I have to say, wow.
I've just come from using an iPhone 3GS for a bit of background (before that I had HTC Touch Pro 2)
I got the phone from Telstra, $49 Business Cap with 300mb + 500mb bonus data and no separate MRO, it's a subsidised handset!
It is so nice to have a change, the interface is so modern easy to use the quality of the body feels great and design of the body is very appealing. Overall it's quite bare in terms of customisation but I'm sure with updates it will become easy to customise it further.
The Zune software is amazing to look at (needs a few things fixed up). It just feels like you leave the operating system and the focus is media, and is very bright and fun to navigate. Having the phone sync over WiFi as I walk in the house is a great feeling and very easy to setup.
(So glad to be rid of iTunes!!)
The app range while not huge covers the basics (for me) Facebook, Twitter, Games, certain tools, etc. I'm sure this will explode in the coming months.
Not that I need half of the social apps as the integration (optional of course) is very fluid and not just shoved in there.
Making phone calls (the number one priority) is crystal clear and easy to use (as you'd expect)
Sending Email, Messages and Browsing is VERY fast and again simple to use.
The lockscreen information and having calendar reminders on the home screen is a huge step for productivity (for me).
I've only had a play for about 3 hours now and even without a full charge the battery is going (Bluetooth on and WiFi connected).
Quickly on the hardware, it feels very light but has enough weight to feel 'expensive' and 'powerful'.
It's very nice to hold, and the buttons are in the best position I could ask for.
I LOVE the dedicated camera button, it even has the soft touch to focus then press to shoot (and red eye reduction works well and the flash is powerful).
It uses a Micro USB cable (I recall that most phone companies are trying to stick with this, my old Motorola Q9h used this too). Very easy and cheap to get extras.
The 3.5mm jack on the top is positioned well (much like the iPhone anyway) you can't really get that wrong
The screen is crisp and bright.
Battery life has been great so far, but I may invest in the extended battery just to be safe as I add more services/apps.
All I can say so far is Apple and Android have some serious competition and that's great for the consumer in the end
If anyone has any questions please let me know
So do you regret switching from IOS to WP7?
I am regarding to buy one, but I am not entirely convinced. I tested it for around a hour in a shop XD, but i really did not go into great depth.
The device feels great i have to admit and i would love to have it!
How about loading times of apps as some reviews say that they take ages?
Thanks a lot btw!
Definitely don't regret it at all. There are a few apps I miss, but meh they were ones somehow my life continues on without (who would have thought!).
Those reviews about loading times are pure crap! The longest loading time for resuming an app is Facebook (about 5 seconds at the most).
Opening most apps (even IMDB) is almost instant.
Plus having them forced in alphabetical order makes it so easy to find them and having only important ones on the start screen is great.
I would find myself taking a good 10+ seconds just finding an app on my 3GS so I think it evens out well.
Tiny wings2: Color Islands uses the same mechanics that made the iphone game the 1# game in the country. How long can you survive in color Island. WVGA resolution only.
Control: Tap screen to dive down , you goal is to land on the color Island pieces and avoid going in the water which will end the game.
Objectives:
Land on color island pieces
Collect coins
Avoid going in the water
Top your highscore
Features:
Highscore save
Simple touch controls
Higly addictive gameplay and replay value for free!!
Alternate Download link
http://www.mediafire.com/?lw49qcjvi426db2#1
Ok let get some highscore's going on here. My highest score is 83,000 post any highscore's or tips you found in the game.
Tip: When the level increases speed concentrate on landing on the island's rather than collecting coins.
Thanks for this new game. I still enjoy playing the first one and this one is a great addition. Is it possible to make a next version with multiple islands and use this mechanic style rather than, like the first game, tapping to jump to collect the coins?
Honestly, i can't choose which version i like more since both are a lot of fun to play. thanks for all of your hard work!
Yes I been pretty busy , I wanted the 1st game to have this mechanic but didnt figure out how to do it till this time around. My TP2 finally after 3 years is done so I dont have a device to test on.
thanks buddy
Also now avalible Tiny Wings for Windows PC
http://krenisis.freeforums.org/tiny-wings-for-windows-pc-download-t204.html
Hi fellow Note owners! I decided to make a thread here on my new game since I developed it mainly with the Note in mind, and since this is the Android device I use, I primarily tested it on the Note.
I'd love some feedback on what y'all like and don't like, and any ideas on where I should take the game, things to add, etc.
It's called Blight Sequence.
Here is a short description:
With that addictive, one-more-try style of play, this game will have you hooked. And don't forget the retro Graphics and catchy music!
You crash-landed on the mysterious planet Earth. Unfortunately, it's overrun by pollution and you can't get close to the surface. Add to that the fact that your thrusters don't have enough power to escape the pull of the planet, and it's clear you just are not having a good day.
The devastated planet's strong wind constantly pushes you upwards, and you must use your thrusters to stay level. There are different 'pollution zones' that you move through, and each has a special effect on the word. Some are positive (increasing the size of fuel bubbles), and some are negative (increased gravity pull). Each zone has its own music too!
Press and swipe on the screen to avoid the floating garbage, and collect the fuel bubbles drifting around in order to stay alive. Watch out for the giant chunks of garbage with their own gravity pull! Good luck.
Market Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BRADYTECH.BlightSequenceFree
Pleas leave a review if you like it
Hello Developers,
our new game: Mister Bounce might not be Super Mario Run. But it is a hell lot of fun and definitely a lot cheaper! We are looking forward to your feedback.
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mister-bounce/id1180540840?ls=1&mt=8
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eageron.apps.mrbounce
Standard-World:
Christmas-World:
Description:
Mr. Bounce is a simple one tapping casual game! Tap to bounce onto the platforms and avoid the spikes! But take care, because some of the platforms move or disappear! The more distance you travel, the higher your score! Collect coins to unlock new balls and worlds! Mr. Bounce is easy to learn but hard to master!
Train to improve your skills and break through the top of the leaderboard. Show off and share your highscore with your friends. How long can you survive?
How to play:
- Tap the Screen to bounce your ball onto the platforms below you
- The more distance you travel the higher your score gets!
- Avoid the spikes and don?t fall into the holes!
- Train your skills to reach the top of the leaderboard.
Features:
- Minimalistic Design
- Game Center Leaderboard
- Fast-Paced Endless One Tapping Gameplay
- 1 Unlockable Christmas World
- 16 Unlockable Characters
I saw that earlier this morning .. I thought it was funny. I also like that they are starting to promote the Fold. That's usually a good sign.
It's interesting that they haven't been pushing it much at all; I was expecting more for their inaugural outing.
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It's interesting that they haven't been pushing it much at all; I was expecting more for their inaugural outing.
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Rather weak. So you can flip it open... is that all you got? Your target market is the woke happy-happy, joy-joy California zombies? wtf?
Like all folds it's biggest claim to fame is also it's greatest liability. From normal physical wear to firmware/software that doesn't properly integrate with the large odd shaped display. Google doesn't even attempt to allay these real concerns.
I would wait 6 months to see how it pans out before buying. Then see what the users not the reviewers are saying.
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My guess is that they were waiting till closer to the actual physical release to push it. They probably wanted to see what the pre-order sales from I/O and word-of-mouth would get them before they start pushing it
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Rather weak. So you can flip it open... is that all you got? Your target market is the woke happy-happy, joy-joy California zombies? wtf?
Like all folds it's biggest claim to fame is also it's greatest liability. From normal physical wear to firmware/software that doesn't properly integrate with the large odd shaped display. Google doesn't even attempt to allay these real concerns.
I would wait 6 months to see how it pans out before buying. Then see what the users not the reviewers are saying.
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Google worked closely with Samsung on android 12L (for larger screens) and then started to incorporate it in to android 13 and now 14. I think although it won't be as polished as oneui5 it will have most of the software as the z fold(apart from Samsung exclusive). With Google now working with developers hopefully more 3rd party apps will work better on a big screen. Still can't believe Instagram won't scale properly on a folding screen
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Google worked closely with Samsung on android 12L (for larger screens) and then started to incorporate it in to android 13 and now 14. I think although it won't be as polished as oneui5 it will have most of the software as the z fold(apart from Samsung exclusive). With Google now working with developers hopefully more 3rd party apps will work better on a big screen. Still can't believe Instagram won't scale properly on a folding screen
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Both Google and Samsung since the release of the folds have failed to deliver firmware/software innovations for that format. This lackluster behavior continues. Samsung is a mess right now, the result of 4 plus years of poor leadership.
I don't think Google's doing any better; they've made a mess of Android in my opinion. Both got more than they bargained for with the fold project. It's been a heavy, constant money and resource drain from its inception. No end in sight just promises as their beta product slowly evolves
The whole "it folds" is the same old story, again.
No expandable storage, sky high price points and you know right where it folds is where the trouble will start, sooner rather then latter. They can warranty it but you still lose time screwing with the claim, not having it, then reloading the bloody thing. Repair downtime is not why you buy an expensive flagship phone.
This N10+ has had in its over 8k hours of operation; with one replacement battery done in 1 day, it's only repair (routine maintenance as Li's don't last forever) in almost 4 years. It's last reload was over 3 years ago, no firmware upgrades or updates in all that time.
Minimal maintenance and no malware. Personally I'm sick of Google's constantly changing platform. I don't want to be constantly chasing down gremlins and optimizing new firmware on a stock device.
I've seen a lot of hyperbole in the last 3 years from both Google and Samsung. Sorry fact is they both haven't improved SOT; just slammed bigger, heavier batteries in. 4 year old hardware/firmware shouldn't get better SOT (with a smaller capacity battery) and be nearly as fast in actual usage as a new flagship. Google's insistence on cloud storage vs expandable has became a wretched handicap that reduces reliability, redundancy and eats power needlessly.
Scoped storage is another mess they added.
So yeah, another fold offering. Same old cake with different icing on it with a few new enticing trinkets sprinkled on top. Where it folds will remain it's Achilles heel and continue to cause user issues.
TLDR: This will be my 4th folder, love em. I'd suggest they aren't for you, which is fine; takes all kinds.
As for longevity, I've broken a whole lot of rectangles. I've also had many with firmware issues.
My fold 1 was sketchy, no question about it. The 2 however is still going strong and is currently in the hands of one of my grandkids at almost 3 years old. I wanted a better form factor and switched to the X Fold which is also still going strong at 1 year and change. All of them were dropped, slept on, etc. No kid gloves.
I like the folding form factor. It makes it much easier to format emails and that sort of thing. Enough so that I no longer carry a laptop or tablet with me. It also works well with desktop sites which is my preferred browsing mode. They're great for consuming media. I imagine gaming is problably better but i don't game on the phone so I can't comment on it.
Bottom line with all that is that It isn't just a gimmick. You don't fold it open a few times, the novelty wears off, and you use the front screen after that. It literally makes my portable phone usage better every day, all day. That's what you're missing. The fold out into tablet mode is the game altering paradigm. It needs to do that and nothing more and you already have a win. Software better utilizing it is just the gravy that makes it all taste better.
In many respects you're not wrong though, this phone is one I'd recommend to few people. Right off the bat you need to be an enthusiast or have plenty of discretionary income to swallow the buy-in. It's also early days and better products are coming. Possibly not even a folder, it could be rollables rule the roost in the future. Whatever it is I'll be there because I'm both: I love my gadgets and I'm old and have all the coffee tables a man needs in one life.
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My fold 1 was sketchy, no question about it. The 2 however is still going strong and is currently in the hands of one of my grandkids at almost 3 years old. I wanted a better form factor and switched to the X Fold which is also still going strong at 1 year and change. All of them were dropped, slept on, etc. No kid gloves.
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Was that a test of durability to see exactly how long the Fold 2 will last under the supervision of an 'almost 3 year old'?
At, not an, the subject is the phone, not the granddaughter. Lol. That one came out in the later summer and will be hitting its 3 year mark soon. That granddaughter came out 9 years ago, so past the (more) destructive ages.
krabman said:
TLDR: This will be my 4th folder, love em. I'd suggest they aren't for you, which is fine; takes all kinds.
As for longevity, I've broken a whole lot of rectangles. I've also had many with firmware issues.
My fold 1 was sketchy, no question about it. The 2 however is still going strong and is currently in the hands of one of my grandkids at almost 3 years old. I wanted a better form factor and switched to the X Fold which is also still going strong at 1 year and change. All of them were dropped, slept on, etc. No kid gloves.
I like the folding form factor. It makes it much easier to format emails and that sort of thing. Enough so that I no longer carry a laptop or tablet with me. It also works well with desktop sites which is my preferred browsing mode. They're great for consuming media. I imagine gaming is problably better but i don't game on the phone so I can't comment on it.
Bottom line with all that is that It isn't just a gimmick. You don't fold it open a few times, the novelty wears off, and you use the front screen after that. It literally makes my portable phone usage better every day, all day. That's what you're missing. The fold out into tablet mode is the game altering paradigm. It needs to do that and nothing more and you already have a win. Software better utilizing it is just the gravy that makes it all taste better.
In many respects you're not wrong though, this phone is one I'd recommend to few people. Right off the bat you need to be an enthusiast or have plenty of discretionary income to swallow the buy-in. It's also early days and better products are coming. Possibly not even a folder, it could be rollables rule the roost in the future. Whatever it is I'll be there because I'm both: I love my gadgets and I'm old and have all the coffee tables a man needs in one life.
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Apart from both Google and Samsung still not injecting true innovation and functionality that would make full use of the real estate in both firmware and software... there's one nagging little detail.
That being no known plastics or adhesive systems are up to being bent and repeatedly full cycled 0-180° flexed at that acute of an angle. Torsional loading only exacerbates the issue as invariably the display elements bear some of this. The display is not fully isolated like on a laptop.
Flexing both the display's active matrix and some of the pixels means a higher display failure rate over it's lifespan. The fact that there's multiple laminations introduces new stress and wear factors and more complex assembly processes.
A lot more things to go wrong especially if QC is not exceptional.
The design is inherently flawed because on this.
Cool. Sounds like it's not a buy for you; nothing wrong with voting with your wallet.
krabman said:
Cool. Sounds like it's not a buy for you; nothing wrong with voting with your wallet.
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I refuse to part with having a dual drive device with up to 1.5tb of storage* and a integrated spen. Not getting anything that gets worse SOT per mAh. I want less downtime and more play time.
*if used right it adds redundancy and flexibility. Every device I own is dual drive. Invariably any that were not caused issues.
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Apart from both Google and Samsung still not injecting true innovation and functionality that would make full use of the real estate in both firmware and software... there's one nagging little detail.
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Even though Google has been the leader in the field of artificial intelligence. Its AI research has led to the development of many new and groundbreaking technologies, such as self-driving cars, machine translation, and image recognition. Google's AI research is helping to shape the future of technology, but it's too bad that they haven't been able to apply that same type of energy towards the OS.
I suppose that Project Butter, Material Design and Project Treble just doesn't seem to compensate for the lusterless of said device.
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Even though Google has been the leader in the field of artificial intelligence. Its AI research has led to the development of many new and groundbreaking technologies, such as self-driving cars, machine translation, and image recognition. Google's AI research is helping to shape the future of technology, but it's too bad that they haven't been able to apply that same type of energy towards the OS.
I suppose that Project Butter, Material Design and Project Treble just doesn't seem to compensate for the lusterless of said device.
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Well that's a cheap shot.
We're not talking about all their vast corporate endeavors, just what applies to this form factor.
So let me help bring it in focus instead of all over the place like the Titan crew...
Google is well known to abandon technologies, products... and leaving the end users boned. Remember that.
Here's a not so glowing review by a user that wanted to see the fold as a viable everyday phone. That didn't go so well.
Aspect ratio continues to be an issue after multiple generations of firmware. Do you buy square computer monitors? Extra display area doesn't mean usable display area. Can't fix that; it is a problem of the actual display dimensions.
Apps that display on one or both displays continue to not fully utilize the real estate available to them. How many developers are going to want to make special apps for this niche market when even Google and Samsung have trouble doing it?
It's been a bottomless money sinkhole for Samsung that's diverted huge amounts of revenue from their other flagship lines for years.
Current sales still don't justify it. I think it's no coincidence that the N10+ was their zenith point.
After that project Samsung became increasingly fragmented and the fold project exacerbated this exponentially. Consequences.
blackhawk said:
Well that's a cheap shot.
We're not talking about all their vast corporate endeavors, just what applies to this form factor.
So let me help bring it in focus instead of all over the place like the Titan crew...
Google is well known to abandon technologies, products... and leaving the end users boned. Remember that.
Here's a not so glowing review by a user that wanted to see the fold as a viable everyday phone. That didn't go so well.
Aspect ratio continues to be an issue after multiple generations of firmware. Do you buy square computer monitors? Extra display area doesn't mean usable display area. Can't fix that; it is a problem of the actual display dimensions.
Apps that display on one or both displays continue to not fully utilize the real estate available to them. How many developers are going to want to make special apps for this niche market when even Google and Samsung have trouble doing it?
It's been a bottomless money sinkhole for Samsung that's diverted huge amounts of revenue from their other flagship lines for years.
Current sales still don't justify it. I think it's no coincidence that the N10+ was their zenith point.
After that project Samsung became increasingly fragmented and the fold project exacerbated this exponentially. Consequences.
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I suppose that at the end of the day, the foldable market will find a small group of admirers and/or enthusiasts who might find such devices feasible in the world of daily driving.
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I suppose that at the end of the day, the foldable market will find a small group of admirers and/or enthusiasts who might find such devices feasible in the world of daily driving.
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I don't have high expectations. Samsung blew the roll out years ago. Most of the same issues persist although they fixed the hinge. I expect a flagship to last, be usable for years and to stay in excellent condition if properly cared for. If so the only repair should be the Li every 1-3 years.
Because of it's square unfolded form factor some format issues can't be resolved.