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I really like the idea of a super-sized battery, but unfortunately that model does not appear to be available here. Of course, the Razr lacks a removable battery so some people wouldn't consider it without the big battery. Having said that, I suspect the main problem is that Motorola shafted...

Yeah, we researched the Vodafail issues thoroughly about a year ago, when my daughter moved from Optus (Virgin) to Vodafone. We did some tests beforehand as well, and performance since in a variety of sites has been better overall than Optus. The big takeaway from that forum et al is that...

The same guy did a terrific review of the HTC One X camera. It includes double blind samples at the end where you have to guess which are from a Lumix FZ-100 camera, a Galaxy Note, an iPhone 4S and the HTC One X. Great fun, everyone should take a look.

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Almost all do. I assume Samsung left it out of the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus to stop the Google phones cannibalizing sales from their own products. I imagine HTC had to leave it out of the One X because it's a super-thin phone; that and the non-removable battery might be acceptable to iPhone 4S...

After giving it some thought, I realize that I'm not convinced that the Nexus is a completely clear cut step up from an S2. Although they are probably just software issues, I'm worried about the brightness of the display, the battery runtime and the lower-specced GPU. I'd guess the 16GB...

Timely info, thanks. It's paywalled, but thanks to the power of Google, you can read it here. The decision to move rural roaming traffic from Telstra to Optus will reduce coverage, but makes sense financially because clearly Helstra is robbing them blind: customers will no longer need to pay...

They're all the same cost; the variation is to do with which telco I choose. You can always sell the phone and buy another one outright. You could look at it as about $15 a month for calls and $14 a month to actually buy the phone, which prices the phone at $336, interest free. I can't buy one...

I expect the S3 to command premium pricing for the next 6 months. I don't pay premium pricing - if I did, I would probably go with a Samsung Note 'phablet' (starting price here is $59 per month). At $29, the S2 (which now runs ICS 4.03) is hard to ignore. It has close to the best battery life...

Vodafail or Crazy Johns (which of course is the same thing with different pricing). Leaning towards Voda because I can customize the plan by adding data blocks and international calling discounts to suit. I've been with Optarse for about 12 years now. I'm just fed up with the declining network...

I realize that for many people here, their next phone will be a Galaxy S III or whatever rises up to challenge it. And then there's the sad handful of iPhone acolytes, but I don't want to dwell on their delusion. ;) My Android phone is 2 years old and that means the contract is over and I am...

P5-133X was so last generation - I prefer the new and improved BingBangBop.

I can just about believe that. When the going gets tough, the tough get better mileage. Which is an average of 32. So it gets its best mileage while crossing mountains. Could be a candidate for Ripley's Believe It Or Not?

In amongst the BS here's the underlying reason: Assholes.

55:45 is the same as the current Audi S4 - the older V8 model was 62:38 (or so I've read)! I agree that $200,000 is a bizarre joke for a Mustang, which apparently still can't break 4 seconds for 0-60. Unsurprising given that the existing Shelby models already can't put all their power down to...

In a commercial situation such as an office, most of the light I 'see' is direct illumination of the objects I'm looking at, such as a piece of paper on the desk. The only significant reflection is from the object to my eyes, which of course is how we see. I'm suggesting that natural light is...

:rofl: You're not alone in that perception.

For a 100W equivalent bulb ... such as?

Bozo mixed up the tag somehow: there's no URL. I agree that apart from extended life (presumably 25000 hours), it's not obvious how this improves on a 23W CFL. In fact, with 2700K the only color temperature option and a far higher price, it seems like a retrograde step.

Can't you just change the bolt rather than the collar?

Awesome. I need one of those for my daughter who's learning to drive.

No offense, and I admit I'm biased, but wouldn't anything be more fun than a Toyota? ;) Sounds good though; I'll consider hiring one if I ever visit the US.

Ever heard of an intercooler? The 2 liter Ecoboost is a state of the art engine. I know what you are saying - and you may turn out to be right - but Ford has gone to inordinate lengths to ensure durability in the Ecoboost range.

I agree that the info is confusing, but that's the standard Focus, not the ST. That would be delivery late 2012 - if you look more carefully, Ford is taking orders right now. You couldn't be more wrong. The turbocharger is a mandatory component of EcoBoost and Ford has accordingly designed...

Apart from the times when the sun is streaming directly through a window, all interior light of external origin is reflected and shadows are highly diffused. The color varies widely according to what it's been reflected off, but I certainly wouldn't count on the color temperature being 5500K or...

I was referring to his concern that unlocked phones could harm the network. Do your carriers customize iPhones in the same way? Or are they GSM only?

Have you considered making that your sig?

In response to Ddrueding: AFAIK that's not correct. The sun is well below 4500K at sunrise and sunset; it seems it doesn't pass that for at least two hours after/before. Eg: http://www.apogeephoto.com/july2004/jaltengarten7_2004.shtml To be pedantic, the actual Sun color temperature is about...

Even in the US, there are countless phones that don't come with carrier-customized firmware. Under GSM, there is nothing to stop you connecting any frequency-band-compatible device to a network. You're being a bit silly.

But is that really true? It was only incandescent lighting that was yellow - fluorescent has traditionally been 'cool white', or 4100-4200K. There's a belief that people prefer lights to be yellower as they get dimmer, but I think that's a load of rubbish. Look no further than the popularity of...

Doesn't that adapter just pass the 12V line straight through? I suspect the super numbers are more due to whichever brick that you're using. Any chance you can plug in a conventional PSU to see what difference it makes to the numbers? I'm starting to think that the 400W PSUs I'm using are...

I'm dismayed that someone with your life experience judges people's contributions by the tier of their academic degree. A PhD is awarded for specialization in an extremely narrow subject, often with little or no relevance to a person's subsequent research or job experience. They may well be less...

I can now buy drop-in replacement LED lamps from Osram. Unfortunately, there are only two choices of color temperature: 3000K and 6500K. WTF? This is the same problem I have with Philips CFLs - they're only available in 2700K and 6500K. What if I don't want yellow or blue, but a neutral white...

Little girl guide, why don't you stop your crying? Here comes Ivor the dirty old sooty engine driver to make you feel all right.

:o Okay, I'm impressed - VERY impressed. I assume the only fan is the stock Intel CPU fan? Do you have a link to the Pico PSU?

Fair enough, I had a much stronger motivation. I didn't realize that there were people who didn't like chocolate. :o Try some that's 70-85% cocoa and just have a couple of squares for medicinal reasons - it's likely a lot more palatable than fish, which won't work BTW. I regard the tests as...

Wow, that was awesome. My local price is $320. :(

Fixed it for you. I've never heard this one, and I spent a fair amount of time researching this topic last year. Can you point to any studies that show a correlation? Unfortunately, one of the largest studies ever done shows a much stronger mortality correlation with low HDL than with high...

Unless you have those the wrong way around, those numbers should make any doctor happy with you.

Was Greg the inspiration for Larry Laffer?

Someone who is typing 1000 emails a day should do their organization a favor and quit.

That's the L. Lenovo claimed that the L wasn't a direct replacement for the SL, and indeed they did coexist for a while. The L is supposed to be for fleet buyers ("Enterprise") who presumably won't wear the expense of the T series. The L was inevitably higher-spec than the SL because the SL was...

Bogan earns PhD

Speed limits on public roads here are 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 and 110 km/h. 50 is normally unsigned (as is the 40 km/h once you're inside the CBD boundaries). School zones alternate between 60 (or 50) and 40 km/h depending on the time of day and day of week. New connecting roads sport...

We now have point-to-point speed cameras in Oz. They can be several kilometers apart. They read each vehicle's license plate and time how long it took to drive between them. No radar to detect and it should be extremely accurate. :( We also have combined red-light and speed cameras at some...

How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Taxes

I know why you're suggesting that, but it's purely anecdotal. For instance, Arstel offers 4 under their own brand (probably rebadged Alcatel), 2 each for Motorola and Sony Ericsson, 3 each for Blackberry and Nokia, 6 each for HTC and Samsung (2 of which are Galaxy S II variants), and 7 Apple (6...

To me, this says a lot about HardOCP's target audience: yes, it's even got chrome nickel plating. :lol:

AFAIK, clamps are useless for low loads. You'd also need your multimeter to be able to properly integrate voltage and current to get true RMS under inductive loads, as opposed to just an average.

Samsung and Apple Capture 55 Percent of Global Smartphone Shipments in Q1 2012