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• Really? The user interface is too complicated? TVs can be controlled with Ch /Ch- V /V- http://www.amazon.com/Tek-Pal-Simple-Remote-Control/dp/B000WNMB2U

  in Tim Cook hints that Apple plans to redefine the television set Comment by jw915 December 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by aross99 Does the price of the handset really matter anymore? In Europe and Asia, you get no-contract pay-as-you-go data plans for as little as $5/month. Yeah, the price of the handset matters.

  in Apple working on a smaller, contract-free iPhone to combat Android - report Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Wow, a 5"-7" touch device that runs a phone/ipod-like OS instead of a tablet OS. Kind of like the Dell Streak or the Galaxy Tab. What amazing innovation!

  in iPad 3 with Retina display, new device sized between iPad and iPod in Apple's pipeline Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: The Universal SIM would not only cut costs, but would apparently "give Apple an advantage over mobile carriers in influencing customers," Translation: you can't change carriers unless Apple permits it. With current SIM cards, you can t…

  in Apple working on a smaller, contract-free iPhone to combat Android - report Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton So Apple users are attractive mindless drones? What? Yup, that about sums it up.

  in Motorola Xoom featured in ad packed with Apple references Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by justflybob What can I say.... the darn thing just works! iPhone: install iTunes on your desktop, figure out iTunes app, set up syncing with your desktop, fiddle with Exchange settings and set up syncing with Exchang…

  in Nearly half of small business users accessing work email use iPhone Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Both Exchange servers and iPhone are using an old approach to E-mail, one pioneered by Palm and Symbian. It's not surprising that if you look on Exchange servers, you'll see a lot of iPhone users. If you look on Google servers, it's the other way …

  in Nearly half of small business users accessing work email use iPhone Comment by jw915 February 2011
• They actually said the sales were "quite smooth", not "quite small"; it was misreported. Furthermore, Samsung managed to sell a tablet that costs little more than $200 to make at $700, quite a feat, in particular given that the tablet is running …

  in Samsung admits its iPad-rival Galaxy Tab sales were actually "quite small" Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by NoodlesNoodlemann Here's a thought. Buy whatever f*cking phone, tablet, computer you want. I really don't care. But I do... because as more and more lemmings jump over the Apple cliff, Apple dominates the market mor…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by mjtomlin Well that 's a sure thing, since the iPad will debut with iOS 4.x. Apple has yet to say ANYTHING about iOS 5. So, all of Android's gee-whiz features may not be anything unique. Yeah, Apple can copy Android,…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by bmovie If you are happy with your Tab, then go away. All 15 million iPad users are probably not as smart as you are and Steve Jobs will be phoning you in a few minutes for advice on how to save Apple computer. Please h…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Wurm5150 So basically Android 3.0 is Geek/Tech Savvy optimized. iOS is grandma, mom, sister, kid, doctor, accountant, numb nuts, George W. Bush, Jessica Simpson, the dude who's got better things to do than f*#k around …

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by AdonisSMU Please! They get 100,000 apps a month to review of course they aren't going to catch everything. Google lets everyone play and they still only have 100k in apps. Be that as it may, the fact remains: securi…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by mytdave I don't think it's better than iOS, but it is different. Android has been ahead of iOS on pretty much everything since day one: multitasking, security, input methods, widgets, app integration, ease of develo…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by bmovie Gee, I'd like some spamware, sloppy coding, unsupported apps, a little malware, maybe a Chinese robot to send back personal info, incompatible updates, phone/vendor crapware, maybe half a dozen annoying alert so…

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• I use an Android tablet and an iPad daily and have to say: the author doesn't know what he is talking about. Microsoft's tablet PCs are a direct adaptation of desktop systems, with cumbersome window management, pen input, and other misfeatures. …

  in Android 3.0 Honeycomb more akin to Tablet PC than iPad Comment by jw915 February 2011
• Apple didn't come up with the idea of an app store; several other platforms had something like this before, including the Danger Hiptop and Linux distributions. App stores have also been available from third parties, for example Steam. Unfortuna…

  in First look: Apple's Mac App Store simplifies buying, updating software Comment by jw915 January 2011
• We had bought an Xserve for our small business to support about a dozen Macs. It was a pain to set up and maintain and never gave the full collaborative experience that Apple had suggested it provided. When Apple discontinued the product, we gave u…

  in Why Apple axed Xserve, and how it can reenter the sever market Comment by jw915 December 2010