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LeoNatan
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Holy shit.
So much stuff. Custom keyboards finally <3
Even Apple is throwing away OpenGL 
Metal. UE4 looks amazing.
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jun 2014 20:45 Post subject: |
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jun 2014 20:51 Post subject: |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jun 2014 20:54 Post subject: |
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Metal and Swift are great developments.
I care most about custom keyboards though, about fucking time 
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jun 2014 21:24 Post subject: |
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tw1st
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| Posted: Mon, 2nd Jun 2014 22:03 Post subject: |
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Nice additions
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(Nexus)
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 00:46 Post subject: |
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I think I already had that in iOS 2.0 on Cydia 
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headshot
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 01:09 Post subject: |
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My 2 year contract ends in September. I am eager to see what Apple will do with the iPhone this year. Otherwse I may defect to the Samsung S5 or Xperia Z2 ...
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 01:11 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | My 2 year contract ends in September. I am eager to see what Apple will do with the iPhone this year. Otherwse I may defect to the Samsung S5 or Xperia Z2 ... |
I mean, what they can do? Release bigger screen with same useless sensors like S5? |
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 13:53 Post subject: |
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Yep, I'm still riding with the ANCIENT iPhone 5, will be ready for an upgrade for whatever comes out next. I mostly enjoy the OS, the ease of jailbreaking and the ease of the "scene" underneath that.
25pp, Appcake, etc. It's all just super easy. ;p
I'd have to start over with Android! Last I remember I had to like, manually download and transfer to device all the package files or whatever, probably nicer by now, but I'm invested in iOS will probably stick with it.
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 14:10 Post subject: |
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not true
for tin foil hat people like me Android is the least worst mobile OS. cyanogenmod your device and remove remaining built-in proprietary google parts of cm with freecyngn. say hi to your surveillance free device and install all necessary apk's with the free F-droid repository!
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 14:21 Post subject: |
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| skx7 wrote: | | surveillance free device |
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 14:25 Post subject: |
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a more surveillance free device... pardon me please!
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 14:36 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 15:56 Post subject: |
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How Xiaomi Beats Apple at Product Launches
The iPhone 6 is due in September.
The build-up to its launch will almost certainly follow the Steve Jobs M.O. Device specifications will remain a closely guarded secret until the launch date (unless an employee forgets his phone at a bar). There will be long lines at stores. We probably wonāt be able to actually get the product for a couple of months after the launch. And, of course, users (we) will have no input into what we actually get; Steve Jobsā dictum that āpeople donāt know what they want until you show it to themā is still an act of faith for Appleās management.
But is this the only way to launch new products? Letās think for a second about the risks inherent in this approach. Imagine that something goes wrong and a hardware glitch makes it necessary to recall and/or repair all products (remember the iPhone4 Antenna problem)? Or what if a certain feature or the device as a whole is a complete miss with consumers (think Apple Maps)?
All this secrecy comes at a price, both in the supply chain and by creating a difficult workplace. Consider how many people have to keep the secrets: factory workers, supply chain workers, and retail employees. Current employees will work weeks of overtime and self-employed contractors will be hired in the thousands. According to some media outlets, Apple already announced restrictions for employee vacation in Germany, probably because of the launch. This elaborate planning process is complex, expensive, and risky.
But what is the alternative? In āWhy The Lean Startup Changes Everything,ā Steve Blank argues for āexperimentation over elaborate planning, customer feedback over intuition, and iterative design over traditional ābig design up frontā developmentā. Blankās approach is as relevant to new product launches as to new companies: they are also highly uncertain, with many unknown unknowns.
One of Appleās competitors is already applying just such an approach to new product launches. Founded in 2010, Xiaomi is one of the biggest Chinese smartphone companies. Its revenues last year were already more than $5 billion ā not bad for a three-year old.
Unlike Apple, Xiaomi produces its products in small batches, allowing for easy changes based on user feedback. Every Friday there is a major feature update of the operating system and a round of feedback from expert consumers. Because Xiaomi only sells directly to consumers (unlike Apple, which goes through many intermediaries), the company can collect all this feedback and build it into the next generation of devices.
In essence, the phone you buy this week can be different from what youāll buy next week. As one example of the benefits of this approach, Xiaomi got its operating system translated into 24 languages by users and the company didnāt spend a dime. User feedback led to the creation of a very different and much more flexible device. Xiaomi allows users to swap the battery, replace a memory card, change case backs, and remove the SIM card.
Donāt get us wrong: we are not saying that Xiaomi has a better product than Apple: they are priced differently and they appeal to different segments of the market. We both use iPhones, not Xiaomi products. But many companies that try to take clues from Appleās playbook on innovation will fail because they donāt have the marketing clout and brand appeal to push products rather than pull ideas. Further, Appleās model is driven by the creative genius of individuals like Steve Jobs, who are not easy to find. Without these resources, a company might be much better off following the Xiaomi playbook.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-02/how-xiaomi-beats-apple-at-product-launches.html
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headshot
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 16:43 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | Yep, I'm still riding with the ANCIENT iPhone 5, will be ready for an upgrade for whatever comes out next. I mostly enjoy the OS, the ease of jailbreaking and the ease of the "scene" underneath that.
25pp, Appcake, etc. It's all just super easy. ;p
I'd have to start over with Android! Last I remember I had to like, manually download and transfer to device all the package files or whatever, probably nicer by now, but I'm invested in iOS will probably stick with it. |
Ditto!
Also I never heard of Xiaomi lol.
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 16:50 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | Also I never heard of Xiaomi lol. |
And that's the whole point. Companies in the scale of Apple (or Samsung) cannot afford this practice, it is just not feasible.
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| Quote: | | Donāt get us wrong: we are not saying that Xiaomi has a better product than Apple: they are priced differently and they appeal to different segments of the market. We both use iPhones, not Xiaomi products. But many companies that try to take clues from Appleās playbook on innovation will fail because they donāt have the marketing clout and brand appeal to push products rather than pull ideas. Further, Appleās model is driven by the creative genius of individuals like Steve Jobs, who are not easy to find. Without these resources, a company might be much better off following the Xiaomi playbook. |
Uhm, yes, we know. We have Samsung to prove this. But Samsung would not be able to follow "the Xiaomi playbook" either, because it is not feasible. |
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Horrordee
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 16:55 Post subject: |
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Did they increase the free cloud space? otherwise this whole iphotos in the cloud this is just as useless as it has been for the 2 years you could already do it!
Every morning:
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FU APPLE!!!! I only have a 16gb phone you twats!
Space for rent. Contact me for rates!
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LeoNatan
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 17:21 Post subject: |
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So now "better" is determined by the highest benchmark score.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 17:47 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | | I'd have to start over with Android! Last I remember I had to like, manually download and transfer to device all the package files or whatever, probably nicer by now, but I'm invested in iOS will probably stick with it. |
Such nonsense. Android has had its market since 2008. The only way you "had" to sideload applications (which is what that's called) were:
- if you had some uncertified device that didn't have access to the market
- if your device was incompatible with a particular app
- the app in question wasn't approved and had to be sideloaded
And you can still sideload apps like that if you want to, that's how people install proprietary Samsung apps (such as DriveLink for use with car head units) to use their "unsupported" devices. It has not been necessary in 5.5 years though, except for developer apps which you wouldn't be interested in anyway. |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 19:27 Post subject: |
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And no, I'm not saying that's any better or worse than iOS, I'm just saying that what you're saying is utter nonsense sTo0z
The only thing I've ever *had* to sideload was Swype...when it was in beta.
@ (Nexus): gaat het niet zo zeer om, het is gewoon je reinste onzin. Zowel iOS als Android hebben wat debiele dingen er in zitten, maar dat is er niet 1 van.
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Tue, 3rd Jun 2014 23:43 Post subject: |
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| Werelds wrote: | And no, I'm not saying that's any better or worse than iOS, I'm just saying that what you're saying is utter nonsense sTo0z
The only thing I've ever *had* to sideload was Swype...when it was in beta.
@ (Nexus): gaat het niet zo zeer om, het is gewoon je reinste onzin. Zowel iOS als Android hebben wat debiele dingen er in zitten, maar dat is er niet 1 van. |
Nah buddy, I think you misunderstood.
What I meant was, it's easy as shit to pirate for iOS. 
What I meant by "starting over" was that I'd have to figure out an Android equivalent, which I just don't see why I would do that when iOS is so damn easy.
25pp even tells me when one of my pirated apps has an update available, I mean I click one button and it goes and updates any cracked apps it has an update for.
The one and only time I messed with Android was on the original T-Mobile G1, so like I said, it's probably easier now (to pirate!) but why would I switch? iOS is a great OS and does everything I want it to and more (with jailbreaking).
I would never compare the "out-of-box" Android vs. iOS because I'm only interested in where they can go. To me, iOS + jailbreak goes further/easier/more pirate-y.
More power to Android users, just have no reason to leave iOS as I'm heavily invested (have some purchased apps too!) |
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