Sentences with phrase «lack of an app»

Although the Surface 2 is comparatively priced to similar 10 - inch rival tablets, it's significantly underpowered in terms of what it can do thanks to a lack of apps.

One thing I'm not liking, however, is BlackBerry's lack of apps.

«The Ionic offering really truly wasn't a mass appeal smartwatch, it was more of a performance product so it didn't really have the reach that some of our competitors had in the market,» he said, explaining that a lack of apps also hurt sales.

The last time Microsoft tried to create an operating system for Qualcomm ARM devices, it failed miserably, for the same reason, a lack of apps.

Beyond the design — which is admittedly very masculine — something else that sets Meta Watch's line of wearables apart from other smartwatches is the lack of an app marketplace.

With a few flaws and a lack of apps, the Q10 (and the Z10, for that matter) aren't nearly as fully featured as the latest iPhone or Android smartphones.

The internal strife, high price point, weak specs, and lack of app support ultimately doomed this early tablet.

It makes up for that lack of apps with GM's OnStar connectivity.

The only reason I never put a Kindle reader on my phone — a Samsung Galaxy S7 — is screen size (not lack of app).

The lack of apps compatible with Windows RT together with its inability to run legacy Windows apps... [Read more...]

Given my sweet experience with the THL W6 and my yet to be vanquished frustration with the lack of apps on the BlackBerry platform, I decided to have a go at a Chinese 7 inch android tablet thus I decided to settle for the Ainol Novo Fire 7.

The Nook Tablet has a SERIOUS lack of apps, but it works MUCH better than the Kindle Fire for reading books, magazines, or pretty much anything.

I really loved my Playbook, but the lack of apps was always disappointing.

The lack of apps compatible with Windows RT together with its inability to run legacy Windows apps (hundreds of thousands of which already exists in the system) have further compounded the prospects of the Surface RT device, which is now having to go through a lean phase in the market.

One of the main complaints about Honeycomb is the lack of apps that are legitimately tailored to its ecosystem.

You've shown why Android isn't ready to be considered an iPad alternative, based on the lack of apps, but there are Windows tablets out there in the world with access to more «apps» than the iPad could ever hope for.

Still, the lack of an app store and the Borders eBook store at launch dims some of the Alex's appeal.

It's a shame then that minor software details are what really let the package down: the lack of app support for BB7 and tendency to become unresponsive are challenging, but not insurmountable, problems.»

According to DigiTimes, Google has allegedly failed to resolve a number of issues affecting Android 3.0, including brand image, pricing, lack of apps and «unstable» OS performance.»

The most popular apps are the ones aimed at women, but there is a severe lack of apps tailored specifically for them.

Nevermind Android app compatibility, but the PlayBook really is still suffering from lack of apps — it's pretty much gimped when untethered to a BlackBerry phone.

This is evident in the lack of app sales, web usage and advertising hits.

with the low resolution, lack of apps and lack of rear camera, they should really bring the price down.

This definitely bodes well for PlayBook users who have been complaining about the lack of apps available for the tablet.

the lack of app support makes it sort of boring: / (ios has no flash but they are going strong)

Thankfully, Android notifications are no longer completely unusable, but you'll have to put up with the lack of an app drawer and a dodgy Quick Settings panel.

Therein however lies the problem, for those who don't want that you'll find yourself longing for more and sadly the Radar falls short in that department with an average camera, lack of apps and a 1 GHz processor in a smartphone world increasingly inhabited by faster more powerful handsets.

Not for the mass market due to the lack of apps.

If you don't care about the lack of apps, then yes.

There are a lack of apps, like HBO GO, but there is the full webiste that you can go and watch the videos on.

Users might enjoy the PlayBook if they give it a test drive, but a lack of apps, no PIM or email support and a lack of compelling features compared to the competition have kept the ball in Apple and Google's court.

With the exception of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, most Andoid tablets we've tested have been marred by poor design, a lack of apps, lackluster performance, or all of the above.

We all know that the BlackBerry PlayBook is one great piece of technology, but its success has been marred mostly due to the lack of apps available for the system, and its dependence on having a BlackBerry phone to tether to.

It's the best piece of mainstream hardware available, according to TPCR, but the lack of apps is a major limitation.

Again, the lack of app support and sub-par tablet features like e-mail just proves that Barnes & Noble sees the Nook as a portal to buy stuff.

No matter what BB comes out — there is a fundamental lack of apps that will make it very hard for me to go back.

The 1 GHz processor is meaty enough, but the poor screen, resistive touchscreen and lack of apps don't merit the money saving when far better sub - # 200 alternatives like the Archos G9 80 are already on the horizon.

It's certainly one way for RIM to tackle the lack of app choice in the App World at the moment and if they can pull it off, could be the killer feature for the tablet ending RIM's current app woes.

This one rather comes down to a case of software and imaging working in favour of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 V - as well as a slightly better screen - against the lack of apps, HDMI and marginally sexier form factor of the iPad 2.

The lack of apps is a worry, but RIM has confirmed that it is solving this both by adding new apps, adding new features, and adding Android and BlackBerry 6 app support too.

With a real lack of apps for the moment all eyes will turn to the browser.

I wouldn't be so quick to say which one is better because I owned a Prime and sold it due to it being inconsistant most of the time with the browser crashes wifi lack of app optimizations and gps issues when on the other hand the iPad 2 keep in mind a whole year older just simply works in every aspect and no I'm no APPLE FAN BOY but ppl spend hundreds of dollars on these devices and they don't work consistantly and my eyes that doesn't put you ahead of the game yea Android has wonderful ideas that blow you away and then it seems Apple just doesn't utilize enuff innovation sumtimes its jus crazy I could go all day... In my eyes Android still has some work to do!!!

The OS is cool, the only problem was lack of apps, well its not a problem anymore.

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook looks promising, but the operating system's rough patches and a lack of app selection are reasons to think twice.

But a lack of apps might prevent potential customers from buying it.

The immaturity of the first Android handset, a lack of apps and mediocre hardware caused me to hold off on buying one for a long time.

The PlayBook packs a lot under the hood and has a lot of potential, but the price and lack of apps is likely to steer a lot of folks toward another brand, especially with $ 399 10» Honeycomb tablets like the Asus Transformer hitting the market.

There is still a lack of apps specifically designed to cope with a larger display format, but that's never been a barrier to getting apps to work well on Honeycomb tablets.

The lack of an app drawer may both some folks, but it's easy enough to get used to after a while.

Yes, I know there's a lack of apps available for RIM's tablet, but QNX feels so much more spry, especially when it comes to multitasking and flipping around the user interface.