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davey4283 posted:Anybody know how to stop sites from redirecting to the mobile view? If you're using Chrome, there's a setting to request the Desktop version under the menu (3 dots).
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Of course there are especially lovely sites that somehow use even more insidious methods to determine mobileness and for those, that option will have no effect. You'll run into these sooner or later.
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Aug 22, 2014 14:23
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Or you get the ones where it automatically redirects you to m.shittywebsite.com. Heaven help you if the mobile site has an entirely different URL structure from the main website. Good luck getting back to the desktop site.
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Aug 22, 2014 14:41
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kitten smoothie posted:Of course there are especially lovely sites that somehow use even more insidious methods to determine mobileness and for those, that option will have no effect. You'll run into these sooner or later.
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Aug 22, 2014 14:42
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The Merkinman posted:Are you referring to sites that use Responsive Web Design? No, those are nice. The worst are the ones that use media queries or something not to reformat the same content, but to trigger JS redirects to a cut down version on m.crappysite.com.
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Aug 22, 2014 14:59
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I think the Bank of America website does that. I just want to see my rewards points on my mobile device you assholes!
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Aug 22, 2014 17:54
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The Merkinman posted:In Chrome there is "request desktop site". This works aswell if you use Opera where you can select between mobile and desktop versions.
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Aug 23, 2014 10:29
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You could also try various user agent swapping apps, I believe chrome does request desktop on a per site basis. If you're looking for something more permanent.
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Aug 23, 2014 17:39
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According to this, a Nexus 9 tablets may have an nVidia SoC. What's the general feeling of nVidia's SoCs compared with Qualcomm's?
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Aug 27, 2014 22:22
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WattsvilleBlues posted:According to this, a Nexus 9 tablets may have an nVidia SoC. What's the general feeling of nVidia's SoCs compared with Qualcomm's? There's a reason goons are leery of Nvidia nowadays. The Tegra 2 was practically abandoned by Nvidia around the time ICS came out, and received no software support from them whatsoever. The Tegra 3 was a buggy mess that also received little support from Nvidia and only got community support because the 2012 N7 used that SoC. I haven't heard anything on the Tegra 4, but that's because practically no one adopted that SoC. That's pretty telling in itself.
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Aug 27, 2014 23:05
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anakha posted:There's a reason goons are leery of Nvidia nowadays. That's what I thought - is this rumour likely to be bullshit, or would Google really stick a Tegra 4 in there?
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Aug 27, 2014 23:12
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WattsvilleBlues posted:That's what I thought - is this rumour likely to be bullshit, or would Google really stick a Tegra 4 in there? Take note that the Tegra K1 mentioned in the article is different from the Tegra 4. That being said, if the rumor is true, I'll be waiting to see what bugs people report about the Nexus tablet before I even consider buying it.
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Aug 27, 2014 23:22
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WattsvilleBlues posted:According to this, a Nexus 9 tablets may have an nVidia SoC. What's the general feeling of nVidia's SoCs compared with Qualcomm's? TEGRA 2 got abandoned pretty quickly and had driver problems that never got resolved, leading to a bunch of devices that never got a gingerbread to ics upgrade. The 3 was rather disappointing in terms of performance. So yeah, not exactly the best track record.
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Aug 28, 2014 01:12
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anakha posted:I haven't heard anything on the Tegra 4, but that's because practically no one adopted that SoC. That's pretty telling in itself. People seem pretty happy with the T4, but as noted it's only in a few tablets + the Shield portable. Likely Google would be using the K1, it's considered very powerful and already in a few devices (Shield tablet + Chinese tablet + ADT-1 + upcoming Chromebook, possibly a min spec for Android TV). If it's the K1 that's a good thing, the SOC is solid, powerful and likely to be well supported (as shown by early wide Android/Linux adoption). Supposedly this is running on a K1 http://www.anandtech.com/show/8214/nvidia-and-epic-games-showcase-the-power-of-tegra-k1-with-unreal-engine-4-rivalry-demo Although I have been unable to replicate it on my K1 yet. It's possible that's also the 64bit K1 while I have the 32bit K1 and they also added significant extra cooling to the board. There's a video explaining about it here: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?32546-Profiling-Tips-and-Tricks-by-Martin-Mittring-from-Epic In short the K1 looks to be awesome for Android. Stick100 fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Aug 28, 2014 |
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Aug 28, 2014 16:11
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Not sure what the big deal is. The longest-supported device in Android history has a Tegra in it. The K1 has some pretty impressive performance, too.
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butt dickus posted:Not sure what the big deal is. The longest-supported device in Android history has a Tegra in it. I have a K1 device and it has incredible performance except for Unreal Engine games (supposedly a fix is coming soon).
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Aug 28, 2014 16:57
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butt dickus posted:Not sure what the big deal is. The longest-supported device in Android history has a Tegra in it. This would be a lot more impressive if some of the shortest-supported devices didn't also have a Tegra...and the explicit reason for the length of time those devices got updates was the Tegra.
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Aug 28, 2014 17:12
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Why would Google make a game with this in that case? Why not just stick with Qualcomm stuff?
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Aug 28, 2014 17:24
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Thermopyle posted:This would be a lot more impressive if some of the shortest-supported devices didn't also have a Tegra...and the explicit reason for the length of time those devices got updates was the Tegra.
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Aug 28, 2014 17:28
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butt dickus posted:None of those were Nexus devices. I'm sure there are Exynos, Qualcomm and TI devices that never received updates, either. 2010 and 2011 were bad years for Android updates in general. Which is why no one (except crazy people) would say that a Tegra powered Nexus device will be poo poo that will never receive updates. They say to be cautious. Which you should.
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Aug 28, 2014 17:32
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Thermopyle posted:This would be a lot more impressive if some of the shortest-supported devices didn't also have a Tegra...and the explicit reason for the length of time those devices got updates was the Tegra. Qualcomm and OMAP chipsets also show up in tons of very shortly supported devices.
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Aug 28, 2014 17:33
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It's probably true that nVidia will be more invested in these platforms now that they have their own tablets running on them. But it's hard to say for sure.
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Aug 28, 2014 18:03
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Nintendo Kid posted:Qualcomm and OMAP chipsets also show up in tons of very shortly supported devices. Sure, and if they had a very recent1 track record of those devices stop receiving support because they stopped (or did so poorly) supporting their chipsets, they'd be equivalent to Nvidia in this regard. Look, the question was why was anyone might be hesitant about Nvidia because they were in the longest-supported device. That factoid isn't as impressive when you also mention that they dropped support for chipsets, had poorly performing chipsets, and had poor support for chipsets that they hadn't technically dropped support for, and this is all on recent1 stuff. Even if other manufacturers were exactly the same (they're not), it's irrelevant to the question being answered. I think K1 seems like a great chipset and I think it's possible that Nvidia will continue to support it for the few years necessary for people to get upgrades, but I certainly can't fault people for being cautious about it. 1As measured by generations of their chipsets.
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I'll get to test it out myself. @ $299 (plus $59 for the controller too) , seems like a solid deal for an 8" Tegra K1 device. Really looking forward to trying the console mode on the Shield Tablet that will be arriving next week. If I like the feel of it, then I may even upgrade my router to try GameStream.
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Is the Nexus 7 + BT keyboard combo still the go-to "taking notes in class" tablet choice? I'm considering selling some stuff to get one for grad school. My handwriting is cramped trash and I've got to find some digital way to keep up with things. I don't have a laptop, iPhone + BT keyboard would murder my eyes, and anything resembling a netbook screams "bad financial investment" to me. Other potential uses for the tablet would be [lots of] PDF reading and maybe some DAW scratchpad work, but note-taking is the main concern here. TIA.
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If you absolutely need it now, Nexus 7 is good for reading PDFs and taking notes. I don't know when the Nexus 9 is supposed to come out, but that would be a bit better for notes and PDFs.
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Aug 28, 2014 21:59
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zgrowler2 posted:Is the Nexus 7 + BT keyboard combo still the go-to "taking notes in class" tablet choice? I'm considering selling some stuff to get one for grad school. My handwriting is cramped trash and I've got to find some digital way to keep up with things. I don't have a laptop, iPhone + BT keyboard would murder my eyes, and anything resembling a netbook screams "bad financial investment" to me.
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Aug 28, 2014 22:01
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Great thing about the nexus 7 is that it is awesome and cheap. If you upgrade next year or so you will still have a solid tablet to do something with. Maybe install in your car or some other dedicated use.
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zgrowler2 posted:Is the Nexus 7 + BT keyboard combo still the go-to "taking notes in class" tablet choice? I'm considering selling some stuff to get one for grad school. My handwriting is cramped trash and I've got to find some digital way to keep up with things. I don't have a laptop, iPhone + BT keyboard would murder my eyes, and anything resembling a netbook screams "bad financial investment" to me. Depending what kind of PDFs, a Nexus 7 might simply be too small. I'd recommend going to Best Buy and trying out a few open access articles or whatever is most similar to what you'll be reading. Try an iPad, iPad Mini, Nexus 7, and the assorted Windows tablets. Once you get a feel for the size you want, ask again about your best options in that size range.
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Aug 28, 2014 22:14
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Endless Mike posted:Why don't you get a Chromebook? All electronics are bad financial investments. Listen to this guy. Chromebook is often a better choice for people thinking about a tablet + keyboard.
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Aug 28, 2014 22:32
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zgrowler2 posted:Is the Nexus 7 + BT keyboard combo still the go-to "taking notes in class" tablet choice? TraderStav posted:Great thing about the nexus 7 is that it is awesome and cheap. If you upgrade next year or so you will still have a solid tablet to do something with. Maybe install in your car or some other dedicated use.
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Aug 28, 2014 22:43
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Endless Mike posted:Why don't you get a Chromebook? All electronics are bad financial investments.
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When Chromebooks get Android app support, I think they're going to dominate the computer market
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I didn't really think that chromebooks were still a thing because it seemed like an intermediary between netbooks and tablets. If they make them run android instead of ChromeOS or be able to run android apps, I might consider getting one.
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Aug 29, 2014 00:55
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Cojawfee posted:I didn't really think that chromebooks were still a thing because it seemed like an intermediary between netbooks and tablets. If they make them run android instead of ChromeOS or be able to run android apps, I might consider getting one. Chromebooks are selling amazingly. The best selling laptop at Amazon is often a Chromebook.
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Thermopyle posted:Chromebooks are selling amazingly. The best selling laptop at Amazon is often a Chromebook. Because normal people buy laptops through things that aren't Amazon. Chromebooks in total are expected to reach sales of 6 million this year - about 55 million normal laptops sold in the first quarter of this year alone and 50 million tablets int he same timeframe.
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Aug 29, 2014 01:35
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Nintendo Kid posted:Because normal people buy laptops through things that aren't Amazon. Chromebooks in total are expected to reach sales of 6 million this year - about 55 million normal laptops sold in the first quarter of this year alone and 50 million tablets int he same timeframe. And?
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Aug 29, 2014 01:37
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Cojawfee posted:I didn't really think that chromebooks were still a thing because it seemed like an intermediary between netbooks and tablets. If they make them run android instead of ChromeOS or be able to run android apps, I might consider getting one. Luckily you: http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/25/5842454/chromebooks-running-android-apps-in-the-works
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Thermopyle posted:And? I don't see how selling approximately 3% as much as laptops or approximately 4% as much as tablets over a year counts as "selling amazingly well" frankly.
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I guess I should mention I solved my 5Ghz wifi problem. My tablet is fine. DD-WRT is just poo poo. Switched to Tomato and I'm doing great.
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