Alright phone nerds, I need assistance.

• j_crazy

  

  dlazz;743996 wrote:The HTC default is called HTC Sense. You can get Beautiful Widgets and customize it to your liking. They have some that look very similar to the HTC one.
  
  I'm assuming you've already figured out how to add widgets to the homescreen? (hold anywhere on the homescreen and it'll let you add stuff)

  
  yeah but i don't have any widgets.
  
  check that. i have mint.com widget now.
• Jawbreaker

  sherm03;743790 wrote:They aren't going to do that. And don't be surprised when everyone else starts installing the e-fuse chip as well.

  
  Sony just went the other way with this.
  
  This is the one thing holding me back from buying a Motorola Android device. Since VZW has changed their new every two contract and done away with one year agreements, I need a phone that will continue to update over a two year period. Most phone manufacturers DO NOT support and update their phones to newer versions of Android after a year of being on the market. I have a Droid Incredible that has been running Gingerbread for months now and it has been rock solid. Why? Because I run cyanogenmod as my ROM.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  like_that;743888 wrote:Been debating whether to get an iPhone 4 or wait on the iPhone 5. I called apple and AT&T, and they could not give me any information on when the iPhone 5 is coming out.

  
  LOL @ thinking Apple would tell you when they're going to unveil the iPhone 5.
• sherm03

  

  Jawbreaker;744008 wrote:Sony just went the other way with this.
  
  This is the one thing holding me back from buying a Motorola Android device. Since VZW has changed their new every two contract and done away with one year agreements, I need a phone that will continue to update over a two year period. Most phone manufacturers DO NOT support and update their phones to newer versions of Android after a year of being on the market. I have a Droid Incredible that has been running Gingerbread for months now and it has been rock solid. Why? Because I run cyanogenmod as my ROM.

  
  
  Understandable...but Moto actually has a great reputation of updating software for AT&T and Verizon. As far as the bootloader, it's been reported that only about 3-5% of customers want to be able to customize to that extent...so Moto won't slide into obscurity because of it.
• like_that

  

  Scarlet_Buckeye;744082 wrote:LOL @ thinking Apple would tell you when they're going to unveil the iPhone 5.

  
  Didn't think they would, but it couldn't hurt to try.
• Tobias Fünke

  

  like_that;744498 wrote:Didn't think they would, but it couldn't hurt to try.

  
  I had to go into Verizon to get my Blackberry fixed and he said he could just upgrade it since I'm due. I looked around to see it was just me and him and said "Yeah but my nerdy roommates think I should just wait until July for the iPhone 5, I'll probably go that route."
  
  He looked around and just smiled and nodded with saying "I can't say that's not what I'd do."
  
  Soooooo, yeah, it's coming in July.
• gport_tennis

  Tobias Fünke;744620 wrote:I had to go into Verizon to get my Blackberry fixed and he said he could just upgrade it since I'm due. I looked around to see it was just me and him and said "Yeah but my nerdy roommates think I should just wait until July for the iPhone 5, I'll probably go that route."
  
  He looked around and just smiled and nodded with saying "I can't say that's not what I'd do."
  
  Soooooo, yeah, it's coming in July.

  While thats a possibility that it may come out in July, I can guarantee.you that nobody who works in a store knows when the iPhone 5 will be released.
  
  
  Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk
• like_that

  

  Tobias Fünke;744620 wrote:I had to go into Verizon to get my Blackberry fixed and he said he could just upgrade it since I'm due. I looked around to see it was just me and him and said "Yeah but my nerdy roommates think I should just wait until July for the iPhone 5, I'll probably go that route."
  
  He looked around and just smiled and nodded with saying "I can't say that's not what I'd do."
  
  Soooooo, yeah, it's coming in July.

  
  Any idea on what the major difference between the iphone 4 and 5 will be?
• OneBuckeye

  

  like_that;744797 wrote:Any idea on what the major difference between the iphone 4 and 5 will be?

  
  www.bgr.com
  
  Hopefully a dual core processor.
• OneBuckeye

  

  http://www.bgr.com/2011/04/18/iphone-5-will-enter-production-in-september-analyst-claims/
  

  Apple’s next-generation iPhone may launch even later than September this year, as has previously been rumored on numerous occasions. Apple has stuck to a summer launch for each new iPhone model released thus far, but the February introduction of Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4 and the imminent release of the white iPhone 4 do suggest Apple may deviate from its previous schedule. Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo cited supply chain checks in a note to investors on Monday, in which he suggests Apple’s iPhone 5 won’t enter mass production until September. This would make a September release highly unlikely, and would instead mean the new smartphone might launch in October or later. Ming-Chi also reiterates earlier rumors that the iPhone 5 will be an incremental update, and will feature Apple’s new A5 processor, an 8-megapixel camera and a Qualcomm radio like the one found in Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4. Industry watcher DigiTimes recently issued a report calling any iPhone 5 manufacturing timelines to this point “baseless,” claiming Apple has not yet discussed the device or any production timing with its manufacturing partners.
  

• oberhaus

  

  dlazz;743948 wrote:You really should shell out the $135 for the Atrix.
  
  As for Apps:
  
  Audiogalaxy: Let's you stream music from your computer. If you leave your computer on all of the time, you can have all of your music at your finger tips. If you don't...
  Pandora + TinyShark: Pandora is self explanatory, TinyShark is free Grooveshark
  Google Goggles: Fun to play with
  GasBuddy: Find "cheap" gas
  Barcode Scanner: Scan barcodes
  $Beautiful Widgets: Add widgets to your homescreen
  *Go Launcher: Different launcher
  *GO SMS: Different SMS app
  Dolphin Browser: More feature heavy browser over the stock one
  Dropbox: Handy for transferring files to your PC
  $Seek Droid: Useful in case you lose your phone. Enables you to GPS locate it, remotely wipe it in the event you lose it.
  Soundhound: ID songs off of the radio
  $Tapatalk: As long as you aren't a douche like imex99 and know how to turn off the signature, it lets you browse the Chatter easily.
  Wordfeud: Scrabble, similar to Words with Friends.
  Yelp: Find various things to do in your area
  
  * indicates preference. there's many alternative launchers/SMS utilities
  $ costs money

  
  How is Go SMS compared to Handcent? I use Handcent.
• oberhaus

  

  j_crazy;744002 wrote:yeah but i don't have any widgets.
  
  check that. i have mint.com widget now.

  
  Mint widget is great. Use it religiously.
• dlazz

  oberhaus;745094 wrote:How is Go SMS compared to Handcent? I use Handcent.

  
  I've used them both. I prefer Go SMS because they tend to update it a helluva lot more frequently.
• dlazz

  Tobias Fünke;744620 wrote:He looked around and just smiled and nodded with saying "I can't say that's not what I'd do."

  
  
  Yeah, because some peon making $9.00/hr knows there's a new iPhone coming out.
• karen lotz

  

  Motorola announced that the Bionic will be delayed until summer. Damn it.
• sherm03

  

  karen lotz;746061 wrote:Motorola announced that the Bionic will be delayed until summer. Damn it.

  
  Patience my friend. It will be all worth it...
• OneBuckeye

  

  sherm03;746098 wrote:Patience my friend. It will be all worth it...

  
  hopefully they will use that time to cram 1 gb of RAM in it.
• karen lotz

  

  No doubt it will be worth it. Just hoping it is released before tiered data plans start so I'm grandfathered in.
• karen lotz

  

  OneBuckeye;746105 wrote:hopefully they will use that time to cram 1 gb of RAM in it.

  
  That was what most of the nerds where saying on the site I saw this on.
• like_that

  

  I decided not to wait for the iPhone 5, and get the iPhone 4. Any app recommendations?
• imex99

  

  Jawbreaker;743659 wrote:Can you please tell your company to unlock the bootloader ( I.e. the xoom). I then might purchase a Motorola phone. Thanks.

  Motorola to have a new bootloader policy come late 2011: http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-have-new-bootloader-policy-come-late-2011
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  I'll never purchase another Motorola phone ever again after that POS they put out called the RAZR. Worst. Phone. Ever.
• karen lotz

  

  LOL really? That was a 10 years ago.
• sherm03

  

  Scarlet_Buckeye;751596 wrote:I'll never purchase another Motorola phone ever again after that POS they put out called the RAZR. Worst. Phone. Ever.

  
  Worst? Nahh. Far from it. Ever heard of the UT Starcom CDM-105? How about the Sanyo SCP-200? Those could possibly claim the title of worst. phone. ever. Sure there were a lot of people that had issues with the RAZR. But that's what happens when you sell 130 million of them. I would guess that since there are still people that come into every different carrier and say they want to upgrade their phone TO a RAZR that it can't be considered the worst. phone. ever.
  
  If you are holding a phone from 2005 against a company, you are going to miss out on some of the best smartphones to hit the market. But, to each his own...I guess.
• OneBuckeye

  

  Verizon coming out with heavy hitters soon. Samsung Charge on May 14th (I think the article has a typo.) http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/13/verizons-samsung-droid-charge-to-launch-may-13th/
  
  Droid X2 may be coming out may 26th. Sweet specs are also confirmed in the article. http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/13/motorola-droid-x2-could-launch-may-26th/