Essential Official Android Thread

[Hersh]

flesky lookin

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sense 5 already..wtf.. htc focus on phones not software.

 

[Rohiggidy]

More of the Qube

Yes, both the box itself and the UI feature cubes everywhere. It feels very reminiscent of Compiz Fusion (is that still what they call it? Dang thing changed names like five times) and certainly catches the eye. Whether or not it will be intuitive for end users remains to be seen, though. Most people don't tend to think in 3 dimensions that easily. Hence why Rubik's cubes are so hard.

Aside from the custom overlay the unit comes with pretty standard fare. A remote control with a QWERTY keyboard, voice controls (which are pretty much standard in GTV now), and gestures. In terms of hardware, the box features two HDMI out ports, an Ethernet connection, USB, and an IR blaster. The device will retail between $100-120 when it's released at... some point.

 

[Rain]

Yo can you select text in the gmail app or what

 

[Rohiggidy]

an Invisible AMOLED Laptop

[ame]http://youtu.be/6XuXpnsQ6Rc[/ame]

 

[JohnL]

Yo can you select text in the gmail app or what

Just long press on the text you want and then use the cursors to select the text you want.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Panasonic shows Miracast support with new streaming boxes and Blu-ray players

Devices like the Galaxy S III and Nexus 4 have already adopted Miracast as a solution for wireless media streaming, but without any boxes to beam content to the standard won't have much chance of rivaling Apple's AirPlay platform. Panasonic is aiming to do something about that at this year's CES, announcing a total of four new products that support Miracast streaming.

The MST60 and MS10 streaming boxes, the former of which is 3D-capable, are also DNLA certified, while the BDT330 and BDT230 3D Blu-ray players both allow for display mirroring. There's still a long way to go for Miracast to gain the level of traction it needs, but we do expect to see a few more similar announcements this week at CES.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Huawei blurs phone and tablet lines even further with colossal 6.1-inch Ascend Mate

[ame]http://youtu.be/izAf35ynQ6Y[/ame]

Huawei won the latest battle in the smartphone screen size arms race today, after the Chinese company finally announced its long-rumored Ascend Mate phone/tablet hybrid. The Ascend Mate is dominated by its gigantic 6.1-inch 720p display, and also features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera. The phone runs Huawei's Emotion UI on top of Android Jelly Bean.

 

[Numpsay]

Yo can you select text in the gmail app or what

Long press highlight the text that you want, then there is a button on the bottom to copy text to clipboard.


That is how I do it on Note II.

 

[Rain]

Long press highlight the text that you want, then there is a button on the bottom to copy text to clipboard.


That is how I do it on Note II.

Yeah I thought that was how you did it. It wouldn't do it on this last email for some reason.

All good now. Appreciate it.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Huawei's 5-inch 1080p Ascend D2 smartphone. These phones have "dynamic frames" and "curves" and are comfortable in your hand. They took design into strong consideration when making these phones.The Ascend D2 has a 5" 1080p display at 443ppi.

5" 1080p display at 443ppi.
has a 4050mAh battery.
has a "floating window" feature
include a "one-hand UI" that allows you to use the device with one hand.
fast charging
Huawei took special time to extend and optimize battery life and performance.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Nuance and Intel adding Siri-like voice interface and human-like 'senses' to Dell computers

 

[Rohiggidy]

Samsung had neyo on their live blog event

He would really like it if someone knew what he liked and could inspire him.


Video time, Ne-Yo is talking about how crazy his life is.

 

[Rohiggidy]

"Devices need to become more intuitive," he says. Call out to gesture and voice control on TV, and the S-Pen, and putting Android in cameras and TVs.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Samsung unveils amazing 85-inch 4K TV with 'floating' design. The Samsung LED F8000, their newest flagship TV

It will be available in sizes all the way up to 75 inches.
have the best streaming picture quality — it will support the HDVC high-compression video codec.

 

[Rohiggidy]

Fitbit announces the Flex, Bluetooth syncing to the Android app coming soon

Fitbit is one of the more popular choices in the personal fitness tracking space, and today at CES the latest device in the range has been introduced. The Fitbit Flex takes the form of a waterproof wristband. Like the existing devices in the range, it records information such as steps and total distance covered and sends this information to your personal website. The Flex will also keep track of your sleep, but with no buttons to enter sleep mode as on the other devices, you'll have to use either the mobile apps or the website.

Speaking of the mobile apps, one massive drawback to the current iteration of the Fitbit Android application, is the lack of syncing. All that is set to change beginning from the end of January or early February. It will start to offer Bluetooth 4.0 syncing -- initially, only to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2, with more devices "coming soon."