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Samsung Captivate User Reviews
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Call quality7.9/10Battery5.5/10Reception7.6/10Display9.2/10Build quality7.6/10Text input8.1/10Everyday usage7.1/10UI speed6.3/10Camera8.1/10Multimedia7.5/10Internet7.6/10
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posted on 09 Feb 2013, 23:34 (Posts: 0; Member since: 09 Feb 2013)
Favorite Phone - But a few issues
smurrile has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
The worst thing about this phone, and this almost made me sell it and buy another phone, everytime (EVERYTIME) I make a call and talk with the phone on my shoulder and cheek (I do a lot of driving) the phone hangs up because of the end button. The phone has NO LOCK on it while on a call. To fix this, I was able to download an APP called CheeKey (free) and this APP locks your phone while on a call, and you press the Back button to unlock it.
The camera quality is not a good as I thought it would be when I was looking to purchase a new phone. I thought it would have been greater. The color quality isnt great and sometimes hard to capture pictures without a lot of movement.
I bought this phone with 16GB of external storage. I am able to download pretty much anything I want with 32GB of total storage (16GB Internal) Its great. The color quality of the screen is bright and wonderful color. The phone has a lot of options/APP's that come with it like Navigation, Live Radio, YouTube, Chats (google, yahoo, MSN), etc.
I would recommend this phone to anyone looking to buy a Samsung.
Build quality 8/10Reception 10/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 6/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10
- Display Color Quality
- Storage Space
- Cheek Hangup
- Camera Quality
- 4 Inches is sort of big
posted on 12 Sep 2012, 09:12 (Posts: 38; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
Decent starter smartphone, but I'm ready to upgrade
ChrisG has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I got the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate a few months after it came out via a great upgrade deal on Wirefly.com. It came with Android 2.1 (Eclair), which was old even then, but it eventually got Android 2.2 (Froyo) and then, shortly thereafter, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
From a software standpoint, I've liked the Captivate quite a bit. TouchWiz is pretty well-implemented, especially in Gingerbread, and Swype is a great keyboard for texting or composing emails. Voice recognition works quite well, too. The Android updates each sped the phone up noticeably, though unfortunately the update to Gingerbread introduced some oddities. The phone tends to freeze/lock up fairly often, and I find myself having to hard-restart the phone (by pressing and holding the power button and the volume up/down buttons) at least once per day. I've been unable to identify any particular cause for these lockups. Also, whenever I plug the phone in to charge it, and also when I unplug it after charging, there's a series of two messages about a "Tethering Manager" app that stopped working and needs to force close, so I have to tap "Force close" twice. Annoying, but no big deal. The lockups are much worse, as they're unpredictable.
In terms of hardware, I've loved the phone. The display, while not high-res compared to current phones like the Galaxy S III, is beautiful: bright, great contrast, and vivid, saturated colors. The processor seems quick enough for Android 2.x, with the UI seeming quite fluid and largely...Build quality 10/10Reception 7/10Call quality 8/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 7/10Camera 8/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 5/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 7/10
- Gorgeous display
- Rock solid build quality
- Generally snappy UI performance
- Swype keyboard
- Good call quality
- Good reception
- Very good picture quality
- Nice included earbuds
- Occasional random freezing
- Error messages when plugging in or unplugging (with Gingerbread)
- Sound quality/volume from built-in speaker
- Slow to get Android updates initially
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posted on 17 Mar 2012, 21:17 (Posts: 0; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Really good phone.
THEKI1N9J has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I picked this phone up 2 years ago as my first entry into the adnroid market right before 2.2 froyo was released. i fell in love with samsungs (then) superior design and ability. the phones screen was bright and full of colors and larger than i was used to. i came a long way to get to this point and samsung definitley made me fall in love with android OS. i have had all 3 major phone Os's. the only one coming close to me is windows. The build quality is actuall better than the SGS2. though the SGS2 is much better of course overall. the camera was good for its time amd the SUPER AMOLED display blew evrything out of the water. Overall great phone even till this day for any first time Android user.Build quality 10/10Reception 8/10Call quality 8/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 8/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 8/10Display 9/10Battery 8/10
- Wonderful UI and OS
- Excellent build quality
- Screen is on point
- left behind in sopecs since its release
- can get laggy very quickly
posted on 23 Nov 2011, 10:20 (Posts: 0; Member since: 22 Aug 2010)
So disappointed with Samsung!!!!
prman1975 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I am so so so very disappointed with samsung. This is my 3rd samsung phone and the other were great. This was my first smart phone and was so very excited when I received it. I did do my research on the phone before I purchased it. At first the phone worked great because I was a beginner and new to android. Once I learned all that android does was very very discouraged. The glitches that the captivate has unbelievable. Had to hard reset my phone 3 times. Had to send my phone back to samsung once. Then when they sent me a "new" one I had to reinstall Froyo 2.2 on. Still having the same problems as I did before. Of course samsung is no help when you call them for help. This will be the last samsung that I purchase for sure.Build quality 5/10Reception 5/10Call quality 5/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 5/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 1/10Text input 5/10Display 5/10Battery 1/10
- Great phone idea if worked well
- Poor poor execution
posted on 29 Sep 2011, 02:52 (Posts: 0; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Do not bother purchasing this product.
malia001 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
It has NOT been a year yet and this is my 4th Captivate phone. I have downloaded the Top internet/app protection on my phones and it STILL catch a bug. Im tired of it not Unlocking when I place in my code and it Not Locking when I need it to. I am tired of it not being able to send out my calls or Text messages when i have all 5 bars. I hate the fact that I cannot Receive Anything unless It feels like accepting something. Ill go to the store and ask what's going on and itll act just fine. When I arrive home the phone becomes stupid Again. No matter How many times I Restart my phone, let the SD/Sims card along with the battery sit out for it still Acts up. I am Tired of not receiving important calls; tired of my phone company trying to give me an entirely new Captivate knowing that it Still will not act the way its supposed to. This phone is CRAP. My company said that they've gotten the same complaints that I always give...If the cell phone companies are aware of the constant problems then Why Havnt They Fixed It Yet?? This phones' performance is so poor it doesnt even Deserve a overall rating (poor) star!!!Build quality 5/10Reception 8/10Call quality 3/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 7/10Camera 6/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 5/10Text input 4/10Display 8/10Battery 2/10
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posted on 09 Aug 2011, 14:47
Uggghhhh....I HATE this phone!!
poppinc has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
Bought this phone to replace my Samsung Impression (which I LOVED but the touch screen stopped working rendering it useless). This phone randomly stopped playing any type of sound (except for the little beeps when I am on a call, and once in a while when I am in the MIDDLE of a phone call all of a sudden the ringtone will randomly start blaring in my ear although I can still hear the person I am talking to at the same time)! I have NO SOUND as far as ringtone (have to keep it on vibrate at all times in the hopes of catching phone calls and messages), I have NO MUSIC, I have no sound when playing games, etc. Apparently this is a HUGE issue with this phone. When going online I find tons of comments about the same issue, although most people say that all they had to do is "press hard" on the little speaker box and the sound returned. I have tried this numerous times with no luck. The battery life is ridiculous....Not ONCE have I EVER made it from morning till night without having to re-charge. I always buy Samsung phones as my first 4 were fantastic, lasted forever, worked flawlessly, etc, but I seriously want to huck this thing in the trash right now. Time to call the warranty place and spend at 12 hours on the phone with them to see if I can get a replacement (although given the choice, I would definitely choose a DIFFERENT replacement phone)!
Ok, now that I have that off my chest, there are some very good qualities about this phone that I love, if only I had sound.Build quality 3/10Reception 5/10Call quality 3/10Internet 7/10Multimedia 4/10Camera 9/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 5/10Text input 8/10Display 10/10Battery 1/10
- beautiful display screen
- Horrible battery life
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posted on 08 Jun 2011, 16:15
Great on day one
Nowthatsucks has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
I will never in my life own another samsung. I purchased this phone the day after i was having problems with the phone just cutting off. So I called at&t and they sent me a brand new one and I had the exact same problems with that phone so, over all I am happy because I did not really use my upgrade to purchase it. Now it is ime to get a new phone and I am happy for that going ATRIX, GO MOTOROLA do not waste your time or money on samDUNGBuild quality 2/10Reception 6/10Call quality 7/10Internet 2/10Multimedia 3/10Camera 10/10UI speed 2/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 2/10Display 8/10Battery 3/10
- Great Camera
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posted on 18 May 2011, 13:19 (Posts: 13; Member since: 05 Apr 2011)
Really great phone if hardware issues were resolved
rejoicefulone has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
I fell in love with this phone when I purchaced it online. The first month and a half was awesome! It has the best display to captivate my internet experience. It has great sound quality as well. I never have any trouble with playing music or taking pictures with this phone. After having this phone for over 2 months now the problems began. It freezes frequently, powers itself off, and gives me error. I call warranty and was told that this phone was recalled and needed to go to a Warranty Depot in my area to replace it. This is where I get to spend my Saturday. :)Build quality 10/10Reception 7/10Call quality 8/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 8/10Camera 10/10UI speed 5/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 5/10
- Display
- Camera
- Great looking phone
- Battery Life
- Powers itself off
- Freezes/Latent
posted on 28 Apr 2011, 09:54
Won't be buying Samsung again.
Drew has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
I got this phone for Christmas of '10. When I first got it, it was amazing, compared to my prior Samsung Solstice. I loved(and still do) the Android OS. Unfortunately, Android is the only thing this phone has going for it after 5 or 6 months. At first, it was flawless. No hiccups, nothing. Then, the Samsung problems arose. The battery started lasting less and less, to the point where I'm lucky to make it 12 hours ON IDLE. At first, it never got hung up. Now, about 6 times out of 10 it'll get stuck while I'm texting. I'll have to wait about 30 seconds, then it'll let me start typing again. Even when I'm simply scrolling between screens of apps, it'll get stuck. These were the same problems I was having with my Samsung Solstice, which is why I said they were "Samsung problems". My friend has the HTC Inspire, and another has the HTC Thunderbolt, and neither of them have these problems. Sometimes it will turn 3G off, for no reason. It won't let me use the default browser unless I'm using Wifi(But Firefox works?). It DOES have a front-facing camera. But AT&T DOES NOT let you use it.Build quality 8/10Reception 8/10Call quality 10/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 5/10Everyday usage 6/10Text input 7/10Display 10/10Battery 3/10
- Android OS(AT&T only allows up to 2.2)
- Size
- Screen resolution
- Look
- Camera(rear)
- Battery
- Connectivity
- Samsung
- Wears out easily
- Heat. If I'm playing a game, and charging, it'll hit 47C!!!
- Can't use front-facing camera
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posted on 12 Apr 2011, 20:58
Samsung Captivate
Matt has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
I really enjoy this phone, I really enjoy the picture quality and the screen size. It's not heavy or bulky, and a really a fun phone to play with, this phone has many capabilities. There are some downsides to the Andoid applications that my inhibbit the phones capabilites with would be the only down fall to this phone besides the battery life and no flash or front facing camera.Build quality 10/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 7/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 8/10
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posted on 02 Feb 2011, 21:11 (Posts: 280; Member since: 03 Mar 2009)
Great phone for casual or business use
shimmyx20 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
I got this phone in July 2010, my previous phone being an iPhone 3G. Both phones have their strengths, but for me, the Captivate is the better phone for me.
The display is beautiful. The 4 inch screen Super AMOLED with high resolution makes doing everything on the phone a pleasure. You can also view documents and webpages with great clarity. On previous phones I would have to zoom in to see text clearly, but on this phone, I can remain zoomed pretty far out and still read easily. The display is made from Gorilla Glass which makes it pretty durable. If you have the opportunity to do so, load some HD movies to the phone to really see it shine. The video player played divx movies and tv shows with no issues, and no stuttering.
The AT&T network is great in my area, so I have no issues with reception, and I haven't had any dropped calls yet. It pulls down a pretty fast and consistent data connection, around 3 Mbps down, and 1 Mbps up with the ROM I have loaded. (It seems AT&T has disabled HSUPA by default for some strange reason)
The UI is actually not too bad to start out with. I think people give Touch Wiz too much crap. But after a couple months, I wanted something different. I loaded different ROMs, and have recently settled with Darky's ROM which has Android 2.2.1 . This is when the phone really let loose, and I was able to put the 1GHz processor through it's paces.
Camera is OK, just don't try and take good pictures in low light situations.Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 7/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 9/10
- Display
- Custom ROMs easy to install
- Speedy processor
- Lots of built in memory
- No camera flash. Bad quality pics in low light.
- Battery drains pretty quickly, although I know that is based on usage/apps
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posted on 02 Feb 2011, 12:54
Great Phone
cwb386 has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
This is an excellent phone. The display is awesome, so much nicer than the droid2 or Iphone 4. I actually find the touchwiz UI to be a nice addition, it's a lot easier to use and cleaner to look at than stock android. I text a lot, and though the samsung and android keyboards are all right (voice to text is pretty cool) swype is AMAZING! So cool, lets me type as fast as a qwerty, and actually very easy to use. After 10 minutes I was a pro at it. Widgets are nice, especially feeds and updates and daily briefing.
I've only had a few problems, usually dealing with new apps, but once I uninstall the problem is gone.
Works fine as a phone. Battery is solid, no problem lasting one day but struggles to last 2.
And in my opinion this phone looks much nicer than the other galaxy s ones.
I would totally recommend this to a friend.
Note: Get the advanced task killer and apps organizer apps from the app store. They are free and must-haves.Build quality 9/10Reception 6/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 8/10
- Display.
- Android OS+Touchwiz
- Swype text
- Camera
- Design
- Some apps make it crash
- At&t has bad reception/3G compared to verizon
posted on 25 Jan 2011, 23:53
Great, but fatal flaws
Not-so-captivated has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
This is to put it simply, seems like a wonderful phone. The build quality is amazing, the swype keyboard lets you input text at blazing fast speeds, and the screen both gives a stunning picture, and is very visible in sunlight. On top of all of that, the phone screams with its hummingbird at 1GHZ, defeating (some) other android phones by up to 10fps in 3d rendering benchmarks.
And if all of that wasn't enough, the thing is built sturdy as a bar of steel; it sits cool, and firm in your hand.
And then we have its fatal flaws...
First, I hate to be the person posting this particular flaw, but I have had bad gps problems with this phone. It takes almost 1 minute to lock on (and even then it gives a very inaccurate location) at home, and when I took it out of town, it wouldn't lock on at all.
Take that with a grain of salt though, as my friend's captivate performs gps functions properly. I guarantee you this is not an isolated case however, just google search "captivate GPS problems" there are literally hundreds of results...
I'm not a tech illiterate, and have tried many fixes, but somewhere along the road, I just gave up.
Second, It's running Android 2.1.
Android 2.2 came out
Android 2.3 came out
Really? You Can't even use Flash without 2.2, and this phone has very little update support from Samsung. Don't expect a upgrade
With phones like the Iphone 4 out, and the soon-to-be-released Motorola Atrix, there really is no reason you should buy this phone.Build quality 10/10Reception 8/10Call quality 8/10Internet 4/10Multimedia 2/10Camera 7/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 3/10
- Build Quality
- Swype
- Super AMOLED
- 2.1
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posted on 06 Jan 2011, 17:15 (Posts: 0; Member since: 01 Oct 2010)
Custom ROMs unlock this phone's capabilities
mmuonio has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
In it's stock configuration this phone is only average. But root it and run a custom ROM and you will be surprised at how things leap to life. I rooted and switched to Launcher Pro to escape the lag of the Touch Wiz standard interface. I tested several ROMs including: Cognition, Perception and Cezar before settling on Assonance for the overclocking, undervolting which deliver incredible battery life while running at 1.2ghz. This thing POPS now. I have 85 apps loaded and no need for any task killers, either.Build quality 10/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 9/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 9/10Battery 8/10
- Beautiful screen
- Accurate, sensitive touch screen
- Good custom ROM selection
- 32G micro SDHC support
- Stock software, bloatware
- Lack of timely updates
- AT&T voice network drops calls
- AT&T data network is overloaded
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posted on 03 Jan 2011, 14:43
So good, but one fatal flaw
ken has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
I upgraded from a samsung eternity, which was actually a good phone, and stuck with samsung and bought the captivate.
It turned itself off between 2-10 times a day.
The battery would be fine (80-90% even), it would be left alone on my desk and turn itself off. It did it before I added apps, after I added apps, and after factory resets. 6 out of the first 7 days I had this phone it turned itself off.
After 2 weeks of frustration I had to return it. I talked to a guy at AT&T and he said it was a common occurrence.Build quality 1/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 8/10Camera 8/10UI speed 8/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 9/10Display 8/10Battery 2/10
- shiney
- Turns itself off
- Shuts off on its own
- can't turn 3G off
- Turns off for no reason
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posted on 27 Dec 2010, 05:14
officialFphone has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review
Wow, this phone kicks some serious @$$!!! And I mean that.
I have had every HTC/AT&T smart phone the ever released. I've upgraded, unlocked, broken and warranty'd just about any and every phone I have owned. All that to say I am a techie and phone enthusiast. I use my phones for FAR more than just,"Hello? Mom...for God's sake YES, I'll take the garbage out. damn."
Being a huge HTC fan, it is safe to say I was more than skeptical of the Captivate. I hadn't even heard of any legitimate Samsung smartphone worthy of checking out. Furthermore, having a physical qwerty has always been a big thing for me as well. Needless to say, when I say this phone first come out I just laughed at it like it was a joke, maybe just a little bit better than the motorola backflop. I had no interest at all.
Eventually curiosity (mixed with boredom) got the best of me as wirefly.com was selling them for around $69 and my upgrade wouldn't have even come close to that with AT&T. So fine, worst case scenario I will get the phone, hate it, and give it to my wife in exchange for her Aria.
But on the real...EFF all that!!! This phone is the business. it is the real deal. From the call quality, to the screen size, to the UNHEARD of on-board 16GB + 32GB microSD slot, to the video recording quality (with which I have actually shot a music video) this thing is truly captivating! Samsung really nailed it with this one. It is not perfect and has its qwerks, but Samsung will only get better. Get this phone!Build quality 9/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 9/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 7/10
- Video
- 16GB internal
- up to 32GB microSD
- Size is poyfekt
posted on 06 Dec 2010, 09:32
got it in august and now i cant stand it
Matt has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
well everything began shortly after i got this phone, at first i did not pay much mind to it, but the phone likes to randomly turn it self off, this is before i rooted it and flashed a custom rom on it, the gps has never locked on at all, and at&t and there absurd wisdom wont let me do a warranty exchange because some of the paint on the back of the phone is flaking off, so now im stuck with a phone that half-assed working, guess im switching to big red after all.Build quality 10/10Reception 5/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 9/10UI speed 3/10Everyday usage 6/10Text input 9/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
- nice screen, good speed cpu,battery life, call quality , huge user base for custom roms
- Buggy, gps does not work, phone shuts off randomly, it lags, AT&T's customer service.
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posted on 14 Sep 2010, 17:58
This Phone is A BEAST
The phone is excellent. I have had it for 2 months now, and am still not sick of it at all. Swype works extremely well when you get used to it, the screen is instantaneously responsive, apps work awesomely, it connects to all my wifi networks at home/in the city roaming/on campus with no issues, camera is AWESOME, I could go on and on. The phone is solid and i accidentally dropped it on bricks and there is zero damage whatsoever. The screen, even without a screen protector, is crystal clear still. Not a mark on it yet. Android allows you to customize everything you need to, and the vibration is strong and the alerts are loud enough I haven't missed any calls, texts, or alarms yet. Absolutely recommended.4 separate dedicated iPhone/iPod touch users have proclaimed to me they want this phone rather than the shiny Apple device they are so attached to. And, another person, after just sending a few quick texts on my phone, was so amazed by the crisp display and "perfect touchscreen" (his words), decided he was going to get this RATHER than the iphone he had been bragging about all month. Excellent phone all around.Design 10/10Features 10/10Performance 10/10
- Battery is great as long as you aren't constantly using it (obviously)
- Android (even before the 2.2 update, it's still great)
- Swype, and two OTHER input options if you don't like it
- Camera and HD Videos -- EXCELLENT even with no flash!! who wants a bluish seedy flash anyway??
- Capacitive buttons at the bottom are hard to see when not lit up
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posted on 11 Sep 2010, 01:18
Charging Port
I too thought the charging port was an issue until I realized I did not have the door all the way open. You have to open it all the way to the right until it snaps. Once it's open completely, the USB cable that comes with the phone will insert completely and snugly and should remain intact. I have not had any problems with it falling out.
Now, if you want an extra USB cable make sure to find one that looks exactly like the OEM one or it will not fit as nicely. I found one online with the same shape on the mini USB part and it works very well.Design 10/10Features 7/10Performance 7/10
- Beautiful phone, great screen, good call quality and very few, if any, dropped calls (especially compared to my iPhone).
- GPS, needs Android 2.2 (Froyo) ASAP so you can use bluetooth headset voice controls to dial. AT&T needs to stop disabling features on their phones - they disabled the HSDPA feature on this phone.
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posted on 03 Sep 2010, 10:23
Good Phone, One Issue
**Note: This is a review of a brand new, never used Samsung Captivate. This is NOT a refurbished phone.**
I've owned this phone a couple days which has given me some time to get a feel for it. I won't give you a grocery list of the many positives of this phone, as I feel multiple users before and probably after me will do. Rather, there is only one glitch I find, and this is a hardware not a software issue so the blame falls on Samsung and not Android or AT&T.
When attempting to charge my phone, the charging port (which we all know is located on top) is very small and flimsy. When I plug in the oem charger that came in my original manufacturer box, it has a tendency to fall out very easily. Which, as you can imagine, would be terrible if you plug your phone in at night, wake up in the morning, and see a dead battery because the charger popped out on it's own. It's not a tight fit and very poorly engineered, in my opinion.
Aside from the charging port being poorly made, I don't see any issues with this phone. Make sure you download Advanced Task Killer from the App store and turn off the haptic feedback (it just drains your battery). Battery life for me was very good thus far.
Finally, if you are considering this phone (which I still feel is a good choice), be sure to watch YouTube reviews to get an idea if this phone is for you or not. I did prior to purchasing it. I highly reccomend Phonedog as their...Design 9/10Features 10/10Performance 10/10
- Screen
- Battery Life
- Build quality
- Weight
- Sound (internal and external speakers)
- Samsung charging port
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posted on 02 Sep 2010, 20:21
I truly love this phone. I am a ex-BlackBerry Addict turned iPhone Appjunkie. When I switched to the iPhone I thought I made it to mobile heaven. Nope...not even close. The Samsung Captivate / Galaxy S is a sweet phone.The quality of the my phone calls jumped 10 points when compared to the iPhone. I hated the way my iPhone 3g handled my calls. Half of them would get dropped. With the Captivate I have not had one dropped call. The camera on the Captivate is great. Much better than what is on the iPhone. It does not have flash but the quality of what they do have is so good its ok. The Captivate's camera has so many options and extras I have been using it more than my Nikkon. I could care less about a front facing camera. Sure it is cool and the commercials are cool but I personally would not be using it. Maybe in few more years or so.The screen has awesome clarity. I love the living wallpaper option. The screen size is perfect. I don't need anything bigger and surely would not want to go smaller again. I like this AMOLED technology. The processor is fast. I have not had one problem with it. A total blessing after using the iPhone for the last couple of years.I love the physical design of the Captivate over the iPhone. It is smooth and sleek. A nice black and dark charcoal case that feels durable. Very easy to hold and I don't have this fear of dropping it lurking...Design 10/10Features 9/10Performance 10/10
- Screen size and color
- HD Video Camera
- Super AMOLED screen
- 1ghz Processor
- 16 GB Internal SD
- Great construction
- No camera flash
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posted on 31 Aug 2010, 11:43
I LOVE THIS PHONE. I had an Iphone 3gs for about a year and then I upgraded to this phone because I wanted something new and different. I love it. It takes beautiful pictures. Even though there is no flash if you have good lighting the pictures come out very clear. The video camera is amazing. The accuracy on the keyboard is way better than my iphone was. And you can choose which keyboard you want to use. I love the apps on the Android Market way better than the apps that were available on my iphone. The live wallpapers are soooo cool. Another cool thing is that there is an available HDMI cable you can plug into it so you can watch your 720p HD videos on your TV. It doesn't come with the phone but it should! The only thing I don't like about the phone is that I thought I would get email notifications in the notification menu bar and I don't. I have to manually check them....but other than that I love it!!!Design 9/10Features 9/10Performance 10/10
- HD Video Camera
- Super AMOLED screen
- Android Apps
- Keyboards
- 1ghz Processor
- 16 GB Internal SD
- Slow email notifications
- No flash
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posted on 20 Aug 2010, 07:56
Great Phone
i don't have a lot to say.the graphic processor it's great. in must of all games, arrive to 65FPS Vs 26 from the Nexus One.The style it's soft but strong. I like so much the cover.good camera but no flashnice sound and excellent screen (big and colorful)(the black it's black, the white it's white, none of gray)Design 10/10Features 9/10Performance 10/10
- speed in processor (cpu and gpu)
- nice interface
- strong cover
- easy use than other
- colorful and big screen
- no flash
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posted on 05 Aug 2010, 00:30
finally Android worth buying on AT&T
Overall this phone isn't going to disappoint you. The wireless card is great, overall phone is fast, designing is sleek and catchy, phone call quality is clear, and the screen size is perfect. The size of the phone fits well in your hand and makes it great for using the on-board keyboard. As a guy it fits well in my pocket and doesn't feel bulky or heavy. My only complaint in the design is the USB port on the top of the phone. However the sliding cover for the port was a great idea.The screen has clarity above what the average user will need and the definition of the dark color range is impressive. The camera takes pictures above my expectations and the night mode is better than what I hoped for. The lack of a LED flash is a let down but I think I would use it more for a flashlight than an actual camera flash. The battery life is about average; I could go 2 days on a full charge if I wanted too. Sometimes it may only last a day with heavy usage but that's not surprising taking into account how clear the screen is.People keep complaining about the lack of a front facing camera but I don't see the need. The available technology in the wireless industry does not push the market to make a front facing camera a necessity yet. There are very limited times and opportunities that I would use the front facing camera for video calls. This is coming from a person who tends to stay up to date on phones and current technology. While other phones can use a wifi signal for video chat; I would...Design 9/10Features 9/10Performance 9/10
- screen size, color range, and clarity
- Voice to text
- Google Navigation
- camera quality
- 1GHz processor is very responsive
- Lightweight
- Good construction
- 16GB of storage
- no LED flash
- GPS problem (hopefully fixed with a software update soon)
- USB port located on top of phone
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posted on 03 Aug 2010, 16:21
Its a love/hate relationship!
What can you say about a phone that is great but lacks some simple things, well nothings ever perfect. Much like people were about the iphone4 i was about this phone. I bought it because it was something new and exciting that at&t might have gotten right this time. Nothing is wrong with the iphone nor this phone enough to say the he$$ with them. Being that i had owned a 3gs this was something new to explore, and i think i made a great decision. There is the issue with the gps problem and a few times it shows lag in the operating systems but like i heard that will get better with the 2.2 upgrade. I have used the camera and although the pictures aren't professional they are still pretty good for a phone, and so it doesn't have flash i have a real camera for that. Then there is the hi-def video recorder "Amazing" i wasn't expecting that kind of clarity . I will admit there was a few days where i kicked myself for my decision thinking i should have waited and just put an order in for an Iphone4 but now that i have gotten used to the phone and all that it does i have no regrets. I just hope that people go to an AT&T store and play with the phone, see how it feels to you and if you like it great and if not oh well there are a lot of great phones out there. i just want to say i have the captivate and in my opinion At&t got this one right, even with the change in look of the...Design 9/10Features 9/10Performance 9/10
- Great operating speed
- Good battery life
- Apps that would have cost me money somewhere else "FREE"
- Free navigation, works now but will be great when gps is 100%
- Great screen, colors pop out
- I feel that there might still be a little lag in operating system
- although it is not the biggest problem for me flash
- fix gps
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Good to hear that you got a good one,i was not knocking you for buying one.Just putting the record strait about the differences china designed and manufactured tablets have compared to the big brands like Asus ,samsung and others.
People also need to take in consideration if the tablet fails on them then they will
have to pay the shipping costs back to china unless the supplier covers this and honor's a warranty which china company have a long record of not doing.
Hate to break it to you, but the big international brand names aren't all that big on quality control, either, and are just as likely to claim your warranty doesn't cover whatever the problem is and demand you pay shipping both ways just so they can look at it or send you a "new" one (almost always "refurbished" - ie, second hand). The only real differences are that the big international brands are better advertised, that you generally don't have to wade through a ton of small import companies you've never heard of in order to get one, and that you'll pay more.
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- A person, who has never made a mistake, learns nothing. This is a truism or a self-evident truth. "He who does nothing makes no mistakes. He who makes no mistakes does not learn." (Luca Pacioli, the Father of Accounting)
Mistakes are part of anyone's life. They are NOT failures to be rued, but indispensable ingredients that impart color, content and meaning to one's education through the journey called life. Each mistake is, then, a 'step behind' as one ascends the ladder of enlightenment, wisdom and maturity. St. Paul writes in Phil. 3:13&14, "... but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for
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Everyone, no matter how resourceful, learned or scholarly, commits mistakes either of fact or judgment. What is important is that these should be realized in time, and duly acknowledged to prevent their aftermath. But stubborn people seldom admit to their mistakes even after they have been brought to their notice. History is replete with errors of omission and commission by kings and statesmen who are not infallible. Much of the world's misery is on account of their refusal to admit that they are wrong. King David's greatness was that he recognized his folly when confronted by Nathan; he readily confessed it with genuine remorsefulness and sought divine forgiveness to be spiritually healed and restored.
The greater a person, the more readily does he admit to his error(s). During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed an order, transferring certain regiments, with a view to pleasing an insistent influential politician. Stanton, his Secretary of War, refused to implement it, saying: "Lincoln is a damn fool for ever signing it." When the remark eventually reached Lincoln's ears, he agreed: "If Stanton said I am a damn fool, then I must be, because he is nearly always right. I will step over, and see him." Stanton, a shrewd strategist in matters of war and peace, convinced Lincoln that the order should never have been signed, and Lincoln INSTANTLY revoked the order. A lesser leader would have frowned upon his Secretary's rash outspokenness, and overruled him with disastrous consequences.
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The endless litigation in our Church will continue unabated unless both the factions humble themselves to learn from their numerous mistakes of the past, and seek divine guidance for rapprochement to herald a new era of enduring peace and unity.
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Rustenburg - A miner from Lonmin Platinum's Karee mine stuck to his story on Friday about events that led to him being shot in August last year.
Vusimuzi Mandla Mabuyakhulu told the Farlam commission of inquiry that 3000 Amcu members had no violent intentions when they went to the offices of the National Union of Mineworkers on August 11.
"There was only one reason when we left there 1/8the stadium 3/8," Mabuyakhulu said, when asked why the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union members went to NUM's offices.
This was to discuss why NUM told Lonmin management to not speak to striking workers.
Rock drill operators from the mine went on strike in August, demanding a monthly wage of R12,500.
Mabuyakhulu told the commission on Thursday that Amcu was not a recognised union, so the workers had to negotiate for themselves.
"I was only carrying a stick. There were no weapons," Mabuyakhulu said through an interpreter. "I never saw any people being upset or getting excited."
Azhar Bham, senior advocate for Lonmin, asked Mabuyakhulu about the events which led to the strike.
Mabuyakhulu told the commission that rock drill operators were told by mine management about the NUM's instruction on August 10.
However, Bham said no rock drill operator had spoken to mine management that day.
"I cannot comment on that," Mabuyakhulu said, sitting with his arms folded in front of him on a desk.
Earlier, Karel Tip, for the NUM, tried to establish the intentions of the striking miners to go to the NUM's offices.
"Was it not true that you decided to go to the NUM office because of the report that NUM members were shooting Amcu members?" Tip asked.
Mabuyakhulu responded: "No."
The commission earlier heard that Mabuyakhulu was shot, assaulted, and left to die by men associated with the NUM on August 11.
The conduct of miners believed to be affiliated to NUM took centre stage on Thursday when Mabuyakhulu told the commission he feared for his life and was scared to go home, after being told that NUM members were looking for him.
The commission is probing the deaths of 44 people during an unprotected strike at Lonmin Platinum's mine in Marikana last year.
On August 16, 34 striking mineworkers were shot dead and 78 were injured when police opened fire while trying to disperse a group which had gathered on a hill near the mine.
Ten people, including two police officers and two security guards, were killed near the mine in the preceding week.
The commission was adjourned to 10am on Wednesday, February 20.
Dali Mpofu, representing the injured and arrested miners, indicated that he intended calling a miner who was shot and wounded on August 16. - Sapa


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New math: Apple spends $23 more than Amazon to build its "mini" tablet, but charges $130 more
0. phoneArena posted on 05 Nov 2012, 11:47
Thanks to a number of teardowns, we can now calculate that it costs $23 more for Apple to build the Apple iPad mini than the Amazon Fire HD; when it comes to selling its 7 inch (7.9 actually), Apple charges $130 more than Amazon...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
It's better to pay more for higher quality
2. ajac09 (Posts: 1482; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
paying more doesnt mean you get better quality. It just means apple is making more money
13. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
If Apple continues to make good products then there's no problem for people paying good money to use them.
15. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
What good products?
25. therealestmc (Posts: 475; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
A product that the user is satisfied, not just thrown in some corners after a month of use. A product that has an unmatched ecosystem and built with premium materials, not cheap plastic.
29. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
The truth has been commented.
34. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Get a life Mxyptlk
43. darkkjedii (Posts: 25046; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I notice anyone who likes apple, or doesn't agree with u, u tell to get a life. U sound like a big baby that takes his ball and leaves the court, cuz he can't get his way.
33. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Why wouldnt they be satisfied with there Half-Baked
Restrictead OS, along with a Apple logo stampet on a cheap shatering glass and everyone posing with there iPhone, not caring or botherd what good for nothing useless midrange product.
Yea no wonder theres a product once a year, try buying a new phone every 6 months if your that well of. My foot same booring app launcher for 5 years with no evolution, still following Linux footsteps.
40. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Bad. If people were satisfied, they wouldn't "need" the next one.
52. Darkerm (Posts: 319; Member since: 31 Jan 2012)
Well Said Bro :D
49. firelightx (Posts: 71; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
If you had stopped with the first sentence, you would have been just fine. At the end of the day, a product that the user purchasing is satisfied with is a legitimately good product. Period the end.
It's when you start getting into "unmatched ecosystem" and "premium materials" that you get so downranked.
You really shouldn't have written those two lines. Particularly when there ARE ecosystems out there that match iOS. Especially when you don't understand the difference between cheap plastic (what that case around your iPhone is made out of) and high grade polycarbonate material (what the battery backing for the GS3 is made from).
Case in point - when I drop my Galaxy on the ground, it doesn't have PAINT chipping away from it's back over my mistake.
55. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Coca cola cans are made of premium materials (aluminium ) as well....
44. darkkjedii (Posts: 25046; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What bad products do they make?
22. tedkord (Posts: 14192; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
That would be true if they made better products than competitors. Sadly, they do not.
30. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
So why do competitors like to copy Apple then? If their products weren't better then there wouldn't be anyone copying them.
35. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
More like your Apple copied Sony and LG. Stop posting negative and causing flame wars.
41. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Copy is such a hypocritical word to defend Apple.
That's like saying you, Mxyzptlk, telling me, p0rkguy, to go suck a d*ck when you already have one in your mouth. I mean how do you even say that? Does that even make sense to you?
Also, neutral words would be to combining for the better, not stealing. Let's say Apple combined things and made better, why can't other companies do it now?
Do you not want better? I mean sure back in the days Power Rangers was awesome, but now there's better. Are you going to disagree with that?
42. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
No matter what, they will disagree.
51. Nadr1212 (Posts: 741; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
Are any of us surprised ? It's Apple we're talking about, they just want to make money!!!
5. timtimity (Posts: 196; Member since: 13 Aug 2012)
I'm happy to pay more for better quality - when the product costs more to make because of it. I'm not happy at paying a lot more than it costs to make just to line a company's pocket.
In this instance quality doesn't come into it. This article is not about quality. It's about price difference between the cost to make and selling cost.
6. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
More like for logo and false hype.
9. JonBjSig (Posts: 176; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)
They're spending $23 more than Amazon to build the tablet but selling it for $130 more, the extra money goes directly into Apple's pocket and has nothing to do with quality.
11. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
and what about the less fortunate?
are you saying people who cant pay premium price dont deserve to use a common feature like online services? Premium price is good for premium features...in today's day and age neither a tablet nor do basic online services qualify as premium buddy!
And what about socio-economic responsibilities of a tech giant like Apple?
on one side it says it is launching an education focussed product llike ipad mini yet is charging students a helluva lot more than what they pay for kindle, nook or nexus 7!
Pure capitalistic bureaucracy!
27. therealestmc (Posts: 475; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Welcome to earth!
31. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
dont really need a welcome...i am quite familiar with the place :)
I am not asking for anyone to become Mother Teresa but all I am saying is people shouldnt just snuggle up in their own comfy bubble and forget about others.
The truth of the matter is If you're naked then you should cover yourself, not close your eyes and pretend you're not naked because you cant see yourself naked! If you do that then only you're the fool and everyone else is already seeing you naked!
45. darkkjedii (Posts: 25046; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Capitalistic bureaucracy? Phenom I'm starting to think u may b a starwars fan like me. Those where the emperors words too
54. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Dude Star Wars is and will forever be THE FORCE to reckon with in Hollywood...its just awesome!
47. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
It's better to save money than to pay up for a overhyped crap.
3. Savage (unregistered)
Is that really a surprise?


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Inattentional blindness and change blindness. Attended objects can seem to be more salient or to have higher contrast than unattended objects19, 20, 21, 22. These perceptual effects have well-documented neural correlates in the visual system23. Magicians use the general term 'misdirection' to refer to the diversion of the spectator's attention away from a secret action. Thus, misdirection can be defined as drawing the audience's attention away from the 'method' (the secret behind the 'effect') and towards the effect (what the spectator perceives)7, 24. Misdirection can be applied in an overt or a covert manner. Here we use the term 'overt misdirection' to indicate cases in which the magician redirects the spectator's gaze away from the method. In the more subtle 'covert misdirection', the magician draws the spectator's attentional spotlight (which can be thought of as the spectator's focus of suspicion) away from the method without redirecting the spectator's gaze. Thus, in covert misdirection the spectators can be looking directly at the method behind the trick and yet be unaware of it because their attention is focused elsewhere.Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research
The concept of covert misdirection is exemplified by the cognitive-neuroscience paradigms of change blindness and inattentional blindness. With change blindness, people fail to notice that something is different from the way it was before. This change can be expected or unexpected, but the key is that it requires the observer to compare the post-change state with the pre-change state. Change-blindness studies have shown that dramatic changes in a visual scene will go unnoticed if they occur during a transient interruption25, such as a blink26, a saccadic eye movement27 or a flicker of the scene28, 29, 30, 31, even when people are looking right at the changes. However, observers can also miss large gradual changes in the absence of interruptions32. A dramatic example of change blindness is illustrated in the Colour-Changing Card Trick video by Richard Wiseman and colleagues (available online at YouTube.com). In this demonstration, the viewers fail to notice colour changes that take place off-camera.
With inattentional blindness, people fail to notice an unexpected object that is fully visible in the display. Thus, inattentional blindness differs from change blindness in that no memory comparison is needed – the missed object is fully visible at a single point in time. In a classic example of inattentional blindness, Simons and Chabris33 asked observers to count how many times the members of a basketball team passed a ball to one another, while ignoring the passes made by members of a different team. While they concentrated on the counting task, most observers failed to notice a person wearing a gorilla suit walk across the scene (the gorilla even stops briefly at the centre of the scene and beats its chest!). In this situation no acute interruption or distraction was necessary, as the assigned task of counting passes was absorbing. Further, the observers had to keep their eyes on the scene at all times in order to accurately perform the task. Memmert showed, using eye-tracking recordings, that many observers did not notice the gorilla even when they were looking directly at it34.
See also:
* Magic and Showmanship: Classic book about conjuring has many lessons for writers
* Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind: book explains magic, hypnosis and the rationale for rationalism


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I first discovered Reason back in 2003 and spent a good deal of time playing with the demo of version 2.5. I was working on an animated promo for a book I had written and illustrated that was to be shown at a French book festival in Paris. With the idea of "driving" in mind, I meant to make something that would feel like it was in motion. This song, Drive, was the result. Eventually, it got replaced as the soundtrack to that animation, and I spent a little time making different versions of it over the years.
In 2005 I made one with a more synthy beepy feel. I used Reason for this as well, this time with Matrix running Malström for the bell in the background, and Subtractor as the main synthesizer. This was used by my friend Barbara as a soundtrack to a movie she made for a graduate thesis project. It worked well for that.
Two years later, I had made a little movie following my son around a playground on our bikes and I needed a soundtrack. So once again, I repurposed "Drive." This time, I exported the MIDI from Reason and brought it into Ableton Live, using Operator as the main synthesizer. I added drums and made it much more complicated.
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Hiring plans drop slightly
WINNIPEG employers expect to dial back hiring a tad in the final three months of the year, the latest Manitoba Employment Outlook Survey found.
The workforce solutions specialist said 13 per cent of the local employers surveyed said they expect to add more workers in the fourth quarter. Three per cent said they anticipate cutting staff, 77 per cent said they plan to maintain current staffing levels and seven per cent said they were unsure.
"With seasonal variations removed from the data, Winnipeg's fourth-quarter net employment outlook of nine per cent is a slight decrease of two percentage points when compared with the previous quarterly outlook," said Gord Bretsen, regional director for Manpower's Pacific Region.
"It is also a three-percentage-point decrease from the outlook reported during the same time last year, indicating a fair hiring pace for the upcoming months," he added.
Modest hiring activity is also expected at the national level in the coming quarter, said Byrne Luft, vice-president of operations for Manpower Canada.
"The construction industry is anticipating the strongest gains, as slower growth in residential construction has been offset by strong demand in non-residential. This is expected to spur creation of new jobs on top of record high employment in the construction industry, though this is most pronounced in Western Canada," Luft said.
"Overall, we're seeing a trend of more companies hiring workers on a temporary or contract basis with relatively few choosing to hire full time," Luft added.
Richardson GMP buys biz
TORONTO -- Richardson GMP Ltd., Canada's largest independent wealth-management firm, is acquiring the Macquarie Group's Canadian retail business for $132 million.
Richardson said the acquisition of Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. will give it $28 billion in assets under administration.
"This transformational transaction... further establishes Richardson GMP as a firm that can compete with larger institutions while maintaining a boutique culture," president and CEO Andrew Marsh said.
"This transaction vaults Richardson GMP into a league of our own."
Richardson said it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of MPW Canada for about $132 million, which will be funded by an equity offering on a private placement basis.
Each of Richardson Financial Group, a subsidiary of James Richardson & Sons Ltd., and GMP Capital Inc. will equally subscribe to a preference share offering by Richardson GMP for total proceeds of $60 million.
An additional $30 million will be raised by a common share offering to all Richardson GMP shareholders, including GMP and RFG, on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of the offering, GMP and RFG will continue to own equal interests in Richardson GMP, with the balance being held by Richardson GMP's management and investment advisers.
Completion of the transaction, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, is expected in the fourth quarter.
Macquarie Group, with headquarters in Sydney, Australia, is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services with offices in 28 countries. It employs more than 13,600 people with some $362 billion in assets under management.
Despite the sale of MPW Canada, Macquarie said it will continue to operate its diverse business in Canada including institutional equities, corporate advisory, funds management, asset finance and fixed income, currencies and commodities.
Fraud losses to climb
TORONTO -- More than half of North American insurance companies expect to see fraud losses related to personal insurance policies climb higher this year, a new study suggests.
Analytics software firm FICO surveyed 260 insurers in Canada and the U.S. in July 2013.
It found 57 per cent of companies expect to lose more money this year due to fraudulent claims on personal insurance products -- policies designed to protect individuals and their families.
In Canada, the provinces expected to be hardest hit by insurance fraud in 2013 are Ontario and Quebec.
The survey also found that one-third of insurers don't feel like they're adequately protected against fraud.
And more than half -- 61 per cent -- of insurers are seeing a rise in the prevalence of auto fraud rings, the study suggests.
"Insurance-claims fraud is big business -- and it's getting bigger," said Russ Schreiber, vice-president of the insurance and health-care practice at FICO, in a statement.
"With more people resorting to fraudulent activities, and fraud rings becoming more sophisticated, insurers must step up efforts to protect good customers, uncover organized fraud and improve the effectiveness of specialized investigative units."
Lift restrictions: Bell CEO
TORONTO -- Foreign-investment restrictions should be lifted for big telecom companies to allow the market to decide how many wireless competitors Canada can support, Bell CEO George Cope said Tuesday.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. Bring the competition on," Cope told the annual BMO media and telecom conference.
Big telecoms such as Bell, Telus and Rogers are restricted under federal rules to be more than 33 per cent foreign owned, while small players with less than 10 per cent market share have no limits.
The change in rules were a move by the federal government to increase competition in the sector.
"The capital markets are efficient. They will determine whether or not Canada will have two, three, four or five competitors -- period," Cope said.
But Cope said he doesn't believe parent company BCE. Inc. would ever be controlled by a foreign company.
"This one is personal. As a Canadian, I'm not so sure we'll ever see Bell Canada owned foreignly... the foreign markets can own stock, but I don't think it would be controlled."
Bell, Telus and Rogers have repeatedly argued foreign-investment restrictions should be lifted for all of Canada's telecom companies to allow them more access to capital.
Earlier this summer, U.S. telecom giant Verizon was reported to be interested in entering the Canadian market by buying new carriers Wind Mobile and Mobilicity. Verizon has since said it has no interest in Canada.
Cope repeated the rules for the next wireless auction of spectrum -- radio waves needed to make cellphone networks operate -- favour new entrants to the Canadian market.
Bell, along with Telus and Rogers, opposed the entry of Verizon participating in the Canadian market as a new player and, under the rules, qualifying to bid on more spectrum.
"We have the rules the government put in. They are very advantageous to a new entrant. So how they play out during the auction, we'll just have to see," Cope said.
Verizon passed on the Canadian market after announcing it was buying back a major stake in the company from U.K.-based Vodafone for $130 billion.
-- staff / news services


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You may need an injection into your knee either to remove swelling in the case of an effusion or to place medication such as Synvisc or cortisone into the knee. How is an injection performed?

How a Knee Injection is Done

 Determine if an injection is appropriate: First and foremost, your doctor must discuss your condition and what treatments are appropriate. Not all conditions are appropriately treated with injections. Your doctor can discuss the cause of your knee pain and what treatments are available.

 Obtain the proper medication: Most orthopedic surgeons have cortisone stored in the office. Hyaluronic acid (e.g. Synvisc, Orthovisc, etc.) might not be stored in your doctor's office, and usually require insurance preapproval. These medications may need to be obtained prior to an injection appointment.

 Sterilize the skin: The skin must be properly sterilized to minimize the chance of infection. Infection of the joint is the most concerning side-effect of injections. This is a very rare complication, but it is possible. Sterilizing the skin with Betadine and/or alcohol can help to decrease (although not eliminate) the risk of infection. Your doctor will ask if you are allergic or have ever reacted to these skin cleansers so he can use the right product.

 Numb the skin (optional): Topical numbing sprays are often sufficient to dull the pain associated with an injection. When simply injecting the knee (and not removing fluid), a small needle can be used to inject medication. When a joint aspiration is necessary to remove fluid from the knee, a larger needle must be used. In these cases, some patients may find relief if a small amount of Lidocaine (Novocaine) is injected into the skin prior to the aspiration.

 Insert the needle into the knee joint: A needle is then inserted into the joint to inject the medication or remove the swelling from the knee. Studies have shown that the most reliable place to inject the knee is with the patient lying flat and the knee straight, and the needle placed from the outside, under the kneecap. Other injection sites may also be used.

 Remove excess fluid from the knee: If the joint is swollen (a so-called "knee effusion"), the excess fluid should be removed prior to injecting medication. Excess fluid in a joint may dilute the medication making the treatment less effective. Furthermore, knee swelling is associated with pain, and removing the excess fluid can lead to pain relief.

 Inject the medication: The medication is then injected into the knee. The amount of medication injected depends on the treatment. Most types of hyaluronic acid (e.g. Synvisc, Orthovisc) are 2 cc. Cortisone injections vary depending on surgeon preference, and are often injected simultaneously with Novocaine.

 Place pressure on the injection site, and bend the knee: Once the injection is performed, gentle pressure over the injection site will prevent bleeding. Bending the knee can help circulate the medication.

 Apply an ice pack if pain persists: Most often injections do not slow down your lifestyle. Some patients may experience a "flare up" of the knee after the injection. Usually, a simple ice pack placed on the knee can help to alleviate this pain.

How to Ice the Knee

Tips for Having a Knee Injection

 Let your doctor know if you are nervous: If you are concerned about any aspect of the injection, let your doctor know. Often knowing what is coming, and understanding the procedure, will help put you at ease. If you are nervous about pain, ask your doctor to use a topical anesthetic. Most orthopedic surgeons perform several injections every day. Let your doctor know if you are nervous -- your doctor may not know if you are having anxiety!

 Watch for signs of infection
As mentioned, infections are the most worrisome complication of knee injections. Let your doctor know if you have:

Worsening swelling or pain

Redness of the knee

Drainage from the injection site

Fevers, chills, or sweats

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JEFFREY BROWN: Are you surprised to see comics, your comics, any comics, on the walls of a museum?
JEFF SMITH, Cartoonist: Well, yes, of course. I mean, I grew up when you had to hide your comics inside your math book, you know?
JEFFREY BROWN: Cartoonist Jeff Smith, now 48, is no longer hiding anything. An exhibition featuring original drawings from his hugely successful "Bone" comics is now on display at the Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University in Columbus.
"Bone" is epic fantasy featuring three comically goofy cousins, Fone, Phoney, Smiley, who get lost in a strange world, complete with dragons, scary rat creatures, and a mysterious young woman named Thorn with a hidden past as a princess.
The series has attracted an adult audience, some 400 people here for a book signing. And that's who Smith says he originally had in mind. But, in recent years, he's also gained a substantial following among young readers. Sometimes, the appeal is all in the family. Professional critics have described "Bone" as a cross between Bugs Bunny and "Lord of the Rings." And that's just fine with Smith.
JEFF SMITH: What I wanted to do was take, like, you know, very traditional Americana cartoon characters like, you know, a Donald Duck or a Bugs Bunny, and stick them into like, a larger framework, instead of just the usual short, you know, comic book adventure that we all think of.
The start of success
JEFF SMITH: I'm actually part of a wave of cartoonists that really thought more could be done with comics, that the medium could actually handle, you know, real literary structure.
Smith put out the first issue on his own in 1991. It was part of an underground comic scene picking up readers by word of mouth. And, soon, it began to take off.
JEFF SMITH: It was moving fast. And I was starting to screw it up, because I was not only drawing the comic, but, at first, I was actually filling the orders and, you know, getting invoice -- doing the invoicing and everything. And I was actually putting boxes on a UPS truck. And I was falling behind. But I said, come on, honey, quit that Silicon Valley job. And let's go publish comics out of the garage.
Because, if you look real close, it does look like...
JEFFREY BROWN: Smith's wife, Vijaya, became his business partner. And the two left the West Coast and moved back to Columbus, where they had attended Ohio State.
In 2004, the series complete, they published the entire tale in a 1,300-plus-page volume. Then Scholastic, publisher of "Harry Potter," began a re-release of the series in colorized versions, in many languages. And sales have grown to almost four million and counting. It's all part of the wave of popularity of long-form comics marketed as graphic novels, and increasingly taking over shelf space at book stores.
Smith defied the odds
Lucy Shelton Caswell has known Jeff Smith since he was drawing cartoons for "The Lantern," Ohio State's student daily.
LUCY SHELTON CASWELL, Professor and Curator, Ohio State Cartoon Research Library: At the time they first started publishing "Bone," people in the comics industry thought they were a little bit loony. And...
JEFFREY BROWN: They thought they were loony because of the way they were doing it?
LUCY SHELTON CASWELL: Because of the way they were doing it. Nobody would want to buy black and white comics. Certainly, the market for fantasy comics wasn't well developed at that point.
Who wanted to read a story about funny-looking little doughy creatures named the Bone cousins? So, the fact that Jeff went on to write this epic and publish it the way he wanted it, not the way some big corporation wanted it, is truly, truly amazing. And this is worth celebrating.
JEFFREY BROWN: Examples of Smith's student work are on display now at Ohio State's Cartoon Research Library, which Caswell heads. One of the nation's leading repositories of cartoon books and art, this is clearly a place that takes comics seriously.
LUCY SHELTON CASWELL: Why not? It's a major art form. It's consumed by millions of people. It's a multimillion-dollar industry. It tells stories that are worth knowing, worth thinking about.
JEFF SMITH: When I'm telling a story...
JEFFREY BROWN: At the Wexner, Smith's work is side by side with original drawings by some of those who most influenced him, artists who, to Smith, prove that this is indeed an art form, Carl Barks, who created "Uncle Scrooge," E.C. Segar's "Popeye," George Herriman's "Krazy Kat," Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury," and, of course, Charles Schulz and "Peanuts."
"Pogo" by Walt Kelly holds a special place.
Early influences, future projects
JEFF SMITH: I first came across "Pogo" when I was like 9 years old. And a little girl on the playground brought me a copy of her dad's, like a collection, like a paperback election of "Pogo" comic strips.
JEFFREY BROWN: You remember this? You were 9 years old.
JEFF SMITH: I remember it clearly. I remember the cover. I remember everything. And the drawings were just beautiful beyond belief. I mean look at this like -- OK, look at the -- in the woods behind this fox's head. I mean, just the wood goes on forever.
It was "Pogo" that made me actually go to the library and approach a librarian and say, how is this done?
JEFFREY BROWN: Wexner curator Dave Filipi said Smith added an individual flare for long-form storytelling and a drawing style influenced by training in animation.
DAVID FILIPI, Curator, Wexner Center for the Arts: He is just so skilled at depicting action, character movement, just the nuances in facial expressions and body movement, and giving the impression of just gesture and things like that. That all comes from animation.
These days, Jeff Smith is working on a new series called "RASL," a noirish tale of a time-traveling art thief. And while he is clearly happy for the success and the wonder of seeing his work on a museum's walls, the 9-year-old in him has not completely disappeared.
WOMAN: He does the original drawing large enough...
JEFF SMITH: Of course I want my art form to have this kind of respectability. I worked really hard. I'm one of the people that worked really hard to make it happen. But I hope they don't lose their punkness. I hope they don't.
JEFFREY BROWN: The exhibition of Jeff Smith's work, "Bone and Beyond," will be up through August 3.


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Life insurance is a fantastic way to guarantee that your effort is maintained and your cherished member of the family are taken care of for many years to come. Life insurance for senior citizens is offered, however it is very important to compare prices and also locate the right fit.
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A 'cutting the turf' ceremony will be held on Monday to mark the start of construction works for two new "state of the art" community fire stations in Hayle and Tolvaddon - as well as the new service headquarters facility also at Tolvaddon.
The Camborne, Pool and Redruth site will be shared with the service's headquarters, which will provide services including fire control, training and vehicle and equipment maintenance, as well as being the service's administrative centre.
The new Hayle Community Fire Station will be a tri-service facility, shared with Devon and Cornwall Police and South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer Des Tidbury and Cornwall Council cabinet member for homes and communities Geoff Brown will be joined at the turf cutting ceremony by local members, representatives from South West Ambulance Service, Devon and Cornwall Police, the construction company Kier and Lance Kennedy who was the cabinet member involved in the early stages of the project.
Des Tidbury said the start of the work will be a "fantastic day for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service".
He said: "This project gives us the opportunity to provide modern facilities in the right location to replace our existing community fire stations that are over 50 years old. More importantly, we will be able to significantly improve the fire, rescue and community safety service that we deliver 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year to the people of Cornwall. From these new facilities we can reach 13,900 more residents of Cornwall within our 10 minute response time."
The new facilities will be environmentally friendly and energy efficient with the Hayle blue light scheme seeing real co-location of emergency services in a modern purpose built facility. The Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Fire Station will provide a 24 hour response to communities across the area through a crew of wholetime and on call staff.
The new Hayle station will provide a 24 hour station delivering an ambulance and Rapid Response Car and provide a dispatch point for other ambulance resources during peak demand times.
The new community fire stations are set to be completed in late 2014, with service headquarters completed in early 2015, subject to the weather.
More detail on the programme can be found at www.cornwall.gov.uk/cprh, by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, by phoning 0300 1234 232 or by writing to Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, Old County Hall, Truro, TR1 3HA.


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