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http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php...ve-Target-Lock
They've also figured out how to embed the number of missed calls/texts onto the icons. Since the lockscreen themes are new, the devs are slowly implementing more cool features. More lockscreen themes in here:
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showth...screen-Theming
I think the easier theming is what's keeping me on MIUI. Otherwise, CM7 all the way. hehe.
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I don't know how many of you know this but one of the recent Google Maps updates added a Traffic widget. It basically allows you to place certain destinations and give you an estimate of how much traffic there is to your destination from where you're at without opening Maps. More info here:
Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/21...-serious-time/
GPS does turn off after a while but when I tried it out on my phone, the GPS timeout was a little much longer than I felt comfortable with. Its probably due to the crappy GPS inside the Galaxy S phone but other people are saying theirs turn off pretty quickly. Hopefully future updates will allow you to change the length of time the GPS stays on then I'll keep the widget on.
Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/21...-serious-time/
GPS does turn off after a while but when I tried it out on my phone, the GPS timeout was a little much longer than I felt comfortable with. Its probably due to the crappy GPS inside the Galaxy S phone but other people are saying theirs turn off pretty quickly. Hopefully future updates will allow you to change the length of time the GPS stays on then I'll keep the widget on.
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Yes it does and it glows. I thought my modification was great. Wait til you see what they're doing at the MIUI forums. My mind is just blown at their designs like this one:
http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php...ve-Target-Lock
They've also figured out how to embed the number of missed calls/texts onto the icons. Since the lockscreen themes are new, the devs are slowly implementing more cool features. More lockscreen themes in here:
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showth...screen-Theming
I think the easier theming is what's keeping me on MIUI. Otherwise, CM7 all the way. hehe.
http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php...ve-Target-Lock
They've also figured out how to embed the number of missed calls/texts onto the icons. Since the lockscreen themes are new, the devs are slowly implementing more cool features. More lockscreen themes in here:
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showth...screen-Theming
I think the easier theming is what's keeping me on MIUI. Otherwise, CM7 all the way. hehe.
Tiamat-Evo that came out in June... must say its smoother and faster ...now to find out if I can still make it thru the day on a single charge...
I don't know how many of you know this but one of the recent Google Maps updates added a Traffic widget. It basically allows you to place certain destinations and give you an estimate of how much traffic there is to your destination from where you're at without opening Maps. More info here:
Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/21...-serious-time/
GPS does turn off after a while but when I tried it out on my phone, the GPS timeout was a little much longer than I felt comfortable with. Its probably due to the crappy GPS inside the Galaxy S phone but other people are saying theirs turn off pretty quickly. Hopefully future updates will allow you to change the length of time the GPS stays on then I'll keep the widget on.
Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/21...-serious-time/
GPS does turn off after a while but when I tried it out on my phone, the GPS timeout was a little much longer than I felt comfortable with. Its probably due to the crappy GPS inside the Galaxy S phone but other people are saying theirs turn off pretty quickly. Hopefully future updates will allow you to change the length of time the GPS stays on then I'll keep the widget on.
... def agree with ya!
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This is how my lockscreen looks like now:
When you press on the lock, it expands like the image in my previous post.
I just found out if you hold the Home button on the lockscreen, it enables the camera LED light on MIUI. Too bad the Galaxy S doesn't have an LED.
When you press on the lock, it expands like the image in my previous post.
I just found out if you hold the Home button on the lockscreen, it enables the camera LED light on MIUI. Too bad the Galaxy S doesn't have an LED.
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For MIUI its actually pretty simple. Mind you, I do basic theming changes as I'm not advanced enough for the cooler stuff. The themes with MIUI use a ".mtz" extension which is recognized by their Theme Manager program. It automates the theme changes kinda like Cyanogen's and T-Mobile's Theme Manager which I think use the same codes but the MIUI themes change elements on-the-fly unlike Cyanogen's and T-Mobile's which requires a soft-reboot. The MIUI guys make base .mtz files which you can use as templates or if you want, you can use someone else's in the forums which is what I do.
The good news is that the .mtz files are actually just .zip files. So you can use any zip program in Windows (I use 7Zip), Mac to extract the contents of the .mtz file into a folder. Everything in the theme is inside there: images, icons, xmls, framework, fonts, pretty much everything that the theme will change. For the images, they're .PNG files which you can open up in any image editing software (I use Photoshop just out of old habit, although I hear GIMP is pretty good free alternative.) With Photoshop I can change transparency, colors, add new images, create new icons, etc. You could also just grab which ever images, icons you like and compile them into one zip file!
I've only begun messing with the XML files because my coding experience is pretty lacking. As with any XML file, you can open the file with a Notepad program (I use Notepad++ to preserve the file template not like the builtin Notepad app in Windows). I only know very basic programming as in keeping structures and variables but that's as far as I got into my coding experience (I wish I learned more when I had the time but what can you do
) so its very minimal but its good enough to change certain elements. With the XML files, you can add/remove the clock/date, move things around with the X and Y axis variable, change the shortcut the icons will launch, the charging animation, pretty much anything you can think/code up in relation to Android. (This is why its a very powerful OS if you know how to use it to your advantage. Its pretty much limitless if your coding is good enough.)
Once you're done making changes, you just rezip the files and then rename the .zip to .mtz. Plug that .mtz back to your SD Card and apply with the theme manager. Its that simple really.
For regular Android (Cyanogenmod included), you gotta deodex the APKs/frameworks if they're not already deodexed, decompile the APK/frameworks before you can touch the XMLs, .smali, and PNGs that's inside them. Then you would have to sign the APKs to make sure it doesn't get rejected by the OS. Its a little more work but its the same basic idea as above. Note that this will work for any file in Android even the ones you install from the market.
If you're interested in more, I suggest you check out the Theming subforums to get an idea of what they do. Some devs post their source codes to the .smali files they modify which will allow you to see what changes they're making. Java would also help a lot in this case as Android is heavy on it something I have no experience in so I do trial and error. lol. Luckily, MIUI doesn't touch that stuff but for regular Android, its the main stuff you mess with.
The good news is that the .mtz files are actually just .zip files. So you can use any zip program in Windows (I use 7Zip), Mac to extract the contents of the .mtz file into a folder. Everything in the theme is inside there: images, icons, xmls, framework, fonts, pretty much everything that the theme will change. For the images, they're .PNG files which you can open up in any image editing software (I use Photoshop just out of old habit, although I hear GIMP is pretty good free alternative.) With Photoshop I can change transparency, colors, add new images, create new icons, etc. You could also just grab which ever images, icons you like and compile them into one zip file!
I've only begun messing with the XML files because my coding experience is pretty lacking. As with any XML file, you can open the file with a Notepad program (I use Notepad++ to preserve the file template not like the builtin Notepad app in Windows). I only know very basic programming as in keeping structures and variables but that's as far as I got into my coding experience (I wish I learned more when I had the time but what can you do
) so its very minimal but its good enough to change certain elements. With the XML files, you can add/remove the clock/date, move things around with the X and Y axis variable, change the shortcut the icons will launch, the charging animation, pretty much anything you can think/code up in relation to Android. (This is why its a very powerful OS if you know how to use it to your advantage. Its pretty much limitless if your coding is good enough.)Once you're done making changes, you just rezip the files and then rename the .zip to .mtz. Plug that .mtz back to your SD Card and apply with the theme manager. Its that simple really.
For regular Android (Cyanogenmod included), you gotta deodex the APKs/frameworks if they're not already deodexed, decompile the APK/frameworks before you can touch the XMLs, .smali, and PNGs that's inside them. Then you would have to sign the APKs to make sure it doesn't get rejected by the OS. Its a little more work but its the same basic idea as above. Note that this will work for any file in Android even the ones you install from the market.
If you're interested in more, I suggest you check out the Theming subforums to get an idea of what they do. Some devs post their source codes to the .smali files they modify which will allow you to see what changes they're making. Java would also help a lot in this case as Android is heavy on it something I have no experience in so I do trial and error. lol. Luckily, MIUI doesn't touch that stuff but for regular Android, its the main stuff you mess with.
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^From what I've been reading, the Galaxy Tab is a lot better than the Xoom. Better screen (Higher brightness, better viewing angles and better color saturation. Voodoo color is also available to tweak if even further.), lighter, way thinner, uses a WM audio chip (Voodoo sound is already possible).
A lot of Android devs are actually returning/selling their Xooms to get the Galaxy Tab especially since LTE still isn't upgradeable and the SD Card function is still disabled, months after its release. Motorola botched the Xoom pretty much although that should change within the next update but by then its a little too late already. Basically the Tab 10.1 is what the Xoom should've been.
A lot of Android devs are actually returning/selling their Xooms to get the Galaxy Tab especially since LTE still isn't upgradeable and the SD Card function is still disabled, months after its release. Motorola botched the Xoom pretty much although that should change within the next update but by then its a little too late already. Basically the Tab 10.1 is what the Xoom should've been.
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Damn Cgfebtsx04, thats pretty awesome haha, seems to complicated for me. Or I guess I can learn, but finding the time to do that will be hard. I havent been finding the time to try out a whole lot of stuff lately, I still need to try out UV and all that.
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...so my mom, who's totally computer challenged, was recent introduced to Asian dramas online, especially Korean ones with Chinese subtitles (thanks to me, I guess). Now, she's hooked. My sister and I are looking to buy her something so she can stream them online...
My question is, how do Android tablets do in streaming online videos? We thought about netbooks... but the one I have does "okay" with streaming videos. I'm just wondering if tablets would be a better route for her.
anyone know?
My question is, how do Android tablets do in streaming online videos? We thought about netbooks... but the one I have does "okay" with streaming videos. I'm just wondering if tablets would be a better route for her.
anyone know?
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Lol. Its not my wallpaper but the original theme creator's. You can get the original here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15175951/chickSidewalk.png
Once you get into it, you'll realize that it isn't too difficult. Just the time issue like you say. Wish there was more of it. Only if we didn't have to sleep...lol.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15175951/chickSidewalk.png
Once you get into it, you'll realize that it isn't too difficult. Just the time issue like you say. Wish there was more of it. Only if we didn't have to sleep...lol.
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...so my mom, who's totally computer challenged, was recent introduced to Asian dramas online, especially Korean ones with Chinese subtitles (thanks to me, I guess). Now, she's hooked. My sister and I are looking to buy her something so she can stream them online...
My question is, how do Android tablets do in streaming online videos? We thought about netbooks... but the one I have does "okay" with streaming videos. I'm just wondering if tablets would be a better route for her.
anyone know?
My question is, how do Android tablets do in streaming online videos? We thought about netbooks... but the one I have does "okay" with streaming videos. I'm just wondering if tablets would be a better route for her.
anyone know?
If the streaming is no good on your phone I suggest you stay away from the tablets and probably look at a real laptop or take a look at the Chrome books coming out in the next couple of months.
This company, Mashwork, is trying to see if they can predict phone sales based on online conversations. Will be cool to see the real numbers once the phones are released.
Galaxy SII vs Droid Bionic
http://mashable.com/2011/06/26/superphone-battle/
Galaxy SII vs Droid Bionic
http://mashable.com/2011/06/26/superphone-battle/
CG- I installed the lockscreen theme as in the first post on this page. I also have the pic of the girl. I set the girl as my lockscreen photo and it stayed there for a while, but now for some reason my lockscreen pic is the same as my homescreen. Even when I select a different pic, it stays the same as the home screen. I can set the girl as my wallpaper, but it's a zoomed in version and doesn't have the same affect.
Any thoughts?
Running MIUI 1.6.17
Any thoughts?
Running MIUI 1.6.17
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CG- I installed the lockscreen theme as in the first post on this page. I also have the pic of the girl. I set the girl as my lockscreen photo and it stayed there for a while, but now for some reason my lockscreen pic is the same as my homescreen. Even when I select a different pic, it stays the same as the home screen. I can set the girl as my wallpaper, but it's a zoomed in version and doesn't have the same affect.
Any thoughts?
Running MIUI 1.6.17
Any thoughts?
Running MIUI 1.6.17
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CyanogenMod just released 7.1.0 RC-1 for the people afraid of flashing nightlies:
Source: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-7-1-0-rc1
Remember, this is Android 2.3.4 and should accommodate the Google Video Talk.
Quick general changelog:
The first release candidate of CyanogenMod-7.1 is ready for testing!
This version is an update to Android 2.3.4, includes many new features, and brings support to several new devices. We are now supporting various Samsung devices (Galaxy S, Captivate, and Vibrant), the LG Optimus 2X /T-Mobile G2x, HTC Incredible S, and Motorola CLIQ/CLIQ XT. A full list of features and changes can be found in the CHANGELOG.
This release candidate should be fairly stable for daily use, but always do a backup first in case something goes wrong. You can help out by giving us feedback on the forums and reporting bugs at the issue tracker.
The best way to install CM7.1-RC1 is to use ROM Manager, or you can manually download it from our mirror network.
Many thanks to EVERYONE (we have over 400K CM7 users!) for your continued support, and everyone who has contributed their time to making CM the best Android distribution available!
This version is an update to Android 2.3.4, includes many new features, and brings support to several new devices. We are now supporting various Samsung devices (Galaxy S, Captivate, and Vibrant), the LG Optimus 2X /T-Mobile G2x, HTC Incredible S, and Motorola CLIQ/CLIQ XT. A full list of features and changes can be found in the CHANGELOG.
This release candidate should be fairly stable for daily use, but always do a backup first in case something goes wrong. You can help out by giving us feedback on the forums and reporting bugs at the issue tracker.
The best way to install CM7.1-RC1 is to use ROM Manager, or you can manually download it from our mirror network.
Many thanks to EVERYONE (we have over 400K CM7 users!) for your continued support, and everyone who has contributed their time to making CM the best Android distribution available!
Remember, this is Android 2.3.4 and should accommodate the Google Video Talk.
Quick general changelog:
7.1.0-pre
•Common: Android 2.3.4 (Google)
•Common: Bluetooth mouse support - Scott Brady
•Common: Improve notification swipe-to-clear - Evan Charlton
•Common: Improve album-artist support in media scanner - Paul Crovella
•Common: Profile improvements and bugfixes - Martin Long
•Common: RTL text improvements - Eyad Aboulouz, Eran Mizrahi
•Common: Wake on volume key option - Sven Dawitz
•Common: Support for revoking application permissions - Plamen K. Kosseff
•Common: Latest Superuser app - ChainsDD
•Common: Control brightness by sliding on statusbar - Danesh M
•Common: Add "copy all" to context menu - Danesh M
•Common: Lockscreen haptic and statusbar indicators toggle - Danesh M
•Common: Nicer timepicker/datepicker - Jiri Tyr
•Common: Configuration 0/90/180/270 rotation - Jonas Larsson, Scott Brady
•Common: DSP Manager bugfixes and improvements - Antti S Lankila
•Common: Support for launching apps via gestures in the background - Jiri Tyr
•Common: Option to hide hold button during call - Roberto Leinardi
•Common: Allow using wildcards for call blacklisting - Nihanth Subramanya
•Common: Option to allow in-call lockscreen to match main lockscren - Sven Dawitz
•Common: Option to notify about incoming call only in background when screen is on - Pavel Kucera
•Common: ADWLauncher- Transitions, catalog improvements, bugfixes - John Van Etten
•Common: Optional GMT correction for SMS/MMS timestamps - Terry Hau
•Common: Add FM Seek for TI devices - KalimochoAz
•Common: Add FM support for SI4708 devices (Blade, V9, Racer) - Stéphane Konstantaropoulos
•Common: Add FM seek implementation to FM application - Tom Giordano
•Click, Motorola: Speed up photo recording - Emilio López
•Click, Motorola: Add Geolocation to photo app - KalimochoAz
•Vision/Glacier/Ace/Speedy/Vivo: 2.6.35 kernel and updated userspace
•Buzz: 2.6.35 kernel - Arne Coucheron
•Common: Android 2.3.4 (Google)
•Common: Bluetooth mouse support - Scott Brady
•Common: Improve notification swipe-to-clear - Evan Charlton
•Common: Improve album-artist support in media scanner - Paul Crovella
•Common: Profile improvements and bugfixes - Martin Long
•Common: RTL text improvements - Eyad Aboulouz, Eran Mizrahi
•Common: Wake on volume key option - Sven Dawitz
•Common: Support for revoking application permissions - Plamen K. Kosseff
•Common: Latest Superuser app - ChainsDD
•Common: Control brightness by sliding on statusbar - Danesh M
•Common: Add "copy all" to context menu - Danesh M
•Common: Lockscreen haptic and statusbar indicators toggle - Danesh M
•Common: Nicer timepicker/datepicker - Jiri Tyr
•Common: Configuration 0/90/180/270 rotation - Jonas Larsson, Scott Brady
•Common: DSP Manager bugfixes and improvements - Antti S Lankila
•Common: Support for launching apps via gestures in the background - Jiri Tyr
•Common: Option to hide hold button during call - Roberto Leinardi
•Common: Allow using wildcards for call blacklisting - Nihanth Subramanya
•Common: Option to allow in-call lockscreen to match main lockscren - Sven Dawitz
•Common: Option to notify about incoming call only in background when screen is on - Pavel Kucera
•Common: ADWLauncher- Transitions, catalog improvements, bugfixes - John Van Etten
•Common: Optional GMT correction for SMS/MMS timestamps - Terry Hau
•Common: Add FM Seek for TI devices - KalimochoAz
•Common: Add FM support for SI4708 devices (Blade, V9, Racer) - Stéphane Konstantaropoulos
•Common: Add FM seek implementation to FM application - Tom Giordano
•Click, Motorola: Speed up photo recording - Emilio López
•Click, Motorola: Add Geolocation to photo app - KalimochoAz
•Vision/Glacier/Ace/Speedy/Vivo: 2.6.35 kernel and updated userspace
•Buzz: 2.6.35 kernel - Arne Coucheron
Have you tried updating to MIUI 1.6.24 which is the latest build? Reason being, the MIUI team changed one or two lines of code in the latest build for the lockscreens, mainly for bugfixes. I know that MIUI.us fixed it to correspond to the 1.6.24 build so maybe that's why you're having issues. If you don't want to upgrade to 1.6.24, try out his Colors 1.1 build (1.2 is his latest and is built for 1.6.24 otherwise they're the same exact thing) as that one was built for 1.6.17. MIUI updates every Friday and the versions correspond to the date of release.
Thanks! I'll give that a shot tonight.
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For anyone considering 4G with Verizon in Miami I was told by the rep at BJ's that it doesn't go south of Kendall Drive nor west of 117th Ave. Yet Hialeah has it. If youre local that's WTF
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More MIUI lockscreens here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1134657
They made a Sense 3.0 Lockscreen that functions almost exactly like the real thing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1134657
They made a Sense 3.0 Lockscreen that functions almost exactly like the real thing!
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Here's a screenshot of Vukandric's Sense 3.0 lockscreen for MIUI:
I changed the way the date displayed in the manifest.xml. Might change the way Music Launcher is launched so it asks me if I want to launch the MIUI Music or Google Music.
Just for fun, here's the iPhone lockscreen:
I changed the way the date displayed in the manifest.xml. Might change the way Music Launcher is launched so it asks me if I want to launch the MIUI Music or Google Music.
Just for fun, here's the iPhone lockscreen:
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We exclusively reported details of Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone — either a Nexus device, or a “pure Google” flagship handset from one of Google’s key partners — and we now have more information surrounding the world’s most anticipated Android phone. We reported that the handset would nix physical menu keys going forward, and would feature a monster 720p -resolution display, and we have now confirmed with our source that the screen itself is branded as a “Super AMOLED HD” display. The branding confirms our suspicions that Samsung will indeed be the manufacturer. We have also confirmed that the processor in the upcoming device will be an OMAP4460, just as we originally reported. Hit the jump for more.
This upcoming superphone will not have any carrier preloads or OEM customizations, which goes without saying for a Nexus phone or a reference/flagship Android offering. The current codename is “Prime”, and our source believes it’s possible that the phone could launch as the “Google Nexus Prime.” We also have information that Google’s onslaught of high-end Android devices isn’t going to stop anytime soon. With the Motorola DROID and Motorola XOOM, Google launched its flagship Android devices with one carrier and one OEM, but we’re hearing things might be switched up this time around. Our source indicated that Google could be working with multiple carriers and multiple OEMs on their own “exclusive” Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) halo devices, and that they may all launch around the same time.
Imagine flagship releases from Motorola, HTC, and LG with Ice Cream Sandwich available on AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint all at practically the same time… in addition to a Google Nexus handset from Samsung. The summer’s going to be hot, but it looks like the fall might get even hotter
This upcoming superphone will not have any carrier preloads or OEM customizations, which goes without saying for a Nexus phone or a reference/flagship Android offering. The current codename is “Prime”, and our source believes it’s possible that the phone could launch as the “Google Nexus Prime.” We also have information that Google’s onslaught of high-end Android devices isn’t going to stop anytime soon. With the Motorola DROID and Motorola XOOM, Google launched its flagship Android devices with one carrier and one OEM, but we’re hearing things might be switched up this time around. Our source indicated that Google could be working with multiple carriers and multiple OEMs on their own “exclusive” Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) halo devices, and that they may all launch around the same time.
Imagine flagship releases from Motorola, HTC, and LG with Ice Cream Sandwich available on AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint all at practically the same time… in addition to a Google Nexus handset from Samsung. The summer’s going to be hot, but it looks like the fall might get even hotter
this phone sounds like a beast though!
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Actually there is a big difference.... w/ my Ipad I run about close to 700kb/second vs 5-6 mb/second with my wife's 4g phone.
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No thanks for answering your questions? Where's your manners? lol... just want to pop my cherry when it comes to getting a thanks!
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After having the Galaxy S, I'm sure the S2 will be a fine phone. I'm impressed with the 8meg camera WITH A FLASH, but the rest of the mechanics don't overwhelm the S1 to make the jump. Of course it is running Gingerbread, and even though the S1 upgraded from Ecclair to Froyo, I doubt the S1 will be provided with Gingerbread.
What is a little letdown on the S2 is the frame/case... too much plastic. It doesn't even say Galaxy S on back or anywhere. At least the Samsung Eternity would glow different colors around the perimeter of the case when a call came.
The only things that will make me jump early are: 1) Better battery life and 2) a real home button.
I'm guessing that in the middle of a 2 year contract with ATT, they'll sell the S2 at $599.
What is a little letdown on the S2 is the frame/case... too much plastic. It doesn't even say Galaxy S on back or anywhere. At least the Samsung Eternity would glow different colors around the perimeter of the case when a call came.
The only things that will make me jump early are: 1) Better battery life and 2) a real home button.
I'm guessing that in the middle of a 2 year contract with ATT, they'll sell the S2 at $599.
