Mobile phones & tablets thread

[Malbec]

Not sure about that. I think the fact it is still the most used OS for computing worldwide mean most people just see it as the standard. It does the job without being fancy and is stable and easy to use. It may not be the same where phones are concerned but certainly in computing I would say.

I agree. Plus with Windows there is instant brand recognition. Microsoft knows how hard it is to build up a new brand from scratch like Zune or Xbox so I think staying with the Windows title was a good move. The only problem is that it draws a link with their previous substandard mobile Windows OS.

I have to say that Apple's 'i' naming system was clever, all they need to do is put the 'i' in front of a title and its instantly recognisable as an Apple product.

[Andrewmcm]

It was time for my mobile phone contract upgrade so I thought I would chance my arm on the first day of iPhone 5 sales. Well, I pootled down to my local city centre at noon to find that O2 had a fair few iPhone 5s in stock. I got served immediately and was on my way in 10 minutes. I then sauntered past the local Apple Store to find a queue some 100 deep outside the shop.

It seems like a nice device. It feels very different in the hand to the previous one. And the maps are rubbish, but openmaps has taken care of that need.

[pino]

It was time for my mobile phone contract upgrade so I thought I would chance my arm on the first day of iPhone 5 sales. Well, I pootled down to my local city centre at noon to find that O2 had a fair few iPhone 5s in stock. I got served immediately and was on my way in 10 minutes. I then sauntered past the local Apple Store to find a queue some 100 deep outside the shop.

It seems like a nice device. It feels very different in the hand to the previous one. And the maps are rubbish, but openmaps has taken care of that need.

Are you walking with your nose up in the air now ?

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[donKey jote]

She's ... playing with it next to me rubbing it in. Its very nice indeed.

as the bishop said about billy's missus ailor:

[ioan]

When we got our iPad 3 it was similar. The Apple store had sold out with people queuing for hours and Comet had a full stock! lol.

Not surprised at all.

[donKey jote]

as yer missus said to billy

[Jag_Warrior]

RIM continues to experience problems:

RIM Falls as BlackBerry Service Disrupted in Europe

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)’s BlackBerry customers in parts of Europe suffered a service disruption on the same day as Apple Inc. (AAPL) introduced a new iPhone, the second time that’s happened in two years.

RIM is struggling with slumping sales as users switch to devices from Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) and Apple, which began selling its iPhone 5 in stores globally today. A similar BlackBerry outage last year as Apple debuted the iPhone 4S lasted for at least three days and compelled then co-Chief Executive Officer Mike Lazaridis to make a public video apology.

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins apologized for the disruption in a message on the company’s website today. As many as 6 percent of RIM’s more than 78 million BlackBerry subscribers may have been affected, though the disruption didn’t last more than three hours, he said. RIM will do a full technical analysis to determine the cause, Heins said.


RIM dropped 6.5 percent to $6.46 at the close in New York, the most since June 29. The stock has tumbled 96 percent from its 2008 peak and 70 percent in the past 12 months.

There are rumors that Microsoft, Samsung or FaceBook might have an interest in buying RIM. Just rumors, mind you. But which of these three companies do you think would best be able to turn this struggling company around?

[Mark]

Well Facebook is the only one not with existing interests and there have been rumours if Facebook being interested in making a phone.

[race aficionado]

After further review, i will skip the latest version of iPhone.

The iPhone 5 (Parody): A Taller Change Than Expected - YouTube

(sorry . . . .)

[Big Ben]

After further review, i will skip the latest version of iPhone.

The iPhone 5 (Parody): A Taller Change Than Expected - YouTube

(sorry . . . .)

No need to apologize. They'll be filthy rich even without your money