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4llerbuntu:
PS 2 i will buy provided its really in good condition for 10k.

and yes, whats with the games on hard drive thingy, your ps2 got a large capacity hard drive?

I'm pretty sure you can swap out your PS2 hdd with a higher capacity version and then use a modified firmware to rip games to the hard disk.

But why is anyone buying such old tech as the PS2 these days?

otumfour:
foreal?, abeg flow me the tutorial, can't wait to upgrade this beast of a phone(galaxy s) to froyo

So you've been running on 2.1 and comparing your SGS to the iPhone 4? Abeg no let me laugh in Swahili

I'd like to see the report the SNG went to present to GEJ. If they don't support GEJ, does that mean they are in support of Atiku? It's almost certain that PDP will win any presidential election held in Nigeria in the near future.

ElRazur:
I hear you.

You do realise Sony famously released doctored or rendered images/video of Killzone before it was released.

My point is that these photos are not reliable like you are saying. Resolution can be adjusted etc. While official screen shot should be taken with a pinch of salt.

These photos are from already released games. If i take a screenshot of RAGE HD on my iPhone 4, it looks exactly like the images i posted up earlier.

Search youtube for 'Infinity Blade' and 'Epic Citadel' to see a video of the unreal Engine 3 games running on the iPhone 4.

This annoys me, i hate having to agree with Beaf on anything
But he's right. There's nothing to link Jonathan's statement with anything concerning Facebook. Reading the statement issued by Jonathan, i wonder how anyone with common sense can construe it as a denial of his posts on Facebook, especially as the post still remains on Facebook, unedited!

Even with the clear statement from Jonathan, some people are still trying to read hidden meanings into it. I am currently compiling a list of these people who must tell me how they managed to surmount the 'Comprehension Passages' section of WAEC English . Na now we know people wey use expo

damuseron:
HI, Nairalander and android lovers,
I just bricked my HTC dream while trying to upgrade to froyo last night, can anyone help with a used android for sale in the house,

I have an old HTC Magic gathering dust in the house. You interested?

otumfour:
Galaxy S reigns supreme ova the Iphone 4 tho
lets tlk in terms of the average African (AS IN USING THESE PHONES IN AFRICA):-
SAMSUNG GALAXY S IPHONE 4
*RADIO *NO RADIO

*BLUETOOTH 3.0 *BLUETOOTH 2.0

*NO CAMERA FLASH *CAMERA FLASH

*ADOBE FLASH 10.1 *DON'T HAVE 1

*MUSIC,PHOTOS,VIDEOS TRANSFERABLE BY TURNING IT INTO *MUSIC,PHOTOS,VIDEOS TRANSFERABLE ONLY THROUGH ITUNES,
A USB MASS STORAGE ON YOUR PC BASICALLY IF U DON'T HAVE ITUNES YOU CAN'T TRANSFER FROM PC
TO THE PHONE

*EXPANDABLE MEMORY UP TO 48GIG *UP TO 32GIG. FIXED(NOT EXPANDABLE)

*REPLACEABLE BATTERY *BATTERY FIXED(NOT REPLACEABLE)

*4 INCH SCREEN *3.5 INCHES SCREEN

*SUPER AMOLED (PERFECT FOR WATCHING MOVIES) *RETINA DISPLAY

*DIVX/XVID SUPPORT (BASICALLY, ALL your LAPTOP MOVIES *MOVIES NEED TO BE CONVERTED BEFORE THEY CAN BE PLAYED
WILL PLAY ON THIS PHONE WITHOUT CONVERTING THEM)

*RUNS ANDROID(MORE FREE APPS AND CUSTOMIZATION) *RUNS IOS(MORE APPS THAN ANDROID FOR NOW)

*WITH THIS PHONE, SAY HI TO CUSTOMIZATION *WITH THIS PHONE STEVE JOBS OWNS your ARRZZE

*COMES WITH SWYPE TEXTING(SWEET) ,WILL ADD A PIC *NORMAL TOUCH PHONE TXTING
TO SHOW SWYPE

there are more tho, I'll be keep them coming,
In the end tho, it comes down to personal preference and IMO Samsung Galaxy S (with Android of course) kills any phone out there, thts juz me tho

this is swype on the Samsung Galaxy S for all u lazy typists

Thanks for giving me a laugh today

ElRazur:
Please explain to me as to how a screen grab was done on a psp and ip4. So a screen grab of a psp was done on a pc. Is that what you are saying? Also resolutions can be customized if needed.

You can take a screenshot on all iOS devices (iPhone, ipod touch, iPad) by pressing the Home and Power buttons simultaneously.

For the PSP (and pretty much every other Game console), most press photos are released to the media by the developers themselves. And the devs can easily export a screenshot from the game running on dev hardware (or do screengrabs by software).

No one will use a camera to take a photo of a TV

pc guru:
i take offence how can u ask me who John Carmack is, he made sure i had a good childhood by supplying kickarse FPS, and ideally he tries porting FPS to various Devices to test their Capacity, He ported Quake to n95,Rage not sure of the name to Ipad,

Dont be offended
The name of the Rage themed game ported to the iPhone/iPad is 'RAGE HD'.

knotty:
i have the HTC HD2, but i am not enjoying it.
but, i still prefer its manly touch to the effeminate N8.

Go on to XDA-developers and get the instructions to install android 2.2 (FroYo) on it. Your phone will have a new life

I've had almost 50% dropped calls with Airtel this weekend. That company is to be avoided at all costs. Unserious idiots!

ElRazur:
Tex,

Not sure you understand my point.

The screen shots you posted are of the psp and the Ip4 right? I am saying, there may be differences in the manner in which they were taken etc. A camera was involved at some point etc. So there may be variations and as such, screen shots are probably not the best tool to compare.


As per Ps3 and Xbox, I won't go into that, but just say one thing. The Ps3 is technically superior (even if it is my little amount) than the 360.  Let's not forget that the 360 is nothing but a PC in a games box, and as such pretty much easy to code for. On the other hand, the ps3 is also a pc, but using a type of set up that programmers and coders all say it can be a pain to code/develop for. God of War and other in-house games have shown what can be done with the ps3.

Forza and GT5 are different type of games and The strength of the GT5 lies in its realism and accuracy of details.  Anyway, enough digression.

AGAIN you misunderstand!
If i asked you to give me a screenshot of your laptop, would you use a camera? No.
If i asked you to give me a screengrab of your phone's home screen, would you use a camera?

Take a look at the FIFA PSP screens i posted. They are at 480 * 272 resolution. You know what else is 480 * 272? The PSP's native resolution. This obviously shows that those images are from direct capture from the PSP, not some camera pic. It's unheard of for someone to use a camera to capture a screenshot from a game for press purposes. Unless it's taken from a live event. Not from released code.

pc guru:
Oh My God Please let me just say one thing the Games that have Emerged on Iphone have Better Graphics than PSP Games that have been released yes no doubt just to claim that Iphone has Better Graphics than the PSP is mere strange,obviously it's up to the Developers to control quality of a game but when it comes to Hardware the Graphical aspect of a PSP renders and pushes more Polygons than an Iphone, the Iphone only has a Stronger Processor than the PSP,

http://www.hardcoreware.net/graphics-specs-compare-iphone-3gs-to-psp-to-ds/

I would have supported if the thread was Iphone 4 has Better Quality Games than PSP, but to even attempt to think iphone 4 apporaches the PSP GPU  is strange.compare some Ps2 Games to Ps2 Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater,Same Console but the later has Superior graphics its all up to the Devs at the end of the day, Deep down am expecting Steve Jobs to compare Ipad Games to Ps3,afterall thats the Steve Job way

You post is so full of misinformation.
First off, that link you posted contains serious factual errors. The PowerVR chip in the 3GS and iPhone 4 is the SGX 535, which is more powerful than the SGX 520 the article referenced. Secondly, the polygon count Sony published for the PSP GPU refers to flat polygons with minimal effects applied. The actual real world polygon pushing power of the PSP GPU is much less than the 33 million quoted, and definitely inferior to the 28 million fully rendered polygons of the SGX 535.

Do you know who John Carmack is? He's the id software wizard who's legendary for inventing the FPS genre and his ork in making gaming engines. In his own words, the iPhone 4 and the PSP aren't in the same league at all.

The PSP has been out for 5 years already. None of the games on the PSP (even MGS: Peace Walker) can compare visually to those Infinity Blade screenshots i posted above.
The only reason most PSP games look better than those on the iPhone is the game budget and developer commitment. An average PSP game will take millions of dollars to make and sell for $40. The average iOS game will cost tens of thousands of dollars to make and sell for $1.99. That's why Namco would rather spend time and effort making a Tekken game for PSP than a Tekken game for iPhone.

I remember back in the PS2 era, i'd look at the screenshots of GTA3 on the box cover of the game, and wonder why the screenshots looked much better than what i saw on my TV.
It turned out that those pics were probably taken with the game running on a top end progressive scan TV, far better than my 1998 era Samsung TV.

But this isn't a TV. it's a phone. And every single iPhone 4 has the same 960 * 640 resolution screen made in the same factory. In short, what you're seeing is what you're gonna get.
There are no angles to the photo being taken. You can take your own uncompressed iphone screenshots by pressing the Power and Home button at the same time. the result is exactly what you see on the screen.

What makes your point even more moot is that in 99% of the time, things looks better in motion than in a plain screenshot. So the iPhone games i highlighted above look even more stunning in motion.
The PSP games are running at a much lower resolution, with comparatively dated hardware. they'd look better in motion too than what is pasted above, but the texture detail still cannot compete.

ElRazur:
Remember how the Ps3 version of Black Ops looks rubbish or less polished when compared to that of the Xbox, even though technically speaking, the Ps3 should come out on top in such area, but I guess so many variations as to why this isn't so is probably at play here.

The Xbox 360 creams the PS3 most times when it comes to multiplatform games. Forget all the hype the PS3 fanboys want you to believe; all the fantastic looking PS3 games have had very long development cycles in which splendid graphics was made a priority by Sony. Killzone 2, God of War 3, you name it.
Forza 3 was in development for little over a year. it looks nearly as good (better in some places actually) as GT5 that was in the oven for 5 years. Go figure.

I remember when they said the Xbox 360 couldn't handle MGS4. Now MGS: Rising is in development for the Xbox 360, and is confirmed to have better visuals than MGS 4. Hype sucks

martinosi:
I dont think so mate, sorry to have to burst your bubble

I have a Friend, that works at the BBC and he gives me to low down about that place and the news media industry since he is in the I.T Department, and he let me know that CNN,BBC flow with one another
behind the scenes

The higher up you go in the media ladder in the UK/USA the more
you are controlled and scripted on what you can and cannot say
and do also known as self-censorship.

Isha Sesay is just a "Highly visible" Patsy/Minion Period

What do you expect, she is a Cambridge Graduate, typical "
under-cover snob" and Jealous of Nigerians!

As for climbing the corporate ladder, thats just bullsh**t as she
had to lick some "Institutional Male  A.s.s" to get where she is today

You dont get where she is without  having to sale your soul

And for all those who think these Journalist are smart and Intelligent
that just a load of Bull.

The questions they ask is scripted for them by their "handlers" and
Isha Sesay is no exception.

And we should believe all these because your friend works in the I.T department at BBC? GTFO.

Come back when your friend actually has any presence in the media department.

it matters not if the questions are scripted; we care about the answers. Were Jonathan's answers scripted too?

It's a silly chauvinistic attitude to assume every woman on top slept her way to get there.

5k discount isn't enough.

1. it's a used phone now
2. I doubt the warranty is transferrable.

For an extra 5K someone can buy the phone brand new, plus get a warranty for any issues with the phone. My 2 cents is you drop your price to around 70k.

ROSSIKE:
Hang on a minute.

HANG ON JUST ONE HOT SECOND.

You mean to tell me that this satanic company used Nigerians for death-dealing, disease-unleashing  ''experiments'' for which they were found GUILTY, and then they are now allowed to BUILD A HOSPITAL to treat Nigerians??

I MEAN, WHAT THE FUKK ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE

CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME THAT THIS IS A JOKE?

Why don't we just literally hand them the guns to shoot us with, since we are so hopelessly STUPPID? TUFIAKWA. WORTHLESS, COLONISED, INFERIORISED, BRAINLESS SLAVES.

The white man must wonder what the hell makes us so EASY and GUILLIBLE for his manipulations.

TUFIAAAA!!! SPIT.

The OP says they are going to BUILD, not that they are going to STAFF and RUN the hospital. Why are you happier to overreact instead of using your brains?

marcdunu:
A very shrewd and important bargaining chip by Atiku there.

Go boy.

'Bargaining chip'?!

Only a brain dead muppet will believe what Atiku is saying. This is someone that jumped party to run for president in a desperate bid to clinch the top job, then engaged President Yar'Adua in a court case for years in a fervent bid to achieve his aims, then jumped ship back to the PDP that he had bad-mouthed as a den of vipers when he was in the AC.

So you now feel that this man will happily step down after 4 years after all this desperate struggle?

i won't be surprised if Atiku tried to make a play for a third term if he wins the elections.

Ifygurl:
Seriously this people are still allowed in Nigeria?
Why do we have polictians ya'll?
Watch this is all a plot to test more drugs on innocent children. 
I wouldn't even take my dead grandma(R.I.P) to that hospital

Ifygurl:
Did you read what Pzier company did in Nigeria before?
You shouldn't even be advocating for them to come to south or even north self?
This people used innocent children from the north for human experiment (killing alot and leaving others brain dead).
This is a company you wouldn't wish to come near your state or country(I wish they leave Nigeria for good).
BTW, I think they are building the hospital over there out of guilt or something though. IDK

Have you been living under a rock for the past couple of years? It would have helped if you'd actually READ the original post first before commenting.

otumfour:
texazzpete, I see this is your land (the iphone land) , yet u make it a point to torment the Android users on the other thread innit lol?

tht infinity blade game looks sick mahn

I stand for truth, and you haven't been speaking factually

I have never had anything against Android, in fact haven't you seen me heavily promoting Android devices (with the exception of the Xperia X10)

I happily plead guilty to 'tormenting' Nokia users and Blackberry fanboys (even though i use a Bold 9700 as a second phone, the crappiness of the BB platform cannot be denied)

Isn't this the same state where the governor sent 1500 people on Hajj pilgrimage?

Blazay:
"Personal effects"

Apart from the handgun, those can actually be his personal effects. It's anybody's guess what make the trucks are, but there are many trucks and heavy lifting vehicles sold to civillians that are also at home in the Army. Uniforms can be 2 or 3, which could make sense if he's really a marine.

I'm not saying i believe what he's saying, just that it's possible.

ilugunboy:
What a sad situation we've found ourselves in this country. Our minds have been so conditioned to smell corruption in every government expenditure.

And what a sad situation we have when taxpayers' money is being used for self-enrichment of reps, and yet citizens are here accusing the sane ones of 'smelling corruption in every Government expenditure'.

I give up; you f'uckers deserve your thieving leaders.


hear the legislators: "the money is for effective lawmaking and assist lawmakers in mobility"

1025:
yes all the mumus of nairaland are here celebrating the arrest of one maggi thief while those who steal our billions are been ste free by our own federal govt.
st. jonathan has shown how corrupt minded he is and how he is intending to turn nigeria into a federal criminal infested country if by mistake he becomes the president. where on earth will a president strike a deal over corrupt leaders.
this is a shame of a country.
nigerians must stand up against jonathan as his is a glorified/modernized THIRD TERM AGENDA.

1. Siemens didn't 'steal our billions'. They paid bribes. Huge difference. You can't jail a company, you can only fine them.
2. Third Term Agenda? WTF?!

otumfour:
No phone screen and I repeat no phone screen can touch the Super Amoled screen on the Samsung Galaxy S

keep telling yourself this every morning when you wake up. Eventually you'll start believing it yourself.

otumfour:
1,050 dollars only

the 50 dollars is for texazzpete for promoting the Iphone 4 for me

You crook

So much for 'Alliance with the North'
Throwing their lot in with GEJ is probably the only sane way available for the South East. It's anybody's guess if IBB really would have stepped down after 4 years for an Igbo man to rule, but i don't think anyone is in doubt that Atiku will happily rule for 20 years if you let him.

Bottom line is, if Atiku wins, forget about any Igbo presidency in 2015. And by 2019 no one knows what could happen.

One thing i know for sure: After seeing what happened with Yar'Adua and Goodluck, any president now will choose his VP with care

otumfour:
am still selling my 2 fresh iphone 4's tho, any buyers?

If they are unlocked, send them my way. How much?

The same Lagos state that was claiming not to have money to pay its striking doctors that are severely overworked and seriously underpaid?
Now they are spending money to buy vehicles for the state house members and you people are eating it up happily. Rubbish.

@rhymz
it's better to see a biased article that uses logic appropriately than to have a thoroughly illogical article that claims to be 'unbiased'.

Very soon now a section of Nigeria go soon dey accuse the Igbo and Yoruba media of trying to pull Amos Adamu down

nazzyon:
Pound 4 Pound iPhone surpasses any phone hardware wise.

But same cannot be said when it comes to apps.

Please tell me you were sleepy when you typed this line that i bolded.

[quote author=tunde l.g link=topic=555435.msg7198359#msg7198359 date=1290484162]u guys should advice me on, i paq h3800 compaq mobil pc, is it land line or using sim card? thanks[/quote]Which of your enemies advised you to buy that phone?

otumfour:
what u saying mahn?, U can't compare tht retina display thingy of Iphone 4's to the Super Amoled screen of the Samsung Galaxy S's (where black is black mind u) abeg, besides wit my SGS I just transfer movies directly from my laptop to the phone- no need converting movies, so u get your movies crystal clear in HD + its 4inches

Can you please STOP calling the Galaxy S screen 'HD'? The resolution is only 800 x 480. Since when did that become HD?
If 800 x 480 resolution in the SGS is HD, what does that make the iPhone 4 with a far superior resolution of 960 x 640? Black level advantages of the S-AmOLED are countered by the far greater brightness of the iPhone 4's screen.
Plus, there's the small matter of the iPhone 4's screen having the highest pixel density of any mobile screen in the market.

Good for you that you can transfer movies to your phone without conversion. I'd much rather convert my videos AND get to have all the latest games and apps months before they come to the Android platform.

Check out these screenshots from the iPhone 4. When are you gonna get these games on your Galaxy S?

https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/10x11197874vbhg.jpg

https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/10x11197874vbhf-1290181342.jpg




https://toucharcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Infinity_Blade_6a.jpg

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