Kiara Smythe Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 BEHOLD! Surface.http://www.wimp.com/newtablet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyphre Iredell Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Well at least he played it off better than that previous iPhone unveiling where there was no connection to use Facetime or whatever he was demo'ing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygna Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've been an iPhone 4 and 4S user, but this month I'll be replacing it with a Samsung Galaxy S3. I've been testing it for the past 2 months now and I must say I'm very impressed. The US version will not have the 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad core processor, but rather a Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core 28nm SoC, clocked at 1.5GHz with the Adreno 225 GPU. It'll have increased RAM (2 GB) to make up for the drop from the quad core. In my opinion, I prefer the Snapdragon and increased RAM more than the Exynos, despite the fact that the Exynos was the staple "future tech" of the Galaxy S3. Reasons being I don't game on my phone, so there's no need for the GPU that the Exynos offers, and the increased RAM in the US version will be nice for multitasking and running more apps. Battery life will also be longer with the Snapdragon over the Exynos. Seems we got the good "shaft" so to speak.If anyone's curious, the reason why the US couldn't get the Exynos processor was due to our retarded 4G LTE networks. They were incompatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krow Ames Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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George Reisman Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemAdams Wobbit Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 That's what it seems like. And to be honest, all 'surface' is, is just the Tablet PC, modernized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyphre Iredell Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 A big part of it is probably the software integration. They casually mention integration with Xbox or whatever other media. Not sure I've even heard the specs on the Surface, unless its written somewhere. They are trying to be sneaky and hide it like Apple, because hardware is totally not important as they've proven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemAdams Wobbit Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 @Cyphre: It's running Windows 8 (for tablets). My understanding is that it's the full Windows on that tablet (but go ahead and correct me if I'm wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukiyomi Yuhara Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Windows 8 = windows 8 for tablets = windows 8 for laptops. Windows 8's design scheme was that it would be one OS for all platforms, which means the desktop version will have those tiles as well. Woo~Also the surface has a built in touch pad and the cover is a keyboard. So....... It would be epic in the innovative scale if it was made by Apple. However I'm sure Apple will jack that idea once the "New Ipad S" comes out, under the assumption they don't completely forget their product release format since apparently numbers don't work anymore. /applehate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoza Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Windows 8 = windows 8 for tablets = windows 8 for laptops. Windows 8's design scheme was that it would be one OS for all platforms, which means the desktop version will have those tiles as well. Woo~I want my Windows 95 scheme back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygna Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I want my Windows 95 scheme back!That's easy to get, just change the theme to Windows Basic and tweak the colors a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyphre Iredell Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 My point was that was the only prominent feature of the tablet, that it ran their new OS, as opposed to going over whatever the hardware specs are. I think the one thing we don't need are more gigantic smartphones that can't be used to call anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoue Katsu Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Behold the Nokia 6310i!THIS is the most amazing phone ever! You'll have perfect reception where smart phone users are standing in weird postures to get a signal.- 9 days of stand by time still after 12 years of use.- Infra red, blue tooth connectivity, gprs modem.- Boots in 4 or 5 seconds top.- No fancy shit that can break like camera's, touch screens etc etc.I frequently use this phone still to make fun of other people in poor reception areas.For work and as a gadget toy I have a HTC Sensation, works great as a wi-fi router or sniffer. Running an ice cream sandwich custom rom (android revolution)Apple just does not feel right for me .. too closed, too driven to take your money.Tablets are useless unless you're in to home automation or are getting things like newspapers and/or books in a digital format. They are only around because they can't make touch screen phones any bigger (Sensation is already too big to be a good phone) to make things more pleasantly readable.They cost more then a laptop which in turn can do a *lot* more then a tablet.The whole 'saves paper' thing is bull shit as paper trees can be regrown more easily then all the raw materials needed for a tablet, paper is also not made by 8 year olds.Windows 8 shall not be named further or I will make Mercury hate you. It needs to stay on tablets and tablets only or baby Jesus will cry.MS already acquired a touch screen manufacturer .. (if you didn't see that coming ..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Furlough Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nokia used to be so great ;_; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krow Ames Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 We'll go ahead and make my pic the only one showing up in recent posts on the Atria.I like tablets, I think. Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Furlough Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 They're neat. I don't think they have much practical use right now. I'll call most of them a toy right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
