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How many are getting an Apple watch?

Then Apple really messed up since this $17,000 watch must be paired with a disgustingly cheap iPhone that at most costs $1000 or so. How do you explain that to the luxury good buyers that the watch must be used with such a cheap phone? Apple better starts making $30,000 iPhones with 22k gold...
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- Post #143
- Mar 11, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The official Nexus 5 thread.

I downloaded an app called Sound Meter from google play to measure Hopefully your call went okay today, since apparently i'm not the only one having this issue http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/DbvPiXcyhi4
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- Post #1,225
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The official Nexus 5 thread.

Thanks, although I've tried it on both cellular calls and internet call (using Line), and in both cases the party on the other line said it's not very loud when I use my headphone mic. I also downloaded sound meter to validate my findings. When I use the headphone mics normal conversation was...
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- Post #1,216
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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The official Nexus 5 thread.

Does anyone have an issue with low microphone volume while using mic from a headphone? I'm having the same problem with multiple headphones and googling the problem didn't seem to yield any resolution besides people saying they're going to return the phone because of this. I also saw people...
- brian0831
- Post #1,208
- Nov 7, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Excited for Galaxy Note 3 announcement tomorrow...

thanks, looks like the LTE version in HK does not support t-mobile's LTE band at all, she would've loved to buy that one due to possibly better Chinese support in the native software
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- Post #171
- Sep 29, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Excited for Galaxy Note 3 announcement tomorrow...

My wife is looking to buy the Note 3 in Hong Kong http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/smartphone/SM-N9005ZKATGY we're planning to switch to T-Mobile and if she does buy the Note 3 over there, But I would like to make sure the phone will work with T-Mobile's LTE spectrum...
- brian0831
- Post #168
- Sep 29, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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WTF? Samsung phones are now region locked.

should you modify the thread title and perhaps your first post accordingly so it won't confuse people who found this thread via search engine and think that samsung phones are region locked the way most people think how SIM lock works?
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- Post #33
- Sep 28, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Best "cheap" tablet

if you really don't want to spend more, $119 for nook refurb http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-nook-tablet-8gb-refurbished?utm_medium=afl&utm_campaign=227502&utm_source=rvs
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- Post #15
- Nov 17, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Now Owns The Page Turn

are we going to see apple go after Microsoft for this? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc507644.aspx edit: oops i forgot, this is what the apple vs. samsung foreman said :P The software on the Apple side could not be placed into the processor on the prior art and vice versa. That...
- brian0831
- Post #11
- Nov 16, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

you are getting a bigger viewing area, but if you're watching an HD movie e.g. 720p, aren't you also losing quality due to the iPad mini having to downscale to fit the width of 1024 pixels, whereas the nexus 7 or kindle fire can play it with full quality? I can see that a 4:3 resolution is...
- brian0831
- Post #83
- Nov 5, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Stuff Android users say

I think the guy in the apple video was funnier but hey, it's not like we have a shortage of videos making fun of apple users already... they're called Samsung commercials
- brian0831
- Post #18
- Nov 4, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

It can still be rendered at 2048x1536, same as the retina ipad, in order to fit a final output of e.g. 1600x1200 via existing downscaling method available in rMBP, if they can incorporate it into ios with minimal penalty on power or performance. Since I'm pretty confident that apple will...
- brian0831
- Post #60
- Nov 4, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

Obviously I don't truly know the answer to this, but if they have the software algorithm in rMBP using OSX to downscale a higher resolution image to a slightly lower resolution screen, it is likely possible to apply the same (or similar) algorithm in iOS to make this work the same way or in a...
- brian0831
- Post #43
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple sues "ifone' in Mexico, loses. The ifone trademark was filed in 2003!

I agree that from a legal standpoint, Apple is obligated to obtain the iFone trademark to strengthen their intellectual property holding and to protect themselves. This can be achieved by negotiating with iFone Communications to obtain the rights to the iFone trademark. They are not obligated...
- brian0831
- Post #43
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

sorry if i'm not understanding, but can you explain how it doesn't work by rendering at 2048*1536, then downscale the final image to fit the physical resolution of, let's say, 1600*1200, which is still a 4:3 aspect ratio? the text below from anand's macbook retina display review If you select...
- brian0831
- Post #41
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

Thanks, which I guess is what they could've done to achieve better resolution on the iPad mini I would think
- brian0831
- Post #38
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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iPad Mini - Needs a damn retina display

As long as the aspect ratio is the same then it should scale. The retina MacBook pro is not a 2x scaling I believe They could've done something like 1600*1200 or similar IMO But hey, if they gave people everything they want the first time around why would people buy their next iteration of...
- brian0831
- Post #34
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple sues "ifone' in Mexico, loses. The ifone trademark was filed in 2003!

I wonder if apple tried to obtain the class 38 trademark with ifone communications (or A licensing agreement for the right to use the trademark like the deal they had for ios with cisco) before suing them for it. I'm guessing not since nowhere have mentioned about apple trying to settle with...
- brian0831
- Post #31
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple sues "ifone' in Mexico, loses. The ifone trademark was filed in 2003!

Was Cisco's original trademark for iPhone applicable in USA only or was it applicable in other areas of the world, including Mexico? If it was only applicable in the USA or if the trademark was not applicable in Mexico (and that's probably my guess), I don't see how Apple should win this case...
- brian0831
- Post #8
- Nov 2, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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