Originally Posted by JordanFean23
Lol I went a few pages back but you think you can let me know where to get that SMS icon, need that badly.. also what widget you guys using to control brightness.. I used to have one but can't remember the nameOriginally Posted by Tetsujin23
[h1]michael knight[/h1]
rolex clock
new iphone icons
grey grain wall
blak floor dock
rooted mine last night. no custom roms yet and I kinda feel iffy about Motorola abandoning their phones so officially done with android. It looks like they used the same platform as the mytouch, glacier? selling for iphone 4 (no fanboy)Originally Posted by proper english
joint has meso far..
only drawbacks so far are: touchscreen isnt as responsive as the iphone4s, & music player is not up to par w/ the ipod.. but those are minor..
$150 shipped/no tax from Amazon.Wireless BTW
rooted mine last night. no custom roms yet and I kinda feel iffy about Motorola abandoning their phones so officially done with android. It looks like they used the same platform as the mytouch, glacier? selling for iphone 4 (no fanboy)Originally Posted by proper english
joint has meso far..
only drawbacks so far are: touchscreen isnt as responsive as the iphone4s, & music player is not up to par w/ the ipod.. but those are minor..
$150 shipped/no tax from Amazon.Wireless BTW
Wow i wish i could say that about my rooted EVOOriginally Posted by y0uNgNdAnG3RoUs723
rooted mine last night. no custom roms yet and I kinda feel iffy about Motorola abandoning their phones so officially done with android. It looks like they used the same platform as the mytouch, glacier? selling for iphone 4 (no fanboy)Originally Posted by proper english
joint has meso far..
only drawbacks so far are: touchscreen isnt as responsive as the iphone4s, & music player is not up to par w/ the ipod.. but those are minor..
$150 shipped/no tax from Amazon.Wireless BTW. on top of that, my recently sold N1 just got 2.3.
pros: battery is exceptional. phone is fast and powerful. ,motorola phone portal, fingerprint reader
cons: no 2.3 yet. motoblur
Wow i wish i could say that about my rooted EVOOriginally Posted by y0uNgNdAnG3RoUs723
rooted mine last night. no custom roms yet and I kinda feel iffy about Motorola abandoning their phones so officially done with android. It looks like they used the same platform as the mytouch, glacier? selling for iphone 4 (no fanboy)Originally Posted by proper english
joint has meso far..
only drawbacks so far are: touchscreen isnt as responsive as the iphone4s, & music player is not up to par w/ the ipod.. but those are minor..
$150 shipped/no tax from Amazon.Wireless BTW. on top of that, my recently sold N1 just got 2.3.
pros: battery is exceptional. phone is fast and powerful. ,motorola phone portal, fingerprint reader
cons: no 2.3 yet. motoblur
[h4]T-Mobile bumps myTouch 4G, G2 prices to $250[/h4]
By Donald Melansonposted Feb 23rd 2011 6:43PM
It started as a leak on TmoNews earlier today, and T-Mobile's now made it official -- the carrier is bumping the prices of both the T-Mobile G2 and MyTouch 4G from $200 to $250 on a two-year contract (with no mail-in rebate). That, of course, follows the T-Mobile's little "mistake" last week with its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, which was first listed at $150 before being changed to $200 a few days later. A number of other more inexpensive phones have also seen some minor prices changes -- hit up the link below for the complete rundown on those.
Wait it out a few weeks and I think prices will drop or they will come with another rebate offering.
[h4]T-Mobile bumps myTouch 4G, G2 prices to $250[/h4]
By Donald Melanson
It started as a leak on TmoNews earlier today, and T-Mobile's now made it official -- the carrier is bumping the prices of both the T-Mobile G2 and MyTouch 4G from $200 to $250 on a two-year contract (with no mail-in rebate). That, of course, follows the T-Mobile's little "mistake" last week with its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G, which was first listed at $150 before being changed to $200 a few days later. A number of other more inexpensive phones have also seen some minor prices changes -- hit up the link below for the complete rundown on those.
Wait it out a few weeks and I think prices will drop or they will come with another rebate offering.
[h3]Final Words[/h3]
I have to say, this is a lot better than I expected. Honeycomb feels a lot like Googleâs take on iOS without sacrificing any of what makes Android unique. Itâs a healthy combination of the appliance-like iOS without giving up any of the user facing customization & flexibility that Android users love. If youâre a die hard iOS user then I donât think Honeycomb will tempt you, but if youâre undecided or you can appreciate both then Honeycomb may actually push you over towards Google.
Iâm impressed with what Google has done with the UI. Itâs a definite modernization of what Android is all about. There are elements of the Android UI weâre used to within Honeycomb but they arenât all that prevalent at the surface. This looks and feels like a brand new OS for Google.
Am I more likely to use the Xoom than the iPad? Yes. The hardware is faster but more importantly, the software is better suited for multitasking. Iâm a bigger fan of Honeycombâs multitasking UI & notification system compared to the double-tap-home and passive notifications you get with the iPad and iOS. I can be more productive with the Xoom than I can be with the iPad as a result. I donât believe Honeycombâs UI is perfect by any means, itâs just more multitasking oriented than iOS is at this point.
Thereâs definitely room for improvement. The fact that there are still choppy animations within the OS is perplexing, I've asked Google for an explanation but I've yet to get an answer on that one.
Iâd like to see the ability to scroll to reveal more apps in the task list for starters. I almost feel like weâre headed for an OS X dock-like setup where you have a permanent row of your active apps across a portion of the screen and you just tap to switch between them. This whole tapping twice to select a new app thing has to be short lived, itâs not an efficient use of fingers.
Elements of Honeycomb do feel rushed however. The stability of the OS/apps, the missing SD card support and random OS quirks come to mind. As a result I'd recommend waiting for at least the first Honeycomb update before pulling the trigger on one of these tablets.
As far as the Xoom itself is concerned, I like the hardware. It feels good, Iâm less worried about it slipping out of my hands and onto concrete and itâs full featured. Battery life is clearly competitive with the iPad as well, which is impressive given how much faster the thing is by comparison.
The screen isnât terrible but itâs not the most impressive thing around, which is about the only complaint I have regarding the hardware. Had this been a $499 tablet I wouldnât be too concerned but weâre talking about $800 here - Iâd expect a better quality display at this price point, especially considering the price premium is really for 32GB of cheap NAND and smartphone hardware. I appreciate that we have a higher-than-iPad resolution, but I also want a higher-than-iPad contrast ratio.
Overall I am very excited to see Honeycomb tablets hit the market. Last year was mostly a waste when it came to non-iPad tablets, but this year looks to be quite the opposite.
This conclusion is obviously unfair to Apple given the rumored impending release of the iPad 2, but if I had to buy a tablet today itâd probably be the Xoom.
If I wasnât insane however, Iâd wait to see what was being announced on March 2nd first.
[h3]Final Words[/h3]
I have to say, this is a lot better than I expected. Honeycomb feels a lot like Googleâs take on iOS without sacrificing any of what makes Android unique. Itâs a healthy combination of the appliance-like iOS without giving up any of the user facing customization & flexibility that Android users love. If youâre a die hard iOS user then I donât think Honeycomb will tempt you, but if youâre undecided or you can appreciate both then Honeycomb may actually push you over towards Google.
Iâm impressed with what Google has done with the UI. Itâs a definite modernization of what Android is all about. There are elements of the Android UI weâre used to within Honeycomb but they arenât all that prevalent at the surface. This looks and feels like a brand new OS for Google.
Am I more likely to use the Xoom than the iPad? Yes. The hardware is faster but more importantly, the software is better suited for multitasking. Iâm a bigger fan of Honeycombâs multitasking UI & notification system compared to the double-tap-home and passive notifications you get with the iPad and iOS. I can be more productive with the Xoom than I can be with the iPad as a result. I donât believe Honeycombâs UI is perfect by any means, itâs just more multitasking oriented than iOS is at this point.
Thereâs definitely room for improvement. The fact that there are still choppy animations within the OS is perplexing, I've asked Google for an explanation but I've yet to get an answer on that one.
Iâd like to see the ability to scroll to reveal more apps in the task list for starters. I almost feel like weâre headed for an OS X dock-like setup where you have a permanent row of your active apps across a portion of the screen and you just tap to switch between them. This whole tapping twice to select a new app thing has to be short lived, itâs not an efficient use of fingers.
Elements of Honeycomb do feel rushed however. The stability of the OS/apps, the missing SD card support and random OS quirks come to mind. As a result I'd recommend waiting for at least the first Honeycomb update before pulling the trigger on one of these tablets.
As far as the Xoom itself is concerned, I like the hardware. It feels good, Iâm less worried about it slipping out of my hands and onto concrete and itâs full featured. Battery life is clearly competitive with the iPad as well, which is impressive given how much faster the thing is by comparison.
The screen isnât terrible but itâs not the most impressive thing around, which is about the only complaint I have regarding the hardware. Had this been a $499 tablet I wouldnât be too concerned but weâre talking about $800 here - Iâd expect a better quality display at this price point, especially considering the price premium is really for 32GB of cheap NAND and smartphone hardware. I appreciate that we have a higher-than-iPad resolution, but I also want a higher-than-iPad contrast ratio.
Overall I am very excited to see Honeycomb tablets hit the market. Last year was mostly a waste when it came to non-iPad tablets, but this year looks to be quite the opposite.
This conclusion is obviously unfair to Apple given the rumored impending release of the iPad 2, but if I had to buy a tablet today itâd probably be the Xoom.
If I wasnât insane however, Iâd wait to see what was being announced on March 2nd first.
