Soxbadger Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 SGIV is supposed to be out next year as well. Im probably not getting a new phone for a few years, SGIII does everything I want really well. Turns out that even with a top end phone, I still mainly just use it for phone and music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 22, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) SGIV is supposed to be out next year as well. Im probably not getting a new phone for a few years, SGIII does everything I want really well. Turns out that even with a top end phone, I still mainly just use it for phone and music. And pr0n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 22, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) SGIV is supposed to be out next year as well. Im probably not getting a new phone for a few years, SGIII does everything I want really well. Turns out that even with a top end phone, I still mainly just use it for phone and music. The GS4 is going to be out in the next month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 For those who used to watch TechTV.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Unlocking Cell Phones in the U.S. Will Be Illegal After Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 "The Librarian of Congress banned the practice of buying a cell phone and unlocking it last October. Now the window in which it was legal to do so will close on Saturday, Jan. 26. " some kind of cite would have been nice. Who or what is the Librarian of Congress and what authority do they have to ban anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 10:21 AM) "The Librarian of Congress banned the practice of buying a cell phone and unlocking it last October. Now the window in which it was legal to do so will close on Saturday, Jan. 26. " some kind of cite would have been nice. Who or what is the Librarian of Congress and what authority do they have to ban anything? From the source article which this one points to: In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress, who determines exemptions to a strict anti-hacking law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), decided that unlocking cellphones would no longer be allowed. But the librarian provided a 90-day window during which people could still buy a phone and unlock it. That window closes on Jan. 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Ugh our IP/tech laws are so terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 01:24 PM) Ugh our IP/tech laws are so terrible And how are they going to catch you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Would your network provider be able to tell and then report/sue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 01:59 PM) And how are they going to catch you? They're going to arrest any locksmith that unlocks these phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 can we just repeal the awful DMCA already? http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/unlock...-rule-insanity/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 02:09 PM) can we just repeal the awful DMCA already? http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/unlock...-rule-insanity/ Those rules make no f***ing sense. I bought the damn device, I can do whatever the hell I want with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 12:16 PM) Unlocking Cell Phones in the U.S. Will Be Illegal After Saturday That's bulls***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nexus 4s are finally back in stock on Google Play. Nabbed a 16 GB today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Blackberry 10 launched today. I'm due for a new phone and absolutely loved my Curve, so I want to do my due diligence and check this phone out. It looks really good and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'm extremely interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 And now it's Blackberry who makes the Blackberry 10, not Research in Motion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 09:55 AM) Blackberry 10 launched today. I'm due for a new phone and absolutely loved my Curve, so I want to do my due diligence and check this phone out. It looks really good and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'm extremely interested. QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 09:57 AM) And now it's Blackberry who makes the Blackberry 10, not Research in Motion LOL. Blackberry. The Curve is a piece of s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The Curve was awesome, so SUCK IT! I don't think I'll ultimately end up getting the '10 but I'm hoping it sells because it does offer a lot of cool things and interesting ideas. Part of the reason Blackberries are so awesome is BBM, and getting the '10 now would be like getting a 1-way walkie talkie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 So blackberry made an iphone huh? Thats cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 09:55 AM) Blackberry 10 launched today. I'm due for a new phone and absolutely loved my Curve, so I want to do my due diligence and check this phone out. It looks really good and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'm extremely interested. Hardware is decent, but the app ecosystem is still lacking, maybe not even on par with Windows Phone yet. With how much money RIM was giving developers to make apps before launch, I expected better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 03:14 PM) So blackberry made an iphone huh? Thats cute. They made a Droid X if you pay attention to the top and bottom bezels. Or a Sony Xperia S... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The Cnet review said basically a poorly manufactured iphone 5 with a buggy OS. No reason for any user to switch over to it. IMO the ONLY thing blackberry EVER had that was an advantage was their keyboard and the Push email function. Both are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) The Cnet review said basically a poorly manufactured iphone 5 with a buggy OS. No reason for any user to switch over to it. IMO the ONLY thing blackberry EVER had that was an advantage was their keyboard and the Push email function. Both are gone. It has two things no mobile OS has right now...a centralized notification inbox and an incredibly cool gesture based UI. I see nothing wrong with BB10 itself. It feels like a modern OS. It just doesn't have any substantial app support. Any mobile OS without app support these days is doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 03:27 PM) It has two things no mobile OS has right now...a centralized notification inbox and an incredibly cool gesture based UI. I see nothing wrong with BB10 itself. It feels like a modern OS. It just doesn't have any substantial app support. Any mobile OS without app support these days is doomed. I dont see either of those as advantages, maybe someone else will, but to me not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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