Comment Re:If this was Apple... (Score 1) 258
The Galaxy Nexus was the last Samsung Nexus device and it is already over a year out of date.
Its closer to two years out of data and the Nexus 10 is the latest Samsung Nexus
Comment Re:jerk (Score 1) 1440
Traffic accidents make up ~32,000 deaths per year, that means they don't make that list (Albeit barely)
Comment Re:CDMA2000 (Score 1) 240
CDMA2000 is on its way out even vzw and sprint are moving to gsm with LTE. At this point you can only do data and only in areas with lte service but eventually lte service will provide voice and will be pretty ubiquitous.
Oldest Lunar Calendar Found In Scotland 51
First time accepted submitter eionmac writes "The BBC reports that Archaeologists believe they have discovered the world's oldest lunar 'calendar' in an Aberdeenshire field. Excavations of a field at Crathes Castle found a series of 12 pits which appear to mimic the phases of the moon and track lunar months. A team led by the University of Birmingham suggests the ancient monument was created by hunter-gatherers about 10,000 years ago. The pit alignment, at Warren Field, was first excavated in 2004. The experts who analyzed the pits said they may have contained a wooden post. The Mesolithic calendar is thousands of years older than previous known formal time-measuring monuments created in Mesopotamia. The analysis has been published in the journal Internet Archaeology."
Comment Re:Yeah. (Score 2) 289
Just thought I'd link to a tutorial on having fallbacks http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-have-your-cupcake-and-eat-it-too.html I don't think adding permissions not in v1.5 are an issue. Android 1.5 would just ignore them while newer versions with support for them would properly utilize them.
Comment Re:Yeah. (Score 2) 289
Samsung S4, unlocked price: $699..
Strangely enough it's actually $649 you seem to have found a vendor on amazon who is inflating the price... (or perhaps thats a 32gb model?)
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=samsung_galaxy_s4&feature=device-featured
the htc one is a mere $599 for their 32 gb model....
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=htc_one&feature=device-featured
What in the world are you smoking, and why aren't you sharing? Also, do you understand that the Nexus phones are sold without profit, and even support costs built in? Google themselves have said that multiple times. It's the cost of hardware, and that is it. Have a think about it. Why would someone essentially do what an a "dump" of the Nexus hardware?
Interestingly enough the nexus phones aren't sold without profit, in fact the nexus 4 has ~$150 profit. They just aren't sold at ridiculous levels of profit... Note that price is based on a tear down and the price of components.
Comment Re:Yeah. (Score 1) 289
interestingly enough there is a way to target 1.5 yet use 4.2 features if they are available, you just fall back to lacking functionality on devices without those features.
Comment Re:unfiltered my ass (Score 1) 81
I wish I had internet access that didn't have inbound port blocking, no caps and 1gigabit speed all for $70 a month. Instead I have internet access where I'm not even allowed to vpn in to work, tons of port blocking inbound and outbound, 300gb a month cap and only 50mbit speed down with 10mbit speed up, all for $70 a month. Mind you my isps restrictions on servers isn't just TOS but actual port blocking, port 25 outbound is blocked, port 53 inbound is filtered, port 80 inbound is filtered plus god knows what else.
Comment Re:What is boils down to: (Score 1) 131
Arent the european networks avoiding LTE at the moment? so it should be
Compared to European vendors...
AT&T - Expensive. Unreliable.
Verizon - Expensive. Unreliable.
TMobile - Expensive. Unreliable.
Sprint - Expensive. Unreliable.
Comment Re:Good aim, misses the target (Score 1) 230
So the price points samsung announces come from the carriers? Your proof isn't proof, all it is is proof that the manufacturers have a MSRP and not a monopolistic contract demanding the carrier set the price. MSRP is just a suggested retail price.
Comment Re:Good aim, misses the target (Score 1) 230
What? since when? where do you think the carriers get their unsubsidized prices from?
Comment Re:Good aim, misses the target (Score 1) 230
Ah you're right and it looks like the providers have decided on charges like $35, must be some hella cheap smartphones. Further they must specify that fee in the contract beforehand so its not like they're going to be able to promise you $35 then jack up the fee later, they have to tell you how much it will be then stick to it.
Comment Re:Good aim, misses the target (Score 1) 230
When calculating the early cancellation fee,
the value of the device subsidy is the retail price of the device minus the amount that the customer paid for the device when the contract was agreed to; and
the retail price of the device is the lesser of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price or the price set for the device when it is purchased from the service provider without a contract.
If the carrier sets the price higher than apples then apples price takes effect, its whoever is lowest.
Comment Re:Good aim, misses the target (Score 1) 230
Bell, Telus and Rogers announced a new unlock policy. You now have the option to unlock your smartphone, provided you pay the price of the phone.
I don't believe the code allows for them to charge for unlocks so nope unlock in 3 months voila.
Bell, Telus and Rogers announced that you can now get the iPhone 5S and the Galaxy S5 for $300 on two years, or $10000 outright. That's a subsidy of $9700.
You have the option to cancel anytime, provided that you refund Bell, Telus or Rogers that $9700 subsidy they were so kind to give you in the first place.
I'm pretty sure its apple that sets the unsubsidized price, you know since they're the ones that make the phone and set the actual price they sll it at.
Bell, Telus and Rogers announced new roaming rates of $100/bit. Use 1 bit of data and reach the cap. Service is disabled once you reach the cap.
Bonus: 50% discount on national roaming.
That kind of directly goes against the mandate so seems they'd get in trouble for that.
Comment Re:10 Gbps copper (Score 2) 347
The point is its still twisted copper, twisted copper isnt going the way of the dodo
