Posted by pinguino1
On 2008-10-16 09:50:24, gforce23 wrote:
On 2008-10-16 05:54:23, pinguino2 wrote:
What's the diference between:
Cellular phone? ...For Instance: ...?
PDA phone?
Smart Phone?
Pocket PC Phone?
Anyother designation?
Cellular phone = dumbphone, feature phone etc. - the ones that run on proprietary embedded platforms such as Nokia's S40 and
A100/200.
PDA phone = PDA with phone functionality - a term commonly reserved for touchscreen-equipped devices running on Palm OS or WinMo. I'd say UIQ devices (P1, P9xx etc.) also fall under this category.
Smart phone = a phone with advanced capabilities, primarily due to the presence of a real OS and the support for installable apps - phones running on Symbian OS (S60, UIQ and MOAP), iPhone OS, Android, Blackberry OS are referred to as smart phones, though as we've seen in the past, some smart phones are quite dumb.
Pocket PC phone = a sub class of the PDA phone category - PPC phones run exclusively on WinMo. Desktop PCs are synonymous with Windows, so a Pocket PC is analogous to a desktop PC that fits in your pocket. Now whether most devices actually do that is debatable to some extent.
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Hi Gforce23,
Wow. Thank you. That's going the extra mile thanks.
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Posted by rustam07
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf44dukS9Lc
Posted by Singapore_Air
I was bored and phoned O2 upgrades.
The woman said that the phone would be released on w/c 20 October.
Then she checked her system and found out that it's actually pushed back to w/c 27 October !
Posted by indup
you give new meaning to the word dedication (even if you were bored).
Posted by Killmaster9
Hi all!
Just of topic...but the Xperia was seen in the last episode of Knight Rider in the end...
Sorry for this lame post....
Posted by xecuter
On 2008-10-16 21:42:48, Killmaster9 wrote:
Hi all!
Just of topic...but the Xperia was seen in the last episode of Knight Rider in the end...
Sorry for this lame post....
lol. i got caps! haha. X1 badly scratched
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Posted by MyP910
Wow !!! This phone is so fast. I'm impressed. ... and spb panel is so cool.
this should be the retail version right ?
why the phone in this youtube is way faster than the one used by magnus anderson ?
[ This Message was edited by: MyP910 on 2008-10-16 22:21 ]
Posted by Maggah
On 2008-10-16 23:20:18, MyP910 wrote:
Wow !!! This phone is so fast. I'm impressed. ... and spb panel is so cool.
this should be the retail version right ?
why the phone in this youtube is way faster than the one used by magnus anderson ?
[ This Message was edited by: MyP910 on 2008-10-16 22:21 ]
Cause magnus was using a prototype
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
On 2008-10-16 19:29:27, masseur wrote:
one of Expansys Friday deals tomorrow is that you can buy the X1 for £499.99 saving £85
its still only preorder (they say due sat 1st nov) and this still only brings it down to the price many others have by default, so make of that what you will
Expansys sell handsets that they source on the cheap that are meant for different regions but mark them up on their website as UK version as the firmware is somewhat generic but not specific.
I found this out after Sony Ericsson themselves confirmed a handset Expansys sold me was meant for another region, the handset was marked up as UK version on the exapnsys website and there was problems updating the firmware when the firmware was available for the UK. This was because the handset was obviously meant for a different region...
Take note especially when parting with £500 for a sim free handset. I know of a few people who have had similar problems and I'm suprised to see that company still having a mention, they won't want to know when you have problems later and that's why they have lost mine and others custom. Their pricing is more than other more reputable well known places anyway.
Also, does anybody know of any sites where photo shots taken by the X1 are shown? I'm interested to see the picture quality taken.
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Posted by Creid
Hay pinguino2
First Star Software . Didn't you lot make spy vs spy ?
Yeh, should be cool playing all thos classics on X1 with big screen
what other games you make? (amstradCPC,atariST?)
Posted by rontysee
Check out this video sample from modaco.
http://content.modaco.net/catdocumentary.3gp
It looks awesome.
Posted by pinguino1
On 2008-10-17 04:02:36, Creid wrote:
Hay pinguino2
First Star Software . Didn't you lot make spy vs spy ?
Yeh, should be cool playing all thos classics on X1 with big screen
what other games you make? (amstradCPC,atariST?)
Yeah we did 3 sequels of Spy vs Spy. Some others: Astro Chase, Bristles, Boulder Dash, Rockford... We really had fun...
Posted by Solos
Youtube video shows that SE really improved speed of the OS. There is no lags. It's sooo important - at least for me. High-end phones shouldn'e have any lags. If X1 works like in the video after few months of usage and with some apps working it will be great phone.
One more thing SE - please make Opera Mobile 9.5 the default browser. As far as I'm concerned now it's not fully integrated. If SE does it, I'll probably buy this beauty
Posted by MyP910
On 2008-10-17 00:22:30, Maggah wrote:
On 2008-10-16 23:20:18, MyP910 wrote:
Wow !!! This phone is so fast. I'm impressed. ... and spb panel is so cool.
this should be the retail version right ?
why the phone in this youtube is way faster than the one used by magnus anderson ?
[ This Message was edited by: MyP910 on 2008-10-16 22:21 ]
Cause magnus was using a prototype
sometimes I don't understand their marketing strategy. Why magnus use prototype to demonstrate the capability of the phone ?... Maybe he thought nobody will pay attention to the lagging issue in his phone.
Posted by Caspa
On 2008-10-17 05:08:52, pinguino2 wrote:
On 2008-10-17 04:02:36, Creid wrote:
Hay pinguino2
First Star Software . Didn't you lot make spy vs spy ?
Yeh, should be cool playing all thos classics on X1 with big screen
what other games you make? (amstradCPC,atariST?)
Yeah we did 3 sequels of Spy vs Spy. Some others: Astro Chase, Bristles, Boulder Dash, Rockford... We really had fun...
Dude, you made Spy vs Spy?! Respect mate! And Boulder Dash!
My early days of gaming....
Posted by AbuBasim
On 2008-10-16 19:12:00, pinguino2 wrote:
That's true. SDRAM is fast enough to share memory for video frame or video data. The real question is why 128MB ? that's huge!!! 16MG or max 32MB is more than enough for the bit map size of the Xperia.
Only part of it is used as the main framebuffer. The rest is used for 3D rendering (Z buffer for depth), doublebuffering etc. The same reason why most PC graphics cards have triple-digit MB of RAM.
Posted by Indrawan
Thank you for contacting the Sony Ericsson Call Centre.
At this stage the sony Ericsson X1 is due for release in 4th quarter of this year 2008 the specific date of release is dependant on Network Acceptance we are unable to provide a specific release date.
In regards to Video operation with the X1 we can confirm that it runs with 30fps. Also there is no difference interms of function with European and Australian products.
I hope this information has been helpful.
If we can be of any further help, please feel free to either call us on 1300 650 050 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, or email us at questions.au@support.sonyericsson.com for prompt assistance.
Kind Regards
Sony Ericsson Call Centre
Does it means x1 out there is still prototype product with 256MB RAM ?
Posted by s32bauer
Just spoke to O2 UK and they have been advised of a further delay this morning, and now don't even have an approximate date on their system.
Posted by mobman
i think that it will be week comencing 27th at the earliest. i was due an upgrade last month and my half price line rental has stopped so it is actually costing me money the longer i wait. Dont really fancy going on simplicity...
Posted by MyP910
On 2008-10-17 12:05:16, s32bauer wrote:
Just spoke to O2 UK and they have been advised of a further delay this morning, and now don't even have an approximate date on their system.
ughh... I don't really understand. What is the problem that causing the delays ? SE ? HTC manufaturing plan ? Mass production problem ? production shortage ? HTC manufacturing quality ? Service Provider ?
Anybody works in HTC production plan ? how many units have been produced ?
Based on my experience working with Sony Design center, we sometimes have problems with third party manfucaturer. Sometimes they can't meet Sony specifications. I don't know about HTC manufacturing capabilities.
Posted by bosbouw
22 oct, The Belcompany in the Netherlands will have the phone delivered to its customers. It will be the Silver one.
http://www.belcompany.nl/NL/A[....]y%20Ericsson%20X1%20gratis.htm
Posted by pmcg
Thing that gets me is why:
Confirmed official launch date for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
[Sep 10th 2008] Sony Ericsson has now confirmed the date for the availability of the Xperia X1. It will be initially available in UK, Germany and Sweden on September 30th
[Sep 10th 2008] Sony Ericsson has now confirmed the date for the availability of the Xperia X1. It will be initially available in UK, Germany and Sweden on September 30th
Who do they bother with this then not even make another "Confirmed official" announcement that the last one was utter dribble.
Posted by anonymuser
On 2008-10-16 20:40:58, pinguino2 wrote:
Hi Creid,
Thanks for phone definitions.
Your post brings a lot of memories. I was a game designer for Atari and other computer at that time my company was First Star Software I'm sure you remember since we had a few great hits. Definitely I will focus on the subject. Thanks.
Sorry to be completely off topic (not that sorry really, not interested in the X1!) but really, have to applaud you for Spy vs Spy. What a fantastic game that was! I'd buy it again tomorrow in any format, it was brilliant.
I used to play it on my old Atari 800XL about twenty years ago, and in fact played it so much I wore the floppy disk out! I remember being absolutely gutted when it wouldn't load anymore, and I couldn't find another copy anywhere (this was in the days before the internet, and ebay!)
Well done for having a hand in such a long lost classic!
Posted by masseur
I've just learned from SE customer support that the X1 has the normal 2 year country-of-purchase warranty (except EU where warranty is EU wide) BUT...
apparantly the X1 comes with what SE call a "travel card" which grants worldwide warranty for the first 12 months!
its the first I have heard of it... has anyone heard of that before? what about the Swedish people here who have received retail units? was that included?
Posted by s32bauer
They have it in Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK, just been in and saw........I am of course referring to the dummy handsets lol.
I was surprised how small the keys on the keyboard were. I thought they would be the same size or bigger than those on my P1i. Still, it's a nice looking phone. Slider felt very cheap and 'gritty', but I'm guessing (and hoping!) that's just because it's a dummy model.
Posted by mobman
i assume you asked if they had the actual units in and they said no?
Posted by s32bauer
On 2008-10-17 15:09:00, mobman wrote:
i assume you asked if they had the actual units in and they said no?
Yep, I was told that the release date is 20th October on the website, and they are also expecting their next delivery on 20th October, so fingers crossed.
As the sales person said, the phones aren't normally that far behind once the dummies in are in-store.
Posted by Residentevil
They better have a great warranty. That is what they own their customers after the P990 disaster.
Posted by mobman
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1.html
Posted by PeterKay
says pre-order!
Posted by MyP910
I've just talked with Vodafone to upgrade my phone. He said the phone will be available in two days which is on 19th October 2008. He asked me to call back on Sunday.
I think 20th October is when we will see the availibity.
Posted by joel80
On 2008-10-17 14:59:52, s32bauer wrote:
Slider felt very cheap and 'gritty', but I'm guessing (and hoping!) that's just because it's a dummy model.
I really think that the phone is robust and feels like quality work by SE. The slider does not feel cheap in any way and i think that it was just the dummy. the buttons on the front is the only thing that feels a bit plastic. But its not a big thing, nothing I am thinking at when using..
Posted by pinguino1
On 2008-10-17 10:13:20, Caspa wrote:
On 2008-10-17 05:08:52, pinguino2 wrote:
On 2008-10-17 04:02:36, Creid wrote:
Hay pinguino2
First Star Software . Didn't you lot make spy vs spy ?
Yeh, should be cool playing all thos classics on X1 with big screen
what other games you make? (amstradCPC,atariST?)
Yeah we did 3 sequels of Spy vs Spy. Some others: Astro Chase, Bristles, Boulder Dash, Rockford... We really had fun...
Dude, you made Spy vs Spy?! Respect mate! And Boulder Dash!
My early days of gaming....
Yeah What a time! I still have in my attic a couple of unopen boxes but no machine to play. I retire First Star Software in the early 90's. I believe they are now doing games for mobile. That was real programing. You had to get into the machine to get the best out those 3mhz cpu's
Posted by pinguino1
On 2008-10-17 10:27:54, AbuBasim wrote:
On 2008-10-16 19:12:00, pinguino2 wrote:
That's true. SDRAM is fast enough to share memory for video frame or video data. The real question is why 128MB ? that's huge!!! 16MG or max 32MB is more than enough for the bit map size of the Xperia.
Only part of it is used as the main framebuffer. The rest is used for 3D rendering (Z buffer for depth), doublebuffering etc. The same reason why most PC graphics cards have triple-digit MB of RAM.
Yeah, for todays games, with all the effect, for transparencies, texture, shading etc you need multiple frames and data table for desktops computers.
But for the Xperia screen the main image display buffer with 16 bits is not even one MB, just about 700000. I don't think they have 32 bit for millions of colors but even if they do the image buffer would be only 1.5 MB. If we add all the necesary frame buffer and tables for effects I believe 32MB is enough.
Now if you are right and they use all 128MB just graphics processing OMG! the Xperia can be a monster game machine or a high level CAD
Posted by Psycho Dave
Does anybody know how big the memorycard with the movie Hancock is?
If you did a pre-order of X1 in Sweden you will receive this, my memorycard is in the post on its way to me.
Posted by Mizzle
Got my proto today. What a nice phone
Posted by SilveR.
On 2008-10-17 17:25:20, Psycho Dave wrote:
Does anybody know how big the memorycard with the movie Hancock is?
If you did a pre-order of X1 in Sweden you will receive this, my memorycard is in the post on its way to me.
I read some where it's on 1GB stick
Posted by dancingfate
X1 Content by SEMC Blog
There are images, theme, and panels.
Cool.
Posted by pinguino1
On 2008-10-17 13:57:02, Boinng wrote:
On 2008-10-16 20:40:58, pinguino2 wrote:
Hi Creid,
Thanks for phone definitions.
Your post brings a lot of memories. I was a game designer for Atari and other computer at that time my company was First Star Software I'm sure you remember since we had a few great hits. Definitely I will focus on the subject. Thanks.
Sorry to be completely off topic (not that sorry really, not interested in the X1!) but really, have to applaud you for Spy vs Spy. What a fantastic game that was! I'd buy it again tomorrow in any format, it was brilliant.
I used to play it on my old Atari 800XL about twenty years ago, and in fact played it so much I wore the floppy disk out! I remember being absolutely gutted when it wouldn't load anymore, and I couldn't find another copy anywhere (this was in the days before the internet, and ebay!)
Well done for having a hand in such a long lost classic!
Thank you I would love to put them in the Xperia, but I'm not programing any more. I'm going to check with my ex-partners. I understand they still making games and conversions for mobiles.
Posted by Rodin69
On 2008-10-17 14:11:11, masseur wrote:
I've just learned from SE customer support that the X1 has the normal 2 year country-of-purchase warranty (except EU where warranty is EU wide) BUT...
apparantly the X1 comes with what SE call a "travel card" which grants worldwide warranty for the first 12 months!
its the first I have heard of it... has anyone heard of that before? what about the Swedish people here who have received retail units? was that included?
Yes, the travel card was included in the box I received.
There is a special phone number and a special email address for X1 support. I have called a few times and I feel quite confident that guys there have good knowledge about the phone. I got the impression that they are all using the phone themself.
Posted by Mizzle
Here's my proto unboxing vid
http://blog.se-nse.net/2008/1[....]deo-unboxing-of-the-xperia-x1/
Posted by Rodin69
On 2008-10-17 17:25:20, Psycho Dave wrote:
Does anybody know how big the memorycard with the movie Hancock is?
If you did a pre-order of X1 in Sweden you will receive this, my memorycard is in the post on its way to me.
I did a pre-order but haven't heared anything about an included movie. I only read some rumors it might be included with the phone. But it wasn't. At least not in my box.
There was, however, a memory card included. It was as big as 4GB, which was a positive surprise since I would have been glad to get a 2GB card.
[ This Message was edited by: Rodin69 on 2008-10-17 18:01 ]
Posted by masseur
@Rodin69, thanks for confirming that. questions sometimes get lost in this discussion
Posted by Mizzle
I got a 4 GB card as well.
Posted by Rodin69
On 2008-10-17 19:00:03, masseur wrote:
@Rodin69, thanks for confirming that. questions sometimes get lost in this discussion
No problem. I'm glad to help if I can. I am, by the way, sitting on a train right now and using the Xperia to brows the full featured forum. Works like a charm.
Posted by SilveR.
Who did preoder the phone from Katshing got the movie later via post with 1GB Stick.
If you did preorder you, you shall get it soon via post
Posted by McKinley
This is annoying, sometimes when I play a music file it opens the file in Win Media while most of the time it's in the much more convenient SE player.
It's WMA file that fecks it up. How can I get everything to be opened by just one player?
[ This Message was edited by: McKinley on 2008-10-17 18:35 ]
Posted by chombos1
On 2008-10-17 19:29:49, McKinley wrote:
This is annoying, sometimes when I play a music file it opens the file in Win Media while most of the time it's in the much more convenient player.
It's WMA file that fecks up it. How can I get everything to opened by just one player?
it's stated in the white paper..... WMA playback only through WMplayer (not the media app)
Posted by McKinley
On 2008-10-17 19:34:33, chombos1 wrote:
On 2008-10-17 19:29:49, McKinley wrote:
This is annoying, sometimes when I play a music file it opens the file in Win Media while most of the time it's in the much more convenient player.
It's WMA file that fecks up it. How can I get everything to opened by just one player?
it's stated in the white paper..... WMA playback only through WMplayer (not the media app)
Ok that pretty much leaves no other options than to convert all my WMA files.
Posted by matthewf01
On 2008-10-17 19:37:21, McKinley wrote:
On 2008-10-17 19:34:33, chombos1 wrote:
On 2008-10-17 19:29:49, McKinley wrote:
This is annoying, sometimes when I play a music file it opens the file in Win Media while most of the time it's in the much more convenient player.
It's WMA file that fecks up it. How can I get everything to opened by just one player?
it's stated in the white paper..... WMA playback only through WMplayer (not the media app)
Ok that pretty much leaves no other options than to convert all my WMA files.
Damn, that's bad news for me too.
But, if you're syncing with Windows Media Player on your desktop, you should be able to set the sync settings for your device (in this case, X1) to use MP3 format. I am interested to know whether this conversion will carry over the album artwork from Media Player, though... can someone test that out?