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* Posts by peachy001

19 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jun 2011

Google accused of ripping off advertisers with video ads no one saw. Now, the expert view

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Re: It Pays to Advertise?

100% the same. I have never yet seen an advert and bought the product.

My kids have, almost, years ago. There was an autoloading water balloon thing. They asked us to buy one, and the Mrs went to B&M and got them some.

My only issue is the piss poor nature of the ads, and indeed, how they relate to me. Dog food, nope, don't need it. Over 65 retirement home, nope don't need it. Some fad lager, nope.

I actually cannot remember an ad relevant to me. Not can I recall an ad that was even consistent with the video. I've watched many EV car channels, but have not seen an EV car ad.

Also, some of the voices and speachbpatterns are beyond irritating. So, I'd avoid their stuff anyway.

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Another redesign on the cards for iPhone as EU rules call for removable batteries

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Re: standardization of removable batteries would be a great follow up

Great points

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Vape or wear

Hopefully they'll get into those god awful disposable vapes.

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Elon Musk issues ultimatum to Twitter staff: Go hardcore or go home

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Re: Easy choice Elon

Yikes

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Twitter, Musk, and a week of bad decisions

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Re: Well...

From what I can tell, Twitter is just a low rent porn platform.

And, I have yet to see a single ad, aside from user links to Onlyfans.

Genuinely, where are the ads?

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By accident

Not "on accident".....

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Windows 11 runs on fewer than 1 in 6 PCs

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Re: Typically we wait for

"Couldn't care less"....

The rest, spot on

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Microsoft Q4 sales up, profit down, shares down. More importantly, someone reboot the CEO. He keeps repeating 'tech intensity' over and over

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Gaming

Gaming showed a massive increase. Will likely get another push towards the end of the year, when new consoles come.

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Pixel perfect: 2019 was best year yet for Google's mobile hardware biz, says analyst

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Couple things wrong with the article, imo, largely not helped by Google's naming conventions. The Pixel 4 (name of the range and the small device in the range) small phone did indeed have a shockingly poor sized battery, though competitors with similar sized devices didn't have 4000mA to 5000mA batteries. The competitors to the 4XL did though. Also, the Pixel 4a XL isn't happening, they'll only release a 4a. Incidentally, the cloud storage free full sized backup was removed from the range, which meant that the Pixel 4 devices were even less compelling. As an aside, the Pixel.5 is rumoured to be much cheaper this year, and also have a weaker processor. Snapdragon 765G or 768G.... I forget.

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Re: Bah!

The 4a has not yet released. The 4 (XL and small have). 4a was due this month, or last, but things happened. Google do indeed need to up their game. The 3a devices were more aggressively positioned, and I suspect they were the bulk of sales. The Pixel 4 was a hot mess, and was lambasted prior to launch by the head guy. I forget his name, but even he knew that the battery life was poor, and the device was way behind the competition. The Soli radar stuff was just a completely unrequested feature, as was removing the fingerprint sensor. The stills taken by Pixels are great, the video is good, audio recording less so. Worse still, they are using a 765G in the Pixel 5.

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UK Carphone Warehouse shops set to sling their last phones, 2.9k redundancies hit high street, as Dixons closes all 531 'standalone' sites

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Yep, a good day/month to bury bad news. I agree, they should have offered the same deals in-store as online, including mobiles.co.uk, their sister online operation, which was always cheaper than even the carphone warehouse online store. If they had, then job done, you have a presence, and a future. It's scary when you have a monopoly on the high street, and you still can't make it work.

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I saw this coming some time ago, as did many I expect. My partner hates me walking into any electronics shops, as I usually end up have a discussion which leaves me moaning at the lack of knowledge. Recent trips, yes I used to make many, would usually involve some store assistant bothering me immediately, I usually shrugged them off. Odd times, I'd engage, butb99% of the time they just showed what a waste of time they were. Case in point, whenever I did question them and ask about any specs of the phone, they would invariably struggle to answer the basics. If I mentioned screen sizes or battery capacity, they really couldn't give me any kind of figure, or say which devices had bigger/smaller displays or capacity. There typical response was to pull out a tablet, and use it to go on the carphone warehouse website. I mean, come on, I can do that myself. They never seemed to be able to do more than read off their own website. That was the same at all the bigger stores. They also had three stores within a very small area. The worst of which was filled with kids, 17-23yrs that just were no techy at all. The exception was at smaller stores that had less footfall. There, the staff, usually 25-50yrs had much greater knowledge, and a far better attitude. They seldom consulted their tablets, and actually knew the products. Even able to tell me, off the top of their head, loads of things about the tariffs and specs. The staff in the larger "flagship" store in my town were surplus to requirements, and genuinely had no more product knowledge than the till operators at Argos.

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Brits pay £490m extra for mobes they already own – Citizens Advice

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Re: EE don't allow you to downgrade

They do allow it, I have done it 3 times now, no issues at all. That said, their pricing is very high. I like EE as it seems to work everywhere for me. Is O2 any good? EE allows me to never go over, something Vodafone seem unable to do. Honestly, mobile telecom providers need a good kick.

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Pixel 3 XL reveals innards festooned with glue and... Samsung?

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Re: What is the point of a thin, glass backed phone

Glass backs are dire. Take a look at ikimobile, they produce a better solution, and look far more premium. Unfortunately, their chips (Mediatek), let them down.

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Unpicking the Pixel puzzle: Why Google is struggling to impress

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Still using my 950xl. Amazes me how it still stands up, apps aside. My 920 was epic at the time. Best back on a phone, and wireless charging. Sadly, the Pixel 2 devices were mid range phones, but with epic photography. A medium sized battery (and the Pixel 3 is smaller!), a shocking screen (go look at ones on display in Carphone Warehouse, all have screens that are knackered and beset by burn in), no headphone jack, no wireless charging. Sadly, they had flagship pricing, which was bizarre. The LGV30, S8 and 9, were way more feature rich. V30 is actually the nicest phone I have held in years. Sadly, their screens and cameras were also poor.

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Panasonic invests smartphone with Eluga Power

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Sounds more appealing than the Sony and HTC offerings. Just that battery bit.... Will it mean short life?

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TV makers ready to test 3D specs' compatibility

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I watched Avatar in 3d at a cinema that was state of the art with prices to match. Enjoyed the film, but it seemed blurry to me and I ended up with a right headache. I genuinely shun and poo poo all 3d options where possible. Got a friend who says Samsung do a TV that can make any picture 3d. The argument I had with him was massively heated. He swore by it and said it was great. Chuffing clown. So it may sound snobby, but if fools like him think it is great, and it gives me a headache, then I want no part of it.

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Ofcom boss warns of low interest in 'superfast' broadband

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I went from 10 meg to 20 meg with Virgin due to gaming issues. The service has been flawless, for everything except gaming. Gaming still has its moments of major lag. I don't download much, so why would I need the extra bandwidth? Especially as I resent paying more than £22 for internet per month. If I wanna download, then I can do it overnight. Never fallen foul of their day time shaping. My needs may change as the kids get older though. I would love iplayer etc upstairs, just don't have the kit that will run it.

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Virgin Media blames Activision for Call of Duty lag problems

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FAIL

nightmare

it isn't just the Xbox Live. YouTube is often poor too. Bit I can avoid that. The killer is the Xbox connection which is shocking at times. I have called to complain, but they have been poor at coming back to me. Come on Plusnet, deliver me some cable services.

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