Mobile phones & tablets thread

I thought that more people would back up their smartphones. I back mine up on a semi regular basis but this is mostly in preparation for rebuilds due to TomTom app updates. Apart from TomTom related rebuilds I've only been forced to reload a back up once which was about a month ago. I changed a password for something on my pc and the related app on my phone didn't like it one bit and caused an error. :s Having said that the only piece of information that I missed was a text message telling me the details of an ex work colleagues leaving do and was easily solved by ringing them up and asking them for the details again. :) Maybe I should download Dave text message backup app. :)

Amid all the hype about the cloud, have we all missed this great new advance?

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Wow. My Desire is going straight on eBay. Hell, in the bin. I simply must have an iPhone just for this! Bold text in emails... whatever will they think of next? All hail King Jobs!

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Originally Posted by Dave B

The partnership with Microsoft could yet save their bacon but there are no devices available yet, meanwhile nobody will develop for Symbian or buy the hardware because everybody knows it's being abandoned.

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Yep. I guess I can understand why Nokia want to wait till Mango till Q4 2001 as is now rumoured but they're going to by losing money rather badly in the meantime.

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Originally Posted by Dave B

Amid all the hype about the cloud, have we all missed this great new advance?


Apple - iOS 5 - See new features included in iOS 5.

Wow. My Desire is going straight on eBay. Hell, in the bin. I simply must have an iPhone just for this! Bold text in emails... whatever will they think of next? All hail King Jobs!

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Can you list my WP7 along with it? I simply much have an iPhone also, with all the technological advances we're seeing I doubt my phone would be worth enough to justify paying the listing fee!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by barryfullalove

However as it's Apple no doubt it will turn out to be extremely limited and they won't let anyone with MS software use it...and you'll only be able to use it on the 5th Tuesday of the month.....when you're wearing a hat at a jaunty angle.

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Not quite, but I won't be getting iCloud. iOS5 won't be coming to my crusty old 3G so that means no cloud for me, back to thinking about whether Spotify is actually worth it.

Can't wait until Autumn now. Dave and Daniel should expect to be sent thousands of spam emails from iPhones where people have set the signiture to sent from my iPhone in bold font. :p ;)

Call me silly, but I don't really feel the cloud is as useful as it's being cracked up to be in terms of use on a mobile device. Whether it's an iCloud, a Cloudroid cloud or a Windows Phone Cloud. Things like contacts, OK I can see the point in that. But music? Files? How annoying is it going to be to try and listen to music over 3g? I can understand for instance, Jan Yeo finding it useful to use it between work at home where there is a certain level of guaranteed bandwidth, however most good IT departments will block that sort of service for good reasons :)

The main problem with all data hungry smartphones is getting a signal! It's fine if you're in a city centre or you've got a wifi signal. But IME much of the time you're struggling for any data signal at all, so the idea of viewing photos etc online isn't going to be a good experience.

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Originally Posted by Mark

The main problem with all data hungry smartphones is getting a signal! It's fine if you're in a city centre or you've got a wifi signal. But IME much of the time you're struggling for any data signal at all, so the idea of viewing photos etc online isn't going to be a good experience.

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Exactly. Even in city centres the coverage can be patchy. Then again I am with Three :D

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Exactly. Even in city centres the coverage can be patchy. Then again I am with Three :D

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I can sympathise: I'm with O2 and switching to them was a huge mistake. Their data service is truly dreadful.