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        <title><![CDATA[panning]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;You can pan (move the phone left or right or up or down) to move around a large onscreen image.&quot;Oh my god, that is bizarre!! I had a dream that this was possible on this phone. I've never even used an SIII or a high end smart phone ever. Never seen an SIII in person except in shop windows.In the dream someone I knew had the phone and used the function, I thought it was cool and said I'd buy one after seeing that.I feel like I need to buy one now hahah.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sage_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:58:52 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Amen]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-394623-3742289]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I would never have discovered T-Mobiles proprietary wi-fi calling app had I not rooted my G2. Took me two days to &quot;downgrade&quot; from Gingerbread to Froyo, and another day of experimenting with various ROMs to settle on the one I'm using. JB worked well but WiFi calling wasn't included by the dev. So I'm fine with ICS for now.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bunkport]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:48:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[V+ d/n = Volume+]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I searched for V+ in the Play Store for my T-Mobile G2 rooted and running ICS ROM by Andromadus. V+ is an app but all description was in Chinese? characters. Volume+ is a $1.99 app. I'm probably going to have the Galaxy S III or Note II soon so I'll be able to use it on those devices if needed. I only with I'd known about this app two years ago? ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bunkport]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:42:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[nice]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-394623-3738532]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[i think thats not gud mobile if we compare it with its compititors ......n ur point of view is tooo awesome.... if any body want to see other compitative mobile  information as well jst visit http://mobileinindia.in]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[atish nis]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:29:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[WiFi fixed by 4.1.2 OTA (for most of us, I hope)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Me and my coleague S3's has WiFi connection problems on WPA/WPA2 connections (mentioned above). Fixed by official OTA at 2012 december, which updated S3 OS version to 4.1.2. So far WiFi work without any problems.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Krotow]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:20:58 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[honestly i hate the phone my husband is in school for being a phone tec and it was hard for hm to root and then once we did i had the phone for 2 months and then the wifi quit working t wont even turn on it says my mac address is missing i can deal with that i got full 3g signal now my phone keep on goin to boot mode and then it will get stuck in boot load mode. i have had to factory data reset my phone 3x in a week how anoying so my opinon s im getting a new phone,]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[thequeen86]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:52:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks......]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[this is such a nice and useful information for us...i appreciate urs wordhttp://www.ictvacaturemarkt.nl/Informatiemanager/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ictvacature]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:56:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wifi Problem resolved on S3]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have my own Galaxy S3. It was working nice. But after sometime it used to create some problem in wifi connection, Was not working. I had checked my router setting  also but the problem was in handset. But now I am glad to say that i got a solution which worked great for me at http://howmobile.net/samsung/2291-wifi-problem-galaxy-s3.html and I thought  that I should also contribute from my side to help people Who having the same problem I had. Hope The given procedure will work.Thanks!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[agnes james]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:13:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Article seems pro iPhone.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To me this article seems more like pro iPhone, it has comparisons with iPhone in many places, I wish you also write about positive of using Samsung Galaxy s3 over all other smart phones(Not just iPhone).Athar]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Atharton_CB]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:45:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number 7]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I just got this phone a few days ago, and had only minor issues with number 7.  I plugged it in via USB, and while it was not recognized on my XP workstation, it was recognized on my Windows 7 workstation.  I was able to easily transfer music files from my workstaiton to my phone.  I've had only minor issues with WiFi, but it's similar to what I've seen on my android tablet, but not as bad.  I'll turn on the wifi and it doesn't seem to recognize a signal, so I turn it off and back on, and it's running fine.  An annoyance to be sure, but a relatively minor one compared to my android tablet.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GSG]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:32:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Love the Nexus Still]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I still love my nexus better because i have the pure google experience and as for space everything is uploaded on google so what do you need space for? Voice commands work awesome on Nexus with Jelly bean...oh yeah S3 has no jelly bean and is running the ancient ICS OS on it. I got Jelly bean pushed to me 2 months ago and it changes everything for the better.I will wait for another Nexus device before going S3. Don't get me wrong, its a great phone but I just love my custom Nexus car dock with 3 pin connection so I don't ever have to plug a cable in.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kashguy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:22:01 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not a good review]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am not sure why someone that only has one week S3 experience should even think of writing a detailed review of pros and cons. I can understand if the review was about how it feels, how it looks but this one was an absolute failure. At least the author should have read some other reviews and technical specs before publishing this review and then trying to correct the review mistakes in comments. This article should have been published in MythRepublic not TechRepublic.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[farahijahromi@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:00:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Issues with Photo via Text]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Encountered issues viewing photos received via text message. If there is text included, they appeared as a video. After a couple of hours with Tech Support at both Verizon and with Samsung, I was told that was a feature and a Android Operating System issue, but it only happens with Samsung phones. Resolved it by using Handcent for messaging.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:57:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Galaxy S III Wifi Fix]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-394623-3700421]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I found a useful tip for fixing the GS# wifi problems here:http://galaxys3reviews.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-wifi-problem-fixIt involves turning off a power-saver mode for the wifi. It seems to have done the trick for me.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mitch_mccarley@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:48:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My Experience si 50/50]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bought two Galaxy S-III's on August 9th.  One for wife and one for me.  Wife's is still working perfectly for her.  Mine has been frustrating, to say the least.  It works great when it works!  But sometimes it simply locks up totally.  I took it back to Verizon a few days later and they told me it was *my* fault for installing bad apps.  Huh??  I only installed the usual, popular apps.  So they did factory reset and it worked again.I learned how to do the factory reset and had to do it about five times over four weeks.  I went back to the Verizon store.  Now they said the phone is defective and are sending me a replacement, which should arrive today.  We shall see how this unfolds.It is very frustrating to come off the plane, turn on the phone, and find it fully locked up.  Cannot even turn it off.  I hope I just got a &quot;lemon&quot; and the next one will actually work. For $200 plus contract I was hoping for a better experience.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ArtStadlin@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:13:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good info]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I didn't know TouchWiz 4 has added so many functionality but I have a permanent scepticality towards TouchWiz so I rooted my wife's unit and installed MiUi onto it. Although I did that I don't seem to experience anything about the WiFi connectivity, perhaps you should send your unit to your nearest Samsung Support Centre. About battery life, I think it applies to all smartphones but I kinda managed to fix them by installing custom Kernel and downclock it using the app SetCPU. And you have to manage what you sync and be aware of apps that actively give you advertisement in your notifications.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[t3chn0m4nc3r04@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:01:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[#7 is Actually a Setting in ICS]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ice Cream Sandwich is the culprit for the mass storage mode issue. Even my Galaxy S2 had this issue after updating to ICS. Connect your phone to a PC via USB, if you're having this issue you'll see a notification titled &quot;Connected as camera...&quot;, touch that notification to change the type of connection to &quot;Media device (MTP)&quot;, browse the phone as mass storage.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ventaur]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:01:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Photo Editing]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-394623-3699869]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Since writing the article, I've discovered the Samsung Photo Editor that can be downloaded from the Google Play store. It is a pretty decent little app that supports many adjustments and special effects (I mostly wanted to be able to adjust exposure, contrast and color sat, but it does a lot more) and best of all, it integrates into the Gallery so that you have the Edit option from within a photo when you click on the picture in the camera app immediately after taking it. Maybe this comes preloaded on other carriers' phones but was not there on my Verizon model.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deb@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:53:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I can only speak for my particular phone and area]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[But I had no problems at all with 4G/3G or with voice. Wi-Fi was the only problem and now that I have a non-defective phone, that's fixed.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:40:47 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yep, as I said, you can store pictures and video on the SD card]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[But you can't install apps on it or move apps to it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[deb@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:39:15 -0700</pubDate>
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