Palm: Pre, webOS & app discussion
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hiraethified
Well, yes that too
At least I'm not tied to a contract now, so I can hopefully pick up the Pre for free on a 12 month deal (although I reluctantly accept that's more likely to be 18 months) and then flog off my G1.
That will depend on your opinion of on-screen or hardware keyboards.
And from the previews of Firmware 3.0 posted online it looks like there will be more use of the horizontal, full width keyboard. From where its used already, IME its much easier to type faster with two fingers..
Kid_Eternity
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*expects 15 more pages on the tedious intricacies of keyboard use on smart phones*
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hiraethified
Research has found that a decent hardware keyboard is always more accurate than a virtual one, whatever its orientation, and that's echoed in my own experiences. It's also a lot more comfortable with a real keyboard as you get tactile feedback and don't have to keep looking at the keyboard to see what you're typing.That will depend on your opinion of on-screen or hardware keyboards.
I don't really fancy having to move the phone to landscape mode to write messages either, but each to their own. I'm only stating my opinion.
*expects more pointless sneery comments from KE
g force
Affects Shatner's Basoon
TBH the best keyboard i've used is on the Blackberry Curve - although 'keyboard' also relies on the ergonomics of the handset itself and how you can hold it and type with one hand etc not simply the key spacing, 'give' and speed it appears on the screen.
Anyhow...I pray the Pre will come out on Orange or Vodafone although with Voda so tied to RIM I wonder if they'd bother? And they're the only two networks I can get coverage in my flat with!
Anyhow...I pray the Pre will come out on Orange or Vodafone although with Voda so tied to RIM I wonder if they'd bother? And they're the only two networks I can get coverage in my flat with!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It's going to be on O2 IIRC.
What does electricpig.co.uk have to do with the Daily Mirror...?
And I'm not seeing the raw results or the methodology of this poll.
And if its the results of the poll here it looks like someone has just posted the results of a Internet Web Poll... 
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
The Daily Mirror don't do their own tech journalism, they just syndicate it in from that ElectricPig site.
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hiraethified
Their articles are published on the Daily Mirror site:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/techno...alm-pre-beats-the-new-iphone-115875-21355236/
I'm sure Palm aren't even slightly bothered about the accuracy or methodology of the poll - they'll just be delighted to get such juicy mainstream press ahead of launch.
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hiraethified
Some Sprint workers have got their paws on the Pre and one is feeling the love:
http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-sprint-advocate-phones-have-arrived-really-real
Apparently, a Twitter search tab is now embedded in the overall search interface which would be a handy touch.
http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-sprint-advocate-phones-have-arrived-really-real
Certainly good PR. The poll is meaningless without detailing their methodology...
Are they going to have regular firmware update to integrate every new bandwagon...?
It is for the majority of consumers...
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Interesting that there's pr of that level in a British tabloid, almost hints the Pre may arrive sooner than later in the UK...
Yes... There's also the issue of what happens for all the less popular and emerging social networking sites out there. Will there be some kind of plugin framework to extend Synergy...?
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
It's only on their website, not in the paper AFAIK; they simply take a feed of everything from that ElectricPig site - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/ I doubt Palm or their PR had anything to do with the mention.
There are lots of stories fed through, mostly sourced elsewhere. The Pre one mentioned is already at the bottom of the third page of tech news just under the "Android shipments to increase 900% in 2009" story, so it's not exactly a huge profile.
I don't doubt its useful. I'm just wondering how they will keep Synergy working when new social networking sites pop-up all the time...
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Add a search field along with wikipedia, google etc? I don't see that they have to jump on every single SN site that comes along to the degree they do with Facebook...
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hiraethified
Successful ones don't "pop up all the time."
Twitter has been going since 2006 and it's now the third most used social network (Facebook being the largest, followed by MySpace). Being able to directly search Twitter from inside the Palm webOS with an integrated interface will be a lot more convenient than having to fire open a third party app.
You may not use it much, but for an awful lot of people, Twitter is one of the main things they do while connected.
Pretty damn good for Palm's publicity dept, though.
That's just the sort of quote that does wonders for a PR campaign.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Yeah, on past evidence I expect their adverts to go something along the lines of:
Palm PR said:
If there was some kind of open framework that allowed people to write plugins to import contacts from other social networking sites then you wouldn't have to jump on each one. Just let the community do it for you.
And don't forget in some countries like Brazil (with Orkut), other SN's are very popular...!
Yeah, on past evidence I expect their adverts to go something along the lines of:
The survey quoted may be great for PR, but if it was ever used in adverts it would be shot down by the ASA immedietely...
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