Got it too, Maps is much much much worse (as expected) all the rest is the same.
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Got it too, Maps is much much much worse (as expected) all the rest is the same.
Much less detail than google maps. No street view.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Much less information on road types. Google maps has the standard motorways in blue, primary A-roads in green, non-primary in red (orange), through routes in yellow and local roads in white - This is pretty much consistent to the way Ordnance Survey does things.
Whereas Apple maps has orange for motorways and dual carriageways - but not all dual carriageways! And white for the rest, meaning it's really difficult to find your way around.
It's a mistake that countless mapping providers have done, trying to colour in the roads the same colour across the world IT DOESN'T WORK, each country has it's own conventions, which should be respected.
Just need a google maps app, not having streetview is a big issue for me.
If all is the same - except the sucky new maps.... I shouldn't upgrade then.
btw guys how the new native facebook app works now ? :confused:
Just use the facebook app the same as before and don't worry on such matters ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
I really really hate the maps now :bigcry:
Crikey, the new maps on iOS6 are from the Dark Ages. Let's hope Google release a maps application. Any suggestions for alternatives in the meantime?
Genuine question: does the Google Maps website not just work on an iPhone - why do you necessarily have to have a dedicated app?
Steve Jobs, where art thou?
Pretty messy start - unfortunate for sure - but they will fix it. :s mash:
The app didn't provide navigation. And yes you can use it via the browser. But no streetview.
Henners. You are insane. They basically offered you £100 and you said no!!
Think about re-sale value. Plus, whatever colour or size it is your only going to cover it in a case of some description regardless. :s
No problem: just stick in a 32GB memory card, they're about twenty quid.
Oh...
:p
Polycarbonate on mine. Stronger and lighter than aluminium, which is best left for KitKat wrappers.
Thank you, sir. Right back at ya. :beer:Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
I think that AAPL will eventually reach a plateau, and may even decline if there is a negative sales or earnings surprise. A crash, I'm not so sure about. But sooner or later, I also think that the Law of Large Numbers will eventually catch up to Apple (and Samsung) when it comes to sales and profit growth... unless they enter into new markets and businesses. The same thing happened to Microsoft and the same thing could be happening to Google right now.
But for right now, things still look pretty good on the sales front: Apple Poised to Sell 10 Million iPhones in Record Debut
Because of when I bought most of my AAPL shares, I believe my dividend yield is somewhere above 10% - I should calculate that and know. But there's just no other place (growth stock) where I can get that sort of income return and share price appreciation, so it would take a pretty massive hit for me to sell... but I typically don't ride stocks on the way down either. I'm just not that emotional about any stock or any company. But in this case, I don't let 3-5% moves scare me either. Those have actually provided very good entry points to buy call options or adding to the long for another move upward.Quote:
Individual stocks can be very risky and dangerous to your wallet. Have you thought about mutual funds? There are sector funds and ETF's that might work for you.
I suppose it means Apple will have the last laugh about coming up with a rather average phone.
Possibly so. I'm not currently in the market for a smartphone (because none of them would do anything special for me, considering my current needs & wants). And as I mentioned previously, I'm not wowed by the iPhone 5's features either. But if Apple produces a phone which at least meets consumers' expectations, that is how a successful business wins the game. One missing feature is NFC. But what are the current practical uses of NFC anyway? If the NFC readers don't become widely available/installed in shops for another couple of years (if then), then why put that technology in a phone now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I do like that Apple increased the screen size. And I'd say that matters to many who were hoping for that. But no, that's not so special because there are other phones that have 4" screens... but they don't run iOS. ;) But let's not forget that even as Apple will likely set sales records with this device, Samsung is doing quite well with its new SIII too. It's not a one horse race. So there can be several winners (although the losers are becoming more & more well known: RIM, Nokia, etc. - Yahoo just dumped RIM's BlackBerry as a phone that they'll pay for at corporate).
My hope is that some bored member of the Apple sales and marketing staff will take some time off from Apple and go over to IndyCar... and teach those poor fools how to successfully market that series. They can't even get an app produced or figure out how to get their website working consistently. Even an Apple trained intern would be better than what they have now. But I digress... :D
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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
While Apple basically only is into smartphones/tablets/computers, Samsung (Samsung Electronics) have a much wider product portfolio.
Smartphones, tablets, cameras, Owens, microwaves, TVs, blu-ray players, memory cards, SSDs and many other products.
I also think that this will benefit Samsung since it will be easier for them to integrate/connect all the products with each other.
Apple basically lives on the hype, around the launch of their Ip5, they got free advertising in form of editorial articles in Swedish media
worth around 28 million kronor, approx 3,3 million Euros. Samsung at the time of the release of their S3 didn't even get 10% of Apple's publicity.
However I think Microsoft will be the long term winner since i think the Windows 8 products will rise in popularity
due to that it will be the same OS on all devices which will boost the user-friendliness.
My employee got me Galaxy S3 about a week ago. In general I'm very positively surprised - the phone itself is a bit too big for my liking but overall impression is very good. But when it comes to usability I have never used better OS than Meego, pity that Nokia killed it too early.
Compared to 2.3, the ICS is a huge step forward.
I agree that iOS 6 maps are cack :( But at least it gives voice guidance which really annoyed me and it never worked properly anyway.
I think it's far too early to say that. The Nexus 7 has only recently launched and is likely to force prices downwards making tablets a mass-market product; and Amazon are launching a whole raft of devices at crazy-cheap prices (albeit subsidised by adverts). The market is very young, it'll be a long while before anybody has the last laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I disagree that Samsung will have the kind of advantage you claim over Apple. There is a limit to how far you can integrate a smartphone of any kind with domestic appliances. Sony has failed to take advantage of their own product portfolio despite having synergistic products such as the playstation and its portable variants as well as a huge software archive (games, film, music) which Samsung doesn't have.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
However where both Apple and Samsung have the advantage over rivals such as Nokia, RIM and HTC is that they can use profits from other branches of the company to help subsidise their phone operations. Both Apple and Samsung have immense marketing budgets and in the latters case is the primary reason why they have gained market preeminence over other good Android makers such as HTC. Sony IMO have failed because their products haven't been that good.
If it runs on different devices it faces a similar risk to Android with the end-user experience being different on different machine regardless of the greater control MS has over its OS compared to Google.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
However the bigger reason Microsoft is unlikely to gain a significant foothold let alone win is that it is very late to the party and the sheer marketing spend is utterly dwarfed by that of Apple and hardware makers like Samsung that are focusing primarily on Android. It says a lot that the two makers making the biggest effort for Microsoft are Nokia and HTC who have considerably smaller marketing budgets than Apple/Samsung. Unless Microsoft loosens its pursestrings and pushes its OS like no other product it has released before they will likely fail.
No no no no no! This is not correct. Microsoft have made the smart move of stipulating what hardware the manufacturers can use so they do not run the same risk. Pick up any Windows Phone 7 device today and you'll have a good experience in terms of speed. They're all smooth :) this is not like android where you can have anything from a Galaxy S3 to some really cheap slow single core phone that wouldn't have been quick 2 or 3 years ago....Quote:
Originally Posted by Malbec
That said, you are right on marketing, unless Microsoft does something with the marketing then they will fail no matter how good the OS is. HTC WP8 devices announced the other day look very nice :)
Also, none of these tablets be it Android or iOS based really runs properly in a business environment. Windows Tablets will integrate far better and as soon as people are using them in a business environment that always helps popularity.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
The funny thing is that my Windows Phone has had Facebook functionality built in since day dot :) I've been enjoying facebook like this for almost 2 years now :)Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
You know I'm not one to break promises I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe At the end of it all, you're still my best friend But there's something inside that I need to release Which way is right, which way is wrong How do I say that I need to move on You know we're headed separate waysQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
And it feels like I am just too close to love you There's nothing I can really say I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more Got to be true to myself And it feels like I am just too close to love you So I'll be on my way
You gave me more that I can return Yet there's so much that you deserve Nothing to say, nothing to do, I've nothing to give I must leave without you You know we're headed separate ways
And it feels like I am just too close to love you There's nothing I can really say I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more Got to be true to myself And it feels like I am just too close to love you So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way
And it feels like I am just too close to love you There's nothing that I can really say I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more Got to be true to myself And it feels like I am just too close to love you So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way So I'll be on my way
I'm in two minds about that. Firstly I think why advertise a browser? Just me..... But then it obviously sticks in people's heads.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I would contend it's only achievement is to get that song high in the charts. But; it's a pretty good ad all the same.
and if you hear the song you think Internet Explorer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
If I would have done anything differently I think I would have found a different name for Windows Phone. Say Windows to most people and they'll probably say something negative in spite the fact that it works well for most people.
We'll have to see. One thing I've learned over the past 20 years or so is not to underestimate Apple, even when it produces something that's not a raging success. I think the Kindle goes for about $300 +/-. Even the entry level iPad (at $499) does everything the Kindle does, does it better and does a LOT more. It seems superior to a netbook. And you can get it with or without a data plan through AT&T. I don't know, but that's all from the Bloomberg report.
thanks
dainik bhasker
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
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.
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 ? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewmcm
:p :
as the bishop said about billy's missus :kiss: :s ailor: :andrea:Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Not surprised at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
as yer missus said to billy :bandit:
RIM continues to experience problems:
RIM Falls as BlackBerry Service Disrupted in Europe
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?Quote:
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.
Well Facebook is the only one not with existing interests and there have been rumours if Facebook being interested in making a phone.
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 moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado