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Is KitKat for the Nexus 10 delayed? I've been expecting the update on my tablet for a while not, but nothing...
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Odd, my 1st Gen Nexus 7 just got KitKat yesterday
 
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At that price range, you might want to go with something else,

You are screwed regardless. 16 gb on a non retina display pretty much sucks, and RT isn't the best of the Surface tech
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This will be for a wife who will basically watch videos, read email and web pages and play a few tablet games. I don't really think she needs anything crazy, but i don't want to cheap out either. What would you suggest in the $300 range? Also it needs a clipon keyboard, that seems to be a selling feature for some reason.
 
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Yeah I dunno. You could always go with her to a electronics store, and see if she likes either the Surface RT, or the older Ipad mini.

There's a bunch of tablets tho in the 300 buck range.

From the clip on keyboard she seems to be favoring some kind of surface tho.
 
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Yeah I suggested we go hold some, looking at the nexus 7 as well even though it is fairly tiny. Thanks for the advice so far.
 
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Think I sold her on the Nexus 7, although we're between the 10 and the 7 (she thinks 7 might be too small - that's what she said). Going today to hold a few.
 
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mkopec_sl said:
Of course women want 10" anything less than that is just not big enough.
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Pretty sure the 10" only comes in black. On a serious note, is it just me or is 10" too big and 7 not big enough? I went with the Galaxy note 8 when purchasing a new tablet and its "just right".
 
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Anyone know how to prevent the Play store from "updating" certain apps? For instance, the google keyboard, which I don't even use, wants to "update" the Hindi input app. It's not an update, that's a new install. I don't want it, and now it's preventing me from updating everything else I want with the convenient "update all". Still, it's just a keyboard app.

But with 4.4, I guess they included the ability to print from a tablet(yay?). So now the play store wants to "update" an HP printer service app. That'll be the day I ever allow an HP printer app on my tablet or phone.
 
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I'm running KitKat on my Nexus 4 and using Exchange for all my work emails without issue. Wonder what's causing it...
 
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Dunno. My Gmail/Google Apps accounts are working fine (sort of, see below). They use the Gmail app. But I have an ISP email account that was set up with Exchange in the Email app, and it's completely fucked.

One of my Gmail/Apps accounts did shit out yesterday and this morning. It wasn't syncing or checking for emails properly. I rebooted the phone (for probably the 10th time in the past 3 days), and it seems to be working fine again.
 
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Deathwing_sl said:
Anyone know how to prevent the Play store from "updating" certain apps? For instance, the google keyboard, which I don't even use, wants to "update" the Hindi input app. It's not an update, that's a new install. I don't want it, and now it's preventing me from updating everything else I want with the convenient "update all". Still, it's just a keyboard app.

But with 4.4, I guess they included the ability to print from a tablet(yay?). So now the play store wants to "update" an HP printer service app. That'll be the day I ever allow an HP printer app on my tablet or phone.
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Well, if you don't even use the Google keyboard, you could uninstall it. If it's installed as a system app and you're not rooted, you can just disable it. That should stop it from requesting updates.
 
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Deathwing_sl said:
Anyone know how to prevent the Play store from "updating" certain apps? For instance, the google keyboard, which I don't even use, wants to "update" the Hindi input app. It's not an update, that's a new install. I don't want it, and now it's preventing me from updating everything else I want with the convenient "update all". Still, it's just a keyboard app.

But with 4.4, I guess they included the ability to print from a tablet(yay?). So now the play store wants to "update" an HP printer service app. That'll be the day I ever allow an HP printer app on my tablet or phone.
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These apps are actually installed on the device. You just don't see them in the PlayStore until they get an update. So no, that's not a new install.

And as said earlier, you can just disable them in the apps manager.
 
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Took the wife out tonight. Pretty much confirmed what I originally thought, she wanted exactly the opposite of what I would want (which is ok, really). She immediately hated the Nexus 7 - she thought it felt like a large cellphone, also it was in demo mode which apparently runs slow as shit; she hated it. She liked the iPad mini because it felt like her phone. She loved the Surface and Surface RT. Staples is actually doing a deal on black friday where it's $249 for the surface and comes with a type pad for free; we might do that. I didn't really want the Surface RT after reading about how limited it is, but since it's for her I can't complain. She feels comfortable in the Windows setting and I could tell it was the one she really liked. I hope I'm not making a shitty purchase. In the end it's only $249 so I'm not too worried, just hope it lasts her a little while.
 
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Surface RT would probably be fine for anyone that just wants tablet functionality with a keyboard. All of us tech nerds here love the Pro because we could actually game on it as well, but I'd bet thats pretty much a non-factor to your wife. Doubt she'll be wanting to play Starcraft 2 on her device.
 
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Surface RT would probably be fine for anyone that just wants tablet functionality with a keyboard. All of us tech nerds here love the Pro because we could actually game on it as well, but I'd bet thats pretty much a non-factor to your wife. Doubt she'll be wanting to play Starcraft 2 on her device.
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Right. We have a gaming laptop, gaming desktop, PS3, PS4, Wii, Xbox360, as well as PS2, PS1, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES.. etc.

I think she might want to play Angry Birds and other stupid tablet games, that's about it though. Mostly I guarantee she will be writing stuff with office, reading her emails, and watching youtube videos. She always takes the gaming laptop for that stuff, so it might be a great investment.
 
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Noodleface_sl said:
Took the wife out tonight. Pretty much confirmed what I originally thought, she wanted exactly the opposite of what I would want (which is ok, really). She immediately hated the Nexus 7 - she thought it felt like a large cellphone, also it was in demo mode which apparently runs slow as shit; she hated it. She liked the iPad mini because it felt like her phone. She loved the Surface and Surface RT. Staples is actually doing a deal on black friday where it's $249 for the surface and comes with a type pad for free; we might do that. I didn't really want the Surface RT after reading about how limited it is, but since it's for her I can't complain. She feels comfortable in the Windows setting and I could tell it was the one she really liked. I hope I'm not making a shitty purchase. In the end it's only $249 so I'm not too worried, just hope it lasts her a little while.
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Should look at the Dell Venue line. Full version of Surface and price is still decent.
 
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Yeah checked out the Dell Venue as well but there weren't any for her to try. I'm going to make her decide tonight. FYI if you live near a Microcenter they have the Surface RT on black friday with touch pad for $179
 
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So anyone know any insider info/rumors about google store discounts on black friday/cyber mon? Ive heard that google nexus 7 2.0 will have some type of discount. I need one for my younger kid which wants one.
 
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