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Googles Nexus 7 tablet discussion, reviews

magneze said:
What apps do you use on the iPad? I'd suggest you make sure that they're all available first. A straight swap for something you might use more seems quite a good idea - have you used a Nexus 7 before?

I had an iPad 2 lent to me for work. I used it for work but hardly at all for personal use because of it's size and weight. Bought a Nexus 7 and use it all the time - the iPad 2 now lives in my office desk drawer.
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don't think i'd miss anything app wise, use it mostly for web and iplayer when i'm cooking or working in the shed. Like you i got it from work but found it to be completely useless for what we needed (whiteboard extension) so brought it home for little miss elvis to play with. she uses it more than the rest of us now.

briefly played with a nexus in tesco, but i can't get a feel for things like that, need to have it hanging around for a couple of days really. i'd like a tablet that doesn't give me thumb ache and lets me put whatever files i damn well please on it.
 
Elvis Parsley said:
don't think i'd miss anything app wise, use it mostly for web and iplayer when i'm cooking or working in the shed. Like you i got it from work but found it to be completely useless for what we needed (whiteboard extension) so brought it home for little miss elvis to play with. she uses it more than the rest of us now.

briefly played with a nexus in tesco, but i can't get a feel for things like that, need to have it hanging around for a couple of days really. i'd like a tablet that doesn't give me thumb ache and lets me put whatever files i damn well please on it.
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I think there are problems with the current iPlayer App in the Play Store. If you try to download it you get a message saying "Your device isn't compatible with this version". I think there may be ways round it but I haven't looked into it yet. Perhaps someone else here can explain. Apparently, it used to work but doesn't now. :(
 
Leafster said:
I think there are problems with the current iPlayer App in the Play Store. If you try to download it you get a message saying "Your device isn't compatible with this version". I think there may be ways round it but I haven't looked into it yet. Perhaps someone else here can explain. Apparently, it used to work but doesn't now. :(
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There was a link to the iplayer .apk earlier in this thread, which I have installed (along with a flash .apk) and it seems to work fine.
 
I've not had any problem with iPlayer. When I got it I did have to grab Flash Player and install it myself, but that's not hard at all - it's not like you're using the command line or something. I believe it's even easier now single the BBC caused a stink. (Well, it's their fault for using Flash in the first place when everyone else was running away from it like it was BlackBerry or something).
 
hiccup said:
There was a link to the iplayer .apk earlier in this thread, which I have installed (along with a flash .apk) and it seems to work fine.
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I wouldn't use that. Not now the BBC have released a verified app on Play.
 
Fucksticks carphone warehouse have completely run out all over the UK. Been in 2 curry's just no to try the 179 deal and they're not having any of it.

Going to try John Lewis next, otherwise it's £199
 
firky said:
You're dad's one cool grandad :D
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You know what..he's getting cooler by the day! He seems to have a bit of disposable income these days as he also bought himself an Ipad and he's looking for a phone now!

I can just imagine xmas day round the dinner table, everyone will be playing with their gadgets while my mum just gets slightly tipsy and confused as to what were all going on about :D
 
Well that was a mission. I went to 3 carphone warehouses, 2 PC worlds, Maplin and John Lewis. The only people that seem to have the 7 32 gb is PC world, so I ended up paying £199

Got it out the box and started setting it up and it's very, very nice :cool:
 
N1 Buoy said:
Well that was a mission. I went to 3 carphone warehouses, 2 PC worlds, Maplin and John Lewis. The only people that seem to have the 7 32 gb is PC world, so I ended up paying £199
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I blame Mack's dad...

Hang on. Does that make him Mac Daddy, or Daddy Mac? Ach, whatever:
 
You are welcome to him, his Samsung sponsorship and stupid book about Google+. I long for the day that Apple stuff returns to a small niche and much of the hype stench migrates to other platforms as a result :D Not that I have any choice in the matter, since with the release of AudioBus it looks like the ipad will remain the tablet music creation software platform of choice for some years to come.
 
elbows said:
However I fear that Apple users are stuck with Stephen Fry :(
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You don't need to be one thing or another :)

I have a MacBook Pro that is the best laptop I have used, I'm also getting either a new retina macbook or a macbook air for work. So I like their laptops a lot. However I have a samsung android phone and have just bought this for the wife as I don't seem to get along well with their mobile products and the restrictive 'walled garden' approach
 
Oh no N1 Buoy, thats a bummer that you couldnt get it discounted... Still, I reckon they are going to be harder to find in the next week or so so at least you have one.

I know of 6 that have been bought for xmas gifts.... Beats Monster High and GoGo Pets which were xmas past trends!
 
I wasnt exactly making a serious point, I was sort of mocking the 'apple fan defects to the forces of android' nature of that article editor linked to.

Not that I think I am immune from getting embroiled in some kind of platform sectarianism when trying to discuss the relative merits and weaknesses of a particular platform, and I am more likely to pour fuel on the flames than stamp them out.

I've somewhat enjoyed having an android phone but an apple tablet (although I have the nexus 7 too I've only been using it for development), but I fear I've reached a point with my finances where I cannot afford to buy apps for two different platforms. And android has managed to annoy me more than iOS has, but that may well be down to bad luck and the way my priorities have happened to work out in recent years as opposed to any particular android weaknesses.
 
I thought my nexus was getting slow and laggy. Googled a bit and some people recommended booting into recovery mode and deleting the cache from there (can't find the webpage with the instructions on it but it shouldn't be too hard to find).

Seems to have made a massive difference, its back to as quick and slick as I remember it being when I first got it.
 
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