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Originally posted by dmm5157:

On a somewhat related note, I saw this video posted on one of the Android news sites and thought it was pretty funny.  Especially the part about Siri being obsessed with pictures of stallions.

Android Jellybean Voice Search vs Siri

I'm sure Apple will be excited about all this.

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So an old version of Siri lost to the new version of Google Voice Search. 

7/18 11:36 AM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by mnole03:

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

On a somewhat related note, I saw this video posted on one of the Android news sites and thought it was pretty funny.  Especially the part about Siri being obsessed with pictures of stallions.

Android Jellybean Voice Search vs Siri

I'm sure Apple will be excited about all this.

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So an old version of Siri lost to the new version of Google Voice Search. 

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Did you watch the video?  It wasn't so much that Siri lost, it was that it had terrible results, including continuing to try and display pictures of a stallion when that was never requested (she asked for pictures of a scallion and Siri would keep wanting to show pictures of a stallion even in future prompts).

If you watched TV and saw the commercials, you'd think Siri could do everything.  Just ask John Malkovich, Samuel Jackson, or Zooey Deschanel.  I've tried asking it the same questions as on the commercial and it doesn't work most of the time.

In most of the cases I've used it, it has pretty poor results.  Novel idea, not the best execution, at least not as good as advertised.

That was the main reason people were being sold the iPhone 4s.  That and the camera were the major upgrades over the iPhone 4.

I've already stated that I think voice search is largely a novel idea and nothing more.  It's not practical to be walking around talking to your phone to do things you could just as easily do by typing out a search on your own.  Even with the new Google Search on Jellybean, I will likely rarely use it.  I still found the video amusing, though.

7/18 11:47 AM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

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Originally posted by mnole03:

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

On a somewhat related note, I saw this video posted on one of the Android news sites and thought it was pretty funny.  Especially the part about Siri being obsessed with pictures of stallions.

Android Jellybean Voice Search vs Siri

I'm sure Apple will be excited about all this.

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So an old version of Siri lost to the new version of Google Voice Search. 

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Did you watch the video?  It wasn't so much that Siri lost, it was that it had terrible results, including continuing to try and display pictures of a stallion when that was never requested (she asked for pictures of a scallion and Siri would keep wanting to show pictures of a stallion even in future prompts).

If you watched TV and saw the commercials, you'd think Siri could do everything.  Just ask John Malkovich, Samuel Jackson, or Zooey Deschanel.  I've tried asking it the same questions as on the commercial and it doesn't work most of the time.

In most of the cases I've used it, it has pretty poor results.  Novel idea, not the best execution, at least not as good as advertised.

That was the main reason people were being sold the iPhone 4s.  That and the camera were the major upgrades over the iPhone 4.

I've already stated that I think voice search is largely a novel idea and nothing more.  It's not practical to be walking around talking to your phone to do things you could just as easily do by typing out a search on your own.  Even with the new Google Search on Jellybean, I will likely rarely use it.  I still found the video amusing, though.

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Right, but she used a very old version of Siri. The results wouldn't be the same with the new version.

7/18 12:03 PM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by mnole03:

Right, but she used a very old version of Siri. The results wouldn't be the same with the new version.

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And if you really want to stick to your guns on this. TechnoBuffalo did a review of the two as well (listed in the details of the video above).

Default Google search vs iPhone 4s running iOS 6 Beta 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsOtdRtG0Q&feature=related

For additional clarification, the point of me posting the video was really just the unintended comedy of the search.  The version of Siri aside, it was a funny consequence of the test.

7/18 12:30 PM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

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Originally posted by mnole03:

Right, but she used a very old version of Siri. The results wouldn't be the same with the new version.

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And if you really want to stick to your guns on this. TechnoBuffalo did a review of the two as well (listed in the details of the video above).

Default Google search vs iPhone 4s running iOS 6 Beta 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsOtdRtG0Q&feature=related

For additional clarification, the point of me posting the video was really just the unintended comedy of the search.  The version of Siri aside, it was a funny consequence of the test.

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The TechnoBuffalo test was certainly more fair. I wasn't saying that Siri was faster or always more capable. Just that the woman used known problems in an older version of the software to make it look incompetent.

7/18 1:04 PM | IP: Logged

The wife found a VZ store that had a couple of the Galaxy S3's in stock, so she picked them up.  I haven't had much time to mess around with it yet - working and also trying to re-load the apps when I get some time.  It's certainly big (that's what she said) and it looks nice.  We'll see how it goes.

7/18 3:21 PM | IP: Logged

Desi - There's a little sticker on the bottom right corner of the box my phone came in that says "updated", and another one in the same spot on the clear screen protector.  Do you know what was updated?  I read something that said they were rishing to put more memory in the phones in anticipation for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.1.  Do you think this is what it could be for?  Or is some other kind of update that happened before it was shipped?  Thanks!

7/18 3:55 PM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by NDallasRuss:
Desi - There's a little sticker on the bottom right corner of the box my phone came in that says "updated", and another one in the same spot on the clear screen protector.  Do you know what was updated?  I read something that said they were rishing to put more memory in the phones in anticipation for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.1.  Do you think this is what it could be for?  Or is some other kind of update that happened before it was shipped?  Thanks!

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I'd guess it was a software update before you got your box.  I didn't notice it on mine, the sales person took mine off.

I doubt it's any hardware changes. 

BTW, Android 4.1 is Jelly Bean.  Yours sould have 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich    I cannot wait until we get Jellybean.  Looks fantastic, by all accounts. 

I will say that I do miss the display of the HTC One X.  That thing was truly an amazing display:  Crisp, vibrant, but not oversaturated colors.  While the display on the GS3 is good, it's not as good as the One X.  I wish I hadn't had the One X for almost a month before I got the GS3.  I wouldn't have known what I was missing.  Hopefully I get used to it soon.  Still bothers me a bit.  I have excellent vision and I notice the subtle difference.

Memory wise, though, that extra GB of RAM seems to make a huge difference in multitasking.  I had issues with my launchers having to re-render when going back to the home screen after running games or intense apps for a while.  I haven't had it happen once yet with my GS3.

7/18 4:01 PM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

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Originally posted by NDallasRuss:
Desi - There's a little sticker on the bottom right corner of the box my phone came in that says "updated", and another one in the same spot on the clear screen protector.  Do you know what was updated?  I read something that said they were rishing to put more memory in the phones in anticipation for Ice Cream Sandwich 4.1.  Do you think this is what it could be for?  Or is some other kind of update that happened before it was shipped?  Thanks!

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I'd guess it was a software update before you got your box.  I didn't notice it on mine, the sales person took mine off.

I doubt it's any hardware changes. 

BTW, Android 4.1 is Jelly Bean.  Yours sould have 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich    I cannot wait until we get Jellybean.  Looks fantastic, by all accounts. 

I will say that I do miss the display of the HTC One X.  That thing was truly an amazing display:  Crisp, vibrant, but not oversaturated colors.  While the display on the GS3 is good, it's not as good as the One X.  I wish I hadn't had the One X for almost a month before I got the GS3.  I wouldn't have known what I was missing.  Hopefully I get used to it soon.  Still bothers me a bit.  I have excellent vision and I notice the subtle difference.

Memory wise, though, that extra GB of RAM seems to make a huge difference in multitasking.  I had issues with my launchers having to re-render when going back to the home screen after running games or intense apps for a while.  I haven't had it happen once yet with my GS3.

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ATT/HTC just released an update for the OneX.  Supposedly does a little housekeeping to improve multitasking speed/functionality.  Also, gives you the option to hide the obtrusive menu bar, in favor of a long press of the "recents" button.  So far so good.

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I'm still waiting for my upgrade to ICS. Sprint has delayed it now for three months on the EVO 3D

7/19 8:50 AM | IP: Logged

Is there still a benefit to letting the battery run all the way down the first time before recharging it?  At one time, it was supposed to extend battery life going forward, or at least that was the urban legend perpetuated by the places I'd bought cell phones from in the past.  Still case?  Never was the truth?  Used to be but now technology is beyond that?  Thanks!

7/19 10:39 AM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by NDallasRuss:
Is there still a benefit to letting the battery run all the way down the first time before recharging it?  At one time, it was supposed to extend battery life going forward, or at least that was the urban legend perpetuated by the places I'd bought cell phones from in the past.  Still case?  Never was the truth?  Used to be but now technology is beyond that?  Thanks!

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Nope, not the case any more and hasn't been for a while.  Lithium Ion batteries, used in most rechargable devices, do not have battery memory.  They do not become conditioned like our old first gen portable phones of yester year.

Fully discharging your battery can actually cause damage.  Most devices protect against this by turning off before the battery completely dies. 

You can charge your phone whenever you like.  I usually put mine on the charger around 20-30%, which is usually around the time I go to bed at night (around midnight or 1AM).

7/19 11:05 AM | IP: Logged

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Originally posted by dmm5157:

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Originally posted by NDallasRuss:
Is there still a benefit to letting the battery run all the way down the first time before recharging it?  At one time, it was supposed to extend battery life going forward, or at least that was the urban legend perpetuated by the places I'd bought cell phones from in the past.  Still case?  Never was the truth?  Used to be but now technology is beyond that?  Thanks!

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Nope, not the case any more and hasn't been for a while.  Lithium Ion batteries, used in most rechargable devices, do not have battery memory.  They do not become conditioned like our old first gen portable phones of yester year.

Fully discharging your battery can actually cause damage.  Most devices protect against this by turning off before the battery completely dies. 

You can charge your phone whenever you like.  I usually put mine on the charger around 20-30%, which is usually around the time I go to bed at night (around midnight or 1AM).

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Thanks for that - I really appreciate all the information.

7/19 11:30 AM | IP: Logged

Originally posted by nygaflmd-nole: Great article here comparing the S3 on Sprint to the S3 on ATT, but does a lot of comparison to the OneX as well.  Looks like One X on ATT may be the winner:  Screen, Camera, Battery, Performance - Push, One X has NFC as well.  One X is currently $150 at Target and will include the 25Gb of Dropbox, whereas the S3 is $200 and no free cloud storage. AndroidCentral did their review as well.  http://www.androidcentral.com/att-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review I hate Sense UI.  I had it on my HTC Hero and I'm still not a fan of the latest iteration.  It's clunky and a performance hog.  I had it on for all of about an hour before I switched it out for Nemus Launcher.  I'd root this One X to disable Sense and free up memory, but I don't want to dick it up.  Also, having a locked boot loader is not good for me as well, as I'm a fan of flashing custom ROMs. I also don't like the button layout on the HTC One X:  Back, Home, Multitask.  I miss my Back, Menu, Home, Search layout on my GS2, but alas Google wants to get rid of buttons all together.  I'd trade the Multitask button for a dedicated Menu button.  I hate having to search on the screen for Menu buttons (very iOS-ish, which I hate on there as well). The final nail in the coffin for me is the lack of Micro SD.  Sprint's Evo LTE is damn near perfect for me, but alas I'm not with Sprint anymore.  It would still have the locked boot loader issue (which is hackable, but a little more dangerous), but meh. I still have about 3 more weeks with this One X before I can even think of trading it in for the GS3.  I'm about 95% certain at this point that I'll be trading it in. 6/20 1:26 PM | IP: Logged

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