Recent content by _Aurel_

What keeps me on the Android is that it still background tasks like a champ. If I got an email, it downloads it in the background while it notifies me, and when I open up the app, its there. On the iPhone, I would get a notification that I have a new email and when I click on the app, I have...

Ah yes, the Lumia series. The only line of phones that fit a 4.3 inch screen on a body that was designed for a 4.8 inch one. EDIT: Sorry, I don't care for Nokia's industrial design. Too much bezel and too bulky for what you get (the 920 looks to continue that trend). I don't care how 'nice'...

So what? Disabling the lock screen is a baked-in feature of ICS. A lot of people don't like having a Lock-screen on a smartphone because it's display type already ensures that you won't have to worry about any interaction inside your pocket unless you somehow fumbled the power button.

I heard the image quality on those things are abysmal. Now that Apple has a HD dispay on their tablet, I won't accept anything less than 1080p.

I played around with the ipad we had in the store. The wight gain was noticeable and I could also feel that it was much warmer, almost uncomfortably so. This was while just testing the web browser and opening a few basic apps. Also iOS is a giant waste of space on a tablet with no ability to...

And in contrast to that, an Asus EEPC that is running Android 4.03 (ICS): http://www.slashgear.com/asus-gets-android-ice-cream-sandwich-how-to-15218639/ It's kind of sad that an OS which was adapted from a purely touch-based interface makes more sense then one which was supposed to work...

There is no way in Hell that some of the apps I use will ever be adapted, nor will they ever work for a touch-based GUI. Apps like Maya, Photoshop, 3DS Max have tons of menus and options, and you need precise control with your keyboard and mouse to navigate. Because of this, if I ever upgrade...

I've read a ton of reviews and impressions from blogs and tech sites on Windows 8, and all of them seems to praise the interface out of a sense of miguided duty... as if to say since we all grew up using Windows, we expect Windows 8 to be just as good. But there's a strong undercurrent of...

This is very good news. It's good for the developers, good for the buyers and ultimately good for Google. This will hopefully entice developers to make bigger, higher quality games on Android now that they don't have to cover the cost of hosting them, and since the 15 min refund window begins...

Would it bother you if I say that I don't want a blown up phone UI to be on a tablet, and I'm not necessarily a fan of Apple's heavy-handed, condescending style? I dig the eco-system, and believe me I wish I had it on my Android... but if push ever comes to shove and Google completely fails at...

I honestly don't feel like you're going to get good consistent frame rates on a 1080p screen with what is essentially last year's hardware (Tegra 3 has been developed well over a year ago). The original Transformer Prime just manages to pump out smooth frame rates at 720p. Maybe I'm completely...

I honestly think that ATT customers are going to get the best version of the X. I was on board the Tegra 3 hype train until I read about Krait, and Tegra's graphic performance compared to other processors. Qualcomm's S4 is just straight-up more efficient because of die size and newer ARM cpu...

Apple's business is mostly iPhones, and every iteration of OSX they try to bring more iOS features onto it. My feeling is that Apple will continue to sell OSX machines as long as it makes them money, but I doubt they're going to delay it's funeral, when the time comes.

You can still take your phone to Verizon Corporate to get it serviced... just after the 14 day Worry-Free-Guarantee. If you want to exchange or you have a DOA phone, you have to mail it back to Amazon during that period. I think Amazon gets away with it because of the lack of overhead...

Ugh... didn't they promise ICS 'within the coming months' all the way back in November for the RAZR phones? They haven't even begun actual port/development since then? Pretty blatant lie to all their customers.