The Official Cell Phone Junkies Thread - Part 1

[the dmg]

So Nokia apparently is waiting out to see WP is successful and is not introducing Pureview 41mpx Windows phone, yet. And there are some murmurs that Nokia does have a Plan B that may involve Jolla and Sailfish.

Nokia could do well by moving to Android. It's a good idea to get your foot in the door with Jolla and Sailfish, but they've tried that with WP and it hasn't worked out too well.

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, Jolla has said they plan to make it easy to port Android apps for Sailfish, but if they're anything like BB10's then forget it.

I do wish Nokia had kept nurturing MeeGo alongside WP instead of abandoning it. It was such a unique OS at the time. Now with BB10 not so much, but I'm still going to miss it and the Nokia Harmattan UI.

Nokia using Android wouldn't be a bad idea. My only fear is that Nokia couldn't use Nokia Maps, City Lens or Drive because of Google's mapping services. I also hope they make a fantastic UI layer something akin to Symbian Belle.

 

[Lily Adler]

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Apple is 'Cooking' Up Some New Stuff

Sounds like Roger Smith cause they have some 'BIG Stuff' planned. Would an iWatch even be a solution?
Tweet Says BlackBerry 10 Will Blanket the US in a 'few short weeks'

Apple Patent to Give Your iPhone 'Situational Awareness'

 

[Nightmare]

Still waiting for official news on the x phone and the galaxy s4!

 

[Lily Adler]

Not official, but it is news my little hodge podge.

Samsung Galaxy SIV to have Exynos 5 Octo Processor in Europe and Snapdragon 600 in US

Nokia Releases NFC Writer for Windows Phone

HTC One will be HTC's One and Only Flagship for 2013

HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy SIII First Look

All I have to say is DAMN that phone is thin (aka fragile).

HTC One vs iPhone 5 First Look

 

[terry78]

Yeah, you drop that thing once and you're replacing something.

 

[Lily Adler]

Leaked Samsung Galaxy SIV Image Resembles Earlier One

 

[the dmg]

Not official, but it is news my little hodge podge.

Samsung Galaxy SIV to have Exynos 5 Octo Processor in Europe and Snapdragon 600 in US

This I've heard already, and it sucks the US gets shafted once again like with the SIII.

 

[The Riddler]

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sony, y u hate america?

no xperia z release makes me sad.

 

[the dmg]

[YT]RKY2fn6IIuY[/YT]
sony, y u hate america?

no xperia z release makes me sad.

Agreed.

If they don't release this phone soon, they'll be overshadowed by the GSIV.

 

[Lily Adler]

HTC One Wins Award for Best New Mobile Handset at MWC

Congratulations HTC, now let's see if it sells well.

Nokia Signs Deal With P2i for Water-Repelling for Future Models

Like Nokia phones weren't already indestructable enough.

T-Mobile May Be Transitioning Away from Contracts

LG Sells 10 Million LTE Handsets Around the Globe

Great LG, now keep your damn phones up to date and make Optimus UI look less like TouchWiz.

 

[Lily Adler]

Well, I asked a friend what phone they're getting when they upgrade. I mentioned the SIV, Xperia Z, Lumia 920, iPhone 5 and HTC One. As soon as I mention the HTC, she says no to it. Apparently, they haven't been kind to her Sensation XL, so she will definitely be going for one of the others. She's looking at the Lumia in red, she likes mine and red is her favorite color, and the iPhone 5 cause all the cases and apps. She said she wanted to wait a little longer to see what Samsung would come up with.

 

[NickNitro]

I can't stand the HTC one looks exactly like the new blackberry

 

[Trainwreck2100]

I'm done with HTC I'm going on my third EVO 4gLTE

 

[Lily Adler]

I can't stand the HTC one looks exactly like the new blackberry

That's silly they're as different as night and... later that night.

 

[Lily Adler]

Leaked Samsung Galaxy SIV Screenshots Reveal 13 MP Camera and Quad-Core Processor

HTC Sales Take a Sharp Drop in February

iOS Apps More Likely to Collect and Transmit Unencrypted Personal Data

 

[Lily Adler]

So Nokia is siding with Apple in the Apple v. Samsung trial. Apparently, their reasoning for this is that they want to defend intellectual properties and prevent theft of them. Samsung allegedly used Nokia's technology in some of their phones without permission which may be the real reason behind this. Payback. I love Nokia, but seriously Apple's patents are pretty much s**t.

 

[Lily Adler]

Less than 3 days til Samsung unveils the Galaxy SIV! Who's excited?

 

[The Riddler]

meeeeee!

 

[the dmg]

Less than 3 days til Samsung unveils the Galaxy SIV! Who's excited?

I'm cautious.

 

[Darthphere]

I'd be excited if I had any chance of getting it.

 

[Kane52630]

I would also be excited if I didn't already own a Galaxy phone.

 

[ericadawn16]

I have a Samsung Memoir which I love but I'm glad I have options for when I have to give it up. I know it's a cellphone but what I really use it for is taking photos; Macro, filters, etc. and checking my email.

 

[Lily Adler]

I'm cautious.

Well, that act of caution may benefit you as supposed leaks of the SIV show it having a similar body as the SIII with only the internals considered as a true update.

I pray that is not the case, of course.

 

[the dmg]

Well, that act of caution may benefit you as supposed leaks of the SIV show it having a similar body as the SIII with only the internals considered as a true update.

I pray that is not the case, of course.

Only a few things have really wowed me about the phone from what has been leaked. Hopefully, some rumors are wrong and it proves to be better, but it doesn't seem like it.