Mobile phones & tablets thread

So far at least, it seems like my iPod Touch 4 will be included in the update to iOS 6, which sounds interesting. But I'll be curious to know what I'll have to do to get it, since I didn't do the iOS 5 update. If I decide to go for it, hopefully I can go from 4 to 6 without any major hassles.

Nothing on the rumored Apple "iTV" though... just a software update for the set top box device. I just had an older HD TV repaired so that I could either take a serious look at the Apple TV (if it happens next year) or just go with a good plasma set.

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

So far at least, it seems like my iPod Touch 4 will be included in the update to iOS 6, which sounds interesting. But I'll be curious to know what I'll have to do to get it, since I didn't do the iOS 5 update. If I decide to go for it, hopefully I can go from 4 to 6 without any major hassles.

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Should be fine, as Apple updates usually wipe the device before the new install. The only difference is that if you had iOS already you could probably do it without iTunes.

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Nothing on the rumored Apple "iTV" though... just a software update for the set top box device. I just had an older HD TV repaired so that I could either take a serious look at the Apple TV (if it happens next year) or just go with a good plasma set.

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Many people reckon that won't even happen.

Rather disappointed by iOS 6, the features they showed were all rather weak, and they just didn't put in a lot of obvious stuff like live widgets etc.

The only surprise with the iOS6 announcements was the amount of times I found myself thinking, "doesn't it already do that?" or "haven't I seen that before somewhere?"

Dumping Google Maps is a big-balled move, they must be pretty confident that their own offering is extremely strong otherwise they're going to have a lot of disgruntled users, especially if as expected they block Google's own application from their app store and stifle choice.

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

Nothing on the rumored Apple "iTV" though... just a software update for the set top box device. I just had an older HD TV repaired so that I could either take a serious look at the Apple TV (if it happens next year) or just go with a good plasma set.

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I think they've missed the boat on that one. There are plenty of excellent quality sub-£1000 smart TVs which Apple couldn't hope to compete with on price without taking a massive hit on their traditional margins.

Why not?
An overpriced rebagged Foxconn iTV is exactly what I'm looking for! :laugh:

Apple TV does nothing anyway. You can watch YouTube and pay for view films, big deal. There's AirPlay, which might be useful, but £99 is still too much, if it was £49 then perhaps.

Has anybody tried the Galaxy S3 yet?

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...b_2210472b.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dave B

I think they've missed the boat on that one. There are plenty of excellent quality sub-£1000 smart TVs which Apple couldn't hope to compete with on price without taking a massive hit on their traditional margins.

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Yes, but it's hard to compare existing smart TV's to a product that only exists in the rumorshpere right now. Like most of Apple's other products, it's success or failure will likely depend on the user interface, content offerings and software features, more so than the hardware specs. And no one has any real idea of what any of those would be like right now. But one thing that I believe represents a roadblock: the content providers and cable/satellite companies are just too powerful (at least here in the U.S.), and I think Apple is seeking a way to "cut the cable". That represents a disruptive threat to the powerful cable/satellite industry. So I think that Apple is going to have a very hard time making a deal to offer that which they'd like to offer... in the way they'd probably like to offer it.

Let's say that I could get an Apple "iTV" with a Tivo based (or Tivo like), Siri supported user interface. Let's say it would allow me to pick & choose the networks and shows that I tend to watch the most, and I could do this without needing DirecTV. If instead of $100 a month to receive hundreds of channels, the majority of which I never watch, I could pay maybe $60 per month on average to get just the channels and/or shows I want, I would likely pay a $1000 premium for such a TV. In two and a half years of ownership, I would be back to even, versus a set that would not allow me to cut the cable. But the cable and satellite companies (some of which are also content providers, like Time Warner and Comcast/NBC) aren't going to let this happen.

The only way I can really see this happening is if Apple buys a major content provider or two.

Guy at work has one and it looks very very nice. If the next iPhone is only 4" as rumoured I may be tempted to get a Samsung. But switching away will be difficult due to the number of apps I have.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I had a go with one yesterday and am seriously considering this as my next upgrade. Its considerably cheaper than the present iPhone and is packed with features. I loved the big screen too. I can keep my Android apps which would be a bonus. I don't like the blue version though on a purely aesthetical basis. It looks cheap and feels cheap for some reason but is stunning in white. :)

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Interesting! I had a go at one myself the other day, and also had my friend's iPhone 4S for a week. I'm definitely gravitating more towards getting the Galaxy S3, as all the apps I need for my work are available for Android. Plus the Android 4.0 ICE seems much more customizable than the iOs.

I was looking at specs of the Nokia Lumia 900 as well, and boy, do Nokia and Apple overcharge for much less hardware performance! iPhone 4s, Lumia 900 and Galaxy S3 are priced pretty much in the same ballpark, and when it comes to performance, the S3 blows both of them out of the water. Seems like a no-brainer to me. Plus a quad core processor and NFC capabilities make it sort of future-proof as well.

About the color, and this is down to personal preference, I find the pebble blue on Galaxy S3 to be better looking, but I have only seen pics of it. The phone I tried out was the white one and looked alright. I'm guessing the blue isn't as impressive in reality. Will have to check on that one.