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Conversation between KS and RM KS - Kitne aadmi the re Rajan? RM - Chhai sarkar. KS - Aur card? RM - Ji, ek maalik. Ye dekhiye maine aapke liye random list generate kar diya hai. Ammar252 hai winner. Kitna badiya username hai malik. Aap ussiko de do card. KS - Usko de du? Usko de du? Teri ye zurrat tu mujhe sikha raha hai mera chiz mai kisko du? Ye thread ka OP kiska hai nalayak? RM - Ji, aap sarkar. KS - Takes out gun RM - Trembling.....Maine aapke .apks download kiye hai sarkar! KS - Ab virus download kar! *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* Sadly RM falls to the ground, infected with spam and virus. Enter digitalnirvana into scene DN - Yeh card mujhe de de thakur! KS - Kabhi nahin! DN - Angrily. Yeh card...........MUJHE DE DE THAKUR! KS - Breaks card and laughs.....jo mujhe nahi mila, mai wo kisika hone nahi dunga! Much earlier, conversation between our beloved Daddu and KS Daddu - Aaj mere paas photon hai, razr hai, evo lte hai, galaxy s III bhi hai.....Reliance ka unlimited EVDO bhi hai. Tumhare paas kya hai? KS - Mere paas...dramatic pause....Mere paas TV tuner card hai.

Preface Samsung recently made the announcement that they sold 10 million Notes worldwide. While the device's 5.3-inch screen seemed a questionable choice at first, the Note has proved to be a genuine success for Samsung so much so that it is planning to launch a successor with bumped up specs later this month. Competitor LG attracted by success of Note launched LG Optimus Vu which was also well received. The Note deserves kudos as being the device to popularize this new size. Galaxy Note has been given the status of a hybrid device between a tablet and a smartphone. It has the specs under the hood that can match any top of the line smartphone, but its gigantic proportions is what makes the Note deeply intriguing in the first place. I'm opening this topic to review the Note (N-7000) which I bought last month, upgrading from Motorola Photon 4G. The Basics 1.4GHz dual core Exynos CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, 1GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera in the rear (with flash) and a 2 megapixel camera up-front. And the usual suspects are present - Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, accelerometer, digital compass, proximity, barometer and light sensor. 16GB internal memory which can be extended up to 32GB via microSD card. S-Pen makes debut with the Note. Hardware This review will mainly focus on the defining feature of Note i.e. form factor and the monstrous display. Aesthetically, Note is a prodigious version of the Galaxy SII. If the SGSII looks agreeable to you, then you will positively like the appearance of the Note. The Galaxy Note might have borrowed some features from the Samsung Galaxy S II, but the screen definitely isn't one of them - the latter's Super AMOLED Plus display has been switched for a new HD Super AMOLED screen. The biggest change is in the resolution, which has sky rocketed from 800 x 480 pixels on the earlier one to 1280 x 800 pixels here. Yes, that's the same resolution as 10.1'' tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab and comes just short of the resolution of my 15.6" HP pavilion 2103TU laptop (1366 x 768). This translates to 285 ppi pixel density. The only downgrade here is that the 'Plus' moniker has now been dropped from the end of Super Amoled which means they have shifted from the regular RGB to PenTile technology (i.e. with two sub-pixels in each pixel rather than three subpixels, which lowers the effective resolution). But with Note you will be hard pressed to spot evidence of the Pentile matrix causing jagged edges and pixalation. The screen is gorgeous and watching HD movies, browsing webpages and playing HD games is simply a joy. size comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Galaxy Note and Galaxy S3. Is this the best display? No, IMO the HTC One X deserves the top spot as the SC-LCD2's color balance, clarity and viewing angles is better and the Note's display looks washed out and the brightness is relatively low at times. Again this is all subject to individual's perception. In spite of its gigantic 5.3-inch display the Note is remarkably slim measuring just 9.65mm and weighs 178 grams which is thankfully evenly spread. Samsung has also kept the bezel to a bare minimum. This trim, lightweight form helps make the Note manageable in a single hand although a second set of digits will be indispensable when you are typing as our thumb won't be able to encompass every corner of its humongous display. Software Out of the box, we have TouchWiz interface running on top of Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. An update to ICS is now availble which also brings in extra multimedia features and a range of new S Pen optimized apps. S Memo and S planner are two apps that should be mentioned. S-Memo is the special notes app, which will allow you to leverage the possibilities of the included S Pen. S Planner is a facelifted calendar app. Performance The Galaxy S2 has a 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos processor. In use the phone feels incredibly quick – whether you are browsing heavy web pages or swapping between applications it never feels slow. It can play full HD videos without breaking a sweat, though I found the Home screen lagging sometimes after closing an application and returning home and while applying graphic intensive live wallpapers. Benchmarking, though not fully reliable, is a good way of measuring the overall performance of a smartphone's internal hardware components. I personally prefer Antutu as it is a comprehensive Android benchmarking app that produces consistent results. Antutu measures an Android device's CPU performance, 2D and 3D graphics performance, memory speed and internal and external storage read/write speeds. It combines the results for each test and gives the device a final score. The Note scored an impressive 6185. In the more popular Quadrant Standard test, Note hit 3087. Under moderate use (which included 70 mins of voice calls, 2 hrs of watching HD movies, an hour of browsing/readers hub, numerous mails/texts. The auto-sync and auto brightness setting was turned on) the 2,500 mAh battery struggled to last a day and half. The Bad Pocketability is an issue due to its XXL size. Using the Note as your day-to-day, on-the-go phone doesn't seem to be the most practical or comfortable option. The phone suffers from occassional lag which is simply unacceptable considering its premium positioning. The battery life is just mediocre and particularly so when you are on 3G network. The S-Pen (stylus) is not very responsive. No dedicated camera key. Not exactly a defect but hot swappable microSD card would have been a welcome addition. After updating to ICS many of the users are facing low free RAM and battery drain issues. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks to my friends Saiesh and Gokulan for letting me play with their Tab, S3.

Meanwhile all card seekers are singing this song for KSHAH...

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ok listing my recent hardware purchases 1.. Sony Vaio - VPCEH3AEN/B - bought for 40k - around 2 months back ( dicey about keeping it though total usage time is just 6 hrs upuntill now ) http://www.sony.co.i...vpceh3aen_b in5 2.. Asus Google Nexus 7 - 16GB - got it from US in 249+28$ shipping to the kentucky address One of the best purchases of all time - even wife loves it http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7 3.. Belkin Wireless Router - N150 - F7D1301 bought from local market in 1390/= with 3 years warranty on the unit as well as the adapter. the phone support is exceptionaaly great , the executive heped me set it up very very easily. having good speeds .

Our beloved Mr. Shah has run away! Frightened with the ferocity with which people chased this TV Card! He must be feeling like the driver of this water tanker!

^ ^ ^ Covering each and every corner of two floors may be a hit and miss affair with even good quality consumer grade routers, leave aside those poor Beetel ones. Laws of physics in terms of concrete/other blockages will affect signal travelling everywhere with same strength. Some routers are hackable with DD-WRT firmware that allows for increasing radio power from the source. However try either/any of the following, Place the router at a location from where signal can travel to most places without blockages. Try replacing your router antenna with high power uni directional like these >> http://www.ebay.in/s...86.c0.m14.l1514 Try these type of routers with multiple antennas totalling to higher db output >> http://www.tp-link.i...TL-WR941ND#spec

Router suggested by Arun is good one. You can get the same for a net price of Rs 1160 from HERE after getting coupon of Rs 250 by using method mentioned HERE Alternatively if you want to keep a future provision for attaching USB Data Card too, TP Link TL-MR3220 can be considered for a few hundred rupees more >> http://www.ebay.in/i...#ht_5573wt_1139 It may be cheaper by Rs 100-200 in the market.

Setting up the router is pretty very much easy. All you need to do is install the cd provided along with the router and follow the instructions. That should do it all. You will also get a leaflet with diagrams on how to connect the router.

I have already suggested one in the previous post and should be available everywhere. Any wireless router from the shop will be fine as you just need a basic setup.

^^^ MTNL wi-fi routers are very basic and the wi-fi range is very very limited. It is advisable to go for your own router like Dlink, TP-Link etc. it should not cost more than 1800/- for basic router. If you want long range then it will cost more.

you can try Logitech MK220.Keyboard+mouse through single USB adapter.I have been using it with my tablet (when connected to my TV).

The problem may be something else. You can try CPU Spy and Better Battery Stats to identify it. Vishal I had Better Battery Stats to check partial kernel wakelogs also had Watchdog and Onovo data count to alert me of any rouge apps. But it was not much of a help. This issue has been reported by tons of users over XDA on FF18 OTA. Sprint has realesed a new OTA FH13 to address this issue and the change log clearly says (Battery drain issue fix) To cut it short given the kind of person I am I was unable to resist the temptation to flash the FH13 OTA to fix this issue, but to my horror it went worst from worse. Issues like SOD (Sleep of death) and phone auto shutdown surfaced. So bye bye ICS and I flashed stock EL29 GB back to my phone and voila my phone is as good as new now I am on 60% battery now with 11+ hours of usage which has some good texting 30 mins of calls 2 hours of music playback. On ICS I would be on my 2nd battery by now. Meanwhile sprint has a new OTA FH26 ready to be rolled out in steps I will not consider ICS until we have a battery efficient kernel and modem for the stock. AFAIK the ICS rom is very good on FH13 I felt the phone was more snappier but the issues like phone shutting down by itself is not acceptable.

I would suggest... go by first come first serve basis thats the principle followed on this thread till now Fair and most transparent

Ek Tha Tiger (2012) - 1 star rating - I fail to understand how a film like this can rake in 150 crore business? Are we Indians so foolish? Even though Salman played the "KKI" card to the tee i.e. Khan, Kaif & Id, it is really surprising to note commercial success of such ventures. Really a pathetic state of affairs portraying a very frail picture of our mental aptitude. Even Agent Vinod was twice as good than this sad portrayal of a spy. Salman's previous hits like Dabangg and Wanted still had a proper 'masala' for us to enjoy. This film is a pure waste of time (and my 600 bucks). The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - 3.5 Star - Totally fictitious and still totally involving. Though not one of Nolan's best work, as many have commented, but still not to be missed.

I was really pissed off from the ICS update ff18. This update scre^&* my phone battery for good. I am unable to make even 7 hours from the phone with just the EVDO on and all the sync disabled as well as screen brightness set to the lowest on top of I never use wifi, gps or bluetooth at my place of work. My usage is just some texting and say 1 hour of calls in total. At times even after carrying an extra oem battery I am unable to make it back from work. I was planning to shift to some custom rom today however I saw on XDA about a new OTA build fh13 This update is realeased to address the battery drain issue due to ics ff18 ota and will be rolled out in stages however if you do not wish to wait please visit XDA here. There are two versions of it one with full data wipe and the other with just the update with data preserved please check before you update. Finally I would recommed to wait for a day or two to see the reviews about how it is going before we jump in to the ship like I did with ff18. I do not want to differ DK sir but for me ff18 drains the battery a lot. P.S Guys please Do NOT perform factory resets using stock recovery or privacy->reset, at least until you read about the EMMC superbrick/lockup bug and understand what the trigger points are and what you are exposing yourself to.