Recent content by brillrick

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    Amazon sold 6 million Kindle Fires

    Perhaps I came on a bit strong You are right, I can't prove that Amazon did sell 6 million Kindle Fires. Neither can this analyst. I didn't say the analyst is lying, I'm saying don't trust what an analyst says as fact. The headline to your post "Amazon sold 6 million Kindle Fires" implies that...
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    Amazon sold 6 million Kindle Fires

    No they didn't. An analysts thinks the sold that many so that he influence the amazon stock price. Never trust anything an analysts says. Their goal is always to affect the stock price immediately, not to tell the truth.
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    CES 2012 Sprint Lightsquared LTE and First LTE Sprint Phone

    Sprint has already said their LTE network will not be up until summer 2012 and LTE phones will not be available until the later half of 2012. I do not want to see a phone in January that is not coming out until at least June. Sprint did that with the Palm pre before.
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    Excessive Battery Drain

    I was having battery issues also, but once i got the version 6.2 update i haven't had any battery problems.
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    Unrooted Kindle will not install apps

    Kindle fire with not install any app that using google authentication (such as any of the google made apps, gmail, reader, voice, talk, market etc) and also it will not install some paid apps that use google market authentication to make sure you didn't steal the paid app. The kindle fire will...
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    Getting purchased Market apps on KF.

    Well, they have licensed the open source OS android and are following all the open source rules. I know Google "makes" android, but they do not "own" android, it is open source. Google services such as mail, market, maps, etc are closed source and are not a part of the open source android OS...
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    Getting purchased Market apps on KF.

    I have only done this with 1 paid app, Read it Later Pro and it works. This method will work for pretty much all free apps. 1. Download the file manager app ASTRO, on your phone. 2. using the ASTRO app, backup the application. this will create an .apk of your app. 3. email the app, or use...
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    How are Sprint customers taking advantage of unlimited data?

    You must not live in NYC, because since the iPhone launched 3G in the bronx where i live and manhattan where i work have been terrible. i'm lucking to get .5MbpsDL 4G speeds have stayed about the same. The max i've ever seen on Sprint 4G in NYC was 7Mbps down, and that was during the first 2...
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    Facebook Contacts in People App

    On February 22, 2011, Google removed Facebook connect sync from the Nexus S and will block it from future Nexus devices. Here is their quote: It basically boils down to the fact that you can't export your contact data Facebook to Google (or at all) while you can import your contact data from...
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    2.3.5 update on Samsung Epic

    From the Sprint Website: Sprint Community: 11/9 - Samsung Epic 4G Software Update... 11/9 - Samsung Epic 4G Software Update - Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)- EI22 Samsung Epic? 4G Software Update - Android 2.3? (Gingerbread) - EI22 Enhancements/Fixes: - Upgrade of the Google OS from Froyo to...
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    New to Droid

    I have a different phone than you but try this (the steps may be slighty different based on phone): from the homescreen of your device: - press menu - go to settings - scroll and select "Accounts & sync" - Under Manage accounts, you should see you default email program as one of the accounts...
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    "Parental"/Purchasing Controls on Kindle Fire?

    From the Amazon Website Amazon.com Help: Amazon Appstore on Kindle Fire Troubleshooting Parental Controls I want to set up parental controls for in-app purchases. To set up parental controls, tap Apps from the Home screen and select "Store." Tap the Menu icon, select "Settings," then tap...
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    Kindle fire already assigned to my account?

    You probably purchased from Amazon, so they have tied the serial number of your device to your account. Amazon has done the same thing when you buy regular kindles.
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    Kindle Fire apps?

    - Yes it is an android tablet. Amazon does not specify, but it is believed that it runs a highly customized version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. - By default it can run many if not all the apps in the Amazon App Store. However, since the kindle fire does not have 3G, GPS, microphone, bluetooth...
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    Voice text message

    I think you might have mistyped. I believe you mean MMS, not SMS. SMS or short message service is the same thing as text messaging. MMS or multimedia message service is how you send pics or videos. MMS usually cost more money to send than a SMS message What you described is voice-to-text...