Posts by Afflicted.John

Samsung asks for US Galaxy Nexus ban to be lifted pending appeal

Outstripped?

"during which time the Nexus' tech will no doubt have been outstripped, rendering it useless."

What does this even mean? I really want to know...

Brits get to fondle Google Nexus 7 slab in just a fortnight

Re: Too much ?

You pays your money...

I for one would prefer (and clearly do prefer as I just ordered a 16GB model) the IPS display with Gorilla Glass. My kids are going to go nuts playing with this thing. Tegra 3? A gaming sensation! Well, certainly daft throwaway games such as Angry Birds etc...

Since Daddy's last Funny Computer (The HP TouchPad) died, I have been in the mood for a new Funny Computer. Looks like Google came to the rescue.

Google Nexus 7 price, details confirmed in pre-I/O leak

Re: re: WHERE'S RIDLEY SCOTT?!?!?!

Boo. Prometheus is brilliant. I disagree with your sentiments entirely...

Though technically I think Alien Ressurection hammered the nails in the coffin...

Re: Nexus 7 ?

No. Rutger Haur would be the Daddy. Although, which model might Deckard have been? More advanced that is for sure...hmmmm.....

WHERE'S RIDLEY SCOTT?!?!?!

Re: Shame no 10in

Just wait until the Autumn when the next 5 Nexus (Nexi?) get unveiled. I bet my cat that there will be a larger Nexus tablet in the mix.

Re: You know that all looks okay to me

Considering it is made by Asus, how exactly would Samsung be invovled? #FUDAlert

Sony outs Google TV set-top box

Why would you want SD expansion? You are going to ned something more meaty than a 32GB card to make the most of this i.e. a 1TB hard drive - hence the usb ports.

Huawei Ascend G300 budget Android

Re: Not good enough

Utter tosh. The G300 puts the Blaze out. For good.

Android activations near a million a day

Re: Odd...

Now why cannot there be more of you helping me out with a Twitter argument with @GuardianTech? There's a FUDathon over there today... ;-)

Yes. I am a troll.

HTC One S Android smartphone

Re: Sensation XE

Technically yes, but have you put these phones side by side? The Sensation loses on ergonomics alone. It's a Brando-esque fat pig in comparison.

Sacrifices have been made to make the One series very, very svelte and that will appeal to many more people than those who care about expansion. Both the One X and One S are utterly, utterly sexy phones. And I positively hate my Galaxy Note since seeing the X.

Official: Sony and Ericsson are divorced

Re: Many commenters here just don't have a clue

A'men brother.

Tosh

My wife's Xperia Mini Pro is a fabulous phone. Well made, and user friendly. I'd argue the best small screen Android implementation I have seen.

Nothing wrong their 2011 phones. They made some mistakes before then but there is no reason why they cannot start to challenge Samsung. Let's face it - Samsung phones are androgynous bricks. I still bought a Galaxy Note, but would have preferred something more Xperian....

The Min Pro had an update to 2.3.6 last night. A damn sight better than most Android manufacturers and ICS is planned in then ext month or two. I cannot complain at all about them...

HP outlines schedule for full WebOS open source release

Why?

Cyanogen Alpha Zero on my TP has flawless WiFi. I think. I haven't noticed anything.

If only the actual device was not build like a pregnant hippo with very easily broken plastic. I have had to take a tube of SuperGlue to the speaker cover areas...

Samsung Galaxy Note

Capture and scribble...

"there’s no way - at least that I could find - to capture and scribble on what the screen is displaying, so it’s more a diversion than an essential."

Ummmm....did you not RTFM?!?! ;-)

Take the stylus, press the button and touch the screen for a second. A single long tap takes a screen cap and a double quick tap brings up the S-Note memo. Peasy.

Cool phone. Damn fine beastie...

HTC Sensation XE

Samsung Galaxy Note is faster

Just saying that's all....

Samsung gets a win in Oz patent battle

And further more Sony's tablets are totally unlike the iPad, to the point where they can be argued as being the most innovative (rightly or wrongly) devices in that class. I'd kill for a Tablet S, but then again £80 cheaper is the Asus Transformer.

If anything, Samsung has lost out here by trying to ape the iPad too much. They shot themselves in the foot by excluding items such as an SD card slot and as consumers wake up to the choice offered in the market, there are far more attractive options with better aesthetics (the forthcoming Transformer Prime) and function (Tablet S).

Let Apple and Samsung continue to fight and meanwhile other OEMs are coming up with some great ideas in hardware design.

Buxom soul diva to show a real use for NFC at last!

Alex Winters

Oy Reg. Alex Winters is like a melon farming Rock Star in my house. Even to the point that we're going to see him do Panto in Pontypridd. Don't knock The Winters or my four year old will come after you with a Tinker-bell doll and half a cookie.

Motorola Razr Android smartphone

But when they do hatch, will they be coming home to roost?

Crass? You serious? That's going to offend you? God forbid you go into a Currys and look at the real cameras. You'd need to check into some coping strategy clinic when confronted by a range of Lumixes (Lumi?).

The AnTuTu Android benchmarking score of 6008 is so high...

...the air around it is thin

Phew. My Phanboi urges werre gettign jittery until I checked my Galaxy Note to confirm. Ahhhh...6425 for the Samsung. I am not only a little bit jealous of the RAZR. It is a damn fine looking bit of kit. Well done Moto.

Sony and Ericsson divorce

Totally disagree - the SE Xperia Mini Pro is a cracking phone. Well built with a fantastic UI. SE might have gotten off on the wrong foot but they have found their groove in both design and uability this year. You cannot really pick holes in any of their new range from the Mini right up to the Arc S apart from not having a true power users phone with dual cores. They should be quicker to get one of them out...

5 SECONDS to bypass an iPad 2 password

OTA patch

Would that be the functionality similar to that offered in Android? Hmmmm.....if only they could patent it?!

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Qwerty Android smartphone

Battery upped too

This one has a more powerful 1200mAh battery. I have been using one for a couple of days and can confirm that if you are on a 3G connection and cane it, it runs flat within a working day. That said, use it like a phone, stick to 2G and browse the web moderately and the thing lasts well over a day. The small screen obfuscates excessive use of it as a media device (outside of audio) anyway.

Why Android houses should give Google the 'fork you'

No its not

There's nothing objective about this piece as demonstrated by all the above comments. It's full of holes based on self interest and conjecture. He may have a logical point, but from a consumers perspective the idea of a forked Android means I would never buy an Amazon tablet. I want choice and not another version of Apple.

HP to refund full-price Touchpad and Pre3 buyers

It's Order date of 23rd in fact

I was worried as I placed an order on the 23rd for one from Amazon at full price. A little upset at Amazon passing the buck but have been told by HP WebOS support that all they need is a copy of the invoice dated on or before the 23rd.

That said, the thing is going back to Amazon as I needed it cancelled anyway...got a Tesco refund last week and don't need two. No inflated eBay selling for me. I am a responsible scalper.

But one email on the 8th from Amazon saying it would be delivered on the 15th, and yet the thing turned up the next day. What's that about? No time to cancel in my book, filled with busy days of reading this website...

Seven lessons from the HP Touchpad fire sale

Dead right

The article hits the nail (or should that be nails) on the head. And also underlines one of the current failings for any one who got their mitts on a TouchPad. Like me, who's typing this on one, the bargain was too much to pass up. I am an Android devotee, having shamelessly indoctrinated every member of my family into getting one. I did not want a TouchPad. I didn't want an iPad.

But the prospect of getting a 32gb tablet from a good manufacturer for £115 is unbelievable.

now I have it, I can never justify getting an Android tablet of this form factor, but I am still holding for a successful port of Android 4 to it. Would I still the currently mooted 2.2 Cyanogen build on it even if it were perfected? No. Within an hour of using it, WebOS has proved itself an excellent operating system and putting anything less than a tablet specific OS would be stupid.

But now I am waiting to see whether the author's point about the platform breeding apps is going to be fruitful now that there is a captive audience of nonsensical bargain hunters like me scouring the HP app store (which is fantastic by the way, if only in construction and execution) looking for all those freebies that I take for granted on Android.

I hope it continues, but if not, the TouchPad will always be a very good media and web delivery mechanism, which is what it is intended to be.

Apple injunction startles Samsung

Stupid

I want choice. #FreeTheGalaxyTab

If someone goes into Currys or Dixons and the Galaxy Tab is not available, they are going to be most impressed by the iPad. You cannot get a Transformer there and I doubt the Xoom is sexy enough. That equates to Apple forcing their main competitor out of the European market.

Good to see Dixons is sticking to it's guns.

Samsung torn over Galaxy S II sibling UK launch

Bring It

The R seems the perfect compromise between cutting edge and still top of the pops. I have reservations about the S2 and would happily settle for the Galaxy R as the next step on from my Galaxy S. Let's face it, the Galaxy Ace is not for power users...and not everyone wants the ultra thin S2. I'd prefer a bit more chunk and a bit of metal and then you would probably find something that will slap the HTC Sensation around a bit more. Samsung are enforcing the anti-plastic argument too much with the S2.

Bring it Sammy. Bring it home to Johnny...

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Android tablet

Tardy Timing...

Considering how long it has taken El Reg to get this review out, i thought it might be because they were waiting on a review with 3.1 included. Obviously not....maybe it was left in the draft folder for a month or so?

Cloud iTunes DESTROYS music business FOREVER!

Don't start with Bryan

Since when is this argument about Bryan Adams? Are you that dense that trumpet blowing of Mr Music Insider went over your head? He could have added anyone in there from Pee Diddy to Charlotte Church. The names aren't important.

Don't attack Bryan Adams. The Groover from Vancouver (despite being born in Reading) did nothing but write some seminal rock albums. Granted that XI was severely lacking, but Reckless, Into The Fire and Waking Up the Neighbours are classics.

And everyone knows that Michael Bolton is second in the housewifes choice. Apart from my wife...she hates him.