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Evo vs Iphone poll... Deleted on Engadget?

Soooo... It looks like the Evo was starting to pull ahead and all of the sudden engadget deletes the article, poll and comments. Sadly, it was a little more balanced than the previous article that was an Apple sausagefest.
Then again, it probably didn't help Steve Jobs any that the android engadget app has a widget.

Here is the now dead link. I actually do wonder why they would delete it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/iphone-or-evo-which-one-should-you-get/

They are apple biased.

gqstatus0685 said:
They are apple biased.
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Oh, come on. Engadget has been talking about how great the Evo is forever, they gave it an awesome review, and they're pretty reasonable overall.
I bet it just became too much of a hate-fest between fanboys on both sides.

ballr4lyf said:
Soooo... It looks like the Evo was starting to pull ahead and all of the sudden engadget deletes the article, poll and comments. Sadly, it was a little more balanced than the previous article that was an Apple sausagefest.
Then again, it probably didn't help Steve Jobs any that the android engadget app has a widget.
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Wow I'm surprised they actually did that. Surely they have some "reason" for it.

In the past they just disabled the comments, not delete the entire article. Anybody else remember when comments were disabled on engadget?

dschlaefer said:
Oh, come on. Engadget has been talking about how great the Evo is forever, they gave it an awesome review, and they're pretty reasonable overall.
I bet it just became too much of a hate-fest between fanboys on both sides.
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You are probably correct. The exchanges between fanboy camps can get pretty heated.

they are biased to whoever gives them more ad money. They pay the bills, guess who the boss is? Who spends more advertising revenue, apple or evo? Thats who gets more positive spin.

thats really nasty even to think about it haha cant they really deal with android?

I can't believe anyone still goes to that site.. it should be renamed to igadget.com
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I check it sometimes

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/conspiracy-theory-what-happened-to-the-evo-4g-vs-iphone-4-post/

This is what I wrote in the comments and look at the response I get (Joshua T. actually responded, but I don't quite understand what he said and how it relates to my comment):
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/...he-evo-4g-vs-iphone-4-post/comments/28543355/

Joshua is trying to say that they aren't worried which phone wins in the poll since that's our opinion not theirs. Basically I agree with them everyone is getting a bit paranoid. They gave the Evo a great review, and face it the iPhone is a good smartphone. Their reason for taking down the review was good of course if they had put up their explanation right away then people would had less conspiracies to make up.
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They were paid to take it down isnt it obvious. Why would they take our down? They've done numerous comparisons on products that have yet to be released how its this an exception?

donatom3 said:
Joshua is trying to say that they aren't worried which phone wins in the poll since that's our opinion not theirs. Basically I agree with them everyone is getting a bit paranoid. They gave the Evo a great review, and face it the iPhone is a good smartphone. Their reason for taking down the review was good of course if they had put up their explanation right away then people would had less conspiracies to make up.
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To me it was a pretty silly reason... it was a poll not a comparison. People were free to makeup their own minds. I think once something is put in print it should stay that way.

Grims said:
To me it was a pretty silly reason... it was a poll not a comparison. People were free to makeup their own minds. I think once something is put in print it should stay that way.
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Well like I said if they had put up their reason right away and just transferred the poll then it would have been fine, but the article itself was a comparison, which is silly to try to do an in depth comparison of a device you saw in a controlled environment for an hour to a device you were allowed to use for weeks.

You guys have got to be kidding me...a "cover up the EVO love" conspiracy? Come on! The EVO wasn't even winning the poll before they took it down. They even posted an awesome review of the EVO.
It's embarrassing reading some of the Android fan's comments about this around the internet.

MrDSL said:
I can't believe anyone still goes to that site.. it should be renamed to igadget.com
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Seriously,it should be.A luck we don't do a Apple vs MS post count.
But I am seriously looking for other website to get my tech news.Any suggestion?I'm a taker as long as it's not biased.
Thanks.

Sprint announcement tonight ..

I just hope the people who are overly complaining stay that way. One thing that blows my mind is when someone complains before they even see the product. Now don't get me wrong I know everyone want a evo 2, but nothing wrong with sprint trying something new out. And to those threatening to leave your contract because of this, lol like people haven't said this before and got raped with no lube by the next carrier you went to - give me a break.
[update] This phone is horrid, i tried to give them the benefit of the doubt, and i guess you can't do that with sprint (my first time signing up with them in sept ember), oh well wait for MWC.

What time is the announcement suppose to b I just wanna know what it is since its an "industry first"
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Addictedtothegreenguy said:
What time is the announcement suppose to b I just wanna know what it is since its an "industry first"
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6 pm eastern time I believe

Ok thx
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anybody know if there will be a live stream?

Rydah805 said:
anybody know if there will be a live stream?
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Spri...today-live-coverage-starts-at-6pm-EST_id16505
Don't know about a stream though

Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first

muppetman462 said:
Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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Hehehe I'm sure engadget will have a live blog

muppetman462 said:
Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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Why couldn't you?

Sprint via Twitter update said it will not be live streamed. But said to watch their Twitter as it'll be updated as the event progresses.
Sent from the Evo 4G

mbaseball3 said:
Sprint via Twitter update said it will not be live streamed. But said to watch their Twitter as it'll be updated as the event progresses.
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There you go....I guess I'll have to watch twitter....

I sense rage in the op
from my phone duh

muppetman462 said:
Now, I wonder if I can stream this on my phone.....that would be an industry first
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that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.

qhinton said:
that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.
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What you need is some basic punctuation and grammar lessons. QIK works just fine for me. every time i've fired it up, it works exactly as described. as for the rest of it, is there any point to getting bent outta shape by an announcement that hasn't happened?

qhinton said:
that would be a first but they can't even get Qik to work right. They need to enhance the service before bringing some phone with a hinge into the mix. EVO's screen is big enough WTF am I gonna really do with 2 and 3D don't ever go there. I need a 3D phone like I need a hole in my head. I can put my foot on a hinge while Sprint wears some 3D glasses and kickem in the face. This is upsetting.
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No one, not even you knows the full truth of what's coming out. So don't go beating on rumors and talk cause that just puts you in the middle of crowd. Hell, even if it does turn out to be 3d dual screen and what ever else the rumors report, you've got no idea of the specs. That's our favorite report. So hold your pants on. We've got what, another hour to go? Or some crap like that.
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mbaseball3 said:
No one, not even you knows the full truth of what's coming out. So don't go beating on rumors and talk cause that just puts you in the middle of crowd. Hell, even if it does turn out to be 3d dual screen and what ever else the rumors report, you've got no idea of the specs. That's our favorite report. So hold your pants on. We've got what, another hour to go? Or some crap like that.
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You have a point. Even if it is 3D(which i'm NOT a fan of) what if it's some 2ghz beast-mode phone?? All we gotta do is wait for the community here to get there hands on it. i'm sure it'll be usable in no time!

im getting excited and maybe industry and maybe they will release it tomm

nvm haha.
I cant wait to see what this will be! dont let us down sprint.

aimbdd said:
nvm haha.
I cant wait to see what this will be! dont let us down sprint.
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Lol don't worry, sprint will! Lol
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mykenyc said:
I just hope the people who are overly complaining stay that way. One thing that blows my mind is when someone complains before they even see the product. Now don't get me wrong I know everyone want a evo 2, but nothing wrong with sprint trying something new out. And to those threatening to leave your contract because of this, lol like people haven't said this before and got raped with no lube by the next carrier you went to - give me a break.
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Well just an FYI.. the plan im switching to on Verizon is only $10 a month more than what im paying on Sprint. And I get LTE inside my house so its worth it to me.

So the new sprint phone is a Nintendo DS ?

looks like one im just sayin
fail sprint fail

Kyocera DSiLiteFail

Dude... they need to call psych on this thing pronto. Like, the concept is good but... folded out its only slightly larger than my Evo. can't be watching a movie and text or email "simultaneously".
Dear Kyocera, show me a man who emails and writes Facebook posts simultaneously, and ill show you a customer.

How many threads do we need about the same subject?
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.

I love the concept
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EPIC FIAL....what a huge disappointment!
Sprint has to get their act together soon and come up with something amazing to keep me from jumping ship.they can't just ride the Evo wave forever!
Do they even realize that they are falling behind??! so far they are the only major carrier that has yet to announce any exciting next gen phone for 2011 .

HondaCop said:
How many threads do we need about the same subject?
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
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idk, how many 4g iphone coming to sprint posts did you need to make?

no 4g no dual core ...... FAIL SPRINT

HondaCop said:
How many threads do we need about the same subject?
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
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Well Honda, I think we need to make at least as many as it takes to equal the hype behind this garbage of a phone, wouldn't you agree? Or approve?

So how much is the plan for the ds
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iitreatedii said:
idk, how many 4g iphone coming to sprint posts did you need to make?
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At least they are posts in useless threads...

I would use a boost mobile phone before I ever buy a kyocera

dual touch screen sidekick wannabe ftw! go sprint! sell phones to the 10-16yr old demographic, make sure its cheap cause them kids don't get much for allowances

man id go back to a pager b4 id use that piece of ****. i will NEVER own any kyocera product

I'd go back to the Samsung Instinct... Even if it didn't get another update and constantly FC'd Opera Mini I'd still go back.
Could this be the "industry-first" smartphone nobody wants? As far as I can tell anyone who gets this will not be able to do much after rooting besides uninstalling the Sprint bloat. Unless they want one tiny screen to use for ROMs =/

If they put a Nintendo DS cartridge slot and buttons on there, it might have been something worth while. At least a competitor to the playstation phone.

Any guess on how long the it will last on 1 battery?
It has to be bad, seeing they are including 2 when buying the phone, er ds.

coiledwire said:
Any guess on how long the it will last on 1 battery?
It has to be bad, seeing they are including 2 when buying the phone, er ds.
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Imagine how fat it'll be with a 3000 mAh extended battery on that bad boy.

NYCguy2020 said:
EPIC FIAL....what a huge disappointment!
Sprint has to get their act together soon and come up with something amazing to keep me from jumping ship.they can't just ride the Evo wave forever!
Do they even realize that they are falling behind??! so far they are the only major carrier that has yet to announce any exciting next gen phone for 2011 .
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Epic indeed.

How many "firsts" and other "huge next things" are we going to see before we see the REAL huge next thing? Obviously nothing is worth leaving an EVO until dual core comes out. They really should have waited to hype something until a dual core phone came out. Now it will make such a release underwhelming. Shame on you Sprint.

[FAKE] Evo 3D or Amazon Blaze?

update: apparently this is one big hoax. lame.
http://www.buzzingup.com/2011/04/amazon-to-announce-android-phone-blaze-in-august-2011/
I was pretty certain that the EVO 3D would be next phone, so much so that I upgraded my plan so I could maintain gold premiere status so I could upgrade in June. Now, I see Amazon is releasing a phone. Not just any phone either, possibly the most spectacular sounding phone I've read about. I guess this doesn't come as a surprise seeing as they just launched their own app store. I wonder which carrier this will come to? Please be Sprint! Anyone else on the fence about this? I mean SOLAR POWER? I think that sounds better then 3D, for my use anyway. Now that I know 3D will only be for movies and pictures, it sounds way less appealing. I was hoping for a 3D interface.

E3D for me. No 2nd thoughts

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http://www.buzzingup.com/2011/04/amazon-to-announce-android-phone-blaze-in-august-2011/
I was pretty certain that the EVO 3D would be next phone, so much so that I upgraded my plan so I could maintain gold premiere status so I could upgrade in June. Now, I see Amazon is releasing a phone. Not just any phone either, possibly the most spectacular sounding phone I've read about. I guess this doesn't come as a surprise seeing as they just launched their own app store. I wonder which carrier this will come to? Please be Sprint! Anyone else on the fence about this? I mean SOLAR POWER? I think that sounds better then 3D, for my use anyway. Now that I know 3D will only be for movies and pictures, it sounds way less appealing. I was hoping for a 3D interface.
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It's interesting but it seems like a prototype.
And I think we all know how that goes.
If it comes to the market and proves itself then maybe down the line Amazon can be a respect phone manufacturer.
'til then...

I would rather get this as long as it isn't fugly
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.

Well there is no choice cause the Blaze is not real
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...e-blaze-smartphone-this-summer-leak-pictures/

Sounds really interesting OP, but its EVO 3D or nothing, I wants my Netflix fix LOL!
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jyan_osu said:
Well there is no choice cause the Blaze is not real
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...e-blaze-smartphone-this-summer-leak-pictures/
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Yeah they reposted this two days ago.
Dumb
Can't stand April fools day, not funny, ruins real news.

mattykinsx said:
Yeah they reposted this two days ago.
Dumb
Can't stand April fools day, not funny, ruins real news.
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Geez, what a dumb april fools joke. I'm still convinced we will see a phone from Amazon, it makes sense now that they have an App store.

OneStepAhead said:
Geez, what a dumb april fools joke. I'm still convinced we will see a phone from Amazon, it makes sense now that they have an App store.
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Yeah, 99% of them are really stupid and in no way humorous.
It's a lot like St. Patricks day, but for comedians.... amateur day.

Anyone else jumping ship to the Nexus tomorrow?

My faithful Hero's quest ends today. I'll be retiring it to my dust shelf, or passing it along to my brother in law so his quest may continue. So many thanks to all the hard work you guys have put in to the Hero. You all helped me out a lot.

Evo 3D
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user7618 said:
Evo 3D
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Agreed
Root/Hack-Mod_Always*

not till mid summer!! no point in waiting that long honestly

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not till mid summer!! no point in waiting that long honestly
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Really? More like next month. Go ahead and get a neutered samsung turd, I'll take my dual core powerhouse.
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man by the time i can upgrade theyll be quadcore phones out thatll blow the evo 3d awaylol and i think its getting over hyped just my opinion though.

Went to best but last night and pre ordered my 3d. Done.

pyropup55 said:
My faithful Hero's quest ends today. I'll be retiring it to my dust shelf, or passing it along to my brother in law so his quest may continue. So many thanks to all the hard work you guys have put in to the Hero. You all helped me out a lot.
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Nope...Epic 4G and/or Evo 3D

I've had a Hero for about 15 months and I'm thinking about moving on. One thing I simply cannot abide is the laggy touch and display response on all of these phones. I just watched the Evo 3D video from Engadget and was very disappointed by the slow response of the phone. That's exactly my problem with it. I want instantaneous reaction to the actions I perform. I want snappy response, not press the screen and wait several seconds for the command to be recognized (if it is recognized at all).
My Hero currently runs a freshly installed CM 7.02 (with all appropriate wipes performed) with very few installed apps. It's just slow. I learn to live with it and expect that type of sluggish performance, but it's still annoying. For anyone else who uses my phone, it's next to impossible for them to comprehend that commands aren't immediately translated into action on the phone, and it ends in them button pressing, getting frustrated, and putting the phone down or asking me for help. Sure, maybe they could be more patient, but they're also used to instantaneous response. That's what I want, too, and I'm waiting for a Sprint smartphone to provide that.
Any recommendations?

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Agreed
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il Duce said:
Went to best but last night and pre ordered my 3d. Done.
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the 3d boat should be a good one. count me in fellas..

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Really? More like next month. Go ahead and get a neutered samsung turd, I'll take my dual core powerhouse.
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It's a great phone, since it's not weighed down by Samsung's awful software, but just too late to consider, as long as the 3D can be given the joy of CM.

Not as long as rom's are still being developed for the Hero.. Its all I need and I don't (anymore) get stuff because its new..or supposedly better.LoL. Hero does everything i need it to do...

Samsung and Motorola are dead in my eyes as far as cellphones go. The Evo 3D is the only viable upgrade.

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Hrm, that was pretty rude. I want functionality and snappy responsiveness, not some garbage oldnews.jpg fashion statement.
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Well, to be fair, despite any biases towards (well, against) the iPhone/iOS in general, it is very, very snappy and responsive.
No Android offering will be on par until it finally utilizes hardware acceleration, which I think SHOULD be in "Ice Cream". At least I pray it will be, as there is absolutely no reason for them to not finally implement it already. It's a little embarrassing that we are getting these dual-core beasts that still aren't quite as smooth as a year or two old iPhone... gah.

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Hrm, that was pretty rude. I want functionality and snappy responsiveness, not some garbage oldnews.jpg fashion statement.
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He could've explained his reasoning for just saying "get an iphone", which he did so no problems, but even if he didn't, just for future reference check the link below. I just read this thanks to il Duce and the OP of this thread and I now know to expect answers like the one you got earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13109282&postcount=1
edit: that link was posted with the idea of helping you and others in mind...also i have a question for you...since you're not going to the iphone what phone are you upgrading to, i'm curious since it isn't the popular evo 3d or the old news but still "new" news iphone?

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Well, to be fair, despite any biases towards (well, against) the iPhone/iOS in general, it is very, very snappy and responsive.
No Android offering will be on par until it finally utilizes hardware acceleration, which I think SHOULD be in "Ice Cream". At least I pray it will be, as there is absolutely no reason for them to not finally implement it already. It's a little embarrassing that we are getting these dual-core beasts that still aren't quite as smooth as a year or two old iPhone... gah.
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I appreciate your efforts to help me, but "this ain't my first rodeo." Or something. Certainly at some point it doesn't have to be hardware acceleration, right? Surely there is a decent multithreaded software solution for dual cores in the works, because this terrible lag is difficult to put up with. When I need the phone to work FAST, it works slowly, like when I'm driving and just want to scroll through contacts to make a call. Voice calling is not much of a solution. Yes, I call people when I'm driving. Sue me.
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He could've explained his reasoning for just saying "get an iphone", which he did so no problems, but even if he didn't, just for future reference check the link below. I just read this thanks to il Duce and the OP of this thread and I now know to expect answers like the one you got earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13109282&postcount=1
edit: that link was posted with the idea of helping you and others in mind...also i have a question for you...since you're not going to the iphone what phone are you upgrading to, i'm curious since it isn't the popular evo 3d or the old news but still "new" news iphone?
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I'm not a newb. I've been doing PC stuff for ages. Hell, back in 1995 when Quake was the first internet server-based multiplayer fps game, we were making up this type of lingo and the typical responses. I was 20 then. The problem is, this guy was just being an unoriginal douche. He kangs his entire schtick. Meh.
Thanks, though. How about a suggestion for a SPRINT Android smartphone that doesn't suffer from these lag issues?

Hardware acceleration will help out a ton, especially since most non-low end phones made after the HD2 (yes, not an Android phone, but same processor/gpu has Nexus 1, EVO, etc) has a GPU worth a damn.

htckid07 said:
just got the heroc today. good choice right? coming from a sprint blackberry it seemed like a good upgrade since pre-ordering the evo 3d was out of the price range
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Wow man where did you find a Hero? I didn't know they were even selling these things anymore. Regardless, welcome to xda.

a little off topic, but ill still ask. i just got the nexus s a few hours ago. i know the nexus s gsm is rooted but is the nexus 4g rooted? and if so where can i find a guide? i have two that im looking at but there not for the nexus s 4g. just want to make sure if the rooting process is the same or not before breaking something.

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a little off topic, but ill still ask. i just got the nexus s a few hours ago. i know the nexus s gsm is rooted but is the nexus 4g rooted? and if so where can i find a guide? i have two that im looking at but there not for the nexus s 4g. just want to make sure if the rooting process is the same or not before breaking something.
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Nexus S 4G is sharing the forum with the GSM counterpart much like HeroC did at the beginning. Try this link...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071500