iPhone & HTC Touch Diamond - Page 5

petemc · 09-06-2008, 12:34

I've been up since 5:30am for a shoot and I had visions of this day being so so so slow but here we are at mid point. I've still got other shots to get later too. I'm totally set on the iPhone 3G now. I just hope its a good price, out tomorrow and that I can get one.

http://www.macrumorslive.com/ FTW

I've heard a rumour that Twitter will crash from iPhone news overload.

leowyatt · 09-06-2008, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Is anyone covering it realtime this year?

Don't think anyone here will be but the usual will engadget, macbreakweekly, etc.

Desmo · 09-06-2008, 14:16

I'd still happily take the Touch over the iPhone. The iPhone is just too locked down for my liking and I don't think I could acquire all the software I'd want to play about with. I know you can jailbreak it but that's too risky for a phone to me.

From what I've read, the speed on the Touch is down to some software problem that there is a fix for so not a biggy for me.

Daz · 09-06-2008, 14:21

I just hope he also springs something reasonably large that isnt the 3G iPhone. Just because we're all expecting it now and it wont be a surprise!

Mark · 09-06-2008, 15:23

The whole apps thing doesn't bother me. Save Opera which I wouldn't need, I've never installed any apps on my current phone anyway (though that's mostly because I don't know what there is that's worth installing anyway) so not being able to isn't really a loss. It's the cost of the phone and contract that do more bad things for me than anything else.

PS - Daz - difficult to tell. Apple used to have a knack for springing surprises but some of their recent efforts have seemed a little less than stellar.

Mark · 09-06-2008, 18:18

'Remote Wipe' indeed. That gives me scary Orwellian thoughts.

leowyatt · 09-06-2008, 18:41

No 3G yet

petemc · 09-06-2008, 18:45

Location based apps. Wave of the future. I remember they had similar things in Japan a few years ago. Games that used real world locations. You had to go places in the real world to find clues n things.

Feek · 09-06-2008, 18:49

Aye the mobile news network looks interesting. Quite a bit of location based stuff, I know they use cell locations at the moment but I wonder if this is leading to the GPS.

leowyatt · 09-06-2008, 18:50

The one thing we need to remember about this location based stuff is it will be FAR FAR FAR more accurate and plentiful for the US customers.

09-06-2008, 12:34	#41
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	I've been up since 5:30am for a shoot and I had visions of this day being so so so slow but here we are at mid point. I've still got other shots to get later too. I'm totally set on the iPhone 3G now. I just hope its a good price, out tomorrow and that I can get one. http://www.macrumorslive.com/ FTW I've heard a rumour that Twitter will crash from iPhone news overload. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

09-06-2008, 14:16	#43
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I'd still happily take the Touch over the iPhone. The iPhone is just too locked down for my liking and I don't think I could acquire all the software I'd want to play about with. I know you can jailbreak it but that's too risky for a phone to me. From what I've read, the speed on the Touch is down to some software problem that there is a fix for so not a biggy for me. __________________

09-06-2008, 14:21	#44
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	I just hope he also springs something reasonably large that isnt the 3G iPhone. Just because we're all expecting it now and it wont be a surprise! __________________ apt-get moo

09-06-2008, 18:41	#47
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	No 3G yet __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

09-06-2008, 18:45	#48
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Location based apps. Wave of the future. I remember they had similar things in Japan a few years ago. Games that used real world locations. You had to go places in the real world to find clues n things. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

09-06-2008, 15:23	#45
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	The whole apps thing doesn't bother me. Save Opera which I wouldn't need, I've never installed any apps on my current phone anyway (though that's mostly because I don't know what there is that's worth installing anyway) so not being able to isn't really a loss. It's the cost of the phone and contract that do more bad things for me than anything else. PS - Daz - difficult to tell. Apple used to have a knack for springing surprises but some of their recent efforts have seemed a little less than stellar.

09-06-2008, 18:18	#46
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	'Remote Wipe' indeed. That gives me scary Orwellian thoughts.

09-06-2008, 18:49	#49
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Aye the mobile news network looks interesting. Quite a bit of location based stuff, I know they use cell locations at the moment but I wonder if this is leading to the GPS. __________________

09-06-2008, 18:50	#50
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	The one thing we need to remember about this location based stuff is it will be FAR FAR FAR more accurate and plentiful for the US customers. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"