Since someone said that the phone looks ordinary and that they expected more from google, please repeat after me: Google did not make the phone, Google did not make the phone, Google did not make the phone, Google did not make the phone, Google did not make the phone, Google did not make the...

If you read the quote, they doubled their total sales by expanding into the non-business market. What other market, aside from the consumer market, would that be then? To me it sounds like the consumer market, and thus hardly like they're suffering in it. MS did indeed provide more (16gb for...

Let the more desperate people run forth and be test subjects? Sounds fair enough to me, although I want a smartphone I'm in no rush.

Quote: Originally Posted by joneeboi It may not be as downright intuitive and easy to use as a physical keyboard, but when I'm trying, I can out-type any of my friends' physical QWERTY keyboards on my iPhone. It takes quite a bit of adjustment, but take a step back: will lightly tapping...

"RIM sold 5.6 million smartphones in April through June, up from 2.5 million a year ago, as it found new clients beyond its main business market." Doubling their sales by expanding into the commercial smartphone market isn't my idea of "taking a hit" or "struggling".. Is there any evidence...

Let's not confuse android with HTC dream, fellows. From an audio point of view, I'm not keen on a prop HP out. I do like the idea of some tactile response (HTC dream) and I like the idea of a more open OS (android).

I know that :P With noticeable difference, I meant "noticeable when listening to music or watching videos on a D2 or similar".

If Q5 has 60-80, I assume it's not trying to compete for massive size, but for players in that range. Cowon holds quite a small market share overall I believe. The two closest to Apple is Sandisk and MS I believe. I don't know about Sandisk, but I know there are a fair few companies making Zune...

I have a pair of ATH-A700 and like them a lot. I also have a pair of koss portapro, but not with me at the moment. If you can hold off buying until early next month I should be able to compare them side by side (although I'm no expert at audio so might not use all the appropriate terminology)...

I don't think HTC Dream intends to knock Apple out in one punch. Whereas Apple sold a bit over 1m phones in the first quarter for sale, HTC Dream is aimed at selling 400k. Even so, it would be a sizable chunk and that is just from one phone manufacturer. Google android (unfortunately in a way...

Just a question: Since the music is disabled if your subscription runs out, does that mean that one needs to be connected to internet to listen to the music (so it can check whether you are subscribed or not) or is it enough to just connect every time it bills you?

Personally I don't care who makes the DAP, I'll buy the one that is best for me. I think (and this piece of news just reinforce such a belief) that the more people who are trying to make good DAPs, the better value for money I'll get. Edit: aluren, just because they're unlikely to lose their...

Scompton, I do have some albums listed under various artists. If more than one person has participated in an album, that's where it goes. I also have one album for each major provider of audiolectures (with further subdirectories for area), rather than them sorted under name of lecturers (which...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zanth Nothing andare said was incorrect or hyper-fanboyish at all. Everything written is exactly the reason Apple completely dominates the DAP market. By dominating I pretty well mean own it outright. The few alternatives are barely a blip for most people...

I never really had any problem with the quantity of music, even when it is many times more than I can fit on my DAP. They're all named fairly straight forward, music -> artist -> album -> files with the song title as name, making finding anything fairly easy.

Work for the Apple Inc. marketing department, andare? If not, maybe you should apply for a job. They might turn you down for too much bias though. "seamless integration with the software that manages it" And seamlessly trying to ram a program down people's throats rather than allowing drag...

Okay, so there's a new smartphone being released. It's made by HTC, called HTC Dream, and has been rebranded by T-Mobile and is sold with google android on it. If you look at the specs on the official page, they are very informative for audiophile would-be buyers: Quote: Audio...

Hrm, was pondering about what this means. If Apple did change their product due to MS planned products, does this mean Apple is either A) shafting customers except when they can't get away with it? or B) Forced to produce better products due to MS snapping at their products heels? Or C)...

Quote: Originally Posted by zip22 what was the hassle? The problem lies in the more obscure cd's, it's amazing how typing the tracks in can tire and annoy me.

I believe Bill Gates described the incident with Apple and Xerox as Xerox being the rich guy with the nice TV leaving his front door open. Microsoft sneaks in and steals the TV. Apple then complains that they wanted to steal it first. Although I think it's a bit flawed (both nicked it although...

I always thought iMod was just one of the good sources out there, rather than the best source.

A while back (read years), I ripped about 100-200 CDs.. I found it to be a bit of a pain. I used WMP at the time, so another microsoft product. I don't know if Zune software is much different, but if not.. Ugh, boredom!

Quote: Originally Posted by Narcosynthesis In the same way that most people do the hoovering instead of vacuum cleaning (hoover being a particular brand of vacuum cleaners) people refer to all mp3 players as 'ipods' In England, you vacuum. Say hoover and you might get a raised...

Apple make products which are meant to be pretty (can argue back and forth whether they are), trendy (go go marketing), and easy (to make sure anyone can make them work). They do these things very well in fact, which is why they sell their products well. Much like the IBM PC was the norm for...

Now neither is overly tempting to me. One lacks SD expandability and the other has less than impressive battery life for audio playback. Meh. Very depressing. I wonder if there'll be a D3 released.. Sorry for being so negative, just rather disappointed atm. Why is life so cruel