Posted by HOBBS
I'm loving this seasons The Apprentice.It's the best one so far.
Posted by amawanqa
Well I'd love to know how much Motorola forked out for a 4-page (including front and back cover!) colour ad, in one of the free London newspapers found on the tube trains and stations...
To make it worse, while you okes in SA have got a hottie promoting the RAZR2, up here it's David @%^$ing Beckham!!
Oh, give me strength...
Taken with the
P1i:
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Posted by *Jojo*
@pop - Ohhhhh . . . ohhhhhhh. . . . . and I just TOTALLY forgot about the Bike Show you made mention early this year
'Will for those P1i shots this coming Sunday . . .
Posted by brix25
@da wanqsta: Rumour has it that Moto might pull out of the handset market after lacklustre sales of its current line-up. This also follows the news that its CEO would leave the company.
Posted by HOBBS
That would explain the david beckam ad brix.they on their last straw and beckam is the moto angel.
Posted by Kryptik
Baby Bear looked at his empty plate and cried "Waah! Who ate all my
porridge?"
Papa Bear looked at his empty plate and said "Who the devil ate MY
porridge?"
Mama Bear stood in the doorway with her hands on her hips, and gave them a gatvol look, "I
haven't made the porridge yet. The power is off"
Posted by HOBBS
Thats hilarious Kryps.There was a sign on a pole yesterday saying 'Sewage been pumped into sea because of power cuts." This is scary stuff.And did you watch Special Assignment yesterday night about our ambulance services.Its attro:(cious.Heads should roll man.This country on the surface appears to be ok but beneath the surface its.........................
Posted by HOBBS
Hey Wangs,Smoke Abstract dont look to bad against black background.Actually quite like it.Have a peek.Running out of apps to put up there so if you know of anything out there that I havent come across give me a shout.There are some like like Rainy Phone and TABU and Benchmark ect but they just dumb and not worth covering.
Posted by JK
On 2008-01-30 05:33:00, brix25 wrote:
@da wanqsta: Rumour has it that Moto might pull out of the handset market after lacklustre sales of its current line-up. This also follows the news that its CEO would leave the company.
Scary, Moto have a new building here in JHB. Beautiful building, wonder how long they gonna keep it.....
Looks like Siemens and Moto might have to give up their cellphone sectors altogether. They both are only here because of their networks.
Posted by amawanqa
The new
W380 clamshell is now on sale here.
@ da brixsta,
Yeah, I checked out the engadget article/s on the possible Moto handset exit.
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=163934
I know I've had a light-hearted dig at their relatively specs-spartan line-up over the past few years, but we all know that it obviously isn't good news if there's a diminishing choice of handset manufacturers out there.
We've already lost Siemens, both Frog manufacturers (Alcatel and Sagem)have been/were in the financial doldrums and now Moto is at risk too, it seems...
Meanwhile Nokia's 40% (and climbing) market share looks certain to increase. Their more fashion-orientated phones (except the angular 7500 and 7900) aren't doing too badly either.
@ Hobbster,
Will check out the updated blog soon.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Shame poor Moto,some of you who are Prodigits users may have noticed im not exactly fond of Moto,and am "beefing" with quite a few Moto users there lol
im a bit big headed sometimes and like provoking the Moto users in to an argument lol but would be sad to see Moto go,thought there were on something good with the Z10, ah well as long as NOKIA,SE and HTC even Apple are around im happy lol, the next i-Phone should be realy good.
Posted by jmash
Howzit Fellaz,I was browsing through this thread today & noticed that some people come & go.Whatever happened to Francois?Man I hope the dude is still around!@ Wanqa,how you liking you P1 bro.Mine died on me on Monday morning when doing a Master reset after it started to misbehave,luckily I managed to bring it back to life to continue serving it's master!Greetings from NST!
Posted by amawanqa
Howzit Jmash! Ya, I'm really (finally) getting more into UIQ3, as I slowly devote more time exploring what all's on offer. I've been so busy over the past 3-4 months that I haven't played with the P1i nearly as much as I thought I would've at this point, but the momentum is now building...
My P1i hangs on the odd occasion, but I still haven't updated the original f/w, as I was waiting to see if the current update alleviated the pink n' green tint issue. Apart from that, it's coping well with the increasing use that I'm subjecting it to.
Glad yo were able to revive your P1i, mfowethu.
Hopefully the Eishkom woes aren't affecting peeps in your neck of the woods too much.
Posted by amawanqa
Another
P1i pic: a decent perspective pic with (another) bril sunset. Taken this evening by one of the District Line tube train station's platforms. Dig the sunset hues reflecting on the tracks too:
Posted by amawanqa
@ Jojo,
LOL, that's quite a crazy stunt on that commuter bike.
. Would hate to think what the heels of his shoes look like after that...
Posted by HOBBS
The strangest thing is when ol Franc went MIA he was just about to get a new phone from his friend from overseas and then....nothing.Hope the guy didnt have a cardiac when hes friend pulled out that Samsung U700 LOL
Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster,
Don't you mean Falcon?
Posted by jmash
Ja that was Falcon Wanqa.Francois just vanished in to thin air.Hope he's ok!
Posted by HOBBS
Jesus.Those two have always confused me.Yeah Wangs I mean Falcon.Francious as well.Thin air,as JK said.Wangs Im going to email you a 'Tahoma' font and I want you to promise me that you will try it.Please.Its fantasticly fantastic.It will renamed and everything.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster,
Cue Hobbster with pseudo Darth Vader voice: " The Font is strong in you..."
@ Jmash,
Yeah, hope both are OK... I'm sure Hobbster's diagnosed Falcon's reason for absence quite accurately, LOL.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Yep ive also been wondering what happend to both Franc and Falcon. Last post from Franc i think he had mentioned going away with friends or something,realy hope both of them are fine, although Falcon does tend to disappear but not for this long. Also Franc used to not post for a few days THEN rock up with one LOOONG post lol, okay now im just dragging on,just hope they both okay
Posted by amawanqa
Yeah, both flippin F's fled from this fantastic phone forum FFS, hopefully not forever...
Dammit, all this alliteration LOL.. lemme go make a cuppa java for the mrs and I...
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Posted by HOBBS
Hey Guc.hows your baby doing? Got anything cool on it to tell us about?And your friends N95 8gb.Do you still lust for it or does your n81 satify your cellphone fetish?Me I've got 125 days left in the UIQ kingdom and then Im going to travel over the hills to the land of S60dom and upgrade to the E90.I'll be like Wangs and be a dual citizen of both kingdoms cause Im keeping this baby forever.And then war will only be waged against the Samsungnites and HTClanders.lol
Posted by HOBBS
And my 2gb card is almost full and thats not cool cause ive only gotten started with things.2gb's just aint big enough anymore with everything u want to store on your phone.Its a very sad affair.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster:
You were right, the Smoke Abstract theme (which I thought you were going to delete
) looks damn good on the blog.
Cue Jim Carrey voice, as Lloyd Christmas in Dumb & Dumber: "I like it a lot!"
Posted by *Jojo*
@pop - Will this coming weekend's - Big Bike Show will be a BIG one
I mean will it showcase bikes from all parts of the globe Or will be purely - European Thanks!
Posted by amawanqa
@ Jojo,
It's a biggy alright: Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Buell, BMW and KTM will all be there.
http://www.londonmotorcycleshow.com/
Posted by amawanqa
@ da brixsta,
I'm looking forward to sporting a smug expression tomorrow in front of a few ardent Liverpool fans at work, who had so emphatically predicted a result in their favour against The Hammers tonight.
Up the Irons, LOL.
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Posted by *Jojo*
@pop - Ohhhhhhhh
so, it will be a SMORGASBOARD-event again That will be nice I'm sure . . . at my end, you can rarely SEE an event of that magnitude transpire dude . . . if there is, the Bikes will be accompanied by exotic-looking cars . . . it's mostly - cars You can predominantly see Big Bikes during weekends touring the country-side in groups, they have CLUBs here: Ducati/Yamaha/Kawasaki/Honda and MIX . . . Image attched herewith is a sample of the: MIX-Biker's-Club
I'm not sure if I have already shown you this pic, was taken in 2000 I guess (date-stamp) when I saw 5 Bikers taking a break at McDonald's :
Posted by jmash
@Wanqs & The Hobbit,this blog you keep mentioning,where can I find it.Would love to check it out.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Jmash,
It's The Hobbster's UIQ3 blog (this link is in his esato signature):
http://my.opera.com/calvinp990i
Well worth checking out.
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P1i, Nokia 7600
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Posted by brix25
@da wanqsta: Brilliant performance by the Hammers.
Francois is still around, I occassionally see him on facebook, dunno about Falcon though. The only reason I've not been posting as much because of work and other personal committments- like a girlfriend.
Posted by HOBBS
Thanks Wangs.Ja check it out Jmash.'Tahoma' is in your inbox.Dont be scared now.It wont bite.
@Brix-Do you have a virtual beer with him when you bump into each other on Facebook lol
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Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster,
Nah, why Tahoma, or Century Gothic or Helvitica? All BORING fonts, splitting hairs between their form and shape.
Go on, be a brave soldier and try something that's more individualistic and up my street, like Adept, Algerian or Old English Text? LOL, could be a bugger to read the last one though...
Then email one of these to try too, and I'll happily take some screenshots of it as well.
Yeah, I'm a fussy wanqa
.
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Posted by HOBBS
Believe me the splitting of hairs isnt an issue when it comes to putting fonts on your phone.For instance Heltivica zoomed on large is about the size of your small with your default font.I have tried a shitload of so called Braveheart fonts and believe me most of them are unreadible on your phone.Its a truly hit and miss affair.Testing a font on your pc doesnt help much either cause it might look amazing on your pc but totally different on your phone.Ok Tahoma is a pretty boring font but balanced wise,spot on.Still, give it a try.I think its the neat and tidy part of me that likes it.And with zoom small medium and large works whereas most fonts you will try it pretty much works only one of those setting or maybe two.
Posted by amawanqa
OK, I kinda appreciate now that it involves far more than what just literally meets the eye. Pardon my brute ignorance re the Dark Art Of Installing Workable Fonts.
Posted by HOBBS
Also with those fancy fonts you most of the time find most of the symbols are missing and some are added that you've never seen before.Also a good font can sometimes revive your passion for your phone if it was somewhat waning.
Posted by JC08
Sorry for being so quiet of late guys. Ive been really busy of late with school, athletics and homework, oh and not to forget powercuts...So what hve you all been up 2? Im really looking forward to 3GSM to see what will be announced....
Posted by JC08
Sorry for being so quiet of late guys. Ive been really busy of late with school, athletics and homework, oh and not to forget powercuts...So what hve you all been up 2? Im really looking forward to 3GSM to see what will be announced....
Posted by Branimir
On 2008-01-28 21:06:29, amawanqa wrote:
@ Branimir,
LOL, I ask myself that question a good few times when it's Winter here... fortunately the Summers are usually fantastic; just wish they'd last longer.
@ Kryptik,
Excellent news, boet.
We get one half-day off at school a week for 'PPA' (Planning, Preparation and Assessment) and I still find it nigh on impossible to keep up with all the admin here..
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-01-28 20:43 ]
well, the winter in Slovakia in last yers is similar... it was onlz few days snow this winter...
I'm waiting on Vieena airport for a fly to Frankfurt and then to Johanesburg, it is sunny weather in Durban, about 28 degrees so I'm looking forward
Posted by HOBBS
Cool Branimir.South Africa eagerly awaits your arrival.The red carpet has been laid out and your limousine is waiting in the wings.Are you coming to Cape Town?
Posted by GUCCI.011
@ Hobbs
Im SO confused, im loving my N81, multitasking is amazing, im able to run OperaMini, MXit, Web, Music Player, Opera8.65 and X-Plore and still have enough ram to play a game or two and this makes me wonder who needs 90mb ram? Lol anyway what im trying to say is that im enjoing it and although my friend's N95-8gb is packed with features im realy not lusting for it anymore,im actualy not that interested in it and like JC08 said can't wait 3GSM is coming up so we may see the N96 being announced hopefully i can get that in July when i upgrade. YAY can't wait til you get the E90, realy is an attractive and powerful phone.
Im unable to find a screenshot app that shows Landscape screen shots,i recently signed and installed an app named Landscape Pro which by a press of the 'C' button makes the UI of the phone go in to Landscape or Portrait (normal) this was going to be my next blog entry but ive had to put that on hold til i find a good screenshot app. Im going to do the Web Browser and Search app tonite and post it tomorrow
Posted by HOBBS
Cool Gucci.Really pleased you loving your phone.That N81's multitasking abilities sounds very impressive.Some 'big boys' there all running together and still being able to throw in a game or two.Wow.Nice one.Yeah,E90,thats the one I want.Going to try beg Vodacom to give it to me 4 months before my upgrade is due as apposed to 2 months.That chops my 124 day in half to about 64 days which is so much more bearable.The E90 will become the master and the P990i the slave.Its a shame but technologies progression leaves me no choice.I need HSDPA.I need a bigger screen with more colours.I need more RAM,video rec at 30fps,3.2mp cam ect ect Basically,Im a 6month/1year kind a guy when it comes to phones.And the thought of having a UIQ3 phone and a S60 phone is quite a nice thing.You can wonder between the two communities.Kewl.
Posted by HOBBS
Go Bafana lol
Posted by HOBBS
Hey Brix.Don't you find it strange that these festive colour lights on the poles down Main Road Sea Point are still on considering the power problems we experiencing.They were switched on about an hour and a half before it was even dark.Bizarre.
Posted by HOBBS
This damn Senegalese goalie has made some match winning saves.Jesus the amount of chances we've had and just cant finish.Bugger McCarthey for been such a prima dona.We need his sharp shooting boots.And what happened to Quintin Fortuin.Where'd he disappear to? The days of Fish,Tovey and Radebe.Thats when I used to watch Bafana.Now,Id rather take a Rohypnol and go sleep.Someone needs to put these little boys in the gym to beef up.They like 2nd rate athletes.
Posted by GUCCI.011
@ Hobbs
I haven't even been watching much SA soccer, Chris Ronaldo, Tevez, Roony, Ronaldinho, Kaka even Defoe etc. . . . Are a lot more interesting to watch, i enjoy watching the trio Tevez, Ronaldo and Roony absolute skill, they don't waste time,make it look easy.
I'd love to try out an E90, you will be blown away by its video capabilities, as far as i know E90 packs the TI OMAP 2420 chip set which includes a Graphics accelerator, Accelerometer, and a DSP sound chip same chip thats in the N93i, N95 and N82, ive seen a lot of people with E90, and it makes me wonder if the owner actualy knows how much power it carries.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster: Yeah, likewise re SA soccer viewing. 1995. Mark Fish, Lucas Radebe, Neil Tovey, Innocent Buthelezi, Hellman Mkelele, Shaun Bartlett, Pollen Ndlanya (?) et al. World rugby champs & winning the African Cup of Nations. Just the Proteas returned empty-handed..again.
Posted by HOBBS
Ja thats that.Out of tournament.Parierra has alot to do.Hate the way the SA commentators sweetened their exit and were all nice about it.We are dropping down those ranking bigtime.Bring on the damn Super 14 to quench my sporting thirst.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Jojo: Nice pics, mate.
That 1996 model Suzuki GSXR750 (SRAD), the red one in the foreground, has a gold tank & fairing from one of the 2 other 1996 colour options (besides the usual blue & white offering, like the one in the background. Hmmm, accident-repaired, methinks.