What type of smartphone do you have?

[rustic101]

I have the Samsung Galaxy i9000gt

Bloody amazing phone mapping states 100 metres accuracy but am getting 20 to 25 metres from actual location. Internet access is supper fast and the touch is very very responsive. Music and video player are awesome however the camera is a little shitty..

[BoristheBiter]

I guess i have missed something but what is it with the fascination with GPS on phones?

[Gremlin]

So uh.... etc covers the likes of Symbian and RIM? Hey, thats only 50% or so of the market...

Was on Symbian, trialing RIM, probably switching to it, Symbian didn't have enough functionality in productivity apps. Android has very little in the way of qwerty keyboards.

Currently really enjoying an app called Addonis, that logs all my incoming and outgoing calls into my calendar, on the day, for the period of time the call lasted, with the contact name I called, or who called me. It also has the functionality to turn emails into tasks, and generally shift data from tasks/calendar/notes to elsewhere. Unknown caller numbers are prompted to be entered into my contacts.

[-df-]

Other than the music bit still we don't need this stuff. we, have been told this is what you need, and you will pay through the nose for it and be happy for it.

I guess if you want to pay for all the extras thats fine, me i just want a phone that works well and for all the other things i have better things to watch/play them on.

I think you just miss the point of a smart phone, I probably use it for non phone things more than I use it as a phone...but this is why theres multiple types of phones, ones for people that want just a phone, and ones for people that want other things as well.

I think the biggest problem is that it should no longer be called a "phone", its a pc that fits in your pocket basically, that allows you to make phone calls.

So uh.... etc covers the likes of Symbian and RIM? Hey, thats only 50% or so of the market...

Yep, I can't cover all OS' by myself...hence just asking about Android and iPhone as I see those devices as the "gaming" ones. I've programmed Symbian devices a long time ago, not to keen to go back to it (I presume its much better now though...it would have to be!)

Currently really enjoying an app called Addonis, that logs all my incoming and outgoing calls into my calendar, on the day, for the period of time the call lasted, with the contact name I called, or who called me. It also has the functionality to turn emails into tasks, and generally shift data from tasks/calendar/notes to elsewhere. Unknown caller numbers are prompted to be entered into my contacts.

Thats a pretty cool app, I could see a few people being able to use that, might have to see if something like that exists on Android.

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-df- its also worth considering where else the Apps/Games possibly are compatible like ones made for iPhone trickle to iPad & iPod Touch (maybe this new OS X app store coming?). Android possibly trickles to Chrome OS? & Android will prob be flooded to the market as any company can use it & its cheaper (& better) than the MS alternative.

Yeah, the iPod Touch is the main reason why I would target iOS, Android has already overtaken iPhone in the phone market, but if you combine the iPod Touches as well, they are miles ahead in sales...makes it an attractive market.

Well, I have to say I'm surprised at how many people have Androids over iPhones on kiwibiker, I would have thought it was the other way around...

I think I might buy a mac mini and give porting the code across a go...from the sounds of it the minis are pretty good at the dev work and alot cheaper than the mac pro.

Cheers for all the input guys

[avgas]

Android has already overtaken iPhone in the phone market

Yeah will be interesting to see if they overtake Symbian as the number 1 mobile OS.

Seems like Nokia will never use android.....so may fuck up their market.
http://moconews.net/article/419-outg...nts-for-warmt/

[-df-]

Yeah will be interesting to see if they overtake Symbian as the number 1 mobile OS.

Seems like Nokia will never use android.....so may fuck up their market.
http://moconews.net/article/419-outg...nts-for-warmt/

That title just cracked me up...its thinking like that, that is killing Nokia at the moment.

[terbang]

Nokia N900 (Linux). Quirky but fun and the best Skype phone for a traveler.

[avgas]

I miss my K-JAM
Anyone know if there is an new equivalent with a slide out keyboard that is skinnier?

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I miss my K-JAM
Anyone know if there is an new equivalent with a slide out keyboard that is skinnier?

Theres a few out there

http://www.htc.com/www/product/desir...ification.html

for example.

[jonbuoy]

I think you just miss the point of a smart phone, I probably use it for non phone things more than I use it as a phone...but this is why theres multiple types of phones, ones for people that want just a phone, and ones for people that want other things as well.

I think the biggest problem is that it should no longer be called a "phone", its a pc that fits in your pocket basically, that allows you to make phone calls.



Yep, I can't cover all OS' by myself...hence just asking about Android and iPhone as I see those devices as the "gaming" ones. I've programmed Symbian devices a long time ago, not to keen to go back to it (I presume its much better now though...it would have to be!)



Thats a pretty cool app, I could see a few people being able to use that, might have to see if something like that exists on Android.

Problem is smart phones don´t any one thing particularly well (some of them don´t even work too well for making phone calls. I gave up on them after trashing an E71 in a matter of weeks (couldn´t handle a spot of water). Now I just use a basic Nokia with a decent built in camera a netbook and an iPod, they don´t take up much room in a travel bag - at least I can run the battery down surfing or listening to music without worrying about not being able to make or receive a call when I get to where I need to be. How many meters away from a computer are most people anyway for the majority of the day?