Comments on: Is Your Phone Looking Over Its Shoulder?

By: Nameless

Nameless — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:09:38 +0000

I see one in my future, but that future is probably at least five years away, when I can afford luxuries like that.

For now…well, there’s the LG LX350 I’ve been itching to retire for who knows how long now, but cannot afford to.

There’s also my HP iPAQ hx4700, which is really what I wanted to upgrade from, but then I found out that Opera Mobile 10 final isn’t a RAM hog on 64 MB RAM-constrained devices like mine if I don’t go overboard on the tabs and background apps. Now I can see myself working with it for a little while longer, at least when the filesys.exe compaction slowdowns aren’t getting on my nerves and the 64 MB RAM limit isn’t hindering multi-tasking more than I’d like. (No way I’m paying for the PocketPCTechs 128 MB RAM upgrade-that’s just too much for an old device like that!)

However, I’m not going to put myself deep into debt for a pocket computer/phone, especially seeing as tuition and other college/university-related costs are demanding enough on my limited finances. The particular problem with phone-enabled devices is the subscriptions generally tied to them-I am not putting myself on a two-year contract I cannot possibly pay off, and the unlocked, unsubsidized prices are just plain ludicrous.

There is one more reason for not upgrading, however-it seems the current smartphone market has left me behind. Microsoft sure did with Windows Phone 7. I wouldn’t be surprised if the HTC Touch Pro2 is the last device ever released that I really care for in any respect. If so, I’ll probably use it to my advantage and pick up a TP2 on the cheap in a few years…

By: Andre Kibbe

Andre Kibbe — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:29:37 +0000

I refuse to call telephony devices anything other than “phones” or “smartphones”. I once read an article where the author argued that we should stop calling these devices phones, but every alternative he desperately proposed sounded horrible. His favorite was “comm”. Gimme a break.

When people use the word “phone” these days, the broader range of functionality is understood. Words evolve. There was a time when “computer” meant nothing more than a calculator.

I hate Bluetooth headsets. They sound terrible on the receiving end, they look tacky (especially when worn continuously between calls), and they’re yet another device to charge and carry.

By: kawatwo

kawatwo — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:56:57 +0000

I’m happy with my Fuze though that HD2 looks mighty awesome. I can make due for a few more months until the Phone 7s hit. Should be something awesome from HTC by then with 1.5 or 2 ghz?

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:17:24 +0000

Yeah, the Dell mini-5 has my eye.

But not as a blackberry replacement, for me. As a complimentary device for mobile internet.

By: Jacke-swede

Jacke-swede — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:03:16 +0000

Why are we still talking about phones. On these devices, telephony is only one function among many. But I really love the way technology is moving! All communications, information and abig share of media functions in ob´ne device – wonderful.
Looking forward to the Dell Mini5.
By the way: Why are most people still holding the phone to the ear: Never heard of bluetooth?

By: Jack C

Jack C — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:54:40 +0000

Heck, my BlackBerry tried to kill itself after seeing the rash of new phones coming out! I thought it was a sign, but it turned out to just be the battery failing.

Frankly, I’m just not seeing overwhelmingly compelling reasons to shell out, what to me is a non-trivial chunk of change (in terms of not just the phone, but the often mandatory and very pricey data plan), for a smartphone; none of the phones, including those in the queue qualify as super to me.

Sticking with what I have seems even more likely after being put through the ringer (big time) by T-Mobile when trying to order a N1.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:52:40 +0000

A bigger leap than any clock speed increases will be designs based on the Cortex A9, which will be out-of-order, as opposed to in-order, and has the possibility for multicore chips.

By: OverclockIT

OverclockIT — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:26:58 +0000

I am waiting for the 2 Ghz SnapMonkey processor to be released. The 1 Ghz SnapDragon is becoming stale already. Also want 4 Gigabyte of internal RAM. 512K just doesn’t float my boat.

As for that EVO, that dual camera is totally awesome, prolly its killer feature. Somebody is gonna run with innovative front-side camera apps.

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:16:42 +0000

Until phone technology starts going forward again there’s no way I’m giving up my nokia E90. I’ve had it for 2 years now and there hasn’t been anything that’s come close to it in terms of hardware or software. And anything with the word ‘super’ in it makes me as mad as Reggie Perrin! (Probably showing my age there).

By: Mauricio

Mauricio — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:00:07 +0000

I’m there with you, I have the Palm Pre, and will keep it, even though I might buy the new HTC Evo 4G, the Palm Pre will still be used with the wireless setup, I like the WebOS alot, and Palm did a good job on making it, is just the hardware that has me thinking of getting a new phone, I dont know if its just me, but the hardware itself can use a complete overhaul. If Palm were to come out with a hardware like the HTC HD2 with WebOS, it can definately be a game changer. If I were in charge of palm, I would still be creating hardware, but also make a deal with HTC to come up with the hardware, imagine a HTC Sense on WebOS ? :)