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Introducing Nexus 7 = google android tablet

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  • #932
    Broken Strings
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Broken Strings


    Dubhaltach wrote: »
    True but if you do it that way the top is still dead space anyway that you can't use, including the margin under it :rolleyes:

    I have a clock widget there, i'd rather have that than an grey bar which I won't use :)


  • #933
    Julius Seizure
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Julius Seizure


    Broken Strings wrote: »
    I have a clock widget there, i'd rather have that than an grey bar which I won't use :)

    True. didn't know you could actually put stuff there see. What I got was a blank space but nothing would snap to it :(


  • #934
    Broken Strings
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Broken Strings


    Dubhaltach wrote: »
    True. didn't know you could actually put stuff there see. What I got was a blank space but nothing would snap to it :(

    I still have a bit of a blank space :p (probably larger than your average space at the top of a phone display) but I'm kinda OCD when it comes to customising my home pages :o So I'm cool with the minimalist non-google-bar look :P

    Each to their own, I guess that's the joy of android :p Customising to your tastes :)


  • #935
    ULMarc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭ULMarc


    Hi All,

    Did anyone manage to claim the Play Store credit. Can't seem to find a reliable source that's applicable to Ireland.


  • #936
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #937
    ULMarc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 436 ✭✭ULMarc


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    Ahhh, perfect. Did you use the rooting method? If that's the case I'll root it now and get my credit


  • #938
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #939
    Macronelf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 95 ✭✭Macronelf


    Are all you guys getting this from pc world? Any other stores selling them?


  • #940
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,789 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Macronelf wrote: »
    Are all you guys getting this from pc world? Any other stores selling them?

    tesco are supposed to have some.


  • #941
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Macronelf wrote: »
    Are all you guys getting this from pc world? Any other stores selling them?

    HMV are cheapest @ €239.99

    I really should be getting some sort of commission from them at this stage, with all the spamming :)


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  • #942
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,790 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    dregin wrote: »
    HMV are cheapest @ €239.99

    I really should be getting some sort of commission from them at this stage, with all the spamming :)

    They don't have any though.


  • #943
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,439 ✭✭✭jonski


    Being of a slightly stupid nature I didn't realise you couldn't buy any apps unless you had a credit card . I was just about to get the XDA Premium App thinking I could use paypal :(


  • #944
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,789 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    jonski wrote: »
    Being of a slightly stupid nature I didn't realise you couldn't buy any apps unless you had a credit card . I was just about to get the XDA Premium App thinking I could use paypal :(

    get one of them 3v cards a topup credit card


  • #945
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    irishgeo wrote: »
    get one of them 3v cards a topup credit card

    Or get a Visa/Mastercard debit card.


  • #946
    A Neurotic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,779 ✭✭✭A Neurotic


    I'd certainly be buying one of these, apart from one misgiving: the size. Posting this from my girlfriend's ipad, the size of which is perfect for what I want in a tablet. Is the seven inch comfortable to browse, read, type on? I played with a nexus in PC world but wasn't sure. Any thoughts?


  • #947
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #948
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 821 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    draffodx wrote: »
    Or get a Visa/Mastercard debit card.

    what about google wallet?


  • #949
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    A Neurotic wrote: »
    I'd certainly be buying one of these, apart from one misgiving: the size. Posting this from my girlfriend's ipad, the size of which is perfect for what I want in a tablet. Is the seven inch comfortable to browse, read, type on? I played with a nexus in PC world but wasn't sure. Any thoughts?

    A 7" is ideal for traveling - very portable, everything on it. I had a Galaxy Tab last Summer while traveling and used it for a load of different things, even photographs and phone calls. Doing any kind of typing is a pain, though. Then again, you could say about all tablets.

    However, for daily use, I prefer a 10" device.


  • #950
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,700 ✭✭✭ongarite


    A Neurotic wrote: »
    I'd certainly be buying one of these, apart from one misgiving: the size. Posting this from my girlfriend's ipad, the size of which is perfect for what I want in a tablet. Is the seven inch comfortable to browse, read, type on? I played with a nexus in PC world but wasn't sure. Any thoughts?

    I have a first gen 3G iPad and this week got the Nexus 7. Probably gonna sell the iPad now. It does everything I use the iPad for, better IMO.
    The form factor is better, much easier to hold in one hand, casually carry around and use on a plane.


  • #951
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭chris85


    Any stores have stock at this point?


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  • #952
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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  • #953
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    And lets hope the new stock is defective free.


  • #954
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,602 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    chris85 wrote: »
    Any stores have stock at this point?

    Currys in Galway (Terryland SC) had some at the weekend


  • #955
    The Troll Hunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭The Troll Hunter


    Hi all, Is there anywhere I pick up one of these this wwek. I had to return mine to PC world as it has screen lifting problem and I was told that they wouldn't have any stock for 3 or 4 weeks

    edit: Just on the PC world forum looks like they might have some stock this week


  • #956
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,398 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    The Troll Hunter wrote: »
    Hi all, Is there anywhere I pick up one of these this wwek. I had to return mine to PC world as it has screen lifting problem and I was told that they wouldn't have any stock for 3 or 4 weeks

    edit: Just on the PC world forum looks like they might have some stock this week

    I wonder have many people had this issue? Just did some Googling on the problem and wonder is it a manufacturing fault with the first batches? Seems fairly difficult to get my hands on one anyway so thinking it might be best to wait until later in the year.


  • #957
    lindtee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭lindtee


    I got my son one for his birthday last week (from Currys in Mahon) and there has been no screen issue so far. Will be keeping an eye on it though.


  • #958
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,512 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Anyone with stock today Dublin city centre? Had to sell mine last week to raise cash for something else but want to buy one again asap
    lindtee wrote: »
    I got my son one for his birthday last week (from Currys in Mahon) and there has been no screen issue so far. Will be keeping an eye on it though.


  • #959
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭Sheeps


    Great device. Having owned a Archos 101 before I thought anything less than 10 inches wouldn't be enough. Boy was I wrong. I actually prefer the 7 inch now. It feels so much better in your hands.

    Feature and performance wise I'm also impressed. It's so fluid. I was using my dads ipad 3 there yesterday evening and there are some cool features how ever i would definitely say that the nexus 7 is the better of the two tablest on the market at the minute


  • #960
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    Sheeps wrote: »
    Great device. Having owned a Archos 101 before I thought anything less than 10 inches wouldn't be enough. Boy was I wrong. I actually prefer the 7 inch now. It feels so much better in your hands.

    Feature and performance wise I'm also impressed. It's so fluid. I was using my dads ipad 3 there yesterday evening and there are some cool features how ever i would definitely say that the nexus 7 is the better of the two tablest on the market at the minute


    Lol, that's what she said.

    But seriously, I'm thinking of getting a Nexus 7. Is yours suffering from the screen lifting problem ?


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  • #961
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,024 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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