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***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**
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HanSolo
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Okay, I think I understand why no one is leaking anything. I called my sister and asked her about NDA's, and she's heard a rumor that Verizon has been threatening not only loss of your job, but also loss of stock in the company!
Is that legal???
Is that legal???
If it isn't vested then probably. If it is vested I'd be surprised but hell it's possible. They don't make you sign. Just if you want a job.
Millinium
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It's legal if it's stated in the NDA. NDAs can get pretty brutal and have many stipulations and punishments tied to them.
Good news, everyone!
It's been here for a while, see "SOLIO charger" for Samsung's Green Phone in this article from 2009 -
Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $50 On Sprint
Samsung is selling the follow-on Replenish thru Sprint this year and that also uses the optional SOLIO charger.
Like they say at Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - The Future Begins Tomorrow!
IP - intellectual property
Any technical know-how that is considered part of the value of a company, whether covered by patent or not.
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HanSolo
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Good news, everyone!
It's been here for a while, see "SOLIO charger" for Samsung's Green Phone in this article from 2009 -
Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $50 On Sprint
Samsung is selling the follow-on Replenish thru Sprint this year and that also uses the optional SOLIO charger.
Like they say at Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - The Future Begins Tomorrow!
Thanks, but I'd prefer the electric BMW on the bottom of that page over a green dumb phone!
Gotcha. But he was referring to iPhone in that context, he said.
gapi
Android Expert
Nov, 3 eh? Sure.......
Battle scarred & weary from the end of waiting to the CTIA cancellation I trudge onward reading here.
For us OG warriors my OG's final status is the screen recently acted funny blinking and changing states from the main to the wallpaper icons and finally after a very short drop to a vinyl floor it went black. Battery pulls, and such failed to revive her.
For my occupation & needs I had no other option than to make an Asurion Ins claim and for $99.00 on Friday @ 10:00 AM I submitted the claim and this AM @ 9:30 AM UPS put it at my door. It came with a new battery, charger & Lexar 16GB card.
Less than 24hrs and I can still work my cases this weekend. The OG looks brand new through out. Perhaps the internals are used but the outside is pristine. It's a bunch faster as restored to the same config as the old one.
So now I have a nicer looking OG to store when the Prime raises is pretty head.
I sink back into my hole to read this thread of ................ stuff
Battle scarred & weary from the end of waiting to the CTIA cancellation I trudge onward reading here.
For us OG warriors my OG's final status is the screen recently acted funny blinking and changing states from the main to the wallpaper icons and finally after a very short drop to a vinyl floor it went black. Battery pulls, and such failed to revive her.
For my occupation & needs I had no other option than to make an Asurion Ins claim and for $99.00 on Friday @ 10:00 AM I submitted the claim and this AM @ 9:30 AM UPS put it at my door. It came with a new battery, charger & Lexar 16GB card.
Less than 24hrs and I can still work my cases this weekend. The OG looks brand new through out. Perhaps the internals are used but the outside is pristine. It's a bunch faster as restored to the same config as the old one.
So now I have a nicer looking OG to store when the Prime raises is pretty head.
I sink back into my hole to read this thread of ................ stuff
kastleberg
Android Enthusiast
Seems we are pretty divided on whether or not this will in fact be a game changer, whatever we all perceive such a thing to be. My thing is, I don't feel as though some people who've used the term, or close to it, are known for their hyperbole. Steven being one of them. So, while I remain cautiously optimistic, I am optimistic nonetheless. If it doesn't pan out, oh well. Another let down, and time to get something cool and wait for the next "game changer."
ASC
I'm Shy
I just want to say that I think the curved screen on the Nexus Prime is actually quite brilliant. If this pic is the Nexus Prime anyway.
First off, It would completely reduce the amount of possible scratches if it is laid down on it's face, or if it were dropped and slid across the pavement face down.
Second, by curving the screen that can make the screen slightly bigger without increasing the overall length of the phone.
Third, while scrolling up and down with your thumb one handed, when you near the top/bottom of the screen you won't need to stretch your hand as much to reach it, as the screen will be curving up towards you. Should make it a little easier.
Now, I know it's not a drastic curve, but I think it's enough to help with all these things.
First off, It would completely reduce the amount of possible scratches if it is laid down on it's face, or if it were dropped and slid across the pavement face down.
Second, by curving the screen that can make the screen slightly bigger without increasing the overall length of the phone.
Third, while scrolling up and down with your thumb one handed, when you near the top/bottom of the screen you won't need to stretch your hand as much to reach it, as the screen will be curving up towards you. Should make it a little easier.
Now, I know it's not a drastic curve, but I think it's enough to help with all these things.
UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
Something big is coming? What would be big? Remember the teaser video?
There were two items shown to make each other better when combined. So what combinations would be BIG?
*Samsung + 4G? - Already been done.
*Samsung + new OS version? - Already been done with GB when they released the Nexus S. Sure, ICS is new but there will be a new OS every year. As much as I think ICS will be a big improvement... I don't think it is the BIG thing here?
*Nexus Device with ICS + 4G? Sure I guess, but is this a given for this device.
*True HD screen + 4G? This is a possibility but again...not BIG.
So what do I think??? This combination is something that would change the way we use our phones. What is the biggest complaint about Android smartphones? Battery life!
*ICS + New battery technology? Ooohhhh wouldn't that be big? Imagine if there was a solar screen that trickled power back into the battery or just minimized the drain the screen caused. 1000 mAh battery that could run for days...Epic!
I just think there is going to be something more than what we already "know" or have speculated about.
Just my 2 cents
There were two items shown to make each other better when combined. So what combinations would be BIG?
*Samsung + 4G? - Already been done.
*Samsung + new OS version? - Already been done with GB when they released the Nexus S. Sure, ICS is new but there will be a new OS every year. As much as I think ICS will be a big improvement... I don't think it is the BIG thing here?
*Nexus Device with ICS + 4G? Sure I guess, but is this a given for this device.
*True HD screen + 4G? This is a possibility but again...not BIG.
So what do I think??? This combination is something that would change the way we use our phones. What is the biggest complaint about Android smartphones? Battery life!
*ICS + New battery technology? Ooohhhh wouldn't that be big? Imagine if there was a solar screen that trickled power back into the battery or just minimized the drain the screen caused. 1000 mAh battery that could run for days...Epic!
I just think there is going to be something more than what we already "know" or have speculated about.
Just my 2 cents
landolakes
Member
Could it be that since this is a gaming machine and game changer that this is the first phone to run playstation games. I thought I read that Sony would release there games to other phones after the Sony play was out for a while.
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HanSolo
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They used the exact same slogan for the Galaxy Note unveiling at IFA. I think it mainly referred to the screen. I think it's referring to the same thing here, though it's smaller than the Note.
Doesn't the Xperia Play do ps games? I honestly don't remember.
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HanSolo
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Just to be off topic for a millisecond:
Al Davis died today.
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Al Davis died today.
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
landolakes
Member
Yeah the play was the first, then they were supposed to release market apps for more games. Just adding to the fun.
UBRocked
VZW Nexus Please!!!
something big.
how about the largest screen on a cellphone to date. 4.65 inches
that was easy
Gotcha... But what is the combo?
And... There have been bigger screens. Didn't go to well with the Dell phone but it was 5 inches.
Millinium
Well-Known Member
ICS + the big screen??
ASC
I'm Shy
I hope it's the Phone/Tablet Combo. I'd definitely be interested in that.
I wouldn't call my position optimistic from my point of view, but I accept what you're saying and perhaps I am.
I could speculate that because the carriers were involved in those talks, they would be the reason that further news on that was throttled.
However, if I'm optimistic it's because I expect no undue burden on existing high-end phones with sufficient memory to run ICS without any difficulty and because I am hopeful that each carrier is learning the lesson about people voting with their feet where lack of updates are concerned.
Rather than look to Google taking over Moto, I look at the US carrier history in throttling updates - Evo on Sprint first to get Froyo after Nexus, DX on Verizon first to get Gingerbread after Nexus - while the US Sammy update schedules sucked the chrome off a bumper hitch.
It was that outrage and a few notable decent handsets left twisting in the wind that prompted Google to make their move.
I agree with your analysis on the other point - if anything, Google can bring market pressure via Moto to make others consider adhering to a better update schedule.
Certainly, unless it's a Nexus, if you live in the US, your updates are at the mercy of the maker AND especially the carrier - or you root for more.
The non-transportable elements of the operating system (off the top of my head) are:
- the kernel
- the device drivers
- the vendor-added UI
- the carrier-added bloatware
The things required to make ICS work across multiple platforms:
- a compiler capable of supporting multiple processor architectures (exists, will update as processors do)
- conditional code in key places in the event that some processor features (cpu/gpu/dsp/etc) can improve efficiency (pretty standard practice)
- hardware sufficiency in the target platform(s)
The last point I've already made - Andy Rubin claimed from the outset that Honeycomb would run on phones (and indeed, we had threads hereabout showing it for a fact) but whatever reason, they pulled back.
They originally said Gingerbread would be about the UI, Froyo would be their last performance update. GB became mostly a performance update.
They said ICS would simply rendezvous the GB and Honeycomb code branches. Then they said it would be a UI update. Then they said it would have some UI elements, but that it too was a performance update - more performance in a smaller memory footprint (if my memory is correct - don't quote me on that last detail).
Google announced at least a week ago that GB 2.3.7 was the final update for GB (for the Nexus line, I was told) and that now, everything is concentrating on ICS.
I don't see how ICS couldn't be targeted for widespread adoption by all concerned because it has the power to address technically any issues in the Android/iOS competitive picture and because it has the power to create additional marketing buzz in the face of upcoming iOS updates, both for legacy phones.
The only people who would fear that would be the carriers that have deep contractual commitments to Apple to move iron - I'm looking at you, Verizon and Sprint.
I think it would be illogical to assume other than Google foresaw that last point, and that too drove the agreement.
And I don't think Verizon would be getting the next big Nexus first if it they hadn't agreed to Google's other terms.
Just my opinions, I could be wrong, I often am.
yeah the dell streak. but i think that was marketed more as a tablet than a phone
Millinium
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