Posts by .stu

Re: Use spotify myself

No when I was a kid I *bought* (and owned) records and tapes, not that bullshit you said.

Re: Native or Android

If you don't like the permissions an android app requests, don't install it. Works for me.

Re: No defence for this

As a parent I think it is my own responsibility to prevent my children from seeing this sort of content, not facebook.

Re: Regardless of the merits of the Apple patent

No, all it means is that you keep schtum about it until you have filed your patent application.

Re: Perspective please

No, the dirty little thief will insist that you press your finger(s) onto the scanner to unlock the phone for him, or if you don't cooperate, grab your fingers and press them against the scanner by force.

Re: Who the hell cares?

Actually I would say smartphones and tablets are pretty much EXACTLY what Java (or Oak) was originally designed for, along with set top boxes and smart fridges, etc. Certainly not enterprise stuff.

Re: So can I send Rupert an invoice for my train ticket?

"Advertising on TV means I can watch the TV for free."

You would think that wouldn't you, but on Sky you pay a subscription to watch the adverts.

Re: Android permissions design

This post on mse forum says different...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4563409

Re: Not who they are, who they want to be

"Revolutionary and transformative" is stiff like self driving cars and augmented reality glasses. Not really Apple's thing.

Re: Android fans will ge their teeth kicked in and by Samsung

It's gonna be called sOS.

I'd never had any problem with customer support until I had to deal with samsung - most of their agents are ok but they have a few bad apples who are not above lying to their customers.

Re: So glad I'd already given up on MS and Media Centre

I use it for quad tuner DVB-S2 HD + quad tuner DVB-T reception without any problems. I also use DVBLink to share it around the house, and EPGCollector to get the FreeSat epg. The only time I ever have to fiddle with it is when the transponders change (thanks Olympics!!). My friends are amazed whenever the come over for parties, what with the big screen music/video playback with photo slideshows and visualisations. Ripping cds to my network is as simple as putting them into dvd drive and clicking ok, then they are automatically synced to my families phones via google music. I am currently putting all my dvds on the network. But the most amazing thing is that even my wife can use it!

Re: The venomous Leach at it again

John Lewis is at the posher end of the retail spectrum, and despite their "never knowingly undersold" slogan, I've never found their prices to be the cheapest and can always find anything they sell cheaper elsewhere.

However, my experience in PCWorld just yesterday was that there is huge interest in low to mid-priced android tablets, and no interest in iPads. The budget-conscious general public, who have been getting into smartphones via cheap android offerings and now getting into tablets the same way. By this time next year, I expect the wind will have gone from Apple's sails and they will have only a small share of the tablet market, as they now do in smartphones.

God wins

You forgot to mention the nazis.

design patterns

So you've reinvented the wheel a dozen times already?

Central Scrutinizer

Just go and listen to Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa and you'll know what it's all about - just don't try and stream it as that is wrong!

wtf?

Except that Samsung have alread said they will release Gingerbread for it - you just gotta be patient.

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"And how are the shareholders not getting some of the riches?"

Because they don't get dividends, they only get their "riches" when they sell the shares. And once the markets think the share price has peaked, they will want to get out en masse.

Plenty of unlocked android phones still

Just buy it sim-free. No big deal.