Nimster

Agreed. ICS though may appear to be similar to WebOS in terms of multitasking ,the actual user experience is nowhere as good. Though I love Chrome, and the sync is amazing, I went back to webOS on my touchpad. The multitasking UI is simply too natural/intuitive to leave.

Android’s may behave like it, but it’s not even close to providing the same fluid experience. In webOS you never had to think about multitasking, you simply multitasked. You kept things you wanted open, and swiped the ones you didn’t need away, and the apps stayed open or closed accordingly. Things that needed to, opened in a new card, and you saw when a new card opened. You ALWAYS knew when to go back, when to go to another card; you never had to think about it even for a split second. I don’t care what anyone says, the back button on android is a cluster of chaos. It’s time google merged their home screen with their launcher, and simply made the multitasking menu the homscreen like webOS. You get rid of one button that way, and you can go to a gesture area to get rid of the other (it works great with capacitive buttons. You can simply have the very bottom of the screen be black and work as a gesture area)

Also, Webos 3.0’s notifications were leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. No other OS has yet reached it. My nexus s is abysmal at notifications. I not only can’t dismiss an inidividual email notification (you can do all emails, or no emails) but also, if I only have 1 new email and I swipe it away, then get another one it says I have 2 new emails. Even though I’ve already scene and dismissed the notification of the first one. Additionally, I can’t even see what the new email is until I open the email app (when I have more than one).

I’m a nexus s user, I will likely get one of five new nexus devices (assuming rumours turnout to be true). Overall, it’s a much better experience than webOS (in terms of speed, performance, apps, ecosystem, features, chrome) but UI is a department that is still lagging. Everyone’s UI is still lagging in many aspects when compared to webOS. Matias has been doing some good work, but Android still have much catching up to do. Looking forward to jelly bean.

I’m not sure exactly about how the photo management works, or whether it has been upgraded, but I recall it appearing very confusing when it first launched.

Also, lack of microsoft office is a deal breaker for many people, and is a big concern for me as well. BTW, I’m a post-secondary student and I use Google docs for most of my assignments, but the fact remains that not only are features limited, but it struggles with opening Microsoft office documents (they often fail to properly display).

Definitively agree with points 2 and 3 though.

I’m actually personally considering getting a chromebook, but am waiting for it to run on ARM. I want ultrabook/macbook air style thinness, but with much longer battery life (I’m talking a few times higher. Think it’s possible with running on ARM and screen listed bellow) and a significantly lower price. I don’t need a unibody metal construction, plastic will suffice as long as it is not glossy. A simple, black, minimalist design, with HDMI out, a top notch full sized keyboard, and a okay trackpad. (I can always carry a mouse, that is not an issue, but as a student, the keyboard is.) The screen doesn’t have to be great, as long as it’s 11.6-13.3 inches 720p screen will suffice (don’t get me wrong, I love huge high resolution screens, but I want cheap, portable device with amazing an battery life, and lower resolution helps with all of those).

For the record, I have a deskptop computer with a dual (soon to be triple) monitor for media consumption and creation, but want something small and light on the go. Boot times of under 10 seconds are also very attractive.

well, actually 2+2 could theoretically = 5.

2.4 +2.4 =4.8 which rounds to 5. But if you round before adding them then you get 4 which surprisingly enough rounds to 4.

But I agree with the rest.

hahahaha – just finished watching the last episode of house, clicked on this article and read this comment.

“is known to bully his employees, sneer at the competition and betray friends and family.” Though not exact, you could also relate much of house to "it is very unfortunate that he got sick, but is mostly his own fault he died because he didn’t want treatment when he needed it. "

Throw Wilson in for Wozniak and “I do, however, have respect for Steve Wozniak, the nicest, smartest, most open minded to come form Apple (the hospital) and maybe even the whole tech industry (all doctors?).”

Any news on whether existing Motorola boxes can be updated?

(I’m on Shaw, but don’t want to buy a whole new box)

Speaking of which, is it known when it’s coming to Shaw?

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HAHAHA -the picture made me think It was toiled paper, and I was befuddled. I was trying to think of a scenario where it would be useful.

For those looking for more detail (as in how many hours do those percentages equal, or how does that compare to the new iPad), I’d suggest hitting the link; it’s very well written.