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Saturday, May 5, 2012
HTC Won?t Hook Up One X Owners With Bootloader Unlock
HTC won over some hearts a while back when it released its bootloader unlock tool for a good number of devices. It basically allows owners of Android phones to load custom ROMs onto their phones in exchange for any warranty rights they may have been enjoying. It's a fair trade considering a solid percentage of Android power users prefer Android based mostly on the fact that they have this option, but without solid hardware the ability to load different versions of Androids becomes less and less appealing. And so is the case with the HTC One X. It's an excellent handset, and possibly the best HTC has ever made. But unfortunately, the company won't be offering the bootloader unlock tool for this particular handset.juan pablo montoya crash chardon high school shooting mark martin cleveland news daytona race the cutting edge fox 8 news
Nokia's CEO Says Carriers Hate Skype, And Its ... - Business Insider
It appears as though there's another new problem for Microsoft and Nokia's smartphone partnership.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told shareholders carriers are hesitant to sell the Nokia Lumia phones because Microsoft owns Skype, Tomi T Ahonen writes on his blog (via Asymco):
The second big news that came from the Shareholders' Meeting is the issue about Skype. Elop was asked by a shareholder "Nokia seems to be having a problem with the distribution channel due to Skype" asking how will Nokia deal with this problem. Elop answered "If the operator doesn't want us, it doesn't want us. We will appeal to them with other arguments. We have more to offer to them. It is a good point to start the discussion from Skype." (source HS website. Text in Finnish, translation is mine).
UPDATE May 4 - again our reader Asko who says he was personally present at that meeting, adds that Elop had explained, that Nokia, together with Microsoft, is now attempting to convince carriers/operators to accept Skype against their wills, by marketing/pricing/sales gimmicks. This admission says to me, that the carriers are truly hostile towards Nokia about the matter and this negotiation attempt is futile.
Nonetheless,?Elop clearly admits that there is a reseller problem relating explicitly to Skype. He furthermore admits, the Skype issue has resulted in some carriers actually refusing to carry Lumia. (Read the full thing here >)
When Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop announced their partnership, one of the big lines Ballmer repeated over and over again was, "operator friendly." It looks like Microsoft can't be "operator friendly" and push Skype, which it bought for $8.5 billion last year.
It's important to note that the Lumia doesn't have Skype pre-installed yet. But just the fact that Microsoft owns Skype, and Nokia is so closely aligned with Microsoft appears to be affecting Nokia handset sales.
In Windows Phone 8, Microsoft will be pre-installing Skype. We'll see if it really has an affect on carrier relations then or not.
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Another weekend at Quail Hollow without Woods
Fans and officials help Tiger Woods, center back, look for his lost golf ball on the fifth hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 4, 2012. Woods was given a free drop after it was determined the ball was picked up by a fan. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Fans and officials help Tiger Woods, center back, look for his lost golf ball on the fifth hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 4, 2012. Woods was given a free drop after it was determined the ball was picked up by a fan. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Webb Simpson hits from the rough on the 10th hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Nick Watney and his caddy line up a putt on the 16th green during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club, Friday, May 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Stewart Cink hits from the 18th fairway during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ? It's becoming a tradition like no other experienced by Tiger Woods ? a weekend at Quail Hollow without him.
He missed the cut two years ago in the Wells Fargo Championship with the highest 36-hole score of his career, a surprise but not entirely unexpected because it was only his second tournament since his return from the downfall in his personal life. Friday was more stunning, not only because he missed a 4-foot birdie putt on his 17th hole that would have allowed him to make the cut, but it came just more than a month after he won at Bay Hill.
Woods, though, reminded that it was all part of the process.
He didn't use those words ? he has said them enough during his swing changes ? but that's what he meant.
Even as Nick Watney rediscovered his game with a 64 to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend, Woods was explaining that swing changes take time, even if he has a trophy to show for it.
When he revamped his swing under Butch Harmon after a record-setting win at the 1997 Masters, it took nearly two years for him to get it right. He switched to Hank Haney, and it was close to two years before he was out with old and fully understood a new way of playing golf.
"So it takes time to get rid of old patterns," Woods said after a 1-over 73 to miss the cut by one shot. "It takes hundreds of thousands ? if not millions ? of golf balls, but eventually it comes around. I've had my share of successes, and I know it's coming."
It just won't be coming this weekend.
Woods turned the show over to Watney, whose 12-under 132 was a surprise for different reasons. Watney, a two-time winner a year ago who started this season at No. 12 in the world ranking, had failed to record a top 10 in his nine stroke-play events this year. He had not finished among the top 30 when playing against a full field. And he had failed to break 70 in the previous nine rounds before he arrived at Quail Hollow.
Worse yet, he missed the cut for the first time since last July at New Orleans a week ago.
"I think last week was a wake-up call for me," Watney said. "And I've worked really hard these five days leading into this event. I think it just shows I'm making progress. Who knows what's going to happen this weekend, but I'm really excited for it. More hard work, and hopefully I'll be in this position a lot more."
With such low scoring in hot, steamy conditions, it was the first time in the 10-year history of this tournament that the cut was under par. It was reflected in a bunched leaderboard, too, so very little has been settled except that Woods won't be part of the rest of the action.
Webb Simpson, who invited Watney to stay in his home about a mile away this week, was the star in Woods' group as he posted a tidy 68 and was just one shot out of the lead.
Right behind were Stewart Cink (69), Ben Crane (64), D.A. Points (68) and John Senden (68), who looked like he might catch Watney for the lead until he turned a birdie into a bogey on the par-5 seventh late in his round by hitting over the green and under a tree.
Ryan Moore, penalized one shot when his golf ball moved ever so slightly on a 10-inch par putt, had a 70 and was another shot behind. Not to be forgotten is Rory McIlroy, who turned 23 on Friday and ended his round with a birdie on the tough par-4 ninth hole for a 68. He was six shots behind, which was far better than his spot when he won in 2010 after making the cut on the number.
"So being only six back should be easy," McIlroy said with a laugh, knowing it will be anything but that.
The cut became a talking point Friday, and while Woods captured most of the attention, he wasn't alone. Vijay Singh and Joe Ogilvie each made triple bogey on their last holes to miss the cut. Rory Sabbatini finished 6-6 ? triple bogey, double bogey ? to miss the cut.
Phil Mickelson was on the cut line and facing the dangerous 17th and 18th holes. He played them flawlessly for pars for a 72, although he was 11 shots behind. Lee Westwood was outside the cut line until he holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and finished with a par and a 72.
Woods missing the cut, however, is always news.
It was only the eighth time in 267 events on the PGA Tour when he missed the cut, and it was the first time he had missed the cut twice in one tournament. Woods didn't make it to the weekend last year at Quail Hollow because he didn't play. He was nursing what was described as minor injuries to his left leg that turned out to be a lot more.
That makes three straight years at the Wells Fargo Championship without golf's star attraction. In his previous five trips to Quail Hollow, he won once and never finished worse than 11th.
"This is one of my favorite tour stops, and unfortunately, I'm just not going to be around for the last two days," Woods said.
For the second straight day, Woods was done in by sloppy mistakes ? a pulled tee shot on the 12th, a three-putt on the 13th, a poor chip on the 18th, and a wedge from 105 yards on the par-5 seventh that nearly went into the water. He made an 18-foot par putt to keep alive his hopes of making the cut, but that ended when he missed the 4-foot birdie putt on the next hole.
"I think he's playing pretty well," said Geoff Ogilvy, in the group with Woods and Simpson. "He hit four or five pretty loose shots of the tee, and one into 5. If he'd holed putts, he'd be in contention. He wouldn't be out of the tournament. I think he's actually getting there. I think he's doing a lot of good stuff. If he tells you he's close, I think it's actually right. But he has to putt better."
Next up is The Player Championship, where Woods has finished out of the top 10 more than any other tournament. He has failed to finish the tournament at Sawgrass the last two years, withdrawing on Sunday in 2010 with a neck injury, and after a 42 on the front nine last year with a left Achilles tendon injury.
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A lucky few getting their AT&T HTC One X today, check out that camera!
A number of folks who pre-ordered the AT&T HTC One X are getting their phones delivered today, and while perusing the forums I came across a thread for camera pictures. I've been playing with the camera on the One S for a few days now, and AC member Pauley (who was kind enough to share some of his shots) and I have come to the same conclusion -- the new HTC camera is amazing. It's one thing to read about it in a review, but forums threads like Pauley's really drive the point home. Take a minute, and have a look.
Photos taken with my AT&T One X
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