Death Stryke Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I think the cricbuzz app is so much faster than cricinfo. Cricinfo takes ages to load. Cricbuzz is fast even on a slow edge network and does the job. Plus great ball-by-ball commentary too. The new Times of India app is simply fantastic. U can get all India news and also choose your default city to get local news. Great interface and again, highly optimised to work well on a edge network too. Way better than using the mobile website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I mentioned both on Twitter.. found CricBuzz really useful for keeping up with the World Cup.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Ya rem I told u to check out the toi ipad app! Finally a decent indian newspaper app which isnt jus a mobile browser bundled in the form of an app. Cricbuzz was coool too. I found cricinfo to b tooo slow to load. Same issue in its iOS app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The Optimus 2X and Optimus Black are here in India for 30k and 27k respectively. Not bad, I say. Funny that the Xperia Play is priced higher than a Tegra 2 phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Its a SONY stealing your munny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Read this from Superfrag's twitter.. Sony Ericsson will allow bootloader unlock officially by entering IMEI Brilliant move, I must say. It may just redeem the lost reputation of SE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I posted in this thread earlier too, when dullu got the Xperia Arc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'AL' Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 http://www.letsbuy.com/motorola-mobile-phone-milestone-froyo-p-14598?osCsid=c9ujj7aug4lgkc6eo0eg88aqs0 is this too good to be true..... does anyone know whether this site is reliable?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It's sold out, according to the site. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beb0p Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hey guys. Is there a layman's guide to rooting n installing a custom mod? I tried xda and samdroid but the geek-speak is going over my head. I just wanna install Froyo on my Samsung Spica. I have managed to root it using Super One Click but not able to figure out how to install a custom mod. Please HAALP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'AL' Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It's sold out, according to the site. :/ it wasn't when i posted it.... but is that site reliable.... i mean that is a pretty great price and a pretty great phone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 (edited) Read this from Superfrag's twitter.. Sony Ericsson will allow bootloader unlock officially by entering IMEI Brilliant move, I must say. It may just redeem the lost reputation of SE. Ahhaaha. Amongst who? the elitist few, the geeks? Oh wait, aren't those the only people who really care about android? Edited April 6, 2011 by achilles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWC Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Galaxy S II getting a processor speed bump to 1.2Ghz Dual Core, up from the original 1Ghz. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii_dualcore_cpu_will_run_at_12_ghz-news-2491.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ahhaaha. Amongst who? the elitist few, the geeks? Oh wait, aren't those the only people who really care about android? The few geeks are the ones who usually makes the suggestions to their relatives. The X10 sold well even though it wasn't that popular, the Xperia Arc and Play might even sell better among the enthusiasts, especially when HTC have also started protecting the bootloader and the eMMC strictly. If the few geeks are the only ones who care about Android, then there must be a huge number of geeks in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) His point is simple, your average person does not even know what a bootloader does, let alone knowing what locking/unlocking will do for him. There are lots of people who dont want to bother much their phones and want to use it as it is from the get go. So all these bootloaders and its unlocking etc will have no relevance for him/her nor will it make any phone manufacturer look good in his eyes if the phone is complete crap! He wants it to work well and work smoothly. Bas! Edited April 7, 2011 by Death Stryke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 His point is simple, your average person does not even know what a bootloader does, let alone knowing what locking/unlocking will do for him. There are lots of people who dont want to bother much their phones and want to use it as it is from the get go. So all these bootloaders and its unlocking etc will have no relevance for him/her nor will it make any phone manufacturer look good in his eyes if the phone is complete crap! He wants it to work well and work smoothly. Bas! Agreed. At the same time, many people who have techie friends/relatives refer to them when they need help making purchase decisions. SE is basically appealing to the enthusiast crowd as well with this decision. Average people would be unaffected before as well as after. And the average joe usually doesn't bother to read these news or surf the forums. Again, it's the enthusiast crowd that SE is appealing to here. I think the Xperia Arc and Play are pretty good phones, they're the first ones to the market after the Nexus line to have Gingerbread officially, and it seems that SE has done a much better job this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Ahhaaha. Amongst who? the elitist few, the geeks? Oh wait, aren't those the only people who really care about android? What Superfrag said in reply to your and DS' posts. There are plenty of geeks who do care, and if they were gonna go with unlocked bootloaders and had enough community support, I might one day get an SE phone as against sticking to the Nexus line when I'm looking for a phone a year or two down the line. For those who aren't geeks (by your assumption that they could care less about OS versions, bootloaders and such), SE phones should be good enough cos they work smooth on stock with their MediaScape or Timescape or whatever that interface is called. For those who're even dumber, there's always iOS as evidenced by the American masses ordering large quantities Whatever reputation SE lost was lost among the geek crowd, the kind that write reviews more than the commoner. So yeah, they do regain a bit of the same if they go the distance to unlock bootloaders. Edited April 7, 2011 by Gaurav - Solitaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Cricbuzz & TOI are Must have apps both are fast & perfectly does what it is supposed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Ahhaaha. Amongst who? the elitist few, the geeks? Oh wait, aren't those the only people who really care about android? Yes, I meant "those few" only. Oh wait, looks like "few", according to you, means 40% of the world's smartphone buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 What Superfrag said in reply to your and DS' posts. There are plenty of geeks who do care, and if they were gonna go with unlocked bootloaders and had enough community support, I might one day get an SE phone as against sticking to the Nexus line when I'm looking for a phone a year or two down the line. For those who aren't geeks (by your assumption that they could care less about OS versions, bootloaders and such), SE phones should be good enough cos they work smooth on stock with their MediaScape or Timescape or whatever that interface is called. For those who're even dumber, there's always iOS as evidenced by the American masses ordering large quantities Whatever reputation SE lost was lost among the geek crowd, the kind that write reviews more than the commoner. So yeah, they do regain a bit of the same if they go the distance to unlock bootloaders. That is not all. Why I say this is a brilliant move is because this is a solution to the problems that carriers/OEMs face with providing warranty services with messed-with phones and hence lock them down completely for everyone. This creates a new avenue where you are giving out your IMEI and hence signing off of your warranties which makes the situation amicable for both sides. So, those who want to use their phones normally can continue to do so but those who want to mess with them don't have to waste time on hacking them and playing cat and mouse games with the OEMs in finding/patching exploits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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