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Charbax2
11/28/09

In reply to Nokia Gets Busted Showing Off N900 SNES Emulator
Nintendo should sell ROMs for Android and other platforms. I'd pay $0.10 per game, per day. They could be making billions from this if they just allow it. And it won't slow sales of DSi and Wii, on the contrary, more people will like Nintendo and buy their products.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/28/09

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Poor desperate Nokia. Keep on truckin', partner!
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Intelext
11/28/09

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Who actually uses Nintendo products anymore? The last time i played on a wii, was like 3 months ago.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/28/09

@Intelext: The rock you live under must be HUGE man.
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whiteflea
11:04 AM

@Intelext: Yeah...pretty sure they outsell Microsoft and Sony in both the console and handheld departments...by HUGE margins. Just because it doesn't appeal to you or to your peer group doesn't mean it isn't popular. I know that my Wii is turned on every single day by my wife for Wii Fit and has been doing extra duty with the New Super Mario Bros. this past week. Before that, I was spending a significant amount of my gaming time playing Super Mario World and Link to the Past on the virtual console on there. And I can't walk through a mall without seeing 20 kids playing DSis, whereas I think I've only seen maybe 10 PSPs since they first came out.
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Monty
11/28/09

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So, is this actually a legal issue? Nokia was not saying (were they?) that their phone would play those two games, they were merely showing that it could play these games if Nintendo was willing to license them, right? Or is Nintendo upset that they were even running on a machine they did not license their software for? Interesting questions that attorneys for both companies are pondering, I am certain.

On the bright side, since Nokia has been sliding in the cell phone world (um, somewhat similar to a particular "N" company game console recently), perhaps Nokia is just wanting to become the rebel of the cell phone world. Perhaps the E.U. will come to their rescue.
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Flying Jukebox
11/28/09

@Monty: This "N" company, is it Nintendo? If so..you must be dreaming; the DS and Wii print money.
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Monty
11/28/09

@Flying Jukebox: Actually, the Wii sales have been sinking, which is why Nintendo had to lower the price. It is true that the DS continues to do well, however - though one might accurately question whether the "next generation" of hand held gaming machines will be our cell phones. Perhaps the MarioPhone is in our future?
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tande04
11/28/09

@Monty: Ironic that you say the "next generation of hand held gaming machines will be our cell phones" in a Nokia article.
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Flying Jukebox
11/28/09

@Monty: Every console has been sinking, the Wii is one of the best selling consoles ever. People like dedicated buttons when it comes to gaming; i still don't see gaming on cell phones taking off. The N-Gage failed, why wouldn't the next generation?
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tokugawa
11/28/09

@Monty: Wii sales have been sinking, but Nintendo still profits more from them than their competitors. So yes, it's a downwards trend, but it's nowhere as bad as Nokia's downwards trend.

In fact Nintendo is STILL printing money despite lower sales and income. That says something about how successful they have been in the first place.
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Monty
11/28/09

@tokugawa: Nokia is still making serious dollars as well, so you are, unfortunately, bringing more validity to the original statement I made which was more or less a joke anyway. Both companies are the sales leaders in their respective markets, and many folks have been concerned about both companies being a generation behind their competitors. That said, both continue to make bucks despite the concern.
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Monty
11/28/09

@Flying Jukebox: Well, the Wii is the best selling console this generation - without question, however it is not all sunshine and rainbows. First, the PS2 has sold over 130 million units, and the Wii has sold around 30 million or so, I believe. Admittedly, the PS2 has been around much longer, but chances are the Wii will never catch up. There is also the minor issue that overall sales per device for the Wii are much smaller than the PS2, or even the Xbox 360 or PS3. Ignoring those two items, the Wii is clearly the champion. Of course, Nokia is clearly the champion of the cell phone market, as well -- and it is easy to make a comparison between the two companies.
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tokugawa
11/28/09

@Monty: But compared to Nokia, Nintendo is financially very healthy. They don't have to downsize or bribe any governments by threatening to move elsewhere (like Nokia does).

I'm pretty sure the actual profits compared to the respective income are much more favourable for Nintendo than for Nokia.
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Odin
11/25/09

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I have a relatively dumb phone. But it's:

A) A cheapass contract phone which while not having a huge amount of minutes has unlimited texting and 3G internet as well as free calls to anyone on the same provider.

B) Has Skype and facebook integrated. Skype is a big draw for me as I can talk to most people I know on it.

I was thinking of getting an iPhone but eh it's not that worthwhile. Don't get me wrong it's still a great phone but you can do a similar job with an iPod Touch and a 3G mifi for a lot less money which is what I'm doing instead.

Depends how much you value a compass, GPS and a camera. Out of those I think I'll only miss the camera and only barely.

If I do pick up a proper smartphone when my contracts up I'll probably go android. I couldn't justify an iPhone after purchasing a 3rd Gen iPod Touch.
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tnkgrl
11/24/09

In reply to The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
Forget the Cliq - substitute with the N900 :)

Incidentally, that's what's in my pockets right now (Pre, Droid, 3GS, N900)...

Ah the joys of review units!
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Colin Cassady
11/24/09

@tnkgrl: are you the same tnkgrl from the OQOtalk forums?

And Amazon has yet to ship my n900 :(
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cruzer555
11/24/09

@tnkgrl: n900? How stinky! The best tmobile phone is an unlocked 3gs
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tnkgrl
11/25/09

@cruzer555: But the 3GS does not have 3G on T-Mobile US, while the N900 does.
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tnkgrl
11/25/09

@Colin Cassady: It is me, but mostly I'm here: [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]
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cruzer555
11/25/09

@tnkgrl: Its worth it for the vastly superior hardware and software.
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tnkgrl
11/26/09

@cruzer555: The N900 and iPhone 3GS have the same processor, and the iPhone wins by being thinner and featuring a capacitive screen...

Otherwise the N900 hardware wins in every way. Better primary camera (5 MP with Zeiss lens and dual-LED flash), higher screen resolution (800x480), hardware keyboard, standard micro USB data/power port, micro-SDHC card slot (in addition to the built-in 32 GB of storage), stereo speakers, secondary front-facing camera (VGA), built-in kick stand!

So how the iPhone 3GS hardware better than the N900 again?

I have both devices, and own the iPhone 3GS (the N900 is a review unit), so I'm just being objective here.
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cruzer555
11/26/09

@tnkgrl: I admit the camera is better, flash in a phone however is USELESS. The screen resolution is indeed much better, I hope the next iphone will match it. Hardware keyboards SUCK they are a waste of space and slower for typing. Micro USB is worse than ipod dock connector because you can't dock it in a stereo system as easy. Micro SD is not necessary in a 32GB phone. All phone speakers suck, stereo or not. NOBODY needs a front facing camera in a god damn phone!!! Kick stands are useless wastes of space.

Out of all the things you listed, many actually make the N900 WORSE like a crappy hardware keyboard. Only 2 things are better: the screen resolution, and the 1.8 extra megapixels.

It is not worth using such an inferior phone with a pathetic crippled OS (maemo cant even use portrait mode) when the only advantages are more screen resolution (with an awful resistive touch screen) and a SLIGHTLY better camera.

Summary:
-The OS is literally the worst, even windows mobile 6 is better
-The hardware keyboard practically doubles the size and slows down your typing
-It has the worst type of touchscreen, a pathetic, atrocious resistive one
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tnkgrl
11/27/09

@cruzer555: Have you even used and compared both devices in person? I presume not.

Have you tried the hardware keyboard on the N900? Obviosuly not, since it's pretty decent.

I generally avoid using the flash on any camera (except for fill), but saying it's useless is a bit much...

It's nice to be able to copy a music or videos from the 32 GB of storage to a friend's micro-SD card for them to enjoy on their phone without using Bluetooth or needing a computer - I've done it!

The front-facing camera is useful for video chat software (like Skype) - most people just don't know it's even possible to do this on a phone and assume a laptop is required.

Maemo is one of the best OS's I've ever used on any phone, and I've reviewed quite a few (check my blog: [tnkgrl.wordpress.com]) .

Maemo is pretty much a full-on version of Debian linux with a fast and intuitive touch UI sitting on top.

There's not technical limitation why the UI mostly landscape (the phone app and the picture viewer automatically switch to portrait, BTW).

It's just that the N900 is the successor to the N810/N800/770 Internet tablets, and as such is primarily meant to be used 2-handed in landscape.

Better than Windows Mobile? Are you kidding me? Clearly you don't know what you are talking about. Maemo is a gem.

Have you tried surfing the web with N900? It's pretty much full-on Firefox with Flash 9 support. Name another phone that can do this.

The resistive touchscreen is a hug mistake, I agree :)
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cruzer555
11/27/09

@tnkgrl: ANY hardware keyboard withers in comparison to a good touch version.

Front facing camera is useful for skype and stuff, but not useful on a phone. Talking to someone while holding the camera filming your face is not very easy.

Maemo is fast, maybe even a little slick, but it is like a shiny yet EMPTY box. By that I mean, it has very little features in comparison to phones from better manufacturers.

Yes, it technologically can support portrait, but WHY DIDNT THE MORONS AT NOKIA ENABLE IT!?!?

Maemo is a gem... In the roughest of the rough. Windows Mobile is far superior. Running Maemo is like running a stripped out debian, and running windows mobile is like running FULL windows on your phone, complete with file explorer and right click.

Firefox is worse than safari, the only advantage is flash.

By the way, before I saw the flaws, I REALLY WANTED THIS PHONE, it was only after experiencing the drawbacks that I figured I will wait a revision or two.

In conclusion:
In a couple years, when Maemo has been outfitted with all modern features, and they put in a capacitive touch screen, I am sure this will be a wonderful phone to have. I am looking forward to the n91o or whatever they call the next version, which I prey will have capacitive :)
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tnkgrl
11/27/09

@cruzer555: Sorry, but you lost all credibility when you mentioned "even windows mobile 6 is better [than Maemo]"...

I'm done discussing this with you. I love my iPhone 3GS and my N900 and my Droid and my Pre, all for different reasons!

The smarphone world is clearly getting divided into 2 camps: OS X, Android, WebOS and Maemo at the top, Symbian, BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile at the bottom.

If you can't see that, I don't have to convince you. Cheers :)
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cruzer555
11/28/09

@tnkgrl: You are wrong about the smartphone world. The ONLY good ones are Android and iPhone. Until they get their act together (which they probably won't) they are on the bottom with windows mobile.
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TheShredder
11/24/09

In reply to The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
Ugh poor t-mobile. How are they still alive?
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pz
11/24/09

@TheShredder: All the people that signed on just to get the G1.

Has to be. The service isn't actually that bad, if you're not living out in the middle of nowhere.
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veronykah
11/24/09

@pz: And all those of us using hacked iPhones. $60/month for an iphone and not having to use ATT? Not so bad in my book.
Sure beats the Blackberry I was using before.
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

@TheShredder: Their plans are cheap. And provided you're not out in the sticks, coverage is actually pretty good.
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PaintDrinkingPete
11/24/09

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BB Tour is listed yet no Storm2 for Verizon??? I stopped reading.
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tande04
11/24/09

@PaintDrinkingPete: Well your first hint was that it was the Storm 2.

Has there been a good review of that phone? Its biggest point is that it isn't as bad as the first storm.
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PaintDrinkingPete
11/24/09

@tande04: It's actually *much* improved compared to the 1st Storm, and frankly I think it's much better than the Tour as well--the larger screen is huge plus in my book.
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tande04
11/24/09

@PaintDrinkingPete: I wonder if there was anything they could have done to shake off the Storm 1 stink.

That phone was such a disappointment on so many levels I was really amazed that they called the second one the Storm 2.
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diesel828
11/24/09

@PaintDrinkingPete: Storm 2? Ha! Check back later if Giz posts "The Worst Smartphones On Every Carrier." (Shoutout to me, Matt, if you run that. Haha.)
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MarClar
11/24/09

In reply to The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
In the UK I'd have to say the N900 and HTC HD2/Leo would definitely get a look in alongside the 3GS, Droid and BB 9700.
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tande04
11/24/09

@MarClar: Looking forward to t-mobile getting the n900.

I want to play with it and I think it could be a new flagship for it.
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nerv11
11/24/09

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Someone might've said it, no HTC HD2?
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tande04
11/24/09

@nerv11: What carrier is that on?

When t-mobile releases it (like rumored) it would probably make the list.
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nerv11
11/24/09

@tande04: Not sure, I guess the list only includes phones that are out right now? I thought it was, my bad I think...
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Dr. Evil Genius
11/24/09

In reply to The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
I like how Sprint's Touch Pro 2 was left off the list. I think it is the best smartphone/PPC out there right now but people all over Giz and other tech circle love to bash WinMo.

I love my device and look forward to modding it soon.
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rdaneel72
11/24/09

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Jeez, no love for the MyTouch 3g? Running Android 1.6, on an "ok" 3G network with the best customer service and prices. I just got the Google Maps Navigation beta yesterday. Did the Hero get that? Did the Moto Cliq?

Wonder why the MT3G is so despised? Other than the awful name, it's a great device.
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

@rdaneel72: The Navigation app is available to any Android device running 1.6 or higher. So, the Hero doesn't get it (yet, it likely will once they get the 2.0 update), but most devices will have it now.
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Chris Tomalty
11/24/09

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Best of Canadian carriers (other than the iPhone, which they all have now):
Bell - Palm Pre (Samsung Galaxy w/Android coming soon)
Telus - HTC Hero
Rogers - LG Eve (with Android, another one not landed in America yet. Awesome keyboard)
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The Lab
11/24/09

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Seeing two Motorola phones in the "best phones" article makes me feel like I'm in a time warp. I'm glad they're back, they make great quality handsets.
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Mr_Human
11/24/09

@The Lab: Hah. Not in my experience. I loved my RAZR back in the day, but it was of poor build quality. Needed replacing several times.
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The Lab
11/24/09

@Mr_Human: Yeah they fell apart, just less frequently than any other phone of that RAZR era. I mean, cast metal hinges, glass screens and laser cut metal keypads. What was made better than that, at the time? Not that Kyocera or LG crap. Possibly Sony Ericsson, they were good. I'd be happy to see them make a comeback as well.
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sqweeto
11/24/09

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Why no Windows Phones?
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DustyButt™
11/24/09

@sqweeto: Gizmodo has some serious HATE for WinMo. don't expect anything different.
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