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12/03/09
Some manufacturers really (and I mean REALLY) need to go back to the paper napkins to draw and map out user interfaces that are simple, effective, contagious, and universal.
12/03/09
Last Symbian device I ever used was an S40-powered flip and it made me want to throw it out a window. The interface was horrid, laggy, slow, complex.
And as the ad at the top of this page said to me, "With new Windows phones, you always have choices".
12/03/09
The typeface is also too narrow, which means the type has to be bigger to be readable, which is why their interfaces look so "pixelated" to me. Typefaces designed specifically for screens tend to be wide (e.g., Verdana) to improve readability at small sizes.
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12/02/09
It's a shame because their hardware is top notch. The other day, I bought a Sammy F400 B&O edition as a backup phone. Brilliant sound output, but I can't for the love of god; figure out how their menu system worked.
...and It's a dumbphone.
Sufficed to say, I sold it within a day.
12/02/09
Windows Mobile is shit. I worked with it for 3 years. Over at XDA chefs do all they can to make it better but at the end of the day, it's shit.
Most of the disguises that phone makers use to cover this shit known as WM with turn out just as bad.
I seriously don't understand how people still stick to WM. Freaking symbian functions/looks better, crashes/freezes less.
12/02/09
Whenever I see Cops where they make drunk people recite the alphabet backwards, it scares me. I don't think I could do that sober without having to think a lot.
With respect to the review, for some reason I couldn't stop laughing as I was reading it. The tone of your writing just seems like you are genuinely frustrated and it's quite funny. The first two lines summarized how the review was going to go and everything after that was just a bonus.
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I agree I'm probably not going to hold of any phone purchase because of it but they could surprise us.
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So far, in the consumer market, the smartphone race is between the iPhone and Android. The Pre, while fantastic, was little more than a boost to Palm. They need something way better to stay in this game. WinMo 7 is nothing but potential right now, but we'll have to wait to see how that goes.
Nokia, however, has the resources, the history, and the name to push a phone product. If they can pull together a solid piece of software, they have a lot more going for them. The question is, will it be too late, or just in time for the next revitalization period in cell phones? There's still time before 4G phones take off. That would be a good time to have a really groundbreaking phone.
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12/02/09
I've managed to acquire three cats on that same basis. There really isn't any practical use for them...
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12/02/09
"Sorry babe, I wanted to call but I couldn't, the phone wouldn't let me get near it"