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sk1wbw

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Interesting. You think Apple doesn't mine your data? You honestly believe that iOS is more secure? If you look up the facts, you will be shocked.

User experience is an opinion and reliability is based on user experience. Neither of which is quantifiable. For you, it might very well be true. For others, not so much.

Yes, iOS is more secure, the iPhone is more secure. Did you not see the hoopla about unlocking an iPhone 5c, which is several years old? The FBI couldn't do it. I'd call that pretty secure.
 
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lowendlinux

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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/samsung-knox-recognised-strongest-mobile-security-platform-1554836

According to a report, Mobile Device Security: A comparison of Platforms by renowned market analyst firm Gartner, Samsung's latest security platform Knox version 2.6 got the most strong ratings for any mobile security platform. The firm analysed the core OS security features built into a total of 12 mobile device platforms as well as enterprise management capabilities. Samsung also managed to gain leadership in mobile security market though Knox, coupled with Samsung Pay.
 

tbayrgs

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I have a similar version to these...



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MrCheesyCam reviews a ton of camera gear. you can go through his stuff to get an idea of a bunch of different ones and see which interests you the most.

Saw both of those and was certainly leaning towards the Z1 Smooth but it's nice to hear a user's opinion on the gear. Appreciate it.
 

tallazzPilipino

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got that nomadic lifestyle
Samsungs video editor is available only in the 'Galaxy app store' and not Google Play Store.
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got it last night. thanks

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don't forget.. how FBI workers were switched to the S4 due to said KNOX. I remember an article about it a while back. also, the XDA site had a bounty on whomever could reset the KNOX counter once tripped. I don't remember anyone ever getting it.

Saw both of those and was certainly leaning towards the Z1 Smooth but it's nice to hear a user's opinion on the gear. Appreciate it.
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I had a LanParte model before which compared to the Z1 was limiting in range and features. it did not have pan & tilt, only always follow. it was also almost $100 more. the Z1 can be held upside down (if you like to shoot skaters or are shooting low for a scene).
 
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martint235

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Yes, iOS is more secure, the iPhone is more secure. Did you not see the hoopla about unlocking an iPhone 5c, which is several years old? The FBI couldn't do it. I'd call that pretty secure.
Without being an American, I think that was just the FBI picking a fight. In the end, the phone was cracked easily enough.
 

LIVEFRMNYC

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I thing Apple should test the waters with selectable default apps on iOSX. But will most likely be very limited at first. It would make sense to start with the browser since they are all based on webKit, so there really wouldn't be any issues. Doing the same with map/navigation apps would make sense too, since Google maps and Waze are extremely popular.
 

FlashPoint

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2- fast
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4- camera (mostly for 240 frame recording ability)
5- quality and last longing
 

burgman

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The FBI had to pay 1.5$ million to crack the iPhone. I do not call that easy enough.
I guess that would depend on your bank account balance. Plus that is an unverified amount, not that it matters.
 

martint235

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The FBI had to pay 1.5$ million to crack the iPhone. I do not call that easy enough.

I guess that would depend on your bank account balance. Plus that is an unverified amount, not that it matters.
Hardly going to create a budgetary issue. More importantly to the FBI, it got Apple scurrying around trying to find the security hole that they had been unaware of.

From an outsiders point of view, both sides looked like petulant children in the end.
 

Ulenspiegel

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Interesting. You think Apple doesn't mine your data? You honestly believe that iOS is more secure? If you look up the facts, you will be shocked.
Don't presume what I think. I was talking about Google. And mentioning the latter on the same level as Apple when it comes to mining personal data is more than naive.
iOS is a closed system, Android is not. So much for the facts in the field of security. Shocking, n'est–ce pas?

User experience is an opinion and reliability is based on user experience. Neither of which is quantifiable. For you, it might very well be true. For others, not so much.
Reliability of an OS is subjective? It's a novum.
 

nj1266

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sk1wbw

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It was done in a couple of weeks, probably less by the guy who actually did it, so I'd count that as "easily enough" yes.

I didn't ask how long it took, you said it was done easily enough, so that means the hack was easy, therefore you know how it was done. Holy ****, Apple doesn't know how it done but yet we are to believe that you do? Excuse me while I raise the ******** Flag.
 

rhinosrcool

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as soon as the SE became available, I switched to it from my 6s+. the Plus was just too big. the only benefit it has is OIS which means nothing when using a gimbal anyway. and the other benefit is the larger screen for better viewing (live view). the SE's compact size is tremendous when you want to be portable. also, the larger the device, the more counter weight you need. i'm here in Chicago for a month for work, and I actually forgot my counter weight piece back in Cali. it's a good thing I don't need it for the SE.

I mostly just stick to using iPhones for this stuff since I pretty much edit from the phones themselves, and since there aren't any decent apps for Android. also, the iPhone has 240 fps slow-mo which my Note only offers 120 fps. it didn't become available till the Galaxy S7. I really rather not go through all the work of transferring from device to device to device and editing in either FCP or Premier just for some phone footage, unless there was something specific in AE that I wanted to do.

Yeah, for my se, I think I'm getting a gimbal and the one in the videos is reasonably priced on Amazon. My se's camera is really good and so light it will be nice using them together.
 

martint235

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I didn't ask how long it took, you said it was done easily enough, so that means the hack was easy, therefore you know how it was done. Holy ****, Apple doesn't know how it done but yet we are to believe that you do? Excuse me while I raise the ******** Flag.
Why does every forum get someone like you? There are many easy things I can't do. Is driving easy? I can't do it. Is DIY easy ? Yup you guessed it I can't do that either. Just because something is easy doesn't mean I can do it.

FBI asks for help to crack phone. Within 2 weeks someone comes forward and says "I can do it if you give me $1.5m". I count that as being relatively easy.

Two billionaires spend lots of money on trying to make a fully reusable space craft. Neither have fully completed it. That must be relatively difficult.

Stop being a daffodil
 

sk1wbw

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Why does every forum get someone like you? There are many easy things I can't do. Is driving easy? I can't do it. Is DIY easy ? Yup you guessed it I can't do that either. Just because something is easy doesn't mean I can do it.

FBI asks for help to crack phone. Within 2 weeks someone comes forward and says "I can do it if you give me $1.5m". I count that as being relatively easy.

Two billionaires spend lots of money on trying to make a fully reusable space craft. Neither have fully completed it. That must be relatively difficult.

Stop being a daffodil

Because I don't take no for an answer, and I can smell ******** from a mile away. It's a result of being in the Navy for 20 years. People say something is easy that nobody else knows and then offers no explanation of it? The ******** flag comes up full staff.
 

Michael Goff

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Why does every forum get someone like you? There are many easy things I can't do. Is driving easy? I can't do it. Is DIY easy ? Yup you guessed it I can't do that either. Just because something is easy doesn't mean I can do it.

FBI asks for help to crack phone. Within 2 weeks someone comes forward and says "I can do it if you give me $1.5m". I count that as being relatively easy.

Two billionaires spend lots of money on trying to make a fully reusable space craft. Neither have fully completed it. That must be relatively difficult.

Stop being a daffodil

Why are we assuming it took 2 weeks and wasn't a longer project?
 

The-Real-Deal82

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Judging by the way the iPhone unlocking was covered by the media, including the tech media I would say it was anything but easy to do. That doesn't make much difference to us though as it's hardly so,etching to worry about.
 

martint235

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Why are we assuming it took 2 weeks and wasn't a longer project?
It is an outright assumption but here's my rationale. If I'd been working on something for a couple of months and if (as is the case for me and rumours suggest for the cracker) I wasn't a US Citizen and all of a sudden the FBI are desperate for my work, I'd want more than $1.5m for it.

The FBI wasn't in a good place. Not only was it shelling out for a costly legal battle but it was also facing a media and public backlash. Along I come with the solution, give me $20m and the whole story goes away.

If you want to get truly conspiracy theorist, it was Apple that did it. They didn't want a costly legal battle that they would probably ultimately lose but they also couldn't be seen to lose face in public or let their passionate consumers down. Voila, $1.5m problem sorted.
 

mackinmike

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I chose Android for easy of use... the dedicate back button, notification light, attach any file type to an email, choose any application to be the default, sharing content to any application w/o being limited like IOS, customization (removing icons from home screen, widgets, etc) and a 5.5 inch screen that isn't the size of a ping pong paddle (iphone 6s plus)
 
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