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Comment Re:Are there more than 20 apps for it? (Score 1) 384

but the amount of apps for it makes it the killer device

A Nintendo DSi Killer, maybe. Most stuff on the Appstore is games, and more games. The iPhone is becoming the mobile gaming device of choice right now. As for tech-savvy users who see the possibilities in the mobile internet, the iPhone is becoming less interesting, because it is locked down that much. I expect the next innovations in how we use the mobile internet to happen on Android devices.

Comment Re:Inc. China (Score 1, Interesting) 235

But look at what ended up on our blacklist here in Australia (it's also on wikileaks). It too was set up to counter the scourge of child porn.

But we ended up with blocked sites containing euthanasia abortion malware online gambling

It's not much of a stretch to see other politically sensitive topics being blocked.

But we ended up with blocked sites containing euthanasia abortion malware online gambling

You forgot gay porn. You had gay porn on that list. Someone you elected a ruler really hates gays.
BTW, we Germans won't get gambling blocked. The brother of the politician that has started this madness is BIG in the online gambling industry. But as we already put our national wikileaker behind bars, you can easily imagine what they will do with that list.

Comment Port Forwarding part of development toolbox (Score 1) 361

Hey, what about that app that provides a http proxy on the phone so you can forward your http traffic to the phone via adb and an USB connection? It's what I use if I can get no wifi conn.
Yes, I know it's not REAL tethering, has no WiFi, and is considerably awkward to use, but it does what most people actually need from a tethered phone.
It's not even on the market. I believe Google just did this to make T-Mobile stop whining about how their classic revenue streams dry up. Poor end users.
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Comment Re:Chinese puns (Score 1) 272

Guten tag, haben sie ein Berliner?

Akkusativ. Mind your grammar. Mind your spelling, too.
Correct:
"Guten Tag, haben sie einen Berliner?"

What's more, You would simply not say this when shopping for a jelly donut. This is gramatically correct, but would flag you as a nonnative speaker.
You are not interested how many jelly donuts are on stock. So, you just generically ask whether they currently offer those:
"Guten Tag, haben sie Berliner?"
EXCEPT (and now it gets mad) if you are in Berlin. Jelly Donuts are called Berliner, but not in Berlin. There, you would have to ask:
"Guten Tag, haben sie Pfannkuchen?"

Comment Re:Not because there's only 1 (Score 1) 136

the drawback is that no one wants a G1, because it's a cheep plasticy lump of crap.

Ever used one? It's the only phone out there with a real QUERTY layout, with the ability to type CODE (yes, goddamn CODE) without synchronously hitting 7 keys, it has a trackball, so you can actually HIT the links in webpages, IT'S BATTERY CAN BE USER-REMOVED (I have two now, becoz it really is too small), the GMail/GCalendar/GAddressbook integration is completely transparent, theres literally thousands of free apps for it. But sure, if it ain't shiny and expensive, it's crap. Stay with your user-unfriendly manager toy, whether it's called an iPhone or a Blackberry.

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