Printable View
All well and good, but it might be too late soon. Nokia have a huge share of the smartphone market, but I suspect in many cases that's simply because people bought the (admittedly excellent) phones to use as phones; the fact that they happenned to be smartphones was neither here nor there.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
"New" Symbian basically had to be phenomenal out of the box to compete with iOS and Android, and early reports seem to indicate it's got a mountain to climb.
I think you've pretty much captured one of Ballmer's key problems as Microsoft CEO in that last statement: increasingly the company is being seen as a producer of hardware and software commodities. That may just be what Microsoft is going to be in the future. But the market has expected more of what the company used to be: a leader in successfully putting profitable products to market, if not innovation. It's not about whether the world could do without MSFT (Intel, Cisco or any other major producer of software/hardware components), it's about whether or not Microsoft would be better off having someone besides Steve Ballmer as its CEO. As long as he can rely on his decades old friendship with Bill Gates, he may be able to keep his job... whether Win Phone 7 bombs or not. But speculation in the financial press is that if Win Phone 7 bombs and the stock craters, Gates will likely find a way for Ballmer to step aside without being humiliated. One of those "walk before you have to run" deals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Forbes ranks CEO's every year or so. I haven't looked at those ranking in awhile. But it'll be interesting to see how the various tech CEO's are ranked at the end of this year.
I really can't see this happening.... tried a HTC HD7 today and tbh the UI and menu system is just fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
When you getting one then?
The HTC Desire also is a great mobile, I am tempted...I just have to find out how the sound is first and compare it with N8 ;)
Pino. Do try a Windows Phone 7 phone too. HTC 7 Mozart and the Samsung Omnia 7 would be my choice.
Mark, I would have had one today but they didn't want to sell it on payg and I'm not paying £35 a month.
I also tried an N8 as well. Seemed good but I'd take a desire over it.
Have you looked at expansys?
Yeah. No prices yet. They only had the trophy priced up.
I want to be sure 100% this time so I am going to give a chance to these mobiles too before I make my final decision. Thanks for the advice :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Windows 7 is brand new cutting edge stuff. Whereas Symbian on the Nokia is about 8 years old and feels it.
To be fair Symbian^3 seemed decent enough. There was a moment in the Three shop when I was downgrading my plan and the sales guy gave me the N8 he was using and I did consider the fact that I could walk away with one that day. It feels VERY solid and well built.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Not sure what Windows Phone 7's handsets are coming out in Denmark but I'd try the
HTC 7 Mozart
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/h...npage_engadget
or
The Samsung Omnia 7
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/h...npage_engadget
Or, like Dave Brockman you could go for a HTC Desire which is also a very good phone as well.
No Desire for me, no slot card and 8GB intern memory only. I've got 24 GB at the moment and it's just big enough to keep my fave music ;)
I'd still recommend avoiding the dell streak, although the software is getting better and there will be an upgrade to android 2.2 before the end of the year :s Finding all sorts of nice apps to use however the battery life is still shocking - am I getting too old that I expect a mobile to last more than 24 hours without being charged? :(
Only 19 months left to go on my contract :bounce:
I've got the HTC Desire, I have put a 32gb micro sd card in it. Very good phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Ray
Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Thanks ray, I must have read a different review or it's... the age :p :
I just got a few weeks back a Blackberry Curve....as a newbie to the 3g phone thing, I am happy with it. The wife just got an Iphone..so we will just be two different people with our phones..but I love my ability to have the BBM messenger and also be able to type pretty fast on that little keyboard. The Iphone just costs more than I wanted to pay, and has that screen with no keys. Sorry, I like being able to touch type....
You guys can talk all you want about the neat things Androids and Iphones do, but in the end, I phone people, I text people, and look up my email on the phone..THAT's pretty much it...
Incorrect, it has a micro SD slot :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
I must have confused it with another review (reading so many at the moment) :crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Just noticed that. It's my age :p
If you want expandable storage then the HTC 7 Trophy would be the best Windows 7 Phone to choose. I'm not fussed about storage tbh so it's not a problem for me.
I always think that with storage (as well as connectivity speed) you always think you won't need much but as time goes on you realise that you do.
I remember thinking an 80GB hard drive would be plenty, only a few years back, when I started ripping all my music. Now I'm slightly annoyed that the 1TB drive I use for media is nearly full.
Same with the phone: I wasn't that fussed about storage until I got a handset with a decent(ish) camera and MP3 player. Now I've got an 8GB card almost full.
I say you can never have too much storage.
The N8 has a 16GB intern memory plus you can add up to 48GB in the card-slot, that would be enough...even for me ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
When I purchased my first PC, people thought I was insane to upgrade to the 80 meg hard drive. I also "wasted" money on 4 megs of memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I agree, it can never be a bad thing to have more storage. I'm surprised more of the phone and mobile market don't make it easier for those that desire it.
I'm glad I'm not 3G superphone concerned. I just want one that fits in my pocket, holds a charge, and makes phone calls. The choices are almost infinite!
But that means you can't play "Zombie, run!" on your phone :bigcry:Quote:
Originally Posted by airshifter
:p :
Pino, is there any reason you haven't considered a dedicated MP3 player? A good MP3 player will be better than a phone for music than a phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Why would I want to play that when I can play Left 4 Dead on my PC? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
[youtube]UF1HVlcXBmA[/youtube]
I have but then I would be forced to carry both the MP3 and a mobile with me, and I don't want to do that. Btw the N96 is an excellent MP3 and an ok mobile so I am not in rush to replace it...will wait for the perfect solution for me ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
If your N96 is still in working order I'd stick with that for the time being. It is/was a decent phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
I will probably do that and spend those money in visiting a new rally-event next year :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Well I can safely say that this is the first windows phone 7 post on this forum :P Really like this phone!!!!!
Well I've had my Samsung Omnia 7 for 3 and a half hours now and I really really like it :)
Just installed a virtual Windows Media Centre remote on my phone. Much awesomeness!
I'm amazed that some sites are still slagging WinPho7 off :confused: It lacks multitasking which is annoying I admit, but they're sorting that out soon but other than that and a few other small problems there's not a whole lot wrong with it.
I've just bought my eldest son an Ipod touch 4G, he's always wanted one but I never thought I'd be impressed enough to get him one. Its basically an Iphone 4 without the phone capability. Good value Imo and a really neat gadget. Im really impressed by the HD video recording and that stunning screen resolution and looking forwards to trying out its GPS capabilities for when we next go Geo-caching.
I'm considering proposing marriage to mine. We've happily spent every day together since I got it a few weeks ago. We haven't even had our first fight. Amazing little device! And BTW, you can use it as a phone. There are a couple of apps that allow you to use it as a phone if you're within WiFi range (Skype probably being the most popular). And the Peel accessory allows it to be used as a 3G phone. Verizon also has some sort of service that allows it to be used as a WiFi phone. I think it's called MiFi service. It's some sort of portable Hot Spot service that I don't know much about... YET! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
Dont forget to buy the Geo-cashing app then. I think it's come down in price considerably since we bought it. Only TomTom was more expensive. Although this was some time ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
And how many Apple people said that with the first few versions of the iPhone OS.....? Ahhh subjectivity, isn't it great!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I had read about the Wifi/skype phone capability but because we live right out in the sticks it would only work at home. I didn't know about Peel GSM accessory, from what I've read it seems that it will only provide basic GPRS phone functions, has a few bugs but priced at £63 on Ebay it is still good value. Unfortunately I'd have to jailbreak the Ipod which would invalidate the warranty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
The Mifi portable wireless hotspot looks really good... the ability to use skype (£7.50 a month for 1GB of data over an 18-month contract) pretty much anywhere that your service providers coverage covers makes it the winner for me, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJmIjffyReQ it also looks a better quality and more competant product.
Thanks for the heads up!
The thing is Microsoft will do it in a matter of months and I won't have to pay nada for the update. If it were Apple you'd be buying a new phone or at least paying for the update.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
WinPh7 is missing the following
3rd party app multitasking (it's going to get it)
Copy+Paste (it's going to get it very soon)
Flash support (it's going to get it and iOS is never getting it because Steve wants to protect his cash cow)
If you actually tried a WinPho7 device you'd see just how good it is even if the full featureset isn't there yet.
Seriously, stop being a biased little Apple fanboi and try one out and appreciate the intelligent/forward thinking design of the UI
Why would he want to ruin a walk through perfectly good scenery? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GridGirl