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Brian Lam
03/30/09

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LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
03/30/09

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Where is Jrsy Devil's Food Cake now? Finally someone gives some credit to wonderful Symbian Phone, the E71, which is a great phone and I know first hand because I have one.

It just sits there waiting to be use because I use a Q since I work for MOTO. Its AWFUL.But people almost come to tears when they see how elegant and useful as the E71.

Thanks Matt!
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ZLevee
03/30/09

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: IF only I hadn't just replaced my phone making me ineligible for an upgrade, I'd be all over the E71x. It'll probably cost triple to just buy it.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/30/09

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: "Where is Jrsy Devil's Food Cake now?"

You rang? Sorry I missed this earlier and thanks for asking about me. I only hope when AT&T gets their hands on this phone that they don't ruin it was crippling firmware.

[thread-jack]On a slightly related, side-note I just got the 5800 Xpress Music this weekend. The US version is way better than the European one. I found the Euro version to be slow transitioning between menus and somewhat lagging overall. It was also annoying that despite being familiar with the S60 UI I had some trouble navigating through the menu to find things that weren't where I expected them to be. Additionally it was frustrating that some items required two taps to access while other needed three (with seemingly no rhyme or reason to this).

Compared to the US version it's like night and day. The UI is much more responsive and for the most part easy to use even with my big hands. Everything is two taps instead of a mix. The call quality is excellent. So far the only area I've had some difficulty with is the web browsers (default and Opera Mini). Navigating around them and clicking some of the links is cumbersome (curse these huge meat paws!). I can see my productivity (if you can call it that, it's more like goofing off) on-line is much slower than on my N95. I'm too used to dedicated buttons. We'll see if that improves. If not then at least I have 14 days to return it.
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Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
03/30/09

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Dammit, why does AT&T always get the awesomest phones?
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strider_mt2k
03/30/09

@funyun2: Agreed.

They do get the coolest hardware.

I can't for the life of me leave Verizon though because I'm too well hooked up right now.

Perhaps some day...
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Trevor The Great
03/30/09

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Why do I get the feeling that iPhone hardware 3.0 will have an OLED SCREEN?
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/30/09

@TrevorTheGreat: Probably not for a few more years. Apple has never been an early adopter of hardware. So far, they have always tried to innovate through user interface.
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Mauricio Vivas
01/04/09

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Testing comments with facebook
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Kaiser-Machead
01/05/09

@Mauricio Vivas: You know, the best and least annoying way to test your facebook commenting ability is to simply say what you really wanted to say about the article, or in response to what someone else was saying and see if it succeeds.

However, since other Facebookers have obviously been able to comment on the site, this is a rather moot point. Wouldn't you agree?
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frigg
01/04/09

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The idea that self-tapering lights is gonna somehow decrease irritation in an oncoming driver will be far outweighed by the oncoming driver's increase in irritation that he's not the one driving the Audi.
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pwdrskier
01/04/09

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the R8 is a dirty car.It outperforms cars that are twice as expensive as it. ahem Porsche ahem.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/04/09

@pwdrskier: How's it measure up to the CGT? That car's no joke.
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RobLikesbrunch
01/04/09

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"These lights cost more than your car"?

LEDs are hardly expensive.
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fujii13
01/04/09

@RobLikesbrunch: This is a $5,600 option on the 8-cyl R8. Hardly cheap.
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Hello Mister Walrus
01/04/09

@RobLikesbrunch: Aluminum by the pound is not that expensive either. Glass, plastic and rubber are also relatively cheap. However, when you put them together to make a $100,000 car, they are very expensive.

Same with LEDs. They might not be that expensive, but they are expensive to integrate into your luxury vehicle.
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NightBlade
01/04/09

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That is SO a chick car. I mean, look at the headlights! They've got LED eyeliner!
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eriegz
01/04/09

@NightBlade:

While we're at it, I consider any vehicle above $20,000 a chick car as well, therefore I will never buy them.
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Rich DiBuo
01/04/09

@eriegz:

Any car above 20k is a chick car?

ya.. Sure...

I'll have to remember that while Rolling in my buds Gallardo and bitches tossin their panties at me...
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Kaiser-Machead
01/05/09

@Rich DiBuo: Do they ask for the panties back when you have to hand over the keys back to your friend?
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Gilbert Tang Jr.
01/04/09

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Likewise, I know I'm poor when I have a layaway department.
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Gilbert Tang Jr.
01/04/09

@Gilbert: Though according to The Consumerist, I guess I could be thrifty as well.

[consumerist.com]
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Chris Hand
01/04/09

@Gilbert: no, no, your definately poor
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Gilbert Tang Jr.
01/05/09

@Chris Hand: You're probably right.
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