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beercheck
11/18/09

In reply to Sony Ericsson's Custom Android Interface Is Called Nexus
What a unique and creative name.
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OCEntertainment
11/18/09

In reply to Sony Ericsson's Custom Android Interface Is Called Nexus
Facial recognition is actually pretty nice sounding. I look forward to the day when I can take a picture of someone and it automatically tags the photo's metadata with their full name, phone number, Facebook profile info, Twitter screenname, and GPS location data and then uploads it automatically to Flickr (and secretly to the government Social-Tap initiative designed to spy on all Americans through our mutual love of overly informative narcissism).
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NoelleBlue
11/11/09

In reply to Samsung Dumping Symbian
Sigh. My poor Nokia E17x. I'm increasingly feeling like an old, what with my Symbian phone. And rightfully so, I am unexcited by my options out there for add-ons and such.

But a plus: not under contract! HMMMMM that Verizon Droid is pretty darn schmexy...
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/11/09

In reply to Samsung Dumping Symbian
According to this site they're going to be phasing out Wimo as well. #symbian
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OCEntertainment
11/11/09

In reply to Samsung Dumping Symbian
Meanwhile, Nokia picks up an Android phone, Palm introduces yet another "revolutionary" phone OS, Bill Gates buys a Blackberry, the iPhone integrates a projector, and I have no friggin' clue what the heck is going on anymore.

Guys, can we go back to the iPhone vs. Android flame wars now? I haven't had near enough caffeine to deal with the simultaneous existence of the iPhone, Android, WebOS, WinMo, Maemo, Symbian, and Bada.

(No one's ever allowed to use the "too many distributions" criticism of Linux anymore, ok?) #symbian
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/04/09

In reply to Video: Concept Symbian Interface Blends Augmented Reality Maps and Social Networking
A large percentage of Nokia's dumbphones run Symbian S40 so even if they go all Maemo for the smartphones Symbian, in some form is likely to be around for a few more years for everything else. #symbianconceptinterface
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Sir Gibler
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
can Nokia please get their heads outta their asses like Palm finally did. It's time to move on. Symbian had a time and place and its just about over now that they have so much damn competition.
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skylon
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
Nokia once vowed never to make clamshell phones too. So expect Androids soon!
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citizen024
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
S60v5 (Symbian^1)is only a transitional OS, for nokia to stay in the game while they get ready for the offensive, its basically the old Symbian patched for touch, although the n97 will get better with the v20 update this month.

I think with the stuff i see happening (check nokia beta labs), the "new" Symbian is maturing quite nicely. By Symbian^4 (1 year from now) i'm expecting excellent things, especially with both Mameo and Symbian using Qt, it will be very streamlined and good for devs.

Why would Nokia fragment its environments for the devs by introducing Android. Especially with them having a bit of a bad rep for doing just that (ie. changing APIs, etc)
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Kaiser-Machead
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
I can only imagine Nokia's head office, akin to Hitler's conference room in Downfall, where the head honcho is reading the charts showing declining sales, and he yells at his development staff for not making headway with Symbian and Maemo, only to finally break down and tell one of his staffers to get Google on the phone.
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The Amazing Ant
10/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: By get Google on the phone, you do mean put Android on it, right?...
RIGHT?!!?
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Kaiser-Machead
10/07/09

@The Amazing Ant: He's just a filthy Nazi, what does he know?
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Identity (Metric)
10/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Well done, sir.
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Slyd3z
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
...and Toshiba vowed to never go Blu Ray. Just sayin...
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OCEntertainment
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
Heh. We'll see.

*archives this article, saves it for a few years in the future*
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Niranjan Krishnamurthi
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
I think you're underestimating Maemo's potential. The Symbian platform may be outdated but Nokia definitely has some good ideas under its sleeve. Nokia produces both hardware and platforms and resorting to Android so quickly would be a cop-out.
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MrThunderfield
10/07/09

In reply to Overheard at Phone Conference: "Nokia Will Never Release an Android Handset"
There's rumours about a complete Symbian redesign... and Maemo looks fantastic!! No need for Android here.
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NaeemTHM
10/07/09

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And Nokia's Fail Ship continues to sink!
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