Who cares anyway ?...

When we already have Polaris, Kingsoft, QuickOffice, Documents to Go etc, etc,etc...

I remember owning a Windows phone and the "support" for office meant being able to view basic docs.

3rd party apps already fill the gap.

No face blurring ?

So unlike Google, BT don't worry about number plates and faces.

Horrible Youtube app

I can't stand the android app myself. It doesn't always show the channels I'm subscribed to. Trying to read or add comments is badly integrated and too many videos are prevented from being viewed on a mobile app (pretty retarded as Google own Youtube and make the damn app!)

My solution is to open up Firefox and watch the video there, which lets me resize the video how I want and watch in a variety of resolutions depending on bandwidth instead of just HD or SD.

Microsoft complaining about having to use a cludged browser version ? It works better in my experience.

Hasn't it been done ?

Am I wrong in thinking they already tried this with a dock a while back !

I'm sure some were getting excited about it.

So Mint is fine ?

Didn't Mint change the search to duckDuck or something so they could generate revenue ?

No different to Firefox and Mozilla getting revenue from Google.

Malware doesn't give you a switch to turn it off. Last time I looked Ubuntu has a privacy setting to disable the Amazon search.

And if you want to be extra extra safe, uninstall the lens with one command that can be found just by searching "Remove amazon lens from Ubuntu" in your fave search engine.

Wish I hadn't

Got my OTA for my Nexus 7 this morning and went ahead.

The Clock is awful, before it showed whatever background image was in use and looked great as a clock when not in use,now it's plain black with 2 different fonts for the hour and minutes.

The other users feature is good,BUT other users don't have access to apps already installed and need a google account to use the tablet properly.

On the lock screen,the "extra" widgets are limited to calendar and email. You can't use other widgets that have been installed.

The only thing I really like is the new android keyboard.

No more holding out.

I was waiting to see what the mini would be like, I have to admit that even though i'm a die hard android user up till now, the thought of being able to use the same apps as the majority of my friends appealed to me.

However the Nexus 7 at 32GB for 200 quid made be part with my cash.

Waiting for delivery sometime today.

Mickey and Minnie trying to get off planet..

"These are not the Mice you are looking for"

Wrong IP ?

So what happens then if I use my UK account to buy books while travelling in Europe ?

Does it get flagged up as the wrong IP and subsequently risk getting blocked ?

And just a thought, although this person was from Denmark. If this happens to someone in the UK, I'd wonder if Amazon could legally refuse to supply reasons for remote wiping if a request by the consumer is made under the UK's freedom of information and data protection acts.

Bluetooth or GPS

Does this have either ?

I use my phone for satnav but want to get a tablet soon.

Not nothered if it doesn't have GPS but if it has Bluetooth I can connect an external unit, something I do with the phone so I can save battery and have the phone anywhere in the car with voice instructions.

Super heroes ?

I checked out the lab but something bit me.

I'm mouseman (with the incredibly large ears)

TVCatchup

When I want to watch TV in the UK I just use the TVCatchup service, either from the mobile version of the site or using their excellent app.

Springpad

My HP laptop is a hybrid affair, discrett 4200 and 5400HD for a bit more oomph. Linux supplied drivers always seem to think I just have the 4200. The latest Catalyst from AMD works properly and lets me choose which to use. Win 7 no problems but XP is completely unsuported. No hybrid drivers for XP abailable and the normal 5400 driver fails to install.

The networks already do this, it usually get spotted fairly quickly and then you see there are no seeds on a new torrent.

People grabbing torrents tend to download from someone who's built up a reputation for providing consistent seeds that are good.

Master Dick ?

If we get software to recognise Dick, will it recognize Bruce Wayne as well ?

Custom Speccy anyone ?

My first spectrum was a 16k jobbie bought my my stepfather for "school work" *cough*

I save ages to buy an upgrade to 48k which meant putting in new ram chips. My very first hardware upgrade, that actually worked out cheaper than buying the 48k machine in the first place.

Later I had a plus 2 then a disciple disk drive before finally getting a plus 3 in about 1991/92 secondhand with interface 1 and microdrives. Of course it would only work properly in 48k mode as the +2a and +3 were different internally so a friend of mine converted it to a proper 128 by piggybacking a 128 rom and a switch so I could use it as either. It was possible to boot up as a 128,load a program from microdrive,then flip to save it onto the internal +3 drive. Later he added a 720k PC drive that I had working with the plus D from Datel,again,setting it up to switch and be seen as the A: drive instead of B:. I also had a multiface3 unit that meant I could convert all my games to disk. The final addition he did was to add a 3.5 inch jack to the top left of the case with the psuedo stereo modification that many demoscene coders were using, ACB stereo which worked brilliantly.

I even got an old Cub monitor used originally with a BBC and had a scart lead made up for a better picture on a telly.

Apart from the original 16k rubber keyed version, which got nicked everything else was done on the cheap second hand.

Now,I'm emulating the speccy on my android phone and on my laptop, but still have a ZX81 and a Plus3 in the cupboard.

Met office aint the only fruit.

So stuff them. Just use a widget from another provider. there's plenty of them.

The one on my google page isn't from the met office,and the only weather gadget I use on my linux system isn't either.

I feel the same as K 4, that's a ridiculous outlay for a tablet of this size,even if it's spread over 2 years. Plus you'd have to get a larger memory card.

And why is the reviewer complaining about the lack of Orange apps. Having had a ZTE Blade and numerous SPV phones loaded down with Orange bloatware, it's a plus point to not have them.

Now..if this comes out on PAYG at a reasonable price I might be tempted.

cheaper calls

Easiest option before going abroad is make sure your phones unlocked before you go and get a local sim card. Orange in romania is considerably cheaper than Orange in the UK for example (7 euro for 2500 calls/sms on Orange & 120 mins international to mobile and landlines, even comes with 100mb data)

I can't understand why people don't do this and just send a text saying "I'm on this number for the next xx weeks". The person at home will pay more,but still less than the roaming costs usually, especially in europe.

not the point.

When I turn on late night comedy or goto a live show, I expect I'll hear swear words for comedic effect.

I know what the Onion is, I have it in my bookmarks, when I want to see it, I see it.

This was an app review. It's unwarranted and unnecessary here.

Call me a prude if you like, this seems like a great app, but I think I'd have enjoyed the review more if you hadn't used something with so many F words in it.

I don't particularly use profanity in day to day life and don't see any need to have it shoved in front of me on the written page.

Mountains out of molehills.

While I'm not a fanboy (I use win 7 as well) most people in my LuG don't give a hoot, let alone being angry about Unity,KDE or Gnome 3.

You either like it or you don't. Just use a different window manager or a different distro.

Same happened with Win ME and Vista, that's why so many stick with XP.

Go Weather - free,accurate and looks just as good with themes,widgets and animated live wallpapers.

Also supports location via GPS in case the town your in isn't in it's database.

Mate or MGSE ?

It seems that you're reporting Mate is definite, yet I read it to be that while MGSE is being included the final descision to include MATE on the RC hasn't been made yet.

Only if they succeed in making it work correctly will it be on there.

The P910 was just brilliant. I used it for a long time with tom tom on it and a gps receiver I got really cheap from ebay. Perfect size for the pocket. Very themable and I had a nifty app to send messages to anyone silly enough to leave bluetooth on all the time with no security.

Msn ran perfect with a 3rd party program as well and a fantastic Zx Spectrum emulator.

I eventually sold it to get a Palm T3 hooked up to a WM6 handset before moving on to Android.

I was lucky that I worked for a phone company who provided my P910 for free.

Wish I'd kept it.