Monday, 28 May 2012
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From the Editor's Desk: Thanks, Sprint fans, for bringing back the fun
We can be completely honest here, right? With all the phones that tend to come across our desks, things can, on occasion, become a bit of a grind, especially when you've reviewed the fifth or sixth version of a manufacturer's flagship model. Specs change a little, but it's largely the same experience. That's when this job can become work.
"Oh, shut up, Phil. I'd kill for your job." And I wouldn't blame you. Indeed, it's why I travel in unmarked sedans with no fewer than two Bulgarian bodyguards (and occasionally a chase car, depending on the neighborhood).
But those long days of writing about a phone for what seems the Nth time is also why it's been refreshing over the past month or so to see the excitement over Sprint's HTC EVO 4G LTE. I dare say the anticipation has been greater than even the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. (That can't be right, can it?) Sure, the phone itself is what's important, but it's the Sprint fans that make these high-profile releases so much fun. I'm not a Sprint guy. I like the company a lot. I love sitting in the same room as its execs. The PR folks we work with are top-notch. Unfortunately, it's never had a good enough network experience for me to have an account. Hopefully that will change with Network Vision in the next year or so.
But those of you who are on Sprint, boy, howdy, you're a breed unto your own. You don't see this sort of fanaticism on AT&T. It's there on T-Mobile, but to a lesser extent, not nearly as vocal. More of "Yeah, it's a really good network -- with a really cool spokesmodel -- and some really good phones. It's just not big enough." Verizon's the 800-pound gorilla in the room, but, again, it just doesn't have the same sort of excitement you get with a major Sprint launch.
What's taken me so long in getting our EVO review done? Life, for one. It happens. But I've also been spending more time in our forums lately (for better or for worse). That's where you really learn what people want to know about a phone. Hell, it's where I go to learn more about a phone. It's amazing the little features (or, yes, nuisances) that you might not notice on the first, fourth or even fifth go-around.
The point is, you Sprint fans out there -- you crazy, fanatic Sprint lovers -- you've added some serious fun to the past couple weeks with the launch of the EVO.
Here's to hoping we get to do it all over again in the coming months with the Galaxy S III.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/220J6BF5sU8/story01.htm
Engadget Mobile Podcast 139 - 05.26.2012
Myriam and Brad get 2.0'd: the Engadget Mobile Podcasters go at it as a lean, mean, waterproof duo equipped with 41-megapixel sensors, upgraded globetrotting radios, and bootloaders as free as the wind. What can't they do? is the real question.
Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)
00:00:55 - Samsung Galaxy S III review
00:39:10 - Samsung: 'Lawyers didn't design the Galaxy S III'
00:42:13 - Google officially closes deal for Motorola Mobility
00:42:30 - China clears Google acquisition of Motorola, eliminates last barrier to Googorola bliss (update)
00:51:55 - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE pre-orders begin shipping to eager subs
00:57:34 - Sprint to begin shipping the HTC EVO 4G LTE for arrival 'on or around' May 24th, pre-orders get first dib
00:58:00 - HTC One X for AT&T gets unofficial bootloader unlock
01:27:58 - Facebook Camera hands-on
01:38:50 - Nokia 808 PureView impressions, camera showdown with the iPhone 4S and HTC One S
01:43:00 - The future for Nokia PureView: Possible slimmer models and 'not necessarily a 41MP sensor'
01:45:45 - Panasonic Eluga review
01:52:08 - Verizon purportedly giving DROID 4, RAZR and Rezound 'global' designation via software update (update: confirmed)
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