Posted by amawanqa
Eish, India beat the proteas by one friggin' run!
Could've been a lot worse if it wasn't for Parnell n' Steyn, I suppose.
Did you watch the game, Hobbster?
Posted by Hobbs
Unfortunitely not Wangs.Sounds like a nailbiter.Pity I missed it.
Posted by amawanqa
Hey Gucci, what do you think of Audi's new A1?
Posted by amawanqa
Nokia X10?:
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia[....]creen_rumor_says-news-1466.php
Posted by amawanqa
Taken from The Register:
'Symbian needs your help. Please
Symbian won't run unless a lot of volunteers get their hands dirty, with internal sources confirming it's most likely to be three months before the code can compile.
There are two issues here: getting the source code to compile, and getting v3 (once it's compiled) to boot into a GUI. The former needs an open source toolchain, based on GCC, but this throws up around 150 errors, and won't produce a working executable.
Before jetting off to Barcelona, Symbian's Mark Wilcox dropped us this note:
I'd be pretty disappointed if it took us three months to get GCC compatibility. If no-one but Symbian Foundation staff worked on it then it could take that long... We're trying to work with the community to fix these errors. We've already had one prominent hobbyist and some of the Qt team at Nokia volunteer to get involved (they have "creative Fridays" with 20% of their time to work on any relevant project of their choosing). This really is a case of many hands make light work. It's not the most interesting work though, so motivating volunteer effort is part of the challenge.
A source explained that the 30 packages which refuse to compile are packages 'owned' by Nokia, so it's very much a spare time effort for Finland's finest. "Three months is realistic," said a source close to Symbian. The Symbian Foundation claimed it had released the source "four months" early according to its release schedule, but if the code doesn't compile, then it's not ready for prime time.
As for the Symbian^3 graphics, which were shown in Barcelona in demos this week, Mark explained:
"Getting the new graphics adaptation working... is fairly ambitious for the end of February, although there are still plenty of unknowns at this point - it could be working next week! However, the graphics is purely our effort and its not easy for someone else to step in and help (we have some support from Nokia with their new code of course), whereas the compiler compatibility progress will be somewhat dependent on the level of volunteer effort."
So there you have it. Google and Microsoft have billions at their disposal, while poor old Symbian is calling for volunteers, and all hands on deck. You have to sympathise.
One developer and Symbian fan sounded pessimistic:
"Seeing Symbian effectively put to sleep like this is a shame: one of the few remaining alternatives to the Cult of Unix crashes off the speedway, leaving only Microsoft as the remaining competitor. I don't think this is healthy for the industry," he told us.
To complicate things, Nokia and Intel created a big splash, by combining their Linux efforts into one very ambitious project called MeeGo. This will be targeted at everything from phones to set top boxes. That's another temptation for a prospective volunteer.
Symbian denies the early release of the code - which doesn't compile - before Barcelona was timed to achieve executive's bonuses. Sources put this in the region of six figures per suit.'
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Wanqs
Mixed feelings hey, the front looks great, the rear is okay, but i realy dont like the round roof,reminds me of the VW Beetle a bit,doesnt go with the rest of the body so well, i'd take the A3/S3 over it any day lol
Posted by amawanqa
The relentless Apple March continues:
(taken from GSMArena):
2009 world handset sales ranked, iPhone OS eats WinMo
Technology researchers from Gartner have come up with their annual report on mobile phone sales, 2009 edition. And it's an interesting read.
In short, 2009 phones sales have remained flat despite the economic imbalances but there are some pretty interesting market share shifts.
Unless you've lived in a cave for the past twelve months, you won't be surprised to learn that Motorola and Sony Ericsson took the biggest hits this year, while Apple, Samsung, LG and RIM had one hell of a year.
Table 1
Worldwide Mobile Handset Sales to End Users in 2009 (thousands of units)
Company 2009 Sales 2009 Market Share (%) 2008 Sales 2008 Market share (%)
Nokia 440,881.6 36.4 472,314.9 38.6
Samsung 235,772.0 19.5 199,324.3 16.3
LG 122,055.3 10.1 102,789.1 8.4
Motorola 58,475.2 4.8 106,522.4 8.7
Sony Ericsson 54,873.4 4.5 93,106.1 7.6
Others 299,179.2 24.7 248,196.1 20.3
Total 1,211,236.6 100.0 1,222,252.9 100.0
Source: Gartner (February 2010)
Nokia also took a dive, dropping two percent of total market share (and 5.5 percent of smartphone market) but their market leadership remains pretty safe. They shipped 440 million handsets - a volume that almost totals that of all other companies from the Top Five (470 million). Things are even more convincing in smartphone terms where Symbian accounts to 47 percent of all sales globally.
However Apple have managed to double their market share, shipping 25 million iPhones, compared to 11 million in the previous year. RIM also noted a healthy 48 percent increase pushing the number of sold handsets to 34 million.
Table 2
Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Operating System in 2009 (thousands of units)
Company 2009 Units 2009 Market Share (%) 2008 Units 2008 Market Share (%)
Symbian 80,878.6 46.9 72,933.5 52.4
Research In Motion 34,346.6 19.9 23,149.0 16.6
iPhone OS 24,889.8 14.4 11,417.5 8.2
Microsoft Windows Mobile 15,027.6 8.7 16,498.1 11.8
Linux 8,126.5 4.7 10,622.4 7.6
Android 6,798.4 3.9 640.5 0.5
WebOS 1,193.2 0.7 NA NA
Other OSs 1,112.4 0.6 4,026.9 2.9
Total 172,373.1 100.0 139,287.9 100.0
Source: Gartner (February 2010)
When it comes to smartphone platforms, the open-source Android has the biggest market share growth shipping on nearly 6.8 million devices in 2009. That's more than 10 times better than the 0.6 million in 2008. Another year like that and they might just take the second spot (or even first if Symbian doesn't up its game urgently).
An interesting trend is that the iPhone OS managed to reach a wider user base in 2009 than all the various versions and reincarnations of Windows Mobile. Now that should tell you something Microsoft, you better get your back into Windows Phone 7. We're waiting...'
Posted by amawanqa
Nokia N97 Mini goes bling:
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia[....]g_to_smartphones-news-1472.php
Posted by gola
Audi A1 for car of the year for the next 5 years
Although I must say; the one that will be in production looks too generic and bland from when it was still in the conceptual stage, especially the interior, but I guess that's the norm...
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-02-25 18:37 ]
Posted by amawanqa
Taken from The Register:
'Nokia No.2 is so sorry for N97 debacle
Apologises to general public for leaky flagship
CEO confessionals are all the rage now, but Nokia's No.2 executive has apologised for Finland's 2006 winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest ("Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi), the lack of jokes in Aki Kaurismäki's dramas, and the Nokia N97 phone. Actually, no - we made the first two up.
But Anssi Vanjoki said the £500 flagship "has been a tremendous disappointment in terms of the experience quality for the consumers" and promised it won't happen again. That's quite a change of tune from September's Nokia World show, where he touted great sales numbers.
The EVP of Markets told All About Symbian's Rafe Blandford that while commercially it had been a success, the reception has obliged Nokia to revise its QC and product development.
The N97 was rushed to market last summer to go head-to-head with Apple's iPhone 3GS. I wasn't the only reviewer who wanted to give the underdog a fighting chance, but found it underwhelming. It was full of bugs, some serious, and memory and usability issues. The X6 I reviewed last month rectified very few of these.
Vanjoki also said that Nokia had kept relying on an out of date Symbian for too long.
But there's bad news if all you want is an updated version of the N95, a solid conventional slider phone. It doesn't really figure in Nokia's plans anymore - or at least not for high-end premium devices.
"I think what we have seen is that the usability of the different services is much more about large screens and direct access to things, rather than pull down menus and things like this. So I think that these hybrids are in particular, the ones where you have full QWERTY and beautiful large sized touchscreens," he says.'
Posted by Tsepz_GP
You should see HowardForums S60 Forum, the N97 and N97 Mini threads are just filled with complaints and people jumping ship. Those Americans dont play, when something is sh*t they drop it with no hesitation and move on. Many hardcore dedicated S60 users some of who helped me do mods etc have all moved to NexusOne, Droid or iPhone3GS due to the N97, hopefully Nokia have learnt their lesson, a part of me doubts they'l fully recover especialy in the USA, the iPhone3GS, BB 9700 and NexusOne are absolutely killing them.
Posted by amawanqa
Somewhat iffy-quality
P1i indoor/low-lit pics taken today, but anyway..:
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-02-27 19:10 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Gola
You heard Timbaland's track featuring Drake, Say Something? Im liking it, although the beat is one of those you could get sick of after a while.
Wanqs
some hot bikes there,i'd hate to see the price tag of their rear wheels though lol.
All
A show to look out for is Tech@Work on CNBCA (410), they talk a lot about mobile tech,and even do phone reviews, its playing just now. 16:30 on Sundays.
[ This Message was edited by: GUCCI.011 on 2010-02-28 14:28 ]
Posted by amawanqa
@ Gucci:
ya boet, and this one was no exception:
Posted by amawanqa
More
P1i pics:
Just like with supercars, the Italians sure know how to style superbikes:
MV Agusta 1000:
Ducati 1198:
Posted by gola
GUCCI
Oh yeah, it's an okay track, it's on Shock value 2. I think I have that album lol...
You know how I can debrand ma phone for free?
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-02-28 20:13 ]
Posted by amawanqa
Hey Gucci:
Have you heard Tinie Tempah's song 'Pass Out'? LOL, made me think of those parties that you frequent.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Gola
You're gona need to register at SE-NSE bro, this is the only free way to debrand a Satio i could find hey: http://forums.se-nse.net/topi[....]ony-ericsson-satio-debranding/ doesnt seem too hectic though...
On 2010-02-28 21:45:29, amawanqa wrote:
Hey Gucci:
Have you heard Tinie Tempah's song 'Pass Out'? LOL, made me think of those parties that you frequent.
LMAO! What a legendary song! You've just hooked us up with our new anthem Wanqs
After the last 4weekends we are in recession, we held a lil event at Byblos in Rivonia last night, called Smokey Saturday since its a cul hubbly and chill spot, had a decent turn out, full of freeloaders though,we only just broke-even lol, a lesson learnt lol. No more crazy nights for a while.
Posted by gola
Thanks bro, will try it out and fill you in...
Posted by Hobbs
HI GUYS.HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL.
Posted by Hobbs
100 days to go till WCS2010.Bring it on baby! Its going to be a jol.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
NICE! Time to bring out that Spanish dictionary and brush up on my Espanol...
lmao
Posted by amawanqa
Howzit Hobbster.
@ Gucci:
Have you seen this 5800 pic?:
http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=25668
Posted by amawanqa
Taken from The Register:
'Android app brings in $13K a month
It's not just iPhone developers who get rich
One Android developer is earning more than $400 a day from his find-your-car application, proving it's not just Apple fans who'll pay for basic apps.
Much has been made of the millions awaiting those who decide to develop for Apple's iPhone: the UK government even sponsored a help guide. But Google fans will be pleased to hear that there's money in Android too with one developer reporting earnings topping $13,000 a month for an application that remembers where you've parked your car.
Car Locator works by recording when you park, using the embedded GPS, then alerts you when the meter needs feeding and provides a distance and direction to guide you back. It's been selling in the Android Marketplace for the last five months, and is now bringing in some serious cash for developer Edward Kim.
There's a free version, which Kim reckons has been downloaded 70,000 times, but only a tenth of that number has downloaded the paid version. That version was originally priced at $1.99, but then bumped up to $3.99 without halving revenue (resulting in greater income from fewer customers).
That bodes well - iPhone users are a lot more price sensitive, though that may change if the Android Marketplace gets swamped with $1 apps, as iTunes is. Lots of cheap applications lower the perceived value of all, which is something of a bugbear to iPhone developers.
So it seems that mobile application developers can make a living without kowtowing to Apple's increasingly capricious acceptance policy, which has got to be good news for everyone.'
Posted by Hobbs
13K a month.Sounds pretty good.That guy should get cracking an develop more Android apps.Good way to earn a living me thinks.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2010-03-02 22:24:04, amawanqa wrote:
Howzit Hobbster.
@ Gucci:
Have you seen this 5800 pic?:
http://www.esato.com/phonephotos/viewphotos.php?pid=25668
Wow! Thats one sweet Golf MK4
Posted by amawanqa
@ gola:
Have you seen this Satio update?:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_[....]via_a_new_update-news-1492.php
Posted by gola
I've got a soft spot for the N900, there, I've said it!
And I now have a real reason to get a new screen for my Satio, it fell and cracked and no it wasn't planned
On 2010-03-05 20:56:08, amawanqa wrote:
@ gola:
Have you seen this Satio update?:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_[....]via_a_new_update-news-1492.php
Edit: Well I just finished "updating" and I definitely didn't get WVGA (864 x 480 pixels) video recording, or do I have to unlock it first?
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-03-07 21:46 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Lol Gola,:o Dam! Is the Satio screen made of glass? I thought all Resistive screens were made of soft plastic at the top where you Touch and hard under that
anyway hope it doesnt take long to fix bro. Hobbs is not going to be impressed
What do you think of Vivaz by the way? If its at the right price i think i may go for it...
Posted by gola
GUCCI
nah, it's plastic, but I'd rather it was glass. Well it's doing to take awhile 'cos I want to get it insured then claim afterwards, don't know how that is going to turn out...
Yeah, all I could think about is HOBBS' words
eish.
Ya, i noticed that you like the Vivaz, well if I had a choice between it and the N900, I'd go for the latter. I don't know much about the Vivaz other than it looks good, it's got HD recording and a different homescreen to the satio that for some reason has everyone on Esato excited. What do you think about the rumoured 12mp Nokia?
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-03-07 22:27 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Haha! Nice! Well when you insure its not like they come and look at your phone, we insured all the phones over the phone,all they asked was the IMEI, Model and price of the phone,so that shouldnt be a problem. Is it still useable though? Fixing a resistive shouldn't be as expensive as a capacitive, but then again its an SE,hopefuly the insurance cover that.
Part of me wants the Satio but the battery is such a major deal breaker
Yep dig the Vivaz in Black, i would also take a N900 without any hesitation but that thing is going to be expensive,if the N97 is 8g's im sure N900 will be like 10,so Voda will ask for a large pay-in.
Not sure yet though, i wonder when NOKIA will announce that 12mp, and then there's also the Moto Milestone and Htc Hero that i like a lot
Posted by gola
Ya, it's readable, the crack is about 2cm at the top right corner, but it breaks my heart every time I look at the screen, it's going to stay like this for a while until I go home, I hope
Well you get used to charging the phone once daily, it's not that bad...
I checked the n900 the other day on the net and it was R6000, I was expecting more.
Did you just Motorola, lol, yeah sure it's awesome, but it's still a Motorola. The Hero on the other hand
Do I need to unlock my phone first before I can update it?
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-03-07 22:44 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
oh thats not bad then, i had this image of the whole screen cracked in my mind.
Thats not bad then, hmmm...we'll see,in that case i may have a Satio come August, is it performing as well as the W900 in terms of music quality though?
R6000 for N900?
where did you see that?
Haha! Yeah, true,still a MOTO, i dont think its coming to SA though, are MOTO even still here? It seems to be the most complete Android,im not totaly into the NexusOne.
Unless VodaCom have some how managed to get the new Satio update on time then nah,you dont need to unlock, but being Voda i dont think they do, i debranded my 5800 when updating to V40 back in January, its now March and they still dont have V40 apparently. So you probably will need to debrand,just run SEUS and check if the update is available for you though.
Posted by Hobbs
Hi Guys.Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Gola Gola Gola.Where do I begin ....... Nah,I won't bore you other than to say sorry to hear that and hope you can get it fixed in quick time and covered by insurance.
Just checked my upgrade dates and I have one in May and one in July.Shocking thing is......I don't care and am going to terminate both.Am I terminally ill? Did I suffer a serious head injury? Have I lost my mind?
This must be the first time in the last couple of years that I haven't run around like a headless chicken.Wow! I'm shocked.E90 and iPhone all the way baby.Like a sensible Wangaman.
@Brix Stormers played well against the Highlanders.Potential semi-finalist? What do you think? Maybe to early to tell.
Posted by Hobbs
Wow,what a scorcher here in Cape Town today.We took the day off and I spent it swimming.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Yes Hobbs,you are indeed crazy
watch a couple of N900 reviews and im sure you'll be looking to replace the E90 with it lol,and the 3G with the upcoming iPhone4G.
Speaking of upgrades, i was just browsing EliteMobile and, clicked on Satio,right now its just R800 pay-in on my contract
thats a lot of phone for that, going into the Geek details: its the least expensive smartphone running on the high-end ARM A8-Cortex platform,with its TI OMAP3430 CPU, the Vivaz is meant to be cheaper than Satio, so im now realy looking forward to it now 
i REALY cant see NOKIA doing better than that, the X6 is an option but its just a 5800xm with a 5mp cam and Capacitive display, N97Mini has inherited a lot of N97 bugs, and the N97 is at a ridiculous R2599 pay-in, Vivaz or Satio FTW!! lol
Posted by amawanqa
On 2010-03-08 06:29:19, Hobbs wrote:
...I'm shocked.E90 and iPhone all the way baby.Like a sensible Wangaman.
Posted by amawanqa
P1i sepia pic:
Posted by gola
GUCCI
Thanks. Well, with regards to music performance, the volume is the only problem, other than that, all is good
I was wrong about the update, the music doesn't stop any more after checking my airtime. But that annoying beeping sound is still there.
The Satio is a really great phone, I don't see why anyone wouldn't want one, just make sure that the screen always has the protector.
About the N900, it's R5950 at cacell.co.za http://www.cacell.co.za/advan[....]?keywords=n900&categories_id=1
Hobbs
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-03-09 12:31 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Gola
Thanx for the info bro!
All
Local rapper JubJub and a friend of his have got themselves into some major kak:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.ph[....]_id=vn20100309041111629C991982
Deepest condolences to the victims familys
saw some footage of them pulling out the one Mini Cooper S, with its suspension sticking out the side
they must have been flying, both looked completely wrecked.
Many under estimate those little machines...
Posted by gola
Ye, heard about that, some unfortunate news there
Posted by Hobbs
Hey guys.How everybody doing?
Posted by Hobbs
For Rhino
http://www.gsmarena.com/opera[....]able_for_android-news-1505.php
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Gola
You heard Snoop Dogg's new track, I Wanna Rock? TOO FRESH
and the video is just crazy, this guy is just on that laid back boss tip
Posted by Rhino8
On 2010-03-11 18:21:34, Hobbs wrote:
For Rhino
http://www.gsmarena.com/opera[....]able_for_android-news-1505.php
I got that, will probably test it out this weekend.
WRT me being so quiet, I do check in every day, but i have been promoted to area manager at work, and with it came loads more work, and more responsibility.
Just a heads up
Posted by Rhino8
I tried opera mini 5 beta on my droid and WOW its fast and clean. I cant wait for the final version
Posted by jmash
Wow congtats on your promosion Rhino
Posted by amawanqa
yeah, congrats on the promotion, rhino.
Cue Uncle Ben's line from the first Spiderman movie, "With great power, comes great responsibility..."
Eish, don't we know it.
@ Gucci:
Have you seen this rumoured Nokia C6?:
http://www.gsmarena.com/touch[....]qwerty_keyboard_-news-1508.php
Posted by gola
Rhino
Congrats boet
GUCCI
Nah bro, will check it out tomorrow when I get to my place...
All
I think i might have convinced my brother to get the n900 cos he did. Seems like a pretty cool phone so far, it's definitely not a camera phone and the battery sucks... Will probably post pics if Esato doesnt give me log in problems again
Oh and it's got a brilliant pair of stereo speakers, definitely more of a multi media phone than the Satio. And I love the landscpe to portrait transitions in the photo viewer, otherwise everything else is just in landscape.
[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2010-03-13 18:37 ]
Posted by amawanqa
P1i sepia n' solarize pic:
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-03-13 20:33 ]