The Nexus line (at least, the phones) just isn't built for "average consumers" and this release seems to confirm that. Google thinks the Nexus 5 is still a plenty good phone and their priority is to get a phablet-sized reference device for developers. As far as the price, it is unlike any previous Nexus phone because it absolutely souped up in just about every possible spec. No cut corners to reduce cost.

 

Also, what a bummer with the iPad Mini update. I've got all kinds of Apple enthusiast friends pissed off that all they did was add TouchID (not even an upgrade to the A8x processor) and jacked up the price.

 

Agreed on the pricing.

 

I would have loved a $500 phablet, but I think we've been spoiled the past two years with the Nexus 4 and 5 pricing.

Keep believing your tinfoil hat anti-Apple circle jerk nonsense if it makes you feel better. Being that they've sold about 25 million of them now, I'm sure this would still be a story if it actually was the "major issue" you claim it is, but the fact that it's blown over in a matter of days should probably tell you something.

 

 

Give it a few more months (not sure when the due date is) because you'll start rocking out to disneysong pandora with your little one, haha. I'll be at work and all of a sudden I'll be singing...winnie the pooh bear winning the pooh in my head.

Yup, or any stuffed animal/toy that has songs.

 

Purple yellow green and blue

I like red and orange too

Colors are such fun I think

My favorite one is pink pink pink

 

I love lamp

Yup, or any stuffed animal/toy that has songs.

 

Purple yellow green and blue

I like red and orange too

Colors are such fun I think

My favorite one is pink pink pink

Directv channel 293. I find myself signing the acorn song.

Yup, or any stuffed animal/toy that has songs.

 

Purple yellow green and blue

I like red and orange too

Colors are such fun I think

My favorite one is pink pink pink

 

Is the song I don't like candy corn on SPROUT, that god damn song is addicting.

 

here it is for your holiday viewing pleasure

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJsNi7JWZJw

Edited October 17, 201411 yr by Harry Chappas

Android is finally getting account and app data restore. All you have to do is tap it with a device you want to copy the data from (via NFC and BT). Pretty nifty.

Keep believing your tinfoil hat anti-Apple circle jerk nonsense if it makes you feel better. Being that they've sold about 25 million of them now, I'm sure this would still be a story if it actually was the "major issue" you claim it is, but the fact that it's blown over in a matter of days should probably tell you something.

 

Oh please. You're so full of it. You find nothing ever wrong with Apple. You're the biggest Apple ballsucker in the world. Steve Jobs probably didn't love Apple as much as you and was definitely more willing to admit faults.

 

So keep making posts about how Apple's latest phone is the greatest even though someone already came out with it about 2 years ago. And keep bashing all products but apple and minimizing their mistakes if you ever admit them.

Oh please. You're so full of it. You find nothing ever wrong with Apple. You're the biggest Apple ballsucker in the world. Steve Jobs probably didn't love Apple as much as you and was definitely more willing to admit faults.

 

So keep making posts about how Apple's latest phone is the greatest even though someone already came out with it about 2 years ago. And keep bashing all products but apple and minimizing their mistakes if you ever admit them.

He's not wrong.

 

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/20...dgate/index.htm

Oh please. You're so full of it. You find nothing ever wrong with Apple. You're the biggest Apple ballsucker in the world. Steve Jobs probably didn't love Apple as much as you and was definitely more willing to admit faults.

 

So keep making posts about how Apple's latest phone is the greatest even though someone already came out with it about 2 years ago. And keep bashing all products but apple and minimizing their mistakes if you ever admit them.

Dude, its ok.

Oh please. You're so full of it. You find nothing ever wrong with Apple. You're the biggest Apple ballsucker in the world. Steve Jobs probably didn't love Apple as much as you and was definitely more willing to admit faults.

 

So keep making posts about how Apple's latest phone is the greatest even though someone already came out with it about 2 years ago. And keep bashing all products but apple and minimizing their mistakes if you ever admit them.

 

Oh please. You're so full of it. You find nothing ever wrong with Apple. You're the biggest Apple ballsucker in the world. Steve Jobs probably didn't love Apple as much as you and was definitely more willing to admit faults.

 

So keep making posts about how Apple's latest phone is the greatest even though someone already came out with it about 2 years ago. And keep bashing all products but apple and minimizing their mistakes if you ever admit them.

 

Yea, I never have negative things to say about Apple or positive things to say about competitors...

 

Me speaking on the removal of Camera Roll from iOS8:

Yea, not a fan...this is another example for change for the sake of change, but there was no clear explanation or use case to do so. It didn't make using photos easier by any stretch, so I don't understand the point.

 

Me speaking on the bulging camera on the iPhone 6/+:

The only change I'd make is making the camera flat, I don't like it, especially as a person that doesn't use a case. If you use a case, the camera sticking out makes no difference, as the case will undoubtedly make it flat.

 

Me speaking my opinion on the G3:

The G3 is a nice phone, and at least it's not skinned with Samsung's bloat.

 

Me speaking on iOS8 bugs I've encountered:

HAVE experienced the increased app crash issue a number of times.

 

HAVE experienced 3rd party keyboard issues.

 

HAVE experienced input issues on certain websites through Safari.

 

Me speaking about Apple's premature rollout of iOS 8.0.1:

So Apple prematurely rolled out iOS 8.0.1 today and it killed carrier connect/TouchID. If you installed it OTA, the only thing you can do is a restore via iTunes on a Mac/PC to revert to 8.0.

 

Jackasses.

 

Me speaking on the battery life of the Apple watch:

Based on how they didn't mention battery life, I'm betting it lasts about 8 minutes.

 

Me speaking not he HTC One M8:

I agree with him on the HTC one M8, my friend has it and it's the FIRST Android phone I was ever somewhat jealous of...and this is me talking...so, that kind of means something.

 

I call things as *I* see them. When a phone deserves praise, I give it. When Apple does something I dislike, I say it.

Edited October 18, 201411 yr by Y2HH

You of all people shouldn't praise someone for calling out someone for being a "fanboy"

 

Your absolute refusal to praise apple and constant bashing is more annoying then anything in this thread. You never post anything constructive here so why do you even bother?

iOS 8.1 is out, and safe to install.

 

Adds Apple Pay to iPhone 6/+ models, as well as fixes a LOT of bugs.

 

I'll let you know what I run into over the next few days in terms of what's been fixed and what remains.

 

So far:

 

Messages app working better with 3rd party keyboards, screen is scrolling up when entering the app instead of hiding conversation text behind the keyboard.

 

Apple Pay is very easy to setup/use for any credit cards/banks that support it.

iOS 8.1 is out, and safe to install.

 

Adds Apple Pay to iPhone 6/+ models, as well as fixes a LOT of bugs.

 

I'll let you know what I run into over the next few days in terms of what's been fixed and what remains.

 

So far:

 

Messages app working better with 3rd party keyboards, screen is scrolling up when entering the app instead of hiding conversation text behind the keyboard.

 

Apple Pay is very easy to setup/use for any credit cards/banks that support it.

Please keep these updates coming.

 

Apple Pay is very easy to setup/use for any credit cards/banks that support it.

 

What's the security like on this? At the risk of sounding like greg, I'm sort of suspicious of putting my credit card into into my phone which has a cloud.

You should be more worried about the existence of the credit card for security. President Obama recently signed some sort of legislation/order that will require the tech on these credit cards to change because of the ease with which bad people can steal your info from them.

You should be more worried about the existence of the credit card for security. President Obama recently signed some sort of legislation/order that will require the tech on these credit cards to change because of the ease with which bad people can steal your info from them.

 

He is trying to force merchants into chip and pin, like the rest of the world is using. This is good. US merchants are resisting because nobody wants to pay for the upgrade in systems.

 

 

Believe me, we want this.

What's the security like on this? At the risk of sounding like greg, I'm sort of suspicious of putting my credit card into into my phone which has a cloud.

 

It's actually exceptional.

 

From Apple:

Every time you hand over your credit or debit card to pay, your card number and identity are visible. With Apple Pay, instead of using your actual credit and debit card numbers when you add your card to Passbook, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted, and securely stored in the Secure Element, a dedicated chip in iPhone. These numbers are never stored on Apple servers. And when you make a purchase, the Device Account Number, along with a transaction-specific dynamic security code, is used to process your payment. So your actual credit or debit card numbers are never shared by Apple with merchants or transmitted with payment.

 

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For every transaction, a new token code is created and used, and can only be used that one time, so if someone were to harvest the information transmitted over NFC, it would be useless.

Edited October 21, 201411 yr by Y2HH

Please keep these updates coming.

 

Oh, and the Camera Roll has returned in 8.1! Yay.

What's the security like on this? At the risk of sounding like greg, I'm sort of suspicious of putting my credit card into into my phone which has a cloud.

Swiping your credit card at the store is probably riskier. Your credit card info is probably in no less than 20 "clouds" of data right now.

Id love to update my iphone OS but unfortunately it requires me to delete half of my stuff to even start the upgrade.

Id love to update my iphone OS but unfortunately it requires me to delete half of my stuff to even start the upgrade.

 

If you are limited by space available you can plug directly into iTunes and upgrade.

If you are limited by space available you can plug directly into iTunes and upgrade.

No you cant. it requires 650 MB of free space even if you plug in