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Samsung responds to 'bad' tablet comment

What he meant to say was...Tablets News By Patrick Goss 7 hours ago | Tell us what you think [ 2 comments ]

Samsung: What we meant was...

Samsung has insisted that the spokesman who suggested that the company had done badly on tablets was actually trying to point out how confident the Korean giant was.

In an interview with CNET(covered on TechRadar), Hakil Yoon was quoted as saying "honestly, we're not doing very well on tablets."

However, Samsung's UK office has contacted us with what he actually meant to say, which was: "Seeking to kill your own product by releasing increasingly compelling devices might position Samsung as a confident brand."

Ambitious

"A brand ambitious to improve its products so that the choice for consumers is between several Samsung products rather than between Samsung and its competitors' products," the statement continued.

CNET's quotes picked up coverage across the globe, but Samsung appears keen to pull the messaging back into line from what appears to have been an errant comment.

What is indisputable is that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has earned a lot of interest from the journalists at MWC 2012, with its pre-loaded Photoshop Touch and the S-Pen stylus.

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2 hours ago

2. I agree

I wanted to see the next gen Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Quad core processor better camera, better screen etc, A totally new and powerful ipad 3 killer!

I don't see the point of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Even the names confusing!

I'm quite disappointed!

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1. There was little point in Samsung releasing the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (awful name).

It's a lot less powerful than the Galaxy Note 10.1 and when the Galaxy Tab 10.1 get ICS, there'll be even less reason for it to exist.

I wish Samsung would stop releasing so many products. It's getting ridiculous.

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Apple iPad 3 launch event date revealed

Not long to wait now…Tablets News By Marc Chacksfield 6 hours ago | Tell us what you think [ 3 comments ]

iPad 2? Pah, that's so February

Apple has confirmed that it is having an event in March, where it will unveil a new product – it's all set to be the iPad 3.

After much rumour and speculation, Apple has sent out invites to US press sites, confirming 7 March as the iPad 3 launch date, explaining in the invite that it has "something you really have to see. And touch."

Apple likes to make its mark when it comes to confirming events where its latest products are revealed – and sending out invites slap bang in the middle of MWC 2012 is a bit of a slap in the face to all the manufacturers attending Mobile World Congress this year.

And then there's the little fact that it appeared when Google's keynote was on. Saucer of milk...

Apple iPad 3 specs

So, what can we expect from the iPad 3? Well, delving into our iPad 3 rumours: what you need to know piece - you should really check it out - we should be set for an updated Apple A6 processor (obviously quad-core), better screen and some sort of surprise when it comes to software.

We would never look at Apple's rhetoric and analyse it, but the invite does contain the words 'touch' and 'see' but nothing about the other senses - so we reckon a tablet encompassing smello-vision is out of the question, unfortunately.

The iPad 3 launch event is taking place in San Francisco on 7 March, and while this doesn't give much of an indication on an Apple iPad 3 UK release date, we are pegging it for the mid to the end of the month. Apple usually likes UK people to wait at least a fortnight after announcing a new piece of hardware.

Let the countdown commence.

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3 minutes ago

3. You are right... no home button! Could Apple go the Android 4.0 way and do without the hardware buttons... what??? Apple´s lawyers are here to see me? But I just posted this comm... oh sh!t!!

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1 hour ago

2. Has no one noticed there is no home button on that iPad?

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3 hours ago

1. My iPad 2s/3 Predictions (Well Hopes)

1. £429/16GB Wifi Only Model

2. 1.6 GHz Quad Core Processor

3. 16Gb, 64Gb and 256Gb Flash Drive

4. Higher Res Display but (Not Retina) and still 9.7 Inch

5. 5 meg pix rear camera and 2 meg pix front facing cam

6. Free iCloud storage 20GB (Not sure what it is now)

7. Updated Garage Band and iMovies Pre installed

8. £50 off retail price for registered iPad 2 owners (£379 after applied discount)

9. NFC Technology on board

10. Thunder Bolt Port

11. UK release First week in April

I also would love to see a new ipod nano device

which can be worn on your wrist and will be able to control all ios 5 devices using touch screen and siri integration And can also run its own new mini ios 5 applications.

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Android users: dropping deuces and ladies’ panties

Android users: dropping deuces and ladies’ panties | Android and Me .ckrating_highly_rated {background: transparent url(http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/sandbox/images/crown.png) no-repeat; padding:25px 0 0 2px;margin:20px 0 10px 0;;} .ckrating_poorly_rated {background: transparent url(http://androidandme.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/sandbox/images/frown.png) no-repeat; padding:25px 0 0 2px;margin:20px 0 10px 0; color:#666;;} .ckrating_hotly_debated {;}Log InAndroid and MeNewsDevicesAppsStoreContact UsDealsTrending Tags: CES2012SamsungMotorolaVerizonSprintGalaxy NexusTegra 3Snapdragon S4RSS FeedAndroid and Me on TwitterAndroid and Me on Google+Android and Me on FacebookAndroid and Me on YouTubeAndroid and Me on KloutAndroid and Me 22 hours ago Samsung confirms Galaxy S III in the works #Samsung Galaxy S III 2 days ago Get the Humble Bundle now, support charity #Android games #charity video 3 days ago Galaxy Note goes on pre-order Super Bowl Sunday #Samsung Galaxy Note video 3 days ago Moto to release phone with unlocked bootloader #Motorola RAZR #bootloader News Feb 01 AT 2:21 PM Edgar Cervantes 39 Comments Android users: dropping deuces and ladies’ panties Tweet

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Today’s survey statistics involve quite a deal of comic ‘relief.’ Not only are we dominating the smartphone market, but we’re also beating everyone in other fields. According to a couple of surveys, it seems Android users are most likely to use their phone while in the toilet and to have one night stands.

Smartphones & Toilets[1]

The first numbers come from marketing agency 11mark. This survey relates to the use of smartphones in the lavatory, and it seems Android users are the ones to do it the most. 87% of surveyed Android users admitted to using their smartphones while sitting on the toilet. We don’t happen to be much more prone to do this, compared to BlackBerry and iPhone users.

84% of BlackBerry users admitted to doing the same. iPhone users brought up the rear at 77%. As you can see, we’re all a bunch of smartphone kings, controlling our life from the throne. But it also seems BlackBerry users are most likely to answer calls while in the toilet; a whopping 75% of them say they’ve done so. This is a bit high compared to Android users at 67% and iPhone users at 60%.

It might also be interesting to note that there’s not much of a gender gap with this habit. The survey proves that men and women are almost as likely to fall in this category. 74% of men and 76% of women surveyed said this was something they did.

Smartphones & Relationships[2]

Now let’s move out of the restroom (unless you guys like to do the following there, too), and on to the bedroom. The next survey was held by Match.com (a popular dating site) and is about relationships and smartphones. (Survey held in Canada). In this survey, we Android users are categorized as “The Seducer.”

It seems Android users are the most likely to get close and personal on the first date. 62% of studs admitted that they’ve had sexual relations during the first night out. iPhone users stand at 57%, while BlackBerry users are lonely at 48%.

But just as we start loving quick, it seems we also stop loving quick ; Android users are also the most likely to have one-night stands. 55% of the participants admitted that this is something they have done before. And we’re also the ones most inclined to visit dating sites (72%).

It also seems iPhone users like having relationships within the workplace and like to call you right back the day after your first date. (Come on guys, some time to breathe can’t hurt!). If you’re the dreamer type, you might want to go with a BlackBerry user. 67% of these guys believe in love at first sight (and they’re more likely to get their drinking on on the first date – 72%).

Wrap-up

These percentages make me wonder if Android users are much more likely to be single. The love life survey paints a picture of us as social butterflies looking for affection. I also wonder if we’re flirting with our significant others while in the toilet. Now that would make for a very intimate relationship.

What you guys think of this? Do you feel like you’re more comfortable with intimacy as these surveys suggest?

ReferencesVia TechnoLog ↩Via Venture Beat ↩

Hello, I am Edgar Cervantes. I am an avid Android fan, and keeping myself updated on the topic is part of my daily life. I will always work hard to give the best of me to our community of Android enthusiasts, and I am very honored to be part of this ship. Hopefully we can all enjoy sharing our knowledge and opinions! Tagged#11mark#android#blackberry#intimacy#iphone#Match.com#survey#toilet .nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; }.nrelate .nr_sponsored{ left:0px !important; } 39 Comments Join the discussion!Sort by DateRating

50aranea 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +4

This is a big improvement since a very early survey suggested that iphone users have more sex than android users.

99Anthony Domanico 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +8

hey now, not saying we have it more often, maybe putting out on the first date is a sign of desperation.

50aranea 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

I think it’s part of the geek vs hipster image that apple was trying to create against android. I don’t think geeks get laid at the first date so it’s improvement over the geek image.

72Jeff Pan 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

We beat them to it! Go Android Fanboys! Show what you can do!

100BiGMERF 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +9

OMG !! I Almost died Laughing ! the picture is EPIC EDGAR!

56tmihai20 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

I thought I saw the picture somewhere, but without the Android on the lunchbox. The best part about these statistics is that Android users are more likely to admit the truth than the others. It’s like saying that blondes have more fun. it is true and false at the same time. Is this the best that they could pull out of the statistics collected all this time?

99Anthony Domanico 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

You can add texting while pooping and putting out on the first date to the list of things Android users do best.

95Clark Wimberly 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

#hackthenews

99Anthony Domanico 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

you seriously need to bring that back

95Clark Wimberly 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

We should re-purpose the idea for a future contest. What other themes could apply to a changing headline contest?

79Angie Wimberly 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Something about gossip? Or telephone? You know – the story changes the more it is shared. Spitballin’.

95Clark Wimberly 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Ha! Maybe like a “telelphone” style game. Each time someone adds a new headline, it becomes the basis for the next headline edit. So down the line they’d be ridiculously random.

94AsakuraZero 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

i take my laptop to the throne >_>, AND my cellphone, is that bad? no im just a geek, and i still have sx and friends lol.

well if we think about it, android users are more “common people and geeks”, iphone users are more of the hipster and the sheepherd type of people.

blackberry.. dunno stuck in time people?

then you see how the survey is exact haha

94Bryan Stoner 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

I dominate my throne. I kinda like these stats.

67Christopher Chavez 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +3

Guilty on BOTH accounts.. O_o

79Angie Wimberly 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Haha

98Edgar Cervantes 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

LOL!

BenGuest 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

I prefer to invite my wife and a potential girlfriend to a public bathroom for a date. We each take separate stalls and I’ll talk (using bt headset) to my wife when she calls while simultaneously texting the other chick. In between texts, I’ll see if I can find her on some dating site to see if we’re really compatible. Of course I don’t do these things because I’m lonely or a socialite, but because my phone is F*@king awesome! :-)

BenGuest 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Forgot to mention, my wife is on a blackberry, the potential g/f is on an iPhone. Of course we’ll wrap up this date by leaving the bathroom, doing a bunch of shots together, and then my wife and her will hook up (1 time only), leaving me alone with my dating sites and awesome phone. Did I miss anything?

92spazby 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Hahaha

BenGuest 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

BTW, I’ve lost weight since that photo was taken and I now use a recyclable bag with similar Andy stencil instead of that lunchbox.

2RRR 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -5

SMARTPHONES AND US ECONOMY

Let’s do the estimation.

Sammy making approximately 10 phones per second (all brands).
Means they make 300 M phones per year

If all these phones will be eventually smartphones at $500 a piece that will bring them $150 billion dollars per year.

Suppose that out of these 300M phones 1/3 or 100M will be bought in US.

That means US will pay Sammy $50B. That’s a maximum. Minimum and more realistic estimation is $25B.

Just look at that: $25B US is losing. That’s more then NASA budget.

Apple in its turn brings approximately such amount of money to US to its shareholders and employees, which spend them in US and support domestic job creation. And keep hi-tech in US.

So when will all Android pumpers = Apple haters become older to understand that?

SSSGuest 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

You must not be aware that about 60% (SIXTY PERCENT) of Apple’s 90B+ in cash is NOT in the USA! .. & it pays no dividends on stock.

5KRS_Won 16 hours ago Thumb upThumb down -1

I have a true story that involves both, kind of embarrassing, but way more funny.. I’d tell it if only I could go anonymous, lol.

97BetterWithRoot 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

…just don’t log/sign in. We won’t know it’s you…honest.

58sap 26 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Best article title of 2012? Very interesting. Funny and a good read.

97BetterWithRoot 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Hmmm…So what this means is next time I am out at the bars, I need to look for ladies using Android…

98Edgar Cervantes 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Hahahaha! There ya go! The numbers don’t lie!

79Anthony E 10 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

You’re doing it wrong. Skip the bar, install a whoring app, find a person, meet.

This pool must have used a really loose definition of the word ‘date’ :P.

25TURDxSANDWICH 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Awesome title… even better pic. Hilarious!

96Nathan D. 15 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Funny picture, these statistics are to me surprising but fun to read about since we are defeating other smart phone not only in the market of smartphone but also in other fields to.

86thekaz 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

As I stated elsewhere.. if we could flash ROMs onto our lovers, we wouldn’t have to change ‘em so often…

98Edgar Cervantes 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +2

First date “Do you have an open bootloader?” lol! “Can I overclock your processor?”

94kwills88 14 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

I pretty much don’t feel right using the bathroom without my phone…what’s even better is getting wifi while on the toilet.

93pekosROB 13 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Android users are seducers but have the most one night stands? Does this mean we suck in bed? lol

But seriously, I’m surprised the number of people who use their phone while crapping isn’t higher. Some think it’s gross, but if you haven’t touched anything (i.e. haven’t wiped yet), how is it dirty?? I put my phone in my pocket and then wipe my ass, so I’m not worried about poo particles on it. Some people I know are, they must be that 10-15%.

6Queen Laqueefa 12 hours ago Thumb upThumb down +1

Android Users: Shittin’ it and Hittin’ it.

MattGuest 11 hours ago Thumb upThumb down 0

Or maybe there’s 10 android devices for every iSuck out there? I’d like to know if these polls were pulled for even groups based on ownership or just random groups of people. Or maybe it’s because apple users are to busy boinking their magical god siri to worry about their own species :-) “an apple a day keeps the sex away”.