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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    I don't need an app for that.
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    Edited by Shamoononon: I shave my legs. at 11/25/09 1:20 PM Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    You all act so shocked, even though Chen showed on day one that the Pre was built for this.
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    Image of vqro vqro
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    Hahahahahaah. That is just rich. I thought I saw hundreds of posts saying there would NEVER be Fart Apps on Pre or Android because there wouldn't be a market for them and these platforms would only attract "serious" developers.

    Now we'll get people saying that out of the 1000 apps available for the Pre, 50% are fart apps, or whatever such nonsense.

    Karma.

    For the record I could care less about brands/platforms/carriers/fart apps.
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment vqro was starred vqro was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/25/09

    @vqro: I've never seen a post saying that there would never be them, I only saw the hope that there never would and that there were too many of them in the app store. Now we must ridicule the Pre too because of the fart apps.
     Reply
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    pFart? As in.. p**** fart?

    I see palm is allowing more scandalous apps than Apple. (unless there is a queef app for the iPhone that I don't know about)
     Reply
    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/25/09

    @appletoad: I introduce the road warrior.
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    Nathan Obbards was starred Nathan Obbards was unstarred
    Image of appletoad appletoad
    11/25/09

    @Nathan Obbards: dfiuha;ksjn;

    wow.
     Reply
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/25/09

    @appletoad: When my roommates and I saw that, we died of laughter. So wrong, so scary, yet so funny.
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    Who buys this crap?
     Reply
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    @HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Memers. My friend was so proud to show me the carefully selected fart app he purchased for his new iPhone last month.
     Reply
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    Palm's catalog is growing at break-wind speeds!
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    Edited by Gordonium at 11/25/09 11:12 AM Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    FartMan? No thanks. I'll just stick with FatMan, who broadcasts in glorious 720p, folks!
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    Image of sharkync sharkync
    11/25/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag:

    I am sooo not watching that.
     Reply
    John Herrman promoted this comment sharkync was starred sharkync was unstarred
    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/25/09

    @sharkync: Wait! It's totally not what you think it is!
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    Image of senor macho solo senor macho solo
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    do you do a daily search for this in the app catalog? or did you just get lucky today?
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    John Herrman promoted this comment senor macho solo was starred senor macho solo was unstarred
    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/25/09

    @senor macho solo: Check the source link. Palm actually advertised this on Twitter.
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/25/09

    @senor macho solo: But also: yes.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/25/09

    In reply to Don't Worry Palm, Everything's Going To Be OK
    I don't know what's worse, that they're charging for them or that people have probably bought them.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/25/09

    @Odin: Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who pays him for fart noises?
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    Image of jpaugh jpaugh
    11/25/09

    @OCEntertainment: The people who authorized the app to be sold in the store seems like the foolish ones to me.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/25/09

    @jpaugh: But then the people that authorized it probably get a cut of the earnings of each app sold, so the bigger fool is still the person who buys the app.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/25/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Agreed. I can explain the supply. It's the demand that baffles me.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/25/09

    @Odin: Don't think anyone's a fool. At this point it's just a running gag a few people are cashing in on, seems to me.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier
    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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    Image of tnkgrl 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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    Image of Colin Cassady 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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    tnkgrl promoted this comment Colin Cassady was starred Colin Cassady was unstarred
    Image of cruzer555 cruzer555
    11/24/09

    @tnkgrl: n900? How stinky! The best tmobile phone is an unlocked 3gs
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    tnkgrl promoted this comment cruzer555 was starred cruzer555 was unstarred
    Image of tnkgrl tnkgrl
    11/25/09

    @cruzer555: But the 3GS does not have 3G on T-Mobile US, while the N900 does.
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    Edited by tnkgrl at 11/25/09 12:38 AM tnkgrl was starred tnkgrl was unstarred
    Image of tnkgrl tnkgrl
    11/25/09

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

    @tnkgrl: Its worth it for the vastly superior hardware and software.
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    Image of tnkgrl 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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    Image of cruzer555 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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    Image of tnkgrl 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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    tnkgrl was starred tnkgrl was unstarred
    Image of cruzer555 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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    Image of tnkgrl 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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    tnkgrl was starred tnkgrl was unstarred
    Image of cruzer555 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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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/24/09

    In reply to Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol' Backup Failures
    Slightly off-topic, but there's a fantastic, free program that lets you make swirly smoke-like effect similar to the one in the photo. Can anyone remember what's it's called and/or point me in the right direction?
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    11/24/09

    @Segador: A cigarette?
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    Segador promoted this comment USB_Humping_Dog was starred USB_Humping_Dog was unstarred
    Image of Segador Segador
    11/24/09

    @USB_Humping_Dog: Close, but no cigar.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    In reply to Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol' Backup Failures
    Official Statement:

    We are seeing a small number of customers who have experienced issues transferring their Palm Profile information to another Palm webOS device. Palm and Sprint are working closely together to support these customers to successfully transfer their information to the new device.

    Translation:

    We aggressively marketed our phone to, among other demographic groups, college students as they have a fair amount of disposable income and access to the Bank of Mom. Naturally, being college kids, the average Palm Pre owner got drunk and promptly broke the phones in what we are certain was a night of regret and burning pain on urination. Unfortunately, while we were somewhat successful in selling the Future Liver Transplant Recipients Of America replacement handsets, it appears that we really bollixed the restore feature. Seriously. There was a pooch and we just screwed the hell out of it. While putting features into the phone is our responsibility, we did not think this would be a problem until later. We have also come to realize that not only do college students have disposable income, they also have blogs and a penchant for whining. So we are trying to fix their shit real quick because neither our stock price nor Sprint's can take a hit. Maybe that will shut those brats up.
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    Image of crackel crackel
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: all the while weaving the same old spin-doctor
    web of "a small percentage of our population is experiencing..." while, in fact, a much bigger problem exists.
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    Image of TheShredder 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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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment TheShredder was starred TheShredder was unstarred
    Image of pz 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.
     Reply
    veronykah promoted this comment pz was starred pz was unstarred
    Image of veronykah 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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    Image of OCEntertainment 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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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/24/09

    In reply to Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol' Backup Failures
    Palm Pres are being emo and deciding not to synch/transfer with ANYTHING, since they can't sync with iTunes?

    I guess Palm IS 17 years old, now... the prime age for nonsensical emo shenanigans.
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