I own a few Mobile 10 devices. Sweet interface - wish Microsoft kept working at it. A lot of sour attitudes killed the product before it really got a chance.

Although likely a small amount of data, this function consumes billable 4G data.

Probably why MS is getting into Linux so much these days

Good observation - I read the /. article citing Thousand Eyes monitoring. A client of mine is doing some Azure stuff from Canada to India and having great performance compared with their Amazon configuration they tell me. That said, I don't have the technical details of exactly what they are doing (knowing there are a lot of variables), but they are a pretty sharp bunch. They are really impressed with the performance on Azure.

Where about are you located? I always have 'stuff'. I figured sending the items for e-recycling was a good start, but I'd rather see folks learn and benefit from anything I have in excess. Lesson learned for next time! I appreciate your suggestion and will be cognizant of this going forward.

You're rationale doesn't excuse your unsolicited & unwarranted negative comments directed towards me. Slashdot isn't the problem - people like you propagating pessimism and abysmal attitudes on Slashdot are the problem. I feel sorry for you. I hope things in your life improve and that you and your family are well. So long.

thanks - you understand!

I didn't think they were useful for anything. I have a lot of friends, but few geek friends. I would have been delighted to have donated them to anyone who would have liked one. You might make more friends yourself if your comments were a little more polite (saying I have no friends).

I had 20 PanoLogic units, brand new, collecting dust in my office for the past 5 years. I -just- recycled them 2 weeks ago thinking there was nothing to be done with them. That said, the Pano units were really nice. I throw out so much amazingly good stuff routinely. I could sell on eBay, but who has time for all that.

I just downgraded my home internet connection from 1Gbps to 150 meg. My family and I haven't noticed any performance issue. Just a better monthly bill. We are a moderate to heavy Internet use family. I'm not saying it wouldn't be amazing to obtain 1Gbps on my smartphone, I just don't see the point if it's at the expense of the battery. 5G is important, providers are striving for better coverage. They are bringing the cell sites closer to the user, in great numbers - all good. A high number of megabits per second is not important, a reliable and steady wireless connection is. In time, I'm sure the silicon will catch up and processing 1Gbps won't make as much heat. I think if a cell phone can do, say, 50 megabits consistently with all other network users, this should more than satisfy us for the next few years. I'm not willing to have the phone get too hot nor have a poor battery experience over being attached to a 5G network. I realize parts of the silicon switch off to save power/etc. I just remember by first 3G smartphone - it went thru battery like there was no tomorrow. Do not need a repeat.

I agree - itâ(TM)s natural to release an upgraded spec model, but the summary is written as if the machine is archaic. I own one and itâ(TM)s a powerhouse notebook for when I bought it a year ago. No different from any up-to-spec machine a year after the purchase date!

I agree with you.

I am not speaking of you specifically..... Tech people who believe they are competent can be screw ups too (maybe not necessarily in tech, but in other areas). The company has faith in you - have faith in your company. Make a backup - you should be doing that anyway. Personally, I think it's generous companies allow individuals to use their own private smartphones at their place of employment. Too much time is wasted on social media and other stupid stuff. 2-way street, unless the company has a history of screwing up - don't go against the grain. Management and bosses will notice - eventually.

Not everyone works for a large company that has time for this. I'd bet a basic Office 365 or Gmail account isn't going to do much harm if you manage things sensibly. My work is my income, they are good people - I don't want to carry two devices around, nor do I want them to spent extra money for no reason.

Sounds like someone is still cranky over the whole no headphone jack thing.