qirex posted:

they’re all the worst pixel phone if you really think about it

FMguru posted:

google is to hardware what apple is to web services / gaming / original content (with the weird exception of chromecast, which is just perfect - and perfectly priced - for what it does)

Father Jack posted:

when hugephones started becoming a thing i think i saw more women with them than men. i thought it was maybe about lack of usable pockets on womens clothing and if you're having to carry a bag for your stuff anyway might as well have the big phone, but maybe it's this too

FMguru posted:

lol google just cancelled the pixel 4, just nine months after launching it: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/google-discontinues-the-pixel-4-after-less-than-a-year-of-sales/

really digging this ars subheadline:

Phobeste posted:

that's because chromecast is purely and only a way for more people to see ads on youtube. it has no ways it can be used for other things. you can only stream to it from things that google allows to stream to it.

infernal machines posted:

miracast screams from the darkness pairing error

LastInLine posted:

ive never seen a media app on android that cant stream to chromecast. even diy hacky apps like automation apps can do it directly

that being said google is taking the first steps toward killing the chromecast already with the next version running android and having a ton more overhead. from the little information out there it looks like theyre trying to turn it into an android tv dongle with an actual interface and standalone remote control. i imagine the reasoning behind it is that chromecast is impossible for non-nerds to understand on the one side and on the technical side it can become unreliable in some situations where the controls on the phone become unsynced or devices dont show on casting devices due to networking issues but i certainly dont trust them to fix the shortcomings without killing what makes it so great

The Management posted:

I found my brother in law hooked my parents up with a chromecast to stream to their tv, and everything they were streaming looked like compressed garbage. I replaced it with an Apple TV and it is much smoother now.

Schadenboner posted:

You should tell BVYS* that BVHH** is forbidden from making technology decisions affecting himself or others?

*: Or BVYB, I'm not trying to impose a hetronormative narrative or something.
*: As "Her" and "His" start with the same letter (H) this requires no modification.

Schadenboner posted:

You should tell BVYS* that BVHH** is forbidden from making technology decisions affecting himself or others?

*: Or BVYB, I'm not trying to impose a hetronormative narrative or something.
*: As "Her" and "His" start with the same letter (H) this requires no modification.

PokeJoe posted:

the most hated joke on the forums

Schadenboner posted:

PokeJoe posted:

lmao I have to admire the commitment to the most hated joke on the forums

Last Chance posted:

i don't get whats happening with this can someone explain cause i'm a dummy. i know schadenboner sux as a poster but i cant read heads nor tails of wtf they're talkign about

quote:

A billion or more Android devices are vulnerable to hacks that can turn them into spying tools by exploiting more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, researchers reported this week.

The vulnerabilities can be exploited when a target downloads a video or other content that’s rendered by the chip. Targets can also be attacked by installing malicious apps that require no permissions at all.

From there, attackers can monitor locations and listen to nearby audio in real time and exfiltrate photos and videos. Exploits also make it possible to render the phone completely unresponsive. Infections can be hidden from the operating system in a way that makes disinfecting difficult.

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Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws, but so far it hasn’t been incorporated into the Android OS or any Android device that uses Snapdragon, Check Point said. When I asked when Google might add the Qualcomm patches, a company spokesman said to check with Qualcomm. The chipmaker didn’t respond to an email asking.

Jabor posted:

Are they giving OEMs fixed binaries for all the snapdragon versions they didn't want to support any more?

bull3964 posted:

I'm actually dithering on whether or not to keep the cycle going and trade in the S20 Ultra on the Note 20 Ultra. Looks like the embargo drops on the 18th since I've seen mention a few places of full reviews dropping.

So far, I've seen two people mention improvements in the fingerprint scanner even though Samsung didn't announce any hardware changes. It's possible the new display or glass (or some other changes to how it was mounted) is helping with that. So, I find that intriguing. I'm also really curious as to how Gorilla Glass Victus really performs, but it may be a bit for that as all the reviewers have review units and unless Samsung sent Jerry one explicitly to destroy, it probably won't come until after retail availability.

Focus issues seem to be resolved from the laser autofocus that the S20 Ultra should have had out of the box. That should probably improve low light shots quite a bit too since I think part of their issue is having poor focus before they are processed and the zoom module seems far more sane and usable.

Since the embargo is down on the 18th, preorders should still be open at that point and I can make a decision based on some of the full reviews. At first blush though, it seems like a much more refined device than the S20 Ultra was.

carry on then posted:

in case anyone is wondering, bull does indeed own 3 $1000+ smartphones which he swaps between out of bordeom