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2009-11-24, 12:07 PM | #1 |
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Will smartphones be the new PC Xmas gifts?
I remember when we had a surge of sales after the holidays due to people wanting to play with their new computers but now just about everyone has a computer.
I'm thinking that smartphones will be a popular gift this year replacing computers as a gift and we may see a surge in mobile porn sales. Some interesting figures on the The smartphone wars over here. |
2009-11-24, 01:52 PM | #2 |
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i want a droid for xmas
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2009-11-24, 02:00 PM | #3 |
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Did you want one with a little person inside?
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2009-11-24, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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lol
this droid http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/#/home i hear its comparable to the iphone
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2009-11-24, 03:44 PM | #5 |
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2009-11-24, 06:47 PM | #6 |
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I guess I'm lucky. 3G service where I live is fantastic. I've been with T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextell, Bellsouth, and Sprint and this is the first time my service has worked in my house and all the other places around town that I go.
Everyone has different needs from a smartphone. For me I want something that syncs with my laptop without any setup or hassle and without reading a manual. The bad... The iPhone camera sucks although the one in the 3Gs is a bit better but still not great. Can't view pages that uses Flash. Doesn't run 3rd party apps in the background but really not that hasn't turned out to be that big of a deal. Things that I thought would be an issue but didn't turn out to be an issue. Non removable battery. I bought a battery pack which is actually works out better. I've also surprisingly grown to prefer a virtual keyboard. The integration with iTunes is what really does it for me. I've got 106 applications on my iPhone. It controls the lights in my house. SSHes into my servers. Controls my music system. Is the remote for my AppleTV. GPS with Google maps. Lets me view my security cams on my house when I'm away. Gives me live weather radar. Finds my car, entertains me and even makes phone calls. It getting automatically backed up whenever it is charging has saved my ass a few times now and being able to find it using Google maps or remotely wiping it if it really is lost has also come in very handy. But everyone should use whatever phone is best for them. The iPhone isn't for everyone. I'm just hoping that we see a surge in mobile porn after the holidays. |
2009-11-24, 11:15 PM | #7 |
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I am so anxious to see the final droid phone from Dell in a few months with the 5" screen
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2009-11-25, 06:27 AM | #8 |
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People are going to need much bigger pockets.
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2009-11-25, 07:51 AM | #9 |
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Perhaps in the U.S. but not in Canada. We only have 3 big cell phone companies so hardware and plans are expensive. It is almost impossible to find a unlimited data plan like you can get in the Land of the Free.
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personally i have been with Verizon for almost 10 years i never have had any problems with them its just nice to find a phone comparable to the iphone for us Verizon guys..
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2009-11-25, 12:49 PM | #11 |
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Two things about the Droid that would be a deal killer for me.
Only 256k of memory for running applications. If you want to run more then that you first have to remove an application and then copy it from the memory card to the phone's 256k of memory or download it to the phone's 256k of memory. I have over a gig of apps on my iPhone and that isn't counting my apps data files. You can't surf and talk at the same time. This was the limitation of the original iPhone and it really sucked. |
2009-11-25, 02:46 PM | #12 |
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As for the 256k, you mean 256mb. And that is the total storage for the six currently running apps. If I recall, their most intensive application takes 33mb of ram, though, that will be pushed eventually. Bejeweled is 11mb of running memory. There is a 'Heroes' adventure game that is supposed to be released that is going to take 96mb, but, there is talk that they will split it into a core and read the built in storage for maps/scenes.
Their GPS app was stated as only 1.1mb of application memory since it used so many API hooks and was mostly a webapp with a local windowing app. As for not being able to talk and surf at the same time, that is a CDMA limitation on Verizon's network. UTMS 3G, used on TMobile and AT&T, do support dual voice/data. Verizon's new LTE deployment will support voice/data channels, but, will require new phones.
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2009-11-25, 02:52 PM | #13 |
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Yeah I meant 256mb but stlll that is still really low. The path tracker GPS app that I bought yesterday uses over 250 megs of storage for it and its data.
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The application itself uses xMB, the data can be pulled from storage as needed. I would suspect the actual running application is a fraction of the 256mb downloaded. But again, with the droid, it comes with the google turn by turn which can download a route and has spoken instructions. Google also has provided an API to allow other applications to customize that app and add features, so, even though the application has the capability to store routes on phone, the actual application is only using 1.1mb when running.
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2009-11-25, 05:24 PM | #15 |
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The path tracker GPS isn't a turn by turn GPS app but something you use to keep track of bike rides or runs and then post the results to Facebook or something.
http://news.motionx.com/category/motionx-gps/ The Google driving app does look very nice but I'm guessing it needs a data connection for its maps. The TomTom app for the iPhone stores its maps on the phone so it works even when you are out of range of cell service or wifi. The downside is it takes up over 1 gig of storage but with iPhone's min of 8 gigs of memory it isn't that big of a deal. Still I guess the Driod's 256 megs of memory is doable if the apps can store their data on its memory card since it isn't the actually programs that need a lot of space but it's the program plus its data. I checked and I run around 20 apps regularly in addition to a bunch more that I keep on my phone that I use sometimes. Here is what I have on my iPhone. It's only around 2.5 megs of apps but they take up over a gig of memory with their needed data files. |
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I started this thread top talk about what if any impact smartphones and Christams gifts would have but since it has turned into this smartphone is better than that smartphone...
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Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption?
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2009-12-01, 12:01 AM | #18 |
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Another little thumbs up on the future of the android along the same story CD posted
Android will be allowing porn apps. http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16615/1/ |
2009-12-01, 06:24 AM | #19 |
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Is there really a need for a smartphone to do more then surf porn sites or play porn movies? Does anyone run porn applications on their computers?
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It's still connecting over the internet, and rendering HTML within the app (depending on the app). I could see a porn network being able to sell subscriptions, and include a free phone app with which its members may browse and stream their entire membership catalog. Personally, I'd love to see a netflix app where I can stream from my netflix on demand account (just like I do to my xbox 360). A similar on-demand subscription porn app would sell well in my opinion. |
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2009-12-01, 11:31 AM | #21 |
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Isn't that what a web browser does already?
As far as Netfix goes any web browser that supports Sliverlight (not the iphone at this time) can watch their movies online. |
2009-12-01, 01:04 PM | #22 |
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2009-12-01, 04:52 PM | #23 |
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I think an application could be used to give a better experience similar to the way Google Gears or HTML5 works. Since the application could eliminate a lot of the back and forth for the interface, only the actual data or movie would need to be sent. I would suppose that most of the applications will just be authentication/sophisticated browsers with the interface's local content on the phone side to eliminate as much of the data transfer to the site as possible.
It is possible that selling the application might enable x fullsize image downloads. i.e. sell the application for $4.99 that allows them to surf 10000 pictures and get 100 full size images and 10 movies and the app then stops working. It would be an interesting way to provide access to content.
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The moment I saw Mr Spock on Star Trek using a device to communicate with the Enterprise... I knew that one day people would have little hand held devices to communicate, evaluate the environment and to entertain themselves with.
I saw my first iPhone this week... (I've been avoiding technology in recent months) and I was blown away by it. But it's not on my Christmas list. I went into a shop this week and saw a Sony electronic book, that flicks the pages when you press a button. But that's not on my Christmas list either. I've decided that reality is not worth bothering with.... so this Christmas I'm getting a few classic paperback novels, and I'm gonna sit by the fire and read them all. The 21st Century sucks, and since I can't go back to the 20th Century.......... wait... is there such a thing as a Time Travelling App?
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2009-12-01, 08:22 PM | #25 |
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It seems people love the iPhone but hate AT&T.
AT&T ranks last in Consumer Reports mobile service survey. I know I wasn't too thrilled at having to go back to AT&T after having been AT&T free. |
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