Galaxy S2 / iPhone 4S faceoff

[Azure]

Personally I would wait for the Droid Razr from Rogers. Thinnest phone on the planet, Kevlar backing, and splash resistant screen.

[The Fonz]

So I bought the Galaxy SII. I have a couple problems...

At 6:30 of the above video, he simply says "play michael jackson", and the galaxy finds a playlist even though he doesn't have anything loaded on the phone. When I say "play michael jackson", my galaxy says No Results Found. Do I need to download an app for it to search pandora or whatever?

Then at 7:25 of the video, he says "text craig message call john on tuesday". And the message sets up perfectly. When I say "text craig message call john on tuesday" I get a message as follows:

To:
Message: craig message call john on tuesday



Don't know what I'm doing wrong here...

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

So I bought the Galaxy SII. I have a couple problems...

At 6:30 of the above video, he simply says "play michael jackson", and the galaxy finds a playlist even though he doesn't have anything loaded on the phone. When I say "play michael jackson", my galaxy says No Results Found. Do I need to download an app for it to search pandora or whatever?

Then at 7:25 of the video, he says "text craig message call john on tuesday". And the message sets up perfectly. When I say "text craig message call john on tuesday" I get a message as follows:

To:
Message: craig message call john on tuesday



Don't know what I'm doing wrong here...

you would have to have some sort of online streaming app loaded on your phone for that part to work

[cKy]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

you would have to have some sort of online streaming app loaded on your phone for that part to work

If I say "Play Michael Jackson" it prompts to goto youtube as I have no MJ on my phone - its just the base voice app on the phone. This is on the S2 X though

[Esoteric]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

So I bought the Galaxy SII. I have a couple problems...

At 6:30 of the above video, he simply says "play michael jackson", and the galaxy finds a playlist even though he doesn't have anything loaded on the phone. When I say "play michael jackson", my galaxy says No Results Found. Do I need to download an app for it to search pandora or whatever?

Then at 7:25 of the video, he says "text craig message call john on tuesday". And the message sets up perfectly. When I say "text craig message call john on tuesday" I get a message as follows:

To:
Message: craig message call john on tuesday



Don't know what I'm doing wrong here...

Don't bother say message, just say text name followed by what you want to text.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Great little article in the Globe about how Samsung's on a roll lately, releasing an ad that mocks the Fanboi cult of Apple.

That Samsung hasn’t been ridiculed itself for the Apple-mocking advertisement is testament to how far the company has come. It is wrapping up a banner year, surpassing Apple to become the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer – shipping 27.8-million smartphones in the third quarter compared with Apple’s 23.8-million, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. (Apple had only recently overtaken Nokia Corp.)
“Apple doesn’t own innovation and design out there right now,” says Brian Wallace, a vice-president of strategic marketing at Samsung, who joined the company this year from Canadian smartphone giant Research In Motion Ltd. “It was time to stand up and say, ‘Here’s an alternative.’ ”
Samsung’s commercial went viral – it was viewed more than four million times on YouTube. More impressive is the way it has reshaped the wireless phone market, seizing on Google Inc.’s free Android operating system and trying to out-innovate Apple on the hardware front. Mike Walkley, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity who tracks hardware manufacturers, said Samsung’s recent growth is likely to continue. He raised his estimate for the company’s fourth quarter by about three million units, and now thinks Samsung will move 34.5-million smartphones in the quarter.
“Samsung’s smartphone share gains are impressive as the company continues to materially grow smartphone sales despite the launch of the iPhone 4S,” Mr. Walkley wrote in a recent note to clients. “We believe Samsung will extend its Android leadership position during [the fourth quarter] to over 40 per cent of total Android units sold.”
In October, Samsung Electronics announced a 37-per-cent increase in third-quarter revenue from its telecommunications division, driven by strong sales of Samsung Galaxy phones. The unit posted an operating profit of 2.52-trillion won (more than $2-billion Canadian).