[General] Google Shows Off Next Android Build -- Donut and not 2.0

[Majed B.]

No clue. I guess it's a design issue. Or a security issue (they don't
want people plugging memory cards into your device and autorun stuff?
Is autorun even possible?!?!)

*shrug*

On 7/29/09, bashar abdullah <bashar.abdullah at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've always hated the hardware used for Android phones. But why is Android
> limited to internal memory only?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Burhan,
>>
>> The thing is that the Sense UI made navigating through the OS much
>> easier and more fun. Why would you want to jump hoops just to reach
>> the profile settings, when it's just one finger touch away?
>>
>> Also, flash support is laggy & choppy, as mentioned. Something which
>> shouldn't happen when they're touting the feature on the phone :/
>>
>> Anyway, as I said before, I'm waiting for more reviews to surface.
>> Amazon UK's shipping date was pushed back from July 15th till August
>> 15th, so I'm not expecting any reviews from UK, that's for sure!
>>
>> Also, Samsung is taking too long to release their i7500!!!
>>
>> P.S.: HTC's internal storage is 800MB only, while Samsung's 4GB. On
>> Android, you can install applications only to the internal memory.
>>
>> On 7/29/09, Burhan Khalid <burhan.khalid at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > That review is the complete opposite to what I have heard (and used). I
>> > wouldn't base my decision solely on that. The main concern is the laggy
>> > response times of the device, which is probably due to people loading up
>> > widgets that need to grab stuff from the Internet. There is an option to
>> go
>> > back to the classic Android setup without the widgets, which speeds up
>> the
>> > response time considerably.
>> >
>> > You have to keep in mind that 99.9% of the lag on the Hero is due to the
>> > "sense ui" of HTC. If you put a vanilla cupcake ROM on it, the device is
>> > very smooth.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/23/htc-hero-review/
>> >>
>> >> On 7/29/09, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar at kuwaitnet.net> wrote:
>> >> > where did you read that?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Majed B. wrote, On 07/29/2009 01:38 AM:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You can, but according to the current reviews, Hero's hardware is
>> >> >> barely able to run Cupcake (1.5) !!!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 7/29/09, Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar at kuwaitnet.net> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Majed B. wrote, On 07/28/2009 09:14 PM:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> The problem is that current hardware isn't capable of handling the
>> >> >>>> OS's features (including flash) :/
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I just read a good review from engadget and I'm disappointed with
>> HTC
>> >> >>>> Hero and I may not buy it after all. I'll wait for more reviews,
>> but
>> >> >>>> I
>> >> >>>> gotta tell you, the excitement is gone :(
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Why ! you mean can't upgrade to Android 2.0 with HTC Hero ?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>  --
>> >>       Majed B.
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