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T-Mobile's myTouch 3G launch event: pre-orders now available {Engadget Mobile}
Jul 8th 2009 12:50PM I agree completely. Is a standard headphone jack really too much to ask for in a "high end" smartphone?
Re: the "odd" looks- next to the G1 and the myTouch, the Samsung is by far the best looking. I do have to say though, that the build quality and durability of the HTC-made devices I've owned has been outstanding.
T-Mobile retools offerings, adds new family plan and more unlimited M2M {Engadget Mobile}
Apr 15th 2009 6:40PM I just called T-Mobile because I was getting to the end of bill-close and was about 50 minutes over, so I was going to switch to the next tier up temporarily, but they offered me two deals for being with them for over 5 years, both family plans:
1) 1500 anytime minutes (MyFaves) with 1-year extension for $89.99/mo
2) unlimited anytime minutes with no contract extension for $89.99/mo
Obviously I went with option#2
Purported Sidekick LX 2009 image surfaces {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 13th 2009 9:20PM Still a mockup (I think) but more info if you want it:
http://www.tmonews.com/category/upcoming-phones/sidekick-bladelx-2009/
Does Apple have a case against Palm? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jan 30th 2009 5:42AM My 1970's TV had an ambient light sensor that would dim the screen in the dark to avoid eyestrain. I think it was an RCA, but I could be wrong. Just how long are patents in effect for these days?
Nokia ships half a million 5800 XpressMusic handsets in 30 days {Engadget Mobile}
Jan 23rd 2009 4:02PM More complete in which ways? -Just asking
TUAW Macworld 2009 Keynote Predictions {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jan 3rd 2009 2:06AM DRM-free iTunes would be a big hit, with me at least. I can visualize (or is it audioalize) it now: That would be the one more thing; announced to the backing track of Aretha Franklin's version of respect (freedom... freedom... freedom... FREEDOM!!!)
Another wild guess would announcement of a system in which you can carry around all of your personal settings on your iPhone, including things like licensing keys for apps, and preferences which you could use not only for your Mac, but for any compatible device, like an automobile as John Tokash mentioned above. Of course you'd want to carry important current project files, etc. with you as well (which would be version archived automaically via MobileMe. Maybe the announcement of capacity bumps for iPhone 3G to accommodate this system.
Possibly an announcement for iPhone nano, which wouldn't be able to use the prefs/file system, being one of the major differentiation points between it an the 3G model other than size. I don't expect this this year, but can it be far off?
(Sorry if this posts twice, it didn't look like it went through the first time)
Win a LaCie Rugged and iPod nano from PowerMax {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Dec 11th 2008 9:05AM The last discs I burned were data DVD backup of important files on my PowerBook: Sys files, preferences, Address Book, iCal, graphic design files, website working folders, applications, etc., after I was unable to boot from the HD and was horrified to get the message that my HD was failing. Spent the weekend backing up the failing HD onto DVDs, then ripping apart my PBook and replacing the HD. Got everything back, but what a cluster---k, and waste of a weekend.
I would use the 320GB of portable storage, as both a Time Machine backup, and a portable system, so I wouldn't have to carry my PBook on various commutes. Of course My iTunes library would love the extra room to grow.
Kogan intros world's second Android phone: Agora / Agora Pro {Engadget Mobile}
Dec 5th 2008 2:39PM Yes I would. What bands does it use?
Finally, proper banner ads for Android: Flash demoed on a G1 {Engadget Mobile}
Nov 18th 2008 6:51PM @ Frank:
In that context, you're absolutley right. I was talking about Flash's history as a whole (to present day), but I'll concede the point happily.
@ 000000:
So I'm uninformed about Flash? I'll guess that I've been developing content in Flash longer than you've owned a cellphone. I'm fully aware of the capabilities of Flash. And the downsides. Like a few years ago when Microsoft issued a security patch that "broke" nearly all Flash applications running in IE. Before you get your undies in a bunch, notice I said "applications".
"We're talking interactive vector animation." So you read the marketing materials from Flash 4... good for you. If you're unaware of even the basics, like that flash developers often use bitmap images as well as vectors, and encapsulate multiple movieclips into their timelines (making them resource hungry), then it's definitely you who are way too uninformed. Good developers know how to load, unload and optimize to get around this, but there are way too many hacks out there going to market with their crap anyway.
It's got nothing to do with being irritated by seeing banner ads, it has everything to do with the bandwidth and data those ads take up on a mobile platform where it matters.
Most websites have no need for flash, other than the ones that use it for video. The last thing I want to waste time on is watching some sophomoric attempt at making a "cool", "interactive" website load, with buttons that fly in, and an intro screen on my portable device.
If you want a standalone Flash Player so you can play games on your iPhone, I can understand that. If you want a Flash plugin for a mobile browser with limited data rates, and less-than-desktop processing power, forget it because we'll never agree.
Finally, proper banner ads for Android: Flash demoed on a G1 {Engadget Mobile}
Nov 17th 2008 6:00PM Um, not really ironic. Once Adobe got ahold of it (and even during Macromedia's latter days) it became a bloated "development platform". Conceived to be a portable technology, yes. In practice/development, no.
In reality Flash is mostly bloated, resource hungry, snake oil. It's got some redeeming qualities (flash video encoder, for example), but is probably the most misused application I can think of.
I have used an iPhone extensively, and can tell you I don't miss waiting for Flash banner ads to load over the network, when I'm on the go and trying to access useful information in mobile Safari.
I will probably buy a G1 in the next month or so, but it being able to run Flash is not a buying point for me.
