The most important events in tech in the first half of 2012: here's what happened

6. sid07desai posted on 11 Jul 2012, 06:32 6 2

yeah but a resolution that high is unnecessary. The human eye can't spot the difference between 1920x1080 and 2560x1600. They would pretty much look the same. I bet we will see a 1080p HD display tablet in Q4 this year.

8. dickwyn posted on 11 Jul 2012, 06:37 7 1

The Asus transformer pad infinity already has it

11. HTCFreak posted on 11 Jul 2012, 07:06 3 3

True :) but the trolls didn't realise it back then...

14. Kan_wha posted on 11 Jul 2012, 07:28 5 6

"Retina display" is a gimmick, just like Siri, the asymetric fan in the new macbooks, and quite frankly, apple products itself. Why are iProducts selling so well? Well, lets just say that the world is populated by a large number of not so bright people.

16. HTCFreak posted on 11 Jul 2012, 07:40 5 4

People buy what they want. If they want a Samsung phone, they get one. If they want an Apple phone, they buy one. No need to criticise peoples personal choise...

22. joaolx posted on 11 Jul 2012, 10:54 2 1

I like the way you think, too bad not everyone here thinks like you.

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23. joaolx posted on 11 Jul 2012, 11:01 1 0

Siri can be a gimmick, just like S-voice(and a couple of other SGS3 features) but a lot of people use those features, because it works and does the job right. Now Retina Display is far from a gimmick, we have been seeing a revolution in mobile displays, not just Apple products, so i could say that other screens in other smartphones are also gimmicks due to their high pixel density.
All Apple did, was being the first to release on a phone. On tablets we had seen a cool high resolution screens but the iPad 3 screen was brutal. And they also released on the macbook.
It's not a gimmick. It as it's uses.
And by your point of view, the "large number of not so bright people" also includes people who buy Samsung and other companies products? Think about it, High resolution screens, Voice search apps. Aren't they gimmicks, if you say the retina and siri are?

28. dmckay12 posted on 12 Jul 2012, 13:55 0 0

I agree, but Apple was not the first with a "retina display" by its own definition. The LG enV Touch had a 311 ppi screen and was released before the iPhone 4 was announced.

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17. bobfreking55 posted on 11 Jul 2012, 08:13 5 0

i know. i was one of those... lol. we android fans get carried away with specs sometimes and I'm sorry for that.

if you ask why we argue with apple fans for having much faith in Apple, it's because they buy the product without looking for alternatives and buy without knowing the product itself.

19. bayusuputra posted on 11 Jul 2012, 10:46 1 2

couldn't agree more.. they blindly buy the products without knowing it and without looking for better alternatives.

long gone is the days where the only device that works is iPhone. Yes, the iPhone works, but Android/WP/Symbian/MeeGo works better..

7. sid07desai posted on 11 Jul 2012, 06:33 2 1

momentary victory.

25. jroc74 posted on 11 Jul 2012, 18:40 0 0

I didnt vote...but I would pick the patent wars, big phones. Maybe its still a dualopy.

But..big phones were a success starting in 2010 with the EVO and Droid X1. Those 2 phones were in the top 3 phones sold in 2010.

29. jroc74 posted on 12 Jul 2012, 18:41 0 0

I meant top 5 phones sold.

20. bayusuputra posted on 11 Jul 2012, 10:48 0 0

but the big question is, have they actually improved it? :)

21. bayusuputra posted on 11 Jul 2012, 10:49 1 0

yes, it is more important than the sharing plan from Verizon, and it's more acceptable by people on the other side of Atlantic ocean.