't fully charge my battery (back during s4).

They resolved both issues effectively. They let me return my original purchase and repurchase the combo pack which was the same price as just one battery alone. And they made sure that I got the correct charger.

Anker is the only third party battery manufacturer that I would buy batteries from. I even bought an external Astro 12000maH charger and its excellent.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Jimmy2u:
Well I use Anker batteries from quite a long time and i dont have any issue regarding the product quality, and as per regarding their customer services... I have not heard anything odd from anyone about this...and in most of the cases it is heard to be known very co operative one....So +1 for anker's customer service....
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sodomanaz:
Haven't used Anker since the Captivate days, but I had 2 of their batteries. One started to swell so I contacted them and sent a pic. They replaced it with a new battery in retail packaging quickly. Don't have anything bad to say about them.

I would chalk this up to miscommunication rather than a rip off.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] qsgsg:
Emailing them for a bundled price and getting quoted a few dollars above the normal retail price and including a battery charger that doesn't charge the battery is definitely not miscommunication, at the best I will call it sloppy. Well it seems like they are efficient in cleaning up their mess when they make a mistake which is a good thing.

I use to own 4 N7000 batteries by anker and all worked well for a year before it bloats up, unfortunately I am unable to ship it back to to them overseas as my country's postal services do not allow it so I can't comment on their after service. However to add on about the batteries that I got from them, they do not seem to have a proper discharge circuit where it shuts down when there is a little battery charge left like the official Samsung battery, causing the screen on the phone to be wavy /flicker.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Jtech011:
I use Anker batteries for my dslr and they work as good as the original. Also have batteries for my old gs2 and for both purchases they sent follow up emails to see if everything was working fine. I never had this type of positive customer service before. You should email them back they will most likely sort this out for you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] SoCalNewb:
I bought two Anker batteries for my Note 2. I use my phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, and run batteries down pretty quick.

After a lot of heavy usage, one off the two Anker batteries got fat. Anker sent two new replacements that have worked great.

Anker had great customer service in my experience.

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kronium:
All four of my Anker Note 2(2 replacements) started swelling. Definitely not the same quality LiPos as Samsung.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] mfknboss:
2nd to none customer service!! I ordered the Anker 6400mah extended battery and upon opening the package the back cover was all scratched up. The battery was in perfect condition. I called Anker and spoke to a rep. She told me she will ship me a new one today and expect it in about 3 business days. It arrived as she stated. I opened the package and to my surprise a whole new Anker box which included another 6400mah battery and flawless battery cover!
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] lightidea:
Anker makes the best external battery pack .
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] theodorebal:
I had bad experience with Anker. I wanted to buy a couple of battery packs as gifts and contacted them to see if they can offer me discounts. I got reply from a rep and she quoted me discount price (which I found it's even higher than their amazon store). And when I received the package, it was disappointing that two of the boxes were broken. I was worried that the battery pack may be broken. I opened one of the box, and what happened is there are scratches and fingerprints around the surface. It's totally an used one. I bought it as a gift!!!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] appledev:
Anker alsways have the best customer service you must be wrong.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] zfewing:
I have used many external battery packs, Anker's battery is the best !
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] qsgsg:
If your company(Anker) is so good do you have to resort to creating fake accounts to say your company is the best? Probably not. Such dishonest behaviour only says more Anker and their practices.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] warriorpluto:
Lol might have been a mistake during shipping.they usually do have great customer service. They sent me an extra battery with updated battery cover when my other one had a defect for my s3. Only thing keeping me from getting their battery now is because I haven't found a case to fit their extended battery for our note 3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MAGIo18:
If not, I would like to start it as a project and do the porting basically with your help. We could further do this together since Ubuntu-Touch is using the CM sources.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
There is an Ubuntu touch port, check development section :)

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steccas:
Hi everyone, a friend asked my help for his gt-i9300. At first time, his phone was bootlooping but now he can't be powered, infact if I try to press the power button... nothing happens... Even the white samsung logo doesn't appear. If i connect it to the charger or to pc in the screen appears the grey battery with the white circle inside and the effective charging never starts (whatch the picture)! I tried also with my working battery and nothing changed... if i try to press the power button or to go in download mode the grey battery disappears for few seconds and then reappears.

So i can't go in download mode and i cant use a jig because the white samsung logo doesn't appear. So i think that i have to install a new mother board to the SIII.

If i change it, my friend may have problems?

For example problems regarding IMEI (has every motherboard his own IMEI included with firmware?), firmware (is it already installed inside the new motherboard?) or regional locks... and can you suggest a safe link (ebay.... amazon etc...) where to buy it.

My friend prefers to change the motherboard at home because he can't send the phone to samsung, and third part repair centers ask too much money if compared to motherboards' prices that we saw in the internet.

Thanks in advance! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Replacing the motherboard will change the imei number, the new board comes loaded with all software including efs folder.

Be careful buying a cheap motherboard, it might be SIM locked or even just a bare PCB (with no IC chips attached).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
hey guys, i noticed that listening to music over my sony car stereo is not of great quality i tried all the settings in the sound, like clear audio etc, and dynamic settings and sound enhancement settings, i use power amp player and use music fx setting with it, also tried without it . Can someone recommend whats the best way to listen to music to over bluetooth, i also tried installing viper4android audio mod but something is putting me off when it comes to listening to music over bluetooth. my car stereo is sony bt mex5000
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
Try Player Pro with DSP Pack..if that doesn't do it. Plug it in with a regular cable to your car stereo and try that
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
tried it still the same not that good, is there anyone that can tell me what i need to buy to enhance and get best audio quality over bluetooth as i try to not use cables at all
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] scoobydu:
Your ultra supports apt-x, so streaming over apt-x is the better bet, but not sure if your car supports it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
If you're streaming to a car stereo you have to take into account that you have 2 amps in play. You need the sound coming out of the phone as clean as possible, so turn off any enhancements including graphic equalising and just have a pure output. Otherwise you'll get double processing which will sound awful. This goes double for POWERaMP as it has probably the most powerful processing available!

Unfortunately your stereo doesn't support apt-x but you should still get good quality through a2dp.

You haven't said what's wrong with the sound though? Give a brief description.

I use mine on my parrot with PowerAmp and it sounds flawless.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
interesting, i thought if i use enhancements on my phone like viper4android it will help in listening to good quality over bluetooth.

I use power amp, so you advise me to remove the also direct control from power amp, and the equaliser too from power amp, and streaming as clean as possible to my sony stereo and control the sound from there.

how about the tone on power amp and the limit on shall i turn them off too.

How bout the sony z ultra, it has sound mods too like clear audio and sound enhancement and dynamic normaliser should i turn then off too.

since i started playing with processing enhancements I started to hate listening to music altogether.

I just bought today jbl component speaker 4 of them, and jbl sub, so i would really like help in how to listen to great sound, and which player other than power amp is the best out there, i tried neutron player and i found it so difficult to get good sound out of it, especially when i played with enhancements

the sound i got before the jbls component was so muffled and so strange and irritating mids get lost, and if i turn up the mids the sound becomes so sharp and irritating to my ears.

with jbl its better now but i still am not where id like to be in listening to music over bluetooth, but i know my problem now mainly is to know how to stream music the best way from my phone to my sony BT mex5100. I know i my car stereo does not support aptx, so do u think if i buy a aptx bluetooth receiver like the uplay puck or kinivo it will help more or will it make no difference

what i aim to is a nice smooth sound not so sharp on my ears and a nice bass
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
Yeah, basically if you're outputting post processed sound to your car stereo, your stereo is doubling processing on top, so any bass or treble will be amped through the roof and so distort and hiss. Take as clean a sound into the car amp and then the amp can manage the levels properly within tolerance. Car amps are very difficult to replicate pure sound, they usually have some bias built in to make the most out of the environment and surrounding noise levels, plus they're a lot more powerful than any phone, so that's why you should rely on the stereo processing rather than amping the phone and running the stereo clean, just wouldn't have the same quality.

Also disable any Sony effects, they'll screw the output out also. Turn everything off.

Apt-x makes a big difference, so if you can, definitely look at a newer model, maybe pioneer or alpine or a high end parrot for great quality. With bluetooth, you definitely get what you pay for, so it's worth looking at the high end systems, and if possible test them out somewhere to find the one that's right for you. We've got Halfords in the UK where you can demo the systems in the shop, I'm sure there'll be something around wherever you are.

Personally I've always used PowerAmp, I love the sound it produces through headphones with processing, as well as clean when I disable all the tweaks, haven't found any other player that matches it so can't really comment on alternatives.

Probably not worth saying but make sure the format is good quality, 320 bit mp3, aac, etc. Anything less and you'll lose the bass and treble.

Really grateful for this topic as I'd love to know other people's views on this too... I have a mid level parrot system which I'm thinking of upgrading as it's a little low on power.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
i checked the net and i could not find any car stereo that has bluetooth with aptx, so which aptx receiver shall i buy, I found so far kinivo or play puck is there something better than those, by the way i bought the sony sbh2 bluetooth headset do u think i can use it as a good receiver but it does not support aptx
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hykhleif:
today i received my sony sbh2 headset, i tried streaming music using its bleu tooth capability on my sony stereo bt mex 5100 which has bluetooth in itself. so when i compared streaming music using the bluetooth of sbh2 to my sony stereo the sound was worse than when i used the built in bluetooth of my sony stereo. I know that my shb2 does not support aptx, so I was wondering if I buy a dongle that supports aptx will it give me better sound on my sony stereo than the built in bluetooth of my sony car stereo which does not support aptx.

I don't want to waste money if it won't improve the sound quality
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] cob94440:
Hi everyone,

There's a new firmware. I don't have the watch but it might interest somebody

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/05/samsung-galaxy-gear-gets-first-software-update-v700xxuamj8/
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] OneGoodKnock:
I've just tried to update my UK gear(v700xxuamii) via the gear manager, nothing doing. Saying I already have the latest firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] mrnovanova:
I'm about to try and flash it. Anyone flashed it yet?

doesn't work with kies either

odin either
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] OneGoodKnock:
Wonder how the updates work via the gear manager. Wonder if it knows I am not on a stock version of 4.3 and will therefore not download new firmware for the gear. In a similar vain to the updates on the note 2