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QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 08:08 PM) The Note is retarded big...I was at a party today and my buddy has one and had it sitting on the kitchen island and I was looking at it like, honestly, I should just bring my iPad in and put it on the island too...that thing is just too f***ing big. The Note 1 is big. The Note 2 is actually not that bad since they made the dimensions a little friendlier, even though the screen size is larger. And you really are exaggerating on the size. It looks small compared to a Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire. Is it a little bit too big? Yeah, I think so, I'd rather have my phone fit in my pocket comfortably rather than barely fit. But I wouldn't mind having one if it was cheap or free. This guy gave some pretty good insight on the phone:

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 5, 2013 -> 07:27 AM) The trend has been upward, but only to a point. Even Samsung, noted there is a huge market for 4.0-4.8" screens by releasing a Galaxy S3 Mini (not in the US yet), and their biggest selling phone of all time is of course the S3. Their Note phones have sold a few million...but when comparing to what the S3 sold, it's not even a close comparison. The market for 5+" phones is primarily in China, where they actually sold a few million of them, but that's still a small number...the American market hasn't been very accepting that market. I'm not saying there isn't a niche market for them in the states, there obviously is, but it's not a trend market that they'll continue to go after being that their smaller devices are outselling them with relative ease. The sweet spot has been shown to be between > 4" and And like I said, while I'd prefer 4.5", a number I would have once quoted as 4.2"*, I feel they get too large/unwieldy after that point. That said, If Googles Nexus comes out, has superb build quality, LTE, enough onboard storage, which is basically all I ask of it, but it happens to be .2" bigger than I wanted, I'm not going to let that stop me from making a purchase of it. * The better builds of the shells have resulted in smaller overall phones, so I've gone from saying 4.2" is a perfect size to 4.5", because the outside casing is no longer taking up a ton more room after the screen real estate as they once did. The S3 is a perfect example of this, they really shaved down wasted bezel space and made the overall phone smaller than it would have been a few years ago, this trend has allowed larger screens to be fit into smaller overall form factors. The Nexus 4 actually does have LTE...it only works on band 4 though (1700/2100 MHz frequencies I believe). So it currently only works on Bell, some AT&T markets, or future T-Mobile LTE networks. The inclusion of LTE into any Google device from here on out will have to do with how Google and carriers deal with each other. One of the reasons there is no LTE on the Nexus 4 is because of how stubborn and slow Verizon was with updates. And I feel as if the S3 could be even smaller, the physical/capacitive buttons are really a waste of space.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 01:38 PM) So, now that I have a tablet that is the bees knees, I discovered that Rockstar released not only one of my favorite games of all time in Max Payne on Android, but also Grand Theft Auto 3, which is another favorite game of mine of all-time. I downloaded both, and cannot believe how smoothly they run, and how gorgeous the graphics are... also, the games are just a blast to play and the controls on the screen actually work and make sense. They just released Vice City, too, but I'll wait to DL that until I've re-defeated GTA 3. Man, these games are all great and take me back. It's amazing how I still remember all the secrets in GTA 3. But anyway, if you have a 7-10" tablet or iPad, holy f*** is it fun to relive these games. The GTA 3 10th Anniversary Android version has better graphics than the original PS2 version. That's nuts. My phone has a little bit of trouble playing VC, especially when I use my MOGA controller with it. Either way the auto-aim blows. But it's still great fun. It is pretty crazy how I marveled that I was able to play these games on my PS2 back in 2002. Now I can play them on a tablet or phone, that's crazy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:44 PM) I hope this was a joke. Are you saying USB has been consistent? There are at least 3 versions I've been through with cell phones in the last 10 years. Micro-USB is a standard now in Europe. And it should be everywhere.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:12 PM) Thinking about making my next phone an Android. I like the app cross compatibility with my tablet and I really love widgets. Thinking about Samsung S3 or Note 2. Unsure of size and price of the Note obviously. What other things should I consider? Other phones I should bring into the mix? Depends on your carrier. The Note 2 is a big phone, but if you love big screens, that's the phone to get. S3 is a great phone as well, I really like the feel of it in the hand. But you should probably hold off. New flagship phones will be here in 2-3 months.

Nice win. Lots of effort and offensive boards.

Hinrich sucks.

Wow Robinson got destroyed by LeBron and no call. LeBron barely gets bumped on the other end and gets a foul call.

Nate Robinson's takin' over. Bulls with a 10 point lead.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:34 PM) Jake Long rated exactly in the middle of the pack among tackles, just one spot ahead of J'Marcus Webb. Every other year they've done these statistics though, he's been absolutely awesome and number 2 more than once. A downward trend, though. Ryan Clady is in the top 4, though. He was rated as terrible last year and good to very good every other year. I'll take whoever's cheaper.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:26 PM) Rated as 7th worst T in football among all of those that played in at least 25% of their team's snaps. 3rd worst in pass blocking. Kind of absurd that they rated his run blocking so positively but his pass blocking was SO bad that it undermined his positive entirely. When looking at our run game splits, we are positive when we run behind our RT (Carimi mostly), TE (they give Spaeth a very positive rating for blocking), and FB. LT was neutral, all 3 interiors very negative. This website rules and it is even more comforting to know that Emery sees this too. I'll post more interesting things as I find them for all to see. I'll take some requests too if you're curious. It's like hey, we finally have a stats-oriented GM! I'm probably gonna pay for the site next year to use it for fantasy football.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 05:33 PM) Bulls Signing Daequan Cook Marc SteinVerified ‏@ESPNSteinLine Mike Conley Sr., agent for Daequan Cook, makes it official and says Cook is indeed signing with Bulls now that he's cleared waivers as 5 PM Hey, we got ourselves a real 3 point shooter!

QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) On PFF's grading system, positive impacts are reflected in positive values and vice versa. A 0 would mean roughly average, neither a positive nor negative impact. For any statistic, +20 would be great and -20 would be just about the worst of the worst. Our linemen overall: Webb -0.8 Garza -5.6 Carimi -10.1 Louis -1.8 Rachal -12.1 Spencer -4.0 Scott -8.1 Brown -6.4 Edwin Williams -2.9 Pass Blocking: Webb +1.4 Garza +1.9 Carimi -17.4 Louis +5.7 Rachal -1.0 Spencer -9.2 Scott -7.3 Brown -2.7 Williams +1.1 Our team rating for pass blocking is -22.2, which is horrible. However, a huge portion of that negative rating is wrapped up in our right tackle, which is just crazy. You may have noticed that our blocking became less of a factor after Carimi's benching, and these stats may explain why. While things don't translate exactly from position to position (they said they are really working on this but it favors RBs a bit), Marshall led our team and was one of the highest in the league with an overall 21.3 rating. Carimi better have been playing on one leg, because that is inexcusable.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 05:39 PM) There is a huge market for 4.0-4.8" screens, which can all be acceptable form factors depending on the overall build of the phone. To pretend there is no market for smaller screens is ludicrous simply because a few OEM's have decided to jump the shark and go well into the 5.5" range. The iPhone 5 has sold an estimated 40+million devices at 4", while the Galaxy S3 has sold 20+ million 4.8" so lets not pretend 5"+ is the only market. There is no way the new Google Nexus is that big. I think I'm more in line with reality with it coming in around 4.5"-4.8". And I'm fine with the size of the S3 because it's external design makes up for it's larger screen (so it doesn't seem TOO large), but anything beyond that is simply too big. I don't care if Chinese OEMs are going after the small penis crowd, either. It doesn't interest me to have a 5+ inch phone. The US isn't their market for those phones, hence why they sell like s*** here. The Note, Note 2 and that new 5" 1080p HTC screen are simply too large...and I've used every one of them. I never said 5+ is the only market, but there will be one soon. Every year, Android phones get larger and larger screens. 3 years ago, it was 4 inches, 2 years ago it was 4.3. Then it was 4.5. Now it's 4.7-5. And this will keep going until users revolt, which they haven't yet since manufacturers have been able to fit these screens on devices while maintaining a similar form factor. You say 5+ inch phones have no place, but the Galaxy Note is a lot more popular than say, most Motorola or HTC phones. What I was saying is that your dream of a 4.5 inch Nexus device isn't going to happen and that is because of where the screen size trend is going. Google isn't going to downsize the screen size of their flagship phone while other devices have 5 inch 1080P screens with similar form factor. Could Google possibly make an array of Nexus phones with different sizes aimed at different markets? Perhaps and that rumor was thrown around this year, only to be proven false. And let's be frank here, there is no such thing as a 4-4.8 inch market for Android phones, it's more tiered than that. Most high-low-end Android phones end up with screens around 4 inches. The HTC One V, the Sony Xperia Sola, the Galaxy S III Mini, HTC One S, and older phones tend to be around this screen size. Then you have your mid-end phones at around 4.3 to 4.5 with the Galaxy S II, Droid RAZR, etc. All of the premium phones of the past year all have 4.7+ inch screens. HTC One X, Galaxy S III, Droid RAZR HD, Nexus 4, etc. Either they will stay at that size or they will go even higher and the trend from the past is that flagship phone screen size goes up. When will they stop? Who knows? The sales haven't really suffered with the increase.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 04:13 PM) that could be the difference between a critical third down or not. It's also like saying the difference between a .250 hitter and .300 hitter is one hit a week or something. That's not actually the case.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 03:53 PM) Until there is a docking solution for my car, stereo in my bathroom and alarm clock by my bed, yes. I'm sure in the next year it will shake out. I've started to move to bluetooth speakers like the Big Jambox for my living rooms but the docking station next to my bed is so incredibly convenient. Isn't Apple coming out with a $30 adapter?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 01:05 PM) Fans know far more about football than Terry Bradshaw or Boomer Esiason. Especially about what it takes to play QB. I thought all the national guys ripping Cutler for bad mechanics stopped when Trent Dilfer decided to stop being so anti-Cutler last year.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 08:29 AM) An iPhone Lover’s Confession: I Switched To the Nexus 4. Completely. That guy bought 8,000 songs off iTunes? Damn... Anyways, it seems like that guy should have jailbroken his iPhone if he wanted to set default apps so badly. But then again, something like that should be standard and mandatory in any OS. In fact, Microsoft is gonna pay a ton of money just because they didn't give users a choice of the default browser on Windows 7 in Europe.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 02:02 PM) The next Nexus phone will mark the first Android phone -- IF the hardware is good enough -- that I will buy. However, that IF is a big if. I do not want a 5" screen (4.5 would be perfect...I find anything larger than 4.5 obnoxious and too big for me...I'm a little guy). I want LTE, I want 32 gigs of on device storage (I don't really need more than that, so expanded storage doesn't matter to me, either). Also, I don't want the phone to feel like cheap plastic garbage, either. Make it nice. Please. You'll probably never buy an Android phone then. Just take a look at all these new phones they'll be coming out with at CES. Most of the big announcements are for phones with 5+ inch screens. That's where Android OEMs are headed, for better or worse. And I doubt Google will give the next Nexus a smaller screen than the Nexus 4 or the Galaxy Nexus. Although one thing I've noticed after using the Galaxy S III for the last few days is that my Galaxy Nexus feels small. It really doesn't have a 4.65 inch screen due to the navigation buttons. After you take the bottom of the screen out, you're really dealing with a 4.5 inch phone.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 01:39 PM) That seems like the smart plan. I'm hoping for a Nexus that runs on Sprint, vs switching. There is a Nexus for Sprint...the Galaxy Nexus, which is still a decent phone. As for the Nexus 4 or any future Nexus, I wouldn't get my hopes up. Google doesn't like dealing with all the politics involving LTE and spectrum bands.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 12:17 PM) The Tampa offense did have some moments this season...for about a 5-6 game stretch they were on quite a roll... Maybe zenryan knows a bit more about him...I know he is a Bucs fan. How 'bout that Doug Martin guy?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 06:09 AM) Ben Davis. Never Forget(part 2) Is there something I'm not aware of?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 11:15 AM) Show me where people put the blame on Cutler. If the offense sucks, it's not Cutler's fault, it's Lovie's fault. If Cutler throws a red zone INT, it's because the line sucks. Ultimately, nothing is ever his fault. When was the last time Cutler threw a red zone INT? 2009? You act like we're dealing with 2009 Cutler. We're not.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:29 AM) Rex Ryan has a tattoo of his wife wearing only a Mark Sanchez jersey So Mark Sanchez is staying in NY?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:25 AM) They are both guys who haven't lived up to the hype. Find the thread the day the Bears traded for Cutler. The results haven't been what a lot of people thought. And just like in Jay's mind and the Sherriff's mind, it's probably everyone else's fault but their's. What did people really expect? They traded for a guy coming off a year where he had a 86 QB rating. Cutler's QB rating as a Bears QB? 81.9 and that's with a really bad offensive line and a horrible receiving corps 3 of the last 4 years. But with the history of the Bears, anybody would have killed for a QB that can consistently put up a QB rating near 85. Because we've constantly dealt with worse. Outside of the bad games against GB the last three years, can you really say that Cutler's been awful? The Bears won at a .675 clip with him since 2010 and they were a wreck without him. That alone should tell you that he's doing something right.