Posts by philipm

In poorer countries like South Africa they sell in huge numbers as a cheap way to get 3G internet. I moved back to South Africa from Australia and was surprised to see Blackberries everywhere. I can't recall seeing one at all in...

Quote:Originally Posted by irnchriz Sharp, LG and Samsung provide screens for the iPad. Sharp supply the fewest units compared to the others and were the 3rd supplier to be chosen by Apple. Stands to reason that now the holidays...

I predict the new product will be the iPhone Shuffle. No screen, randomly chooses which number to call.   There: I have as much information to impart as the “analysts”.   Actually there is a case for Apple to make...

Quote: Originally Posted by KDarling  That's a lot of personal data being collected.   Credit, purchases, locations, media preferences.   With all that info and demographics available to sell...

This all reminds me of the Woody Allen movie where he cases a bank using a camera hidden in a loaf of bread. You don't want to hold something that big next to your face. Why "phablets" anyway? You could just as easily call them "Tabones".

Right on the money. I wonder why M$ backers don't get it. Third time lucky didn't work in the MP3 player market, and won't work in the tablet or smart phone market.   The iPhone was never supposed to get into the corporate...

Looks like a brilliant idea, and I'm keen to try one out. Something has to be better than a mouse and keyboard, and touch screens don't really replace them. I've used an iPad long enough to be pretty sure of that, and agree with the...

Quote: Originally Posted by CharliePotatoes  It makes me worry that Apple is unsophisticated enough to chase the myths of green energy.  All such concepts produce at least ten times the release of heat into the...

Wind has a capacity factor of about 30% (meaning you get about a third of its rated capacity, allowing that peak demand may not coincide with windy weather). So storing energy a relatively inefficient way may make sense for wind. What's...

Quote: Originally Posted by motoservo  China will only take an active roll in IP protection when it serves their interests more than hurts it. China's approach all along has been to lie, cheat, and steal their way to the...