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gabi said:Ha... this thread reminds me of one of Tarrannau's obsesssed man united hating ones. Yawn.
Ever noticed how 'fanbois' never bother posting up threads commenting on MS's latest 'innovations'? I mean whats the point? Certain posters on this thread have a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with hating Mac, which i really dont get. I use both OS's daily and its clear to me which is vastly superior. Its not from seattle.
Enjoy ya blue screens tho bois
Ah I think I see the problem here. You know, Microsoft haven't released just one operating system! Are you still using Windows 3.1, thinking nothing has changed???
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Fair enough, it just seems to me that certain posters (including yourself) would diss Apple even if they came up with a cure for cancer.
The iPhone is the best phone I've ever had a go on - personally tho im gonna give it a miss and just get the ipod touch, which has all the features i particularly loved on the phone (without the stupidly fucking expensive O2 contract). Ill reserve my judgement on the unlocking issues for now.
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Why be content rebooting a remote web server from your Nokia E70 using ssh/telnet...
..when you can actually run a fucking ported Apache web server on your on your Nokia E70!
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=167580&package_id=190549&release_id=507641
e2a - assuming the E70 is S60v3 - I think it is...<gulp>
gabi said:
Thats most of the reason I got an ipod touch -- to see what all the fuss was about. Its also a very nice shiny gadget as well. I'm interested that it was originally locked down tighter than the iPhone. I'm guessing they continued working on it after they released the iPhone, and the firmware update was (on the the iPhone side) to bring them in line with each other...
Apple have posted a HCI Document for the iPhone. Interesting reading...!
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneHIG/
Gosh, does that imply a SDK or what...?
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneHIG/
Gosh, does that imply a SDK or what...?
beesonthewhatnow
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So does anyone here still want one of these overhyped bits of crap? 
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This could be you!DJ Bigga said:Yep!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone/b...ius-bar-and-talk-to-the-hand-video-304999.php
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Man that must hurt!
still. knowing what we all know we just have to be patient just like i had to be patient with my PSP.
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Thing is, I can see the iPhone is a lovely piece of kit with a gorgeous interface, but the high cost of the thing (and the 18 month contract) puts me right off.DJ Bigga said:
I'd be unlikely to take such an expensive phone down the pub but my main beef would be not being able to fiddle about with the thing and load up tons of software.
I don't think I could resist the temptation to load up some non-Herr Jobs approved software and then I'd run the risk of borking the thing into a very expensive brick.
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beesonthewhatnow
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But...... why?DJ Bigga said:Yep!
Genuine question!
beesonthewhatnow said:But...... why?
Genuine question!
Well for starters I'm a bit of a gadget magpie
But also 1) I'm currently on O2
2) am at the end of my current 18 month contract
3) have been seriously considering an Ipod of the last 3 months or so
4) Need a new phone (though I would prefer a smarter smart phone than this)
And most importantly
5) None of the downsides I've read about are enough to put me off!
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Why not just get an iPod and a more capable phone?DJ Bigga said:
The Nokia N95 has a ton more functionality - e.g. GPS, video, MMS etc - than the iPhone and it's free with the kind of contract you'd be committing to 02 with!
I have to say I've been (unexpectedly) mightily impressed with the Palm 500v/Vodafone combo too.
The phone's cheap as fuck and the location based services and TV stuff are really good.
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No exactly, it's not smart at all, though it is very pretty.
Ideally this is the feature set I'd like to see:
Bluetooth (file transfer, accessories etc)
Wifi
Mini USB for charging and Data connection
full html/java/flash browser
Mass storage capabilities
Email and calendar
outlook/thunderbird sync
usb modem capability
Music player of at least 4gb
I'm sure I'll remember a few more later
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You'll find far better email clients available on WM/Palm devices, and there's more flexible and powerful calender apps available on those platforms too (and quite possibly Symbian too).DJ Bigga said:
Flash doesn't work on the iPhone's Safari browser, neither does Java and I don't think it natively syncs with Thunderbird either. Last time I looked, you couldn't use the iPhone as a modem.
I could be wrong here, but I think you need to use a 3rd party app to use the iPhone as a mass storage tool - and that means running the risk of having your phone turned into a brick. I don't think it does Bluetooth file transfers either - in fact, it doesn't do a great deal of Bluetooth, full stop.
AFAIK, if you use iPhone it'll want you to be tied very closely to iTunes too.
Incidentally, the Treo does most of the above, except no Wi-Fi, Flash browsing and USB charging (unless you use the Windows version). The Nokia ticks most of those boxes, albeit at the expense of a pretty horrible form factor/interface.
One thing: if you get a 3G/unlimited data deal, the need for wi-fi does decrease dramatically. I don't miss it and surfing on a small screen is always going to be shit if you're looking for a full graphics experience really.
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Not really. The Nokia e61 has a very slick browser, and the iPhones is even better. The thing about the iPhone is that is basic, but it works very well without spodding around.
Palm would be nice but until they come out with a GSM version of the Centro its wait-and-see pie...
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Why "should" a phone be a portable hard-drive...?
If you want that then buy a portable hard-drive... Personally I like gadgets to do what they are best at.(And if you find yourself doing that all the time, get a phone with that function. The iPhone is a nice consumer phone. Its not for spoddy people who spend their time fiddling with things to get them to work. Not sure how complicated this is...)
Sure the Treo and others can do that but its been very rare that I've actually used that dunctionality... Most of the time I use my phone for calling people...
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jæd said:Why "should" a phone be a portable hard-drive...?
(And if you find yourself doing that all the time, get a phone with that function. The iPhone is a nice consumer phone. Its not for spoddy people who spend their time fiddling with things to get them to work. Not sure how complicated this is...)
Sure the Treo and others can do that but its been very rare that I've actually used that dunctionality... Most of the time I use my phone for calling people...
Perhaps thats because the operators and phone manufacturers have combined so that you couldn't be arsed to do anything else as its stupidly hard to do.
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