On the Verge - Episode 1 now online (with Matias Duarte)

**Scout_313** · 11-15-2011, 09:59 PM

Not sure if many people had seen this yet, but the interview with Matias Duarte is now posted online. Check it out if you'd like. They mention the Galaxy Nexus, of course.....

**kca2000** · 11-15-2011, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Scout_313

Not sure if many people had seen this yet, but the interview with Matias Duarte is now posted online. Check it out if you'd like. They mention the Galaxy Nexus, of course.....

Awesome, Really looking forward to hearing this!

**Mannysaurus** · 11-15-2011, 10:30 PM

Now where is the part about the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon?

**thescreensavers** · 11-15-2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mannysaurus

Now where is the part about the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon?

Im watching it now, 25:10 is when Josh introduces the topic which is where I am at now.

**Scout_313** · 11-15-2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mannysaurus

Now where is the part about the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon?

The VZW part starts at around the 25 minute mark.

**Timokreon** · 11-15-2011, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mannysaurus

Now where is the part about the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon?

I listened to the whole thing. He doesn't state that verizon is going to get the nexus in November, he states that the nexus will be available in November, but doesn't want to steal the thunder from the partners. Nowhere, as someone posted, does he say specifically about the verizon nexus. The question asked of him was (paraphrasing) ,it's coming to verizon as an lte device, gsm the rest of the world... when can I buy the nexus. Very disappointing. He wasn't asked when can I buy the Verizon nexus.

Listen at 25:10 onward.

**thescreensavers** · 11-15-2011, 10:44 PM

Talked about Roboto Font

You will be able to purchase it in November. I'm not selling it so, I cannot steal our partners thunder.

He was showing the phone with a week old build, showed live video effects in the camera app, talked about the camera app some more

Talked about Face unlock and its shortcomings.
-Strangers cant unlock it...

Announcement of ICS Release

Talked about skins on different android phones/tablets

**thescreensavers** · 11-15-2011, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Timokreon

Very disappointing. He wasn't asked when can I buy the Verizon nexus.

Listen at 25:10 onward.

Josh asked "when could I buy this phone"

Which implied Verizon as it is the only Carrier in the USA to have it right now.

Which really does not matter as he pretty much said nothing other then "November" which we knew.

**bamaboy** · 11-15-2011, 10:54 PM

I thought the show was interesting, the verge is looking nice lately. Watched the whole thing and got to see a little nexus action, I can't wait for this phone to hurry up and come out.

**Live2ride883** · 11-15-2011, 11:07 PM

Undoubtedly the best news from this portion is the ICS/Nexus information. However I really liked what Patel said about the Razr, "The only reason to buy it is to say look how thin my phone is."

I will admit some temptation towards the Razr recently but that one statement cured me of that.

**Timokreon** · 11-15-2011, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by thescreensavers

Josh asked "when could I buy this phone"

Which implied Verizon as it is the only Carrier in the USA to have it right now.

Which really does not matter as he pretty much said nothing other then "November" which we knew.

Hope you're correct, however that's not the way I heard the question. He asked about both verizon and world wide in the question. The answer did not imply verizon, it could have easily been for the launch.

Again, I certainly hope you're correct. But I don't assume anything, especially when it concerns implied answers.

**mykenyc** · 11-15-2011, 11:20 PM

Really guys? Almost every other company outside of Verizon have already announced dates, Matias Duarte wouldn't just say "out in November" thinking Josh wanted to purchase a international phone. Not trying to sound rude, but common sense need to be applied here.

**th0r615** · 11-15-2011, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by mykenyc

Really guys? Almost every other company outside of Verizon have already announced dates, Matias Duarte wouldn't just say "out in November" thinking Josh wanted to purchase a international phone. Not trying to sound rude, but common sense need to be applied here.

Common sense isn't as common anymore.

I'm going to quote myself from another thread but having to do with the same subject...

Originally Posted by th0r615

Your right, he was only at an American event, for an American site, with an American audience, and was asked by an American that said hes been waiting for the American LTE version.. he was obviously talking about the European launch.

**Timokreon** · 11-15-2011, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by mykenyc

Really guys? Almost every other company outside of Verizon have already announced dates, Matias Duarte wouldn't just say "out in November" thinking Josh wanted to purchase a international phone. Not trying to sound rude, but common sense need to be applied here.

I deal with various forms of government entities on a daily basis. His question, at best, was poorly worded. I don't assume anything. Perhaps you equate common sense with assuming, fine.. live your life that way. I deal in specifics. If I assume an answer is one way, while another person thinks it's implied another... well.. common sense can figure out what happens.

As I stated, I certainly hope you're correct. I'm done. Enjoy.

**Mannysaurus** · 11-15-2011, 11:33 PM

I feel like there will be new information tomorrow. How great would the following be:

"And here you can see our new subscription-based music store. The days of paying for individual songs have faded away. All you have to do now is open up this app, add the song to your cloud, and you can listen to it whenever you want - instantly. To power this service in the United States, we introduce the Galaxy Nexus running on Verizon's blazing fast 4G LTE network. Expect them to be arriving as stores this upcoming Tuesday".

One can only dream..

**mykenyc** · 11-15-2011, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by Timokreon

I deal with various forms of government entities on a daily basis. His question, at best, was poorly worded. I don't assume anything. Perhaps you equate common sense with assuming, fine.. live your life that way. I deal in specifics. If I assume an answer is one way, while another person thinks it's implied another... well.. common sense can figure out what happens.

As I stated, I certainly hope you're correct. I'm done. Enjoy.

Common sense is understanding everything that is going on even if the response at hand is ambiguous. Firstly, he states "If you don't take me to your dungeon i can hook you up", why would he even need to word it that way (in a suspenseful i'm giving you info away) for other countries that already announced the phone, lets now present evidence for the latter:

Quoting this doc:

"The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available on the 17th of November 2011 in a range of UK retailers."

That was posted by Samsung on November 4th. Being that Uk is already announced are we going to assume he is talking about Canada? I understand your point about specifics, but i think anyone can connect the dots here.

**papoose34328** · 11-16-2011, 01:36 AM

@black_man_x alright think the chances are likely it will be November or December? Thanks panda

@dempsey2284 david.. it was a joke. Device will launch soon. really it does exist.. I have one.. others do too. and you will too...unless

that explains everything. p3droid was just screwing around with everybody...

**Mr. Poppalopolis** · 11-16-2011, 10:56 AM

Yeah, the question was with no doubt about a US/Verizon version of the phone.

Another interesting part was when Duarte was talking about the camera. He was saying that all the extra controls found on most point and shoot cameras (white balance, exposure, etc.) were useless on a phone. I am by no means a photographer, but do see how those can be useful for someone willing to take a minute or two to set up their camera how they want. Not really a big deal to me, but I could see some camera enthusiasts not liking that too much.