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very true
do u really need a phone with a built in camera etc etc etc
ipod nanos are small enough to carry a nano and a slim phone and a slim camera
combining all 3 is a technical disaster
by 6mths it will be i-phone nano or something anyway
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:02 am on June 27, 2007
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DaffyDuck
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Quote: from Abrak on 7:22 pm on June 27, 2007
Quite frankly I worry about Apples ability to come through with a bug free iphone - I just dont see it happening.
Fact is Apple doesnt know anything about phones...
Look at the problems Nokia have had with their Nseries smartphones. The iPhone incorporates every conceivable gadget that you could think of putting in a phone, uses the "most sophisticated operating system in the world" (i.e. completely untested in mobile phones) and is the first phone that Apple have ever made. I seriously doubt whether it will deliver the goods.
Phones are not toys/gadets like an ipod and people expect them to work instantaneously 24/7, bug and crash free...
Quote: from snpark on 10:56 pm on June 27, 2007
very true
do u really need a phone with a built in camera etc etc etc
ipod nanos are small enough to carry a nano and a slim phone and a slim camera
combining all 3 is a technical disaster
by 6mths it will be i-phone nano or something anyway
It is soooooooo funny reading the expert analysis from technical 'experts'.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 9:17 am on June 27, 2007
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I saw this article on International Herald Tribune.
By no means are they the authority on the upcoming mobile. But they do give some insight. I readily agree with them on software based upgrades that will allow you to access or be able to do more things then it will do out of the box.
I look forward also to some homebrew hacks of sorts to the iPhone which I am sure will come soon enough... just give them time.
I will agree its not an impulse buy for me at the moment. $499 + 2 year (or additional 2 year if you have AT&T) contract and the service plans; the plans I think have pretty good options and hit each area that users will need.
BTW has anyone in TH seen the iMobile ripoff of this yet?? Just curious...
here's the article:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/27/technology/ptiphone28.php
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With its new iPhone, Apple pulled off two masterful feats: creating the machine and creating the buzz around it. But just how much of a phone, iPod and Internet machine is this thing?
Here are the answers to the most frequently asked iPhone questions. Before you dive in, though, a note about the "Does it have.. ?" questions. Apple has indicated that it intends to add features through free software updates, so the real, secret answer to some of the "no" answers is actually, "Not yet." But here goes for now.
Does the touch screen work if you're wearing gloves? Will a stylus or pen tip work? No. Skin contact is required to operate the buttons. Fortunately, most tappable elements on the screen are big and broad, designed for fingertip access.
Does the iPhone have a speakerphone? Vibrate mode? Airplane mode? Yes, yes and yes. The speakerphone and vibrating are both weak, though.
What iPod features does the iPhone have? Password protection, shuffle and repeat modes, ratings, audiobooks, audiobook speed control, podcasts, SoundCheck, equalization, volume limiter, on-the-go playlists. But it lacks these iPod features: games, lyrics, video output to a TV, and disk mode, where the iPod acts as a hard drive for transporting computer files.
Does the iPhone work with iPod accessories? Some of them. The iPod radio receiver works, for example, but FM transmitters may not work. Existing speaker systems trigger the iPhone's airplane mode - wireless and phone features turned off - to avoid interference with the music. Starting soon, iPhone-compatible iPod products will bear a "Works with iPhone" logo.
Can you use your iTunes songs as ring tones? Can you download new ones? No. At the moment, the iPhone's 25 ring tones are your only choices.
Can you use your own headphones? Fortunately, the iPhone has a standard miniplug headphone jack; unfortunately, its plastic molding prevents most headphone plugs from going in all the way. Adapters will be available.
Does the iPhone work with Bluetooth computers, printers, stereo headsets or keyboards? No. At the moment, it communicates only with hands-free devices like Bluetooth headsets and a car's dashboard system.
Does the iPhone alert you when it detects a wireless Internet hot spot? Yes. In fact, if it's a hot spot you've used before, the iPhone hops onto it seamlessly and quietly.
Can the iPhone serve as a wireless modem for a laptop? No.
Can the iPhone receive songs, files, calendar appointments, contacts or software updates wirelessly? No, only from your computer through the USB charging cradle. But unlike the iPod, there's no "Do not disconnect" message during syncing. You can yank the iPhone out of the cradle whenever you like - to answer a call, for example - and syncing resumes when you're done. You can also operate the iPhone while it's charging.
Can you make phone calls while you're on the Internet? Yes - if your iPhone has a Wi-Fi connection.
Is there instant messaging, like AIM or MSN Messenger? No. Text message exchanges appear as sequential, colorful text balloons, just as in Apple's iChat program. But they're still cellphone text messages, not chat.
Does the iPhone synchronize bookmarks with your computer? Yes: with Safari on the Mac, or Internet Explorer on Windows.
What does the Web browser have? Multiple open pages, fonts, layouts, pop-up menus, checkboxes, clickable links and dialable phone numbers (tap with your finger). But it lacks Java, Flash, stored passwords, RSS and streaming audio or video, except for some QuickTime videos.
Does the keyboard rotate when you rotate the iPhone? Only in the Web browser. That's a shame, because the rotated keyboard, stretching the full length of the screen, is much bigger and easier to use than the narrow version.
Without cursor keys, how do I edit something I've written? If you hold your fingertip against the glass for a moment, a magnifying loupe appears around it. You can now slide you finger through what you've written, moving the insertion point as you go.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:16 pm on June 27, 2007
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iPhone has no SIMM!  Eeegads! Can that be true?
I read today that iPhone will have no SIMM. Which means one, it will lock people into AT&T's plan, and two, it'll mitigate the chance of the phone being stolen [less desireability].
First thing that came to my mind was, 'But what about the international phone market? It's SIMM's for the rest of the globe, isn't it?' And shouldn't iPhone turn out to be just as popular..... I would think so.
I do hope it's not true.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 3:57 pm on June 27, 2007
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DaffyDuck
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The iPhone has a SIM slot. It's been very much publicized.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 6:19 pm on June 27, 2007
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black cats
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OK so the question remians, are you still on the hook for a minimum, $1440 plan with AT&T even if you decide to use your own SIM card?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:38 am on June 28, 2007
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LocalYokul
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after reading about it's features, I realize my Nokia does all this and more
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:56 am on June 28, 2007
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sai tai
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Quote: from black cats on 6:32 am on June 28, 2007
OK so the question remians, are you still on the hook for a minimum, $1440 plan with AT&T even if you decide to use your own SIM card?
Probably not the whole 1440. There is always the early cancellation fee way out. Don't know what it would be in this case.
It appears also that none of the phone features work without first activating the phone. Not even music playback.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 6:52 am on June 28, 2007
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nyc boy
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link below has the WSJ video review of the iPhone. Apparently journalists got their hands on a few of them to play with beforehand. Not very detailed.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid452319854/bctid1077968178
For the most part from what I am reading, and based on Steve Jobs own announcement for European release for Q4 2007. A taiwanese company (Foxconn or another) won the contract for 5 million units for the second generation model. Which from what is rumored (again its only a rumor) that Europe will get 3G model and not Edge. Vodafone is apparently in the lead to get the model exclusively.
oh, yeah there is a sim slot, for those that are wondering why, in the beginning; the demo models and pictures there was no sim slot. But I do remember S. Jobs saying that there will be, and based on the above review it will have a sim.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:58 am on June 28, 2007
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