Recent content by Gaius Baltar

I also cannot get (fast or otherwise) wireless charging to work with the Otterbox Defender. It senses the charger, says it is Fast Charging, but battery still depletes. This is with the 2015-16 Samsung fast charge stand.

No early release available from my CostCo in Lincoln Park, Chicago. They're still saying wait till store opens Friday.

My Best Buy says they can't preorder Unlocked Note 8s yet. Only carrier-locked new activations or upgrades thru AT&T, Verizon and one of the others.

I think you plug the phone into the front of the Gear VR headset, via the Micro USB port. So some of these phones are falsely detecting several types of USB Port connections: Gear VR, dock, charger, and even the 'power sharing' mode.

Yes, it was in the pool twice yesterday and was fine. But when I get a replacement device (due to the weird flickering Gear VR/dock/charging port issues) it's going to stay in a case for a little more long run protection

I've got the clicking now pretty badly on the left side, about halfway between the Volume Down button and the bottom of the phone.

This Gear VR bug has been happening to a number of S6 Active, S6 and S6 Edge users. Mine also gives that erroneous "Dock is connected" and other notifications related to charging and the Micro USB port. Mine will be going to the service center soon for replacement.

Re: does tempered glass hinder the functioning of physical buttons on the S6 active I don't like the recessed buttons on the Bodyguardz. I was shocked to discover it when the AT&T put it on and almost had them take it right off. It's isn't the end of the world but my thumb does feel off after...

^^ I could see trying the Micro-USB plugs prior to my pool times. But with my luck I'd probably end up bending the port pin. (I need a few more posts before posting a video link of my 3rd post-swim malfunction.) Gear VR Setup going crazy, erroneous "Charger Connected" notifications, and then...

Mine mysteriously runs and gets stuck in the Gear VR setup app after being exposed to water. I've seen the glitch reported here by a couple regular S6 and S6 Edge owners too, presumably without water exposure.

My Active just went haywire for 15 minutes after its first swimming pool adventure. Wasn't more than a foot underwater for a total of a minute. Left it on side of pool and: -screen went blank except for small flickering "X's" in the bottom corners. -an endless partial audio Loop of a...

Blue Camo with Naked Tough Blue Camo with the Case-Mate Naked Tough clear case (and Body Gardz screen protector) Only cost me $22.49 online from AT&T with the current 25% accessory discount, with In-Store Pickup available. Just got it an hour ago. It probably looks better on the White Camo...

This part of the Anandtech review horrified me as well. It's a dealbreaker if streaming radio is practically unlistenable. I can't live without my Pandora and TuneIn radio. I just hope that the Sprint version somehow performs better and suffers less interference from its radios. "Galaxy S...

iPhone 3G, out of contract since December. Almost got an Evo 4G around Christmas time but decided to suck it up and wait for something better. Still waiting... finally Jailbroke it in January in order to get multi-tasking on iOS 3.1.2...and to try to put off an upgrade as long as possible...

Seems an odd and stinging coincidence that on February 24th, the day we were rumored to get our thunderbolt, Apple releases its own Thunderbolt. It certainly would've been a confusing news day if two different technologies named "Thunderbolt" had been released on the same day. "Apple Has...