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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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thanx for those links Wanqa, spent a good 90min browsing them 
So the iPhone isn't doing quite as well as they'd expected... a 6% hit doesn't sound huge but in financial circles it's quite a blow, despite the 40% climb which they had enjoyed. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that hackers were crawling all over the iPhone the moment it hit the shelves... Fortunately there's been somewhat of an offset in earnings, largely due to the 73% jump in quarterly profits on sales of Macs and iPods...
Just to show how fluid this kind of market is, after the 6% drop their shares then gained 9% in after-hours trading. Go figure 
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hey everyone,its been a while,well u mite hav noticed my avatar has changed and my signature doesnt contain the name W900 anymore unfortunetly it "kicked the bucket",a week ago after school i wanted to log on to mxit but all the applications in my W900 had a red cross symbol next to them and wen i clicked on them i Operation Failed,so i decided to turn it off and turn it on again but all i got was a white screen,so we took it in to vodaworld to get it fixed unfortunetly they couldnt revive it and so they gave me a replacement phone yesterday which is a W880i Silver,i didnt like it but my mum does so we swapd phones and now im using an N80,she didnt like the N80 coz its thick,but i love it,ive moved to s60 nw,love the UI and the N80 screen is a beauty,its my 1st s60 and wont be my last,SE Are great BUT i lyk S60 alot more,im going to mis that huge black walkman thou,it was one hel of a phone its a dam shame it had to go this way,wish i could hav kept it for a ful year,it was goin to be a year old in august lol. 
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Howzit Gucci!
Eish, sorry to hear about the Death Of The Famous Gucci W900i. In a way I'm glad you've at least got a chance now to dabble with a smartphone like the N80.
There's so many sites for free S60 stuff, as I'm sure you know. Enjoy it boet! I still prefer UIQ smartphones, but that's just what suits me. I enjoy what S60 has to offer too though.
@ Kryptik,
No probz, boet. We often use the Primary Resources site for activity worksheets, homework, etc.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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This arrived in the post some time ago.
(Taken with the N73).
I'll be definitely going again, taking a lot of exclusive pics for both a dedicated thread on the show but also some exclusive to our thread.
Last year they also had those live Japanese NTT/ FOMA DoCoMo handsets there too; hopefully they'll have some of the recently released ones at the show as well.
Oh ja, and I'll be taking whatever bags with me again to get as much smartphone-related freebies as possible for us, like I did last year. 
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 T39m,  T610,T630,P900,Nokia7600 & N73
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Thanx boet! @ Ama,im realy enjoying this powerful little device,Wi-Fi is a dream come true  and the OS itself,yep ive found A LOT of software for it,especialy at Prodigits,for my upgrade im looking at N81 or N82,but that wil only be in May next year,so im just going to enjoy my N80 for now
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Droid: Huawei Mate 40 Pro 256GB |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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howzit Gucci, good to see you back So which apps are you running on the N80? |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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This one is specially dedicated to all the petrolheads.
Here's the story: Yesterday morning I get a called out to a valet service in Montague Gardens(industrial area near Milnerton). The MD of the company wanted to inform us that on Tuesday some daft buggers made off with a brand new AMG ML63 .
The vehicle valued at R1.8m, with an 18 month waiting list was still awaiting delivery to its owner. Apparently the criminals stole three sets of keys earlier that morning and later that afternoon returned to steal the car from the yard where it had been parked.
With only a liter of petrol in the tank the thieves could not go too far and indeed they didn't.
The story was broadcast on CapeTalk and other media, this morning some conference delegate at the Convention Centre noticed the car in the underground car park.
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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I dont have alot rite nw hey @ kryptik,ive got: DivX player, Smartmovie, OggPlay, SMS Accelerator, Handy Taskman, Opera8.65, LCG JUKEBOX, Symella, Facewarp, MXit, Operamini, Cpu Monitor, Zipman and Y-Browser.stil going to put more wen i get a bigger memory card
WOW @ Brix, i dont blame the guys for stealing it lol! Thats one MEAN machine! But the Porsche Cayenne Turbo-S is beta hehehe
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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I just blew my load. This one is dedicated for all those who love exercising their thumbs. Metal Gear Solid...coming soon (in marvellous 3D) to a (capable) phone near you.
http://gametrailers.com/player/22793.html
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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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@Wangs Wish I had a spare T610 lying around.Loved that phone to bits.One of my favourite SE phones.
@Falcon Like they say,'absence makes the heart grow fonder.' Glad you loving your N95.Have to admit when I see the ad on the telly my heart does desire it a little bit.(Flog me Wanga like the albino in the Davinci Code.)
@Kryptik Shame dude.Are you having a long week.Dont worry cause tomorrow,as Gareth Cliff and the morning team say 'ITS THE WEEKENNNNND BABYYYY!' Bring it on.
@gucci Enjoy your N80 bud.S60 ROCKS.No apologies needed.
Im loving browsing Operamini in landscape mode.Also I quite like the data counter.Tells you exactly how much bytes is going in/out.Also you can access the files on your phone like photo's ect and hopefully upload them without having to use a pc.Must still play around with that.Also you can customise colours of background,text ect.The mod gets a nod from me.Two thumbs up. |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Brix, to quote a term i used a while ago, those thieves were vaakvisse Could've darem swung by a filling station and topped up the tank
Hobbs, i love the fact that Mini can be customized, when i installed 1.23 on my 6680 i tinkered about until i got the colours exactly how i liked it, then poked about until i found the correct files to transfer to my 6630 so that it's set up the same way |
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ da brixsta:
(Solid) Snakes alive! That's good news! Now if they can also make Blazing Angels for a cellphone platorm, I'll be such a happy Wanqa.
http://blazing-angels.us.ubi.com/ps3/index.php
@ Hobbster,
Ya the T610 is indeed a classic.
I took these earlier today with the N73. It's my current cellphone 'collection'. I use the P900 and N73 the most by far. One has an O2 sim in it, the other Orange. The T610 has a Mobile World (Carphone Warehouse) sim in it.
The Nokia 7600, one of Nokia's very first 3G handsets, is used off-peak for Vodafone's 'Stop The Clock' promotion. (talk for 1 hour, only pay for the first 3 minutes). I just really dig the handset's quirky, extremely original form, although it's a bitch to SMS with.
The T630, in ice-white, remains the best-looking phone to date IMHO. Stunning. Like the T39m in the pics that follow it, it is brand spanking new. I bought them with the intention of using up all the credit ranging, from 1-5, on loads of free simcard promotions that the networks have here. I just don't obviously get round to doing this as I intended though.
I might still get rid of them, before I buy any newer handset/s, as I really don't want to become sucked into an obsession of collecting classic phones, even if each does appeal in their own way:
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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@Hobbs
thanx bro,i realy am enjoying it,i still have a lot to learn i see lol, this weekend im realy going to play around with everything,ive installed some Windows Vista themes,i like how they change all the menu icons for example the music player icon changes into a black ipod video,its all so customizable
Phone: iPhone 15 Pro Max Black Ti 512GB
Tablet: iPad Pro 11” 2020 Space Gray 256GB
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Droid: Huawei Mate 40 Pro 256GB |
Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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The availability of apps and themes for S60 phones is what makes it so great.They just keep churning them out.So I hope you going make the most out of your new baby gucci.Start filling up that memory card like theres no tomorrow.Great sites out there.I like a site called Novaks.That guys got S60 totally sussed.Hey Wangs.Thats the strangest looking Nokia man.What in heavens name made you get that? Other than that nice little collection you got there.My boss is also collecting SE phones shes used.So far she has the T68i,k700i and shes getting that black clamshell.I think its called Z600i.I sometimes play on her k700i and its a great little phone.Its got a awesome screen.Small but so crisp and clear.Nice keypad.Just an allround great little phone.Gave her a vodafone branded k500i to add to her collection that i had.One of the most disappointing phones i think i've ever owned.And I'll give her the P990i in two months when I get my Nokia E90.lol yeah right. |
francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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To catch up, and reply as I read:
Congrats to all the awards winners:-) I am glad we also did well...
So, about the Harry Potter thing, I obtained a copy from my local 3G connection. All it cost me was 4 fake torrent downloads, then got the real one. I decided i wanted to finish the story I started reading so many years ago. Good news: that annoying house-elf from the second movie dies. Other than that, I think Rowling did a good job, and actually wrote a book that is half worth reading. And once again, it was great being able to read it on my phone. I really should stop being a book pirate. If I go on like this, fake books will start circulating the street, badly printed books:-)
My fiend is here from China, to marry his wife in front of his parents, to prove to us that he really is married:-) Anyway, he brought his phone, which would have been an HtC if it was from around here, but it is called something else...slipped my mind. And the phone works lekker. I would love a handset like that! We might be taking a trip to Sabie next weekend, if all goes according to plan. Will take some pictures and upload it for you guys if we do go. That is, Sudwala Caves, the mountains, Pilgrims Rest, Potholes, God's Window(Which is sure to be open, as it always is when I get to go there:-( ) and some other sights and sounds.
Talking about the beamer over the traffic circle, a week or two ago a guy drove his hummer up the licensing departments stairs in "silent protest" at their lack of and pathetic service.
Talking about driving like a maniac, last time at Sabie, Im was there with maniacs, and we did a lot of over 120km/h driving up and down the scary mountain routes, the ones that max at 80...that, my dear friends is crazy, but fun!
About the net addict thing, we all go through stages, and I have my days, but I never let it get in the way of my life. If I rather stay at home for surfing and chatting than go to invited events, I know something is wrong. When I don't post for quite a while like the last week, it means I am busy, and life takes priority. If I post a lot it means things at work is slow. But we try to keep busy these days. Back in the day when I worked office the whole time, I posted a lot, but now I only get time in the evenings when I am not doing other stuff.
@ wanqa, about the admin thing, spent some time at CHC, the school, and the teachers are printing reports. Printer is set up right so that all 3 pc's in the teachers work room will print to it, but the teachers seem to keep on unplugging the printer and plugging it into their machines when they want to print, despite printing working 100%...nothing a cable tie and a sarcastic note could not fix. And might I add, apologies to all women, we don't have this problem with the male teachers. hehe!
Oh, about the Linux phone, my friend should get it. He will completely program the thing to work with a command prompt, I tell ya! It's functionality will be great...you would have to type in the name or the number of the person to phone them, sms's would be a shlep...but he would like it...hehe!
@ Gucci, RIP for your W900i....Mine is still happily working, reading a lot of books on it, play few games, and spend a lot of time catching up on tech news on my phone. N80 not bad at all though, when I got my w900i, it was between the n80, which only got released 6 months later anyway in SA, and the w900i, so I went SE...Mine is close to 15-16 months old, I think?! You should seriously consider the w960i as an upgrade, but if some N8* range phone floats your boat, I will not argue, since they are not bad...
N80 has a package where you can edit skins and looks and such, but then we are talking about maximum look and feel changes...it is just a big download as I remember...50-100mb somewhere?! But there are many nice skins available...searched for my one friend once when I had bandwidth to waste.
@ hobbs, was just wondering, are you trying to bed her?! hehe! Glad you at least got your senses together...keep that baby forever...the p990i
Sorry for the long post, just catching up. It is the way of the Francois:-) Time for bed...
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