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TechGod

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Haha! Nice change of the thread title.

;-)

I'm enjoying my smartphone more now after downloading an app called Pocket (previously known as Read It Later). It can be found for both iOS and Android.

I don't always have an internet connection and much easier than Opera Mini saving the website for me. Great for offline reading articles and Wikipedia. Just turn off background syncing to save battery.

I generally can enjoy BOTH iOS and Android but I tend to lean towards the latter for the cool system settings/customizations and better at multi-tasking. I'm a tinkerer and I still haven't been as bored with UNROOTED Android as quickly as stock iOS. I never had to root because I generally can find all the things I need from an unrooted phone.
I like Pocket, I used it on my 4S quite a bit till Apple updated Safari with reader or maybe I used pocket on my iPhone 4...

I use pocket in conjunction with Flipboard on my current Nexus 4 and it's a great combo IMO.
 

The_Badger

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Granted I've had my Nexus 4 for only 1 year and a bit, I've grown bored of it and am looking at a Lumia or back to the iPhone. Nothing wrong at all with Android, I rather enjoyed but I just want something different. Rather confused:confused:


NO LONGER BORED RUNNING CUSTOM ROM.
Google's is Driving the Bus supporting Android… Open Source… to many performance changes… it's Awesome Customizing a ROM through
 

HiDEF

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"This is a world where nothing is solved. Someone once told me, 'Time is a flat circle." - Rust Cohle (True Detective) ;)
 
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Savor

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Any hobby can get BORING with enough repetition...

Michael Jordan got bored with basketball. Seems gambling and golf motivated him more during the mid-1990's while baseball was probably just a facade from the league banishment he got from David Stern.

Bill Gates seems bored with making billions that he is giving some of his away.

Marriage gets boring.

I even get bored with traveling. I won't notice the experience until it is really over and I look back at it.

Since I am not an athlete or rich exec, I am getting back yourself into gaming if you prefer staying at home over the dating/clubbing scene or doing paintballing or shooting range. Yup, I got bored with the whole sex thing too and I was deprived from all that during all of my teens.

After reading through forums about PORTABLE HANDHELDS OVER HOME CONSOLES, I am reconsidering getting myself a PS VITA over PS4. The 2000 model because while OLED looks better, lifespan is 2-3x shorter and I want longer battery life too. I can always get PS4 later when Shenmue 3 and the Final Fantasy VII Remake gets release which could take 2-3 years. E3 2015 was awesome btw since my all-time fav game is getting a remake and my 2nd fav is getting a sequel. But I realized my taste is changing and handheld is the way to go. I like the convenience of mindlessly grinding (leveling up) on a TURN-BASED JPRG while a downloaded short of The Three Stooges or a relaxing episode of Samantha Brown/Anthony Bourdain/Andrew Zimmern are running in the background. And if I want to reduce some insomia, some Sade album, Final Fantasy/Shenmue soundtrack, or 1940's music from Pandora Radio. Watching Bob Ross' Joy of Painting is also like taking a chill pill. I love Bob Ross and Don LaFontaine's voices! R.I.P to the hippie painter and legendary movie voice guy...

Mobile OSes can get BORING fast. Get another hobby ASAP. For me, PC gaming to keep me stationed while 3DS/VITA to keep the fun gaming on the move. Smartphone gaming can never satisfy a real gamer. If gaming is not your thing, get into a different genre in music, movies, TV shows or books. I have all those bases covered too with a ton of backlog in all areas. Once someone gets out of their comfort zone (complacency), that's when the fun begins and everything feels FRESH and EXCITING...
 

Rulu

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Jul 10, 2015
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I'm sure you will be just as bored going back to iOS.
I think people just want to be wowed all the time.
People have short attention spans these days.
Incisive! People just want to try new things every now and then. Never settled with one thing.
 

JackieInCo

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I go back and forth between iOS and Android. I still use my Note 4 and Note Edge daily but now I'm using my 6+ as my daily phone.

Thats no different in how I felt about using a Surface Pro 3. Bought that in November and bought a top of the line 15" MBP back in June. I've used the SP3 since then only to jailbreak my iOS devices. I completely feel at home on the MBP and have no regrets about buying it.

As far as phones go, I'm ready for the next big thing.
 
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The_Badger

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Any hobby can get BORING with enough repetition...

Michael Jordan got bored with basketball. Seems gambling and golf motivated him more during the mid-1990's while baseball was probably just a facade from the league banishment he got from David Stern.

Bill Gates seems bored with making billions that he is giving some of his away.

Marriage gets boring.

I even get bored with traveling. I won't notice the experience until it is really over and I look back at it.

Since I am not an athlete or rich exec, I am getting back yourself into gaming if you prefer staying at home over the dating/clubbing scene or doing paintballing or shooting range. Yup, I got bored with the whole sex thing too and I was deprived from all that during all of my teens.

After reading through forums about PORTABLE HANDHELDS OVER HOME CONSOLES, I am reconsidering getting myself a PS VITA over PS4. The 2000 model because while OLED looks better, lifespan is 2-3x shorter and I want longer battery life too. I can always get PS4 later when Shenmue 3 and the Final Fantasy VII Remake gets release which could take 2-3 years. E3 2015 was awesome btw since my all-time fav game is getting a remake and my 2nd fav is getting a sequel. But I realized my taste is changing and handheld is the way to go. I like the convenience of mindlessly grinding (leveling up) on a TURN-BASED JPRG while a downloaded short of The Three Stooges or a relaxing episode of Samantha Brown/Anthony Bourdain/Andrew Zimmern are running in the background. And if I want to reduce some insomia, some Sade album, Final Fantasy/Shenmue soundtrack, or 1940's music from Pandora Radio. Watching Bob Ross' Joy of Painting is also like taking a chill pill. I love Bob Ross and Don LaFontaine's voices! R.I.P to the hippie painter and legendary movie voice guy...

Mobile OSes can get BORING fast. Get another hobby ASAP. For me, PC gaming to keep me stationed while 3DS/VITA to keep the fun gaming on the move. Smartphone gaming can never satisfy a real gamer. If gaming is not your thing, get into a different genre in music, movies, TV shows or books. I have all those bases covered too with a ton of backlog in all areas. Once someone gets out of their comfort zone (complacency), that's when the fun begins and everything feels FRESH and EXCITING...
Want a Challenge promise you will never get Bored… Root you're Phone or buy a Blackberry Boredom will not be the issue
 
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