Posts by FlossyThePig
21 posts • joined Thursday 5th April 2012 17:36 GMT
Posted in Review: Nokia Lumia 520
Re: Sony Xperia E
Screen resolution?
Sony 320 x 480, Nokia 480 x 800
Internal storage?
Sony 4GB (plus 32GB microSD), Nokia 8GB (plus 64GB microSD)
Offline SatNav?
Sony ?, Nokia yes
Posted in Review: Disgo 8400G 7.9in Android tablet
Wake up at the back!
Yes is the answer. Micro SIMs are supplied as a press out component of full size SIMs
Posted in Review: Disgo 8400G 7.9in Android tablet
Re: for not much more...
A colleague bought a Nook HD 8GB for £119. Slipped in a microSD card with a £10 software hack. Ended up with a 7" tablet with full android (not the locked down B&N version) and a resolution of 1440x900.
Posted in Win a Nexus 7 with reed.co.uk and El Reg
Re: Subversion
Many years ago my father entered the job title of "Soap tank boiler attendant" on an immigration form when he was production manager of a soap facory in Nigeria. A few month later he came across of immigration statistics and was delighted to see "Soap tank boiler attendant - 1" in the figures.
Re: "The Lumia 620 has been well-received, and deservedly so"
I've got one, works well and not too large like Nexus 4 and all the rest.
Has Google taken over the "spawn of the Devil" mantle from Microsoft?
Average?
what's wrong with average?
By "pretty average" do you mean below average?
When is Infinity not Infinity?
I got a letter from BT telling me of the availability of their Infinity product. Went on their website to check expected speed.
"Great news! You can now get faster download speeds using our upgraded fibre optic network. Faster Total Broadband is only available on our Unlimited Broadband and Calls package."
Expected 5.3Mb download which is better than the 2.3Mb I get now.
So I can get FTTC but not at an Infinity speed so they insist I must have the most expensive ADSL package, that's £26/month plus line rental.
Re: Broadband = New British Rail?
I've said it before:
Early 21st century Broadband should equate to early 20th century National Grid.
Scrap HS rail London to Birmingham and use money to do broadband properly.
Re: Plusnet are owned by BT?
Why? It's a bit like saying I won't buy a Ferrari because they are part of the Fiat group
Posted in Review: Apple iMac 21.5in late 2012
Grammar
The style of "English" irritated me so much I stopped reading before the end of the first page.
Re: Comma
What about "best used for bonking against tills"
Is it just me who reads the coarser British meaning first?
Re: Anyone else
"I was thinking the same thing and also wondering if it would play out the same way if it were in the UK."
http://www.apple.com/uk/legal-judgement/
Posted in Kobo Glo illuminated e-reader review
Re: Resolution???
My Kobo Touch has a resolution of 600x800 and the text isn't jagged. Perhaps the typeface used in your Sony is poorly designed. I have 8 typefaces to choose from with size varying from "too small to read" to "three words per line", all with smooth outlines.
Re: Uh....
Running Windows 8?
Ferrari
I hate to actually post a positive comment about this apple patent but if you look at all the pictures they are not specifying a ractangle with rounded corners. Thay are patenting the whole look of the item complete with the position and shape of buttons and sockets.
In much the same way Ferrari patent the shape of their cars.
Blue in the face
I have said it before and I will say it again. FTTP should be rolled out in the same way as the National Grid was in the 1930s.
If the government were really serious about broadband they would pay for it. If they scrapped the HS2 London to Birmingham line the maney saved would pay for HTTP many times over.
National Grid
The broadband network should be treated like the National Grid in the 1930s. Unfortunately the government (past and present) want something for nothing, delivered before their next general election.
I read that NZ have decided to skip FTTC for most users, going straight to FTTP as it will be cheaper in the long term. They intend to have a "world-class broadband network ".
Posted in How hard is 3D printing?
Things to come
if you consider the Makerbot to be the equivalent of an early 8 pin dot matrix printer think what the the equivalent of a current inkjet printer will do. The current range from Objet are interesting but the price is way beyond my budget.
Lifespan
Will iTunes still be around in thirty years time?
How many people bought their music on CD thirty years ago? None as they didn't hit the market until 1983.
Who knows what format audio and video will be in the future.
Posted in Ten phones for seniors
Hearing impaired
I didn't post as anonymous but do you wear hearing aids? I suspect not.
Hearing aid compatible usually means they don't cause the aid to whistle or buzz. Most phones are "Hearing aid compatible" but I still have to remove an aid to use them. The phone on my desk at work has an external amplifier, between phone and handset, which means no one else can use it as it is TOO LOUD for them.
I want to know what the phones are like to actually use with hearing aids, not what the spec says.
Posted in Asda knocks out Kobo e-reader for £49
The cheap Kobo uses an older version of the e-ink display. The more expensive Kobo Touch uses the same display as the Kindle Touch and cheaper. E-books from British libraries are compatible with Kobo but not Kindle.
