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The Sess resurfaces!
Former G4TV personality, and editor in chief of games content, Adam Sessler has joined Revision3. It’s nice to see him back in action, and frankly, since his sudden departure on X-Play, I stopped watching it pretty much. I guess the timing was right for him since now, X-Play is gonna be cancelled at the end of the year, and G4TV is switching gears.
To be honest, it’s been just 2 original shows, and a lot of re-runs of Cops. Anyway, here’s the Adam’s announcement below.
http://revision3.com/rev3gamesoriginals/adam-sessler-joins-rev3games
Good to see you back Adam!
How to fix OS problems simplified
With power
Just a quick post, I do in fact have power once again!
That is all.
HTC Rant: Broken Promises
This is my second Android phone (owner of just about over a year, now), The Droid Incredible 2 by HTC. As a member of the red-eye family, you’d expect the phone to be top of the line, but no. The Droid Incredible 2, at release, was a disappointment. No 4G LTE, apparently HTC decided to give that to the Thunderbolt, a non-Droid phone, which also disappointed many. The feel of the Dinc2 is very premium and sturdy, but it IS a mid-range device, even with the Droid moniker.
Now, being a late adopter of Android, I’m not too disappointed with only having 3G, I don’t travel all that often, so I do get to utilize Wi-Fi, and Verizon’s 3G is no slouch with full service, even at rush hour times.
What DOES disappoint me, however, is Verizon’s (and especially HTC’s) broken promises. The HTC Droid Incredible 2 and the HTC Thunderbolt, after just over 1 year since the release of Android 4.0, still have not received the update to Ice Cream Sandwich. The update was promised by HTC and Verizon to be given before September 1, 2012. It is, at this very moment, November 5th, 2012. Still no update.
The Droid Incredible 2 being a highly capable phone for Ice Cream Sandwich, it shocks me that Verizon still hasn’t rolled out the update. The Incredible S (int’l version of Dinc2) has had the update since July!
I wish I had $250 to spare, then I’d go and pick up a Certified refurbished Galaxy Nexus by Samsung, just like The Big Cheese.
And with the recent release of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (also the name of Android 4.1), my phone is now three upgrades behind. Thanks, Verizon. Thanks a shit load.
Cell phone conundrum
Nexus 4
Photo courtesy of Google Play
So not having power and what not in light of what has happened in the north east coast of the US, I missed the announcement of Google’s next Nexus phone, the LG based Nexus 4. Granted I only got into my first Nexus phone a few weeks ago (Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus), and even if it’s a year old (like a million years old in cell phone technology years), it feels very new, very quick, very modern, compared to my Motorola Droid Bionic, which is only a few months older than the Galaxy Nexus, and I can see how it’s a special phone, being the first one to get any update on the Android OS landscape, and it is basically bloatware free. It’s also vanilla Android, is as good as it gets (without skins) in terms of Android. I’ve used Androids with one of HTC’s skins of Android, Sense 2, and Motorola’s watered down version of MotoBlur, and nothing beats plain vanilla Android.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Photo courtesy of Digitaltrends.com
What am I getting at? Well, this version of Nexus will NOT have CDMA variants. Meaning it will not come out for Sprint or Verizon wireless, the latter of which I am subscribed to. It will only be out for T-Mobile, and ATT, using HSPA+ speeds and not LTE. I did some digging and it seems like Google had problems with the CDMA versions of the Galaxy Nexus, in terms of releasing the hardware, and rolling out Jelly Bean. Pricing also plays a big part of it, the GSM variants can be sold for $300 off contract, as opposed to the CDMA versions costing $200 more. I got my Galaxy Nexus for $250 off contract, but it’s a certified refurbished unit. Now, this poses a problem for me when it comes time to get a new handset. I think I made a good decision to get the Galaxy Nexus. It didn’t cost a whole lot, and it should last me another 10-12 months.
I was ready to leave Verizon, and perhaps jump to Sprint as they also offer unlimited data (I am still riding on my old unlimited data plan from way back in the day on Verizon Wireless), but I can’t even get the Nexus 4 from them. I know there are other handsets out there that are just as capable, but, I don’t know, it feels like I have to do less work on Nexus, and it seems to get more support officially, and from the AOSP community.
Only time will tell on where I go from here. I am really happy with my Galaxy Nexus, and it should keep me happy for many more months, and it shames my Droid Bionic ten times over. Speaking of my old Bionic, it alone turned me off from getting any Motorola handsets in the near future. Sure, Google owns Motorola Mobility, so we’ll see what comes out from that partnership. It’s just funny, that the next Nexus phone is based off of the LG Optimus G, and not a Motorola handset (*CHEESECAKE NOTE! The reason that this is so, in what I have read and what I do believe, if I do remember correctly, is that Google did not want to give Motorola special treatment in the partnership when it comes to Nexus phones, after all, Android is open-source). Why I hate the thing is subject to another rant/post another time.
Motorola Droid Bionic
Photo courtesy of Amazon
Right now though, I do have other issues to think about other than what my next smart phone should be. But it’s just something else to get my mind on, and a step to moving closer to normalcy.
Links:
http://www.zdnet.com/google-nexus-4-why-im-saying-goodbye-to-verizon-7000006636/
http://www.google.com/nexus/4/
I dislike schoolwork, but I’m looking at schools.
I apologize to any of you and all of you who are readers of my posts, specifically. Due to my load of schoolwork from AP classes, I have not had a chance to fulfill my duties as a contributing co-editor. I’ve been keeping updated with the blog, but need to make some edits on grammatical/spelling errors, not like anyone cares. I love you all.
Anyway, the point of this post was to inform people of the colleges I wish to attend and to pose a question, which will be asked at the end of the post and to be answered by you, the readers, in the comment section below.
I’m really looking towards two schools, both in the New York City area.
— School of Visual Arts (SVA), Manhattan
— Pratt Institute, Brooklyn (with locations in Manhattan and Utica)
another college I may consider is the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). I might consider FIT, but that’s a very slim possibility.
The question(s) I wish to ask is(are)… Should I be following my dreams to become a graphic designer?
Ro-sham-bo revised
Saw this on “I Fucking Live Science” facebook page.
Sans NYCC 2012
It is my deep regret that I just wrote a blog will NOT be attending this year’s New York City Comic Con. Due to procrastination, and pretty much a total disregard for time, I was unable to purchase tickets for this years event. Basically, I forgot it was coming up, and when I had time to go get tickets, it was pretty much sold out. Hopefully we will be able to go to other similar events, and next year, we will have a better online presence to provide everyone with a complete or near complete coverage of the event.
Nigri For a Cause.
We all love Jessica Nigri. A beautiful girl that loves video games and cosplaying. Damn.
Philip DeFranco, one of my favorite YouTubers, is starting a new project. And to help kickstart said project, he filmed with Jessica Nigri.
Be prepared for some tight-clothed awesomeness.
I just wrote a blog 