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• Am I mistaken to think that a beta tester is not supposed to report all of these details to the masses? I thought the whole point of beta testing was to report back to the manufacturer so they can improve the final product to be ready for release to the general public, not to report insignificant and irrelevant (in the big picture, specifically here being the final product) buggy details that will surely get iPhone owners worried for no reason. I'm not suggesting that you aren't trying to help, but I suspect that you are doing more harm than good, with the assumption being that Apple will take care of most of these things before release. If I am correct in my thinking, I'd imagine you are violating an agreement with Apple by posting your buggy details here. Maybe I'm wrong... In reply to: "iPhone OS 3.0 hands-on screenshots"

  March 20, 2009

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• Is this thing ever actually going to be available? July has come and gone, and I don't believe it has been released yet. In reply to: "EchoStar TR-50: HD DVR for the antenna crowd"

  August 6, 2008

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• ..... And furthermore.... The first patent for a wireless phone was issued to some guy in 1908. I guess Apple stole their idea for the iPhone from that guy, they must owe his family a fortune. Yep, that should shut the crying mouths of those who complain that someone has copied the iPhone! You see how ridiculous this is? If it wasn't for people constantly copying and improving on what is out there, we wouldn't be the great country that we are. We wouldn't have the wonderful technology and conveniences that we have. I'm amazed by the ingenuity that it took to create a watch (or a larger clock, for that matter). I mean, the things that we take for granted and don't even give a second thought to, it just blows your mind if you start to think about them. To put some springs and tiny gears together, and by some miracle create something that will keep accurate time, that you can wear on your wrist? Then to take that even further, for someone to program a tiny computer to emulate this timekeeping machine (the clock movement) and to do it in the same space (or even less space) so you can still wear it on your wrist? I'm 43. I can't imagine the technology advancements that my great grandparents, and even my grandparents experienced in their lifetimes. Going from a record player that you cranked by hand in the past, to thousands of songs that you can forget that you even have in your pocket today. We just take it all for granted, and complain when someone dares to copy our favorite thing, and try to improve upon it. My condolences to you poor babies, it must be tough being you. In reply to: "Can the Instinct take on the iPhone?"

  April 7, 2008

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• I've never understood these whiny crybaby complaints about someone copying the iPhone. Isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Other companies have always, and will always try to improve on existing models, whether we are talking about cell phones, vehicles, whatever. It is inevitable that the best features of the existing models (some of those features which may leave no room for improvement) will be copied by the competitor. What was the first modern "retro" car? I don't even know the answer to that question. Was it the New Beetle in 1998? If so, then are the PT Cruiser, FJ Cruiser, HHR, Mini, Prowler, SSR, Mustang, Camaro, etc, etc, etc all copying off of the New Beetle? Someone gets a good idea, and others borrow and adapt from it. It has always been that way, and it will always be that way. In reply to: "Can the Instinct take on the iPhone?"

  April 7, 2008

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• "The video quality was rather mediocre though; a little like watching terrestrial TV."
  
  Huh? I watch nothing but terrestrial TV, and the only better video quality I can get from my system is when I watch an HD-DVD at 1080p. I routinely watch sports in 1080i HD via my terrestrial TV signal. If this phone has video quality anywhere near that, then that is far from mediocre! The point is... There is a broad spectrum when it comes to video quality on terrestrial TV. I mean, you would think you were using two completely different technologies if you compared an analog signal from a station 90 miles away to a digital HD signal from a nearby station. Both of these signals would fall within the definition of "terrestrial TV" though, and are both received with the same equipment. Maybe the author needs to be more specific if they are going to make a comparison to try to describe the video quality of this phone? In reply to: "Hands-on with the LG Vu and AT&T Mobile TV"

  April 7, 2008

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• You beat me to it, CigarJohnny... Kent did get that right, as you said. The previous posters sounded knowledgeable, but were wrong on that point. This is the first Sprint phone to be Rev. A ready out of the box. The Mogul was Rev. A capable, but wasn't Rev. A functional until that recent firmware update. I did the update on my Mogul, but haven't really put it to the test yet to see if it is a noticeable improvement in my connection speed. I do like the fact that one feature of the Rev. A update is that GPS is now enabled on the Mogul. For anyone who has a Mogul... Sprint makes a point of including their Sprint Navigation as part of the update (not sure if it was on the phone already). You may have already been using google maps (www.google.com/gmm). If you go and download google mobile maps again, after you do the firmware update on the Mogul, you will get a new version that is GPS capable. Once you open the program on your phone, you can go into the menu and turn on GPS within the program. It will give you a poor man's navigation system. Not as slick as Sprint Navigation, but it's free. You can get directions like before, but you will now have an onscreen cursor that follows your progress on the route. If you go off the route, it won't automatically recalculate like a navigation system will. You also don't have a cockpit view with ETA, speed, any of that. Anyway... Sorry for getting so off topic! I do plan to buy one of these Instincts when they become available. Hopefully I will be happier with it than I was with my (similarly touted, award winning) UpStage last year. And I was wondering about Wi-Fi also, but I'm assuming it doesn't have it, or they'd have surely mentioned it. In reply to: "Samsung's Instinct"

  April 7, 2008

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• I'm no Sony lover, but...
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  "Less Competition = Bad for Consumers
  Posted by zmrt69 (See profile) - February 24, 2008 6:49 PM PST
  
  I think the real losers in Toshiba's decision to no longer participate in this market niche are you and me the consumer. With more or less a monopoly on this portion of the market Sony will probably feel free to institute greater controls for preventing consumer choice."
  
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  While I've got my share of Sony products, I'm not an HD DVD basher/Blu-ray lover by any means. I actually chose HD DVD in this battle. I don't regret my Toshiba A-35 purchase. It's an awesome HD player and upconverting player for SD DVDs.
  
  So I'm not here to defend Sony, but I really don't understand the Sony bashing by saying that they now have a monopoly in the HD format. They just happen to be the major player because of the PS3, but they are only one of many players in the development of the format. Look at it this way... Toshiba was one of the major players in the development of the DVD format, and Sony was on the other side. Toshiba and their partners won that battle, yet... I seriously doubt that anyone was worried that Toshiba then had a stranglehold on the market. It is only because of the success of the PS3 that Sony is seen now as being in that position. I don't see it that way. It is a format. Sony doesn't own the format, just as no single entity owned (or owns) the DVD format. To think otherwise is more than a little bit nutty. In reply to: "It's official: Toshiba announces HD DVD surrender"

  February 25, 2008

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• I don't get it...
  I know I may be repeating what has already been said many times (I didn't take the time to read many other comments), but what is the big deal about this? It is a high price to pay, just to eliminate one cable to the computer. The predominant clutter of cables from a USB hub is the (in this case) 4 cables going to the 4 separate peripherals, not the 1 cable going to the computer. I'm a front runner gadget kind of a guy, but I will pass on this one. I see this one showing up on price searches within a year for about 25% of its original retail price. In reply to: "Belkin CableFree unplugs printers and more"

  January 14, 2006

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• good review....
  Good review. One comment though.... These voice dialing features have been available on Samsung's higher end phones for a while. I have the same features on my A-600, which has been available for over 1 1/2 years now (because I'm at my 18 month upgrade rebate eligibility, so I know it has been out at least that long). Digit Dial, exactly as you described... Name Dial, just say the name of any phone book entry.... Phone Book, opens up any phone book entry without dialing....Also has voice commands to open the browser, play games or record a new voice memo.
  
  It is nice to see Sanyo catching up in this area, because the user independent voice commands are very nice, and a safety feature when combined with the ability to do it with a headset on. If you have a headset with the inline button, you don't even have to reach out and touch the phone if you don't want to. Just hold down the button until the phone prompts you for the name or command.
  
  Now if Sanyo could realize that people might want more than 8 speed dials (2-9), along with Bluetooth, maybe they could come up with the perfect phone. I am getting ready to come back to Sanyo for the MM-5600. A couple Sanyo features I have missed while using the Samsung are the speakerphone, and call alarms. I also use a Treo 650, rarely for voice calls, but for web and email. I guess I don't miss the call alarms as much, since it is easy to add things to the calendar on the palm pilot. Still.... I don't guess anyone will ever make a phone for Sprint again, with the simple call alarms that my old Touchpoint 2200 had. In reply to: "Better than anything else Sprint has to offer."

  March 12, 2005

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