Not too mention, the previous version of google maps for the iphone was horrendous. The update app is pretty great now.

 

And this.

Freedom feels good don't it?

 

Yes, it does. It's been years since I've been into this scene...and it was like re-discovering my love of technology in a way I had since lost. I'm already editing filesystem options by hand in order to tweak certain things programs otherwise couldn't do on their own.

 

That said, a lot of this isn't for people who aren't technologically savvy...a lot of it is pretty easy, but you can get into some really complicated stuff like I already am...stuff I wouldn't recommend a regular person try because it'd force them to have to restore/redo everything if they messed it up.

 

Still...it unleashes how powerful iOS really is.

The battery life I've gotten on the Nexus 4 is the best I've gotten on any Android phone. I've always charged my phone everyday since I've started using smartphones...I don't have to do that anymore now.

 

I got about 22 hours out of this thing yesterday with 20% to spare. Today I'm at 14 hours and there's still 45% left. Totally worth the investment based on battery life alone.

The battery life I've gotten on the Nexus 4 is the best I've gotten on any Android phone. I've always charged my phone everyday since I've started using smartphones...I don't have to do that anymore now.

 

I got about 22 hours out of this thing yesterday with 20% to spare. Today I'm at 14 hours and there's still 45% left. Totally worth the investment based on battery life alone.

I wish this device were available for Sprint.

I wish this device were available for Sprint.

 

Motorola and Google are rumored to release an X phone that should be on all carriers this summer, so there's that.

Edited February 7, 201313 yr by chw42

I wish this device were available for Sprint.

 

I've been on Sprint since the late 90s. I'm going off contract in June when my current one expires.

The site everyblock.com shut down out of the blue. I checked it on a daily basis.

I'm finally looking at getting a PS3. How much gaming do you need to do to need the 500GB system?

I'm finally looking at getting a PS3. How much gaming do you need to do to need the 500GB system?

 

You'd be getting it a few months before they announce the PS4. Don't bother.

I'm finally looking at getting a PS3. How much gaming do you need to do to need the 500GB system?

 

A ton. I have a first generation PS3 with 60gb. Ive never even come close to needing memory. If you wanted to save videos, music on the PS3 that size would make sense.

 

PS3s are a great value. Had mine forever, used it for netflix, games, blu rays. Just a good value product.

A ton. I have a first generation PS3 with 60gb. Ive never even come close to needing memory. If you wanted to save videos, music on the PS3 that size would make sense.

 

PS3s are a great value. Had mine forever, used it for netflix, games, blu rays. Just a good value product.

 

My secret is that I still have my PS2 I bought got for Christmas in 2000, which I still use. I don't need a ton.

My secret is that I still have my PS2 I bought got for Christmas in 2000, which I still use. I don't need a ton.

 

Even if you did, you can just buy a hard drive and swap it. I think you can do that with the original PS3 and the PS3 slim, but I don't know about the newest slim model they just came out with.

Edited February 7, 201313 yr by chw42

My secret is that I still have my PS2 I bought got for Christmas in 2000, which I still use. I don't need a ton.

LOL, I still have my PS2, which I got the day they came out in October of that year. Still works too.

You'd be getting it a few months before they announce the PS4. Don't bother.

 

This, these are decade old consoles. The PS4 and NextBOX are most likely coming out this year.

A ton. I have a first generation PS3 with 60gb. Ive never even come close to needing memory. If you wanted to save videos, music on the PS3 that size would make sense.

 

PS3s are a great value. Had mine forever, used it for netflix, games, blu rays. Just a good value product.

 

Yep, and updating the hard drive is a breeze. Probably simpler than opening up a PC. And the best part is, you don't have to get a Song PS3 hard drive. Almost any laptop hard drive will do, but you could find a list on the PS3 community website.

 

I wish I still had my launch day PS3 as it was BC. It gave me YLOD though unfortunately.

LOL, I still have my PS2, which I got the day they came out in October of that year. Still works too.

My original nintendo from when I was a little kid still functions perfectly as well as the accessories like the power pad and power glove. Thats f***ing staying power.

My original nintendo from when I was a little kid still functions perfectly as well as the accessories like the power pad and power glove. Thats f***ing staying power.

 

Mine does too. In fact my daughter and I spent last weekend playing Super Mario 3.

Mine does too. In fact my daughter and I spent last weekend blowing into the cartridge and the console so they game would work and then playing Super Mario 3.

 

Fixed.

 

Just got a galaxy note 2 from work. This thing is huge.

My original nintendo from when I was a little kid still functions perfectly as well as the accessories like the power pad and power glove. Thats f***ing staying power.

You have a working power pad? OMG I'LL BE OVER IN 5 MINUTES.

Fixed.

 

Actually it's the top-loading one which doesn't suffer from that malady nearly as much as the front-loading one.

 

Fixed.

Never. I keep them in cases and I only slightly move it left or right to get it to work.

 

You have a working power pad? OMG I'LL BE OVER IN 5 MINUTES.

Yes, and it works like a charm. However its located in SW Michigan at my lake house. So is the power glove.

Pros/Cons of jailbreaking? I don't know much about it other than people telling me it jeopardized my warranty.

Pros/Cons of jailbreaking? I don't know much about it other than people telling me it jeopardized my warranty.

Sorry I had to.

Pros/Cons of jailbreaking? I don't know much about it other than people telling me it jeopardized my warranty.

 

It doesn't do anything to your warranty, because you can always do a full restore via iTunes which removes the jailbreak and restores the phone back to it's factory default settings.

 

It's a simple process, but it's more complicated than a base iOS install, I won't lie to you and say otherwise. This is the first time I've done it in a while now, but I'm a former jailbreaker from the original iPhone - iPhone 3GS days. I didn't stop this practice until I got tired of it during the iPhone 4-4s era...I've since returned. I'd say do it, and if you have any questions you can always ask me on here, or email me at y2hh@mafia.org, I can help you out.

 

Before you begin, do an iCloud and a iTunes backup of your device. After you do that, remove any lock screen password you may have set, plug the phone in and run the jailbreak application. Lockscreen passwords can make the jailbreak process have issues, so disable it, you can reenable it after you are done. After a few reboots it will be done (5 minutes), and your phone will look exactly the same, only now you'll have an additional icon called Cydia which is the App Store for installing jailbreak applications. Other than that your phone will work and act the same, and you will still have access to apples App Store and everything else, just as you always did.

 

I'll even make this easier on you and start you out with some tips...

 

You want the following from the Cydia store, they are all free:

 

Activator (Allows you to program button presses/combinations/swipes to do whatever you want them to do.)

Bolt (Removes the battery symbol at the top right of your phone status bar, leaving the %, when plugged in, you will still see a little charge bolt.)

biteSMS (Complete replacement for Apples SMS applications. Works with facetime, iMessage, texts, MMS, etc. Much more configurable, and adds a quick message popup, so you do not have to close your applications to reply to texts.)

Browser Changer (Allows you to set any browser as your default browser, be it Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc. Also allows you to change your default Maps app to Google Maps.)

f.lux (Automatically changes the phones contrast at night so it's not hard on your eyes, automatically changes it back when light/morning again.)

IconBounce (Eye candy, makes the icons on the dock bounce and dance around...looks cool.)

IconRenamer (Allows you to rename apps to whatever you want.)

NCSettings (Adds quick controls to your notification center dropdown, adding things such as the ability to quickly change brightness, turn on airplane mode, the camera flash for a flashlight, etc.)

Unfold (Because it adds a cool unfolding effect to your lock screen, pure eye candy but cool nonetheless.)

WinterBoard (Theming/skinning of your device, if you so choose.)

 

These are paid apps, but I highly recommend them:

 

Nitrous - 1$ (Opens access to other web browsers and applications that use the web, such as twitter and flipboard, to use the Nitro Java engine, which will make them as fast as Apples own Safari.

Springtomize 2 - 2 or 3$ (Gives you complete control over many phone options, such as your carriers name at the top of you phone, icon sizes, how many icon rows, how many icons you can put into a single folder, add additional icons to the dock at the bottom, etc.)

Edited February 9, 201313 yr by Y2HH