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Who is waiting on the Samsung Galaxy S4?
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But, but....what about fragmentation?
If apple does decide to produce a larger iPhone they'll make it the specific size required so the apps can scale properly. Similar to what they did with the ipad mini.
That's my guess.
Brilliant... this made me laugh
Very true, in fact the battery life degradation was so bad on my iPhone 5, after "updating" to 6.1, I immediately checked it against my wifes yesterday since our usage patterns on friday are light... sure enough hers battery life is compromised as well.
This is what I seriously dislike about Apple's "upgrade now but you can't go back", propensity to attempt to force these upgrades on us.
I'd say your correct. It seems the most logical option for them, even if, they don't always think logically
I am surprised its going to be called S4 anyway (not that it is confirmed to begin with). Since the number 4 sounds like "death" in Korean and is considered bad luck.
Needs to dump AMOLED as well. Either that or have some massive jump in AMOLED capabilities because the screen on the GS3 is dreadful.
Last year it was announced on May 3rd, and I had mine in hand June 25th. We'll have to see what happens, but I'm anxiously awaiting the S4 for sure!
Bummer: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...ss-gesture-navigation-mentioned-again_id39738
"Samsung Galaxy S IV to keep the home button..."
"Samsung Galaxy S IV to keep the home button..."
that would be a nice feature. Interested what other things they will add. the 4.9 inch screen is a big selling point for me.
I think I would prefer the home button be both mechanical and capacitive.
On my note 2 I love that I can turn it on with the home button (well, with Quick Glance too I suppose).
But other times I wouldn't mind just being able to tap the home button like I do the other two buttons.
For sure I wouldn't want on-screen buttons like I had with my Nexus 4. I like having use of the entire screen on my Note 2, yet still have the nav buttons when I need them. One of the first things I did with my N4 was find a way to hide the buttons--but that only led to work-arounds to replace them (albeit, several elegant work-arounds).
Michael
Galaxy S4 getting 'Orb' Photo Sphere-style app, report says
By Luke Westaway | 22 February 2013
Samsung's Galaxy S4 will be lifting a camera trick from the brilliant Google Nexus 4, if fresh rumours concerning the upcoming mobile are to be believed.
The South Korean tech giant's next flagship will play host to an app called 'Samsung Orb', Androidgeeks reports, claiming to have received word from an engineer within the Galaxy S4's development team.
The app will apparently take a 360-degree photo of your surroundings, which sounds very similar to the Photo Sphere app on the Nexus 4, which enjoys the feature as part of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
If the so-called 'Orb' app is anything like Google's own, you'll then be able to scroll around in it, like a Google Street View image. To take the photo you'd probably have to point the S4 at different points in your surroundings in sequence, which is how it works on the Nexus 4.
That mysterious source reportedly reckons Samsung is working closely with Facebook, enabling you to upload the panoramic shots just as you would a normal photo.
Samsung has confirmed nothing regarding its follow-up to the Galaxy S3, so take all of this with a pinch or two of good quality sea salt. I can see why Samsung would want to put its own spin on some of the photo tricks in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean however, as it offers smart phone owners some seriously snazzy tricks.
As well as Photo Sphere, you can turn your panoramic photos into tiny worlds, of the kind seen below. Samsung will be wary of Nexus devices' vanilla Android offering more tricks than their own mobiles, and will want to pack the Galaxy S4 with bespoke Samsung apps and features.
CNET
By Luke Westaway | 22 February 2013
Samsung's Galaxy S4 will be lifting a camera trick from the brilliant Google Nexus 4, if fresh rumours concerning the upcoming mobile are to be believed.
The South Korean tech giant's next flagship will play host to an app called 'Samsung Orb', Androidgeeks reports, claiming to have received word from an engineer within the Galaxy S4's development team.
The app will apparently take a 360-degree photo of your surroundings, which sounds very similar to the Photo Sphere app on the Nexus 4, which enjoys the feature as part of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
If the so-called 'Orb' app is anything like Google's own, you'll then be able to scroll around in it, like a Google Street View image. To take the photo you'd probably have to point the S4 at different points in your surroundings in sequence, which is how it works on the Nexus 4.
That mysterious source reportedly reckons Samsung is working closely with Facebook, enabling you to upload the panoramic shots just as you would a normal photo.
Samsung has confirmed nothing regarding its follow-up to the Galaxy S3, so take all of this with a pinch or two of good quality sea salt. I can see why Samsung would want to put its own spin on some of the photo tricks in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean however, as it offers smart phone owners some seriously snazzy tricks.
As well as Photo Sphere, you can turn your panoramic photos into tiny worlds, of the kind seen below. Samsung will be wary of Nexus devices' vanilla Android offering more tricks than their own mobiles, and will want to pack the Galaxy S4 with bespoke Samsung apps and features.
CNET
Didn't realise it was that close! Event added to my calendar
Edit: wait isn't it the 14th?
Grain of salt and all... but potentially a more square-y design:
"Here come the leaked Samsung Galaxy S IV cases, suggesting a rectangular design"
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here...cases-suggesting-a-rectangular-design_id40084
"Here come the leaked Samsung Galaxy S IV cases, suggesting a rectangular design"
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here...cases-suggesting-a-rectangular-design_id40084
I certainly hope those aren't real. I love the look of the curved design of the S3 and Note 2.
And congrats on 601 btw