That's hands down the most annoying thing about AI. The one thing I miss from all models are more frequent "I don't know" responses. Knowing that the model doesn't know is a hugely valuable piece of information. And far more useful than hallucinations, half-truth that doesn't really fit the question, etc.

All android phones in this price class pretty much work the same. I care far more about 'small size, but still large screen' than about stuff like a second front camera.

Hi,

I didn't buy last year's Pixel Phones, because of the poor screen-to-body ratio. Had high hopes for this this year's edition to fix this, but it doesn't...
What's with the ridiculously large notch? Why the huge black bar on the bottom?

Hey Google, it's 2018...

All the best,
Till

Hi,

True. Example: Email. Gmail is nice. The web interface is good, but when not using it (sometimes necessary in a corporate environment), it fails.

- Desktop usage: The Google SMTP server is horribly unreliable. "Temporary failure", esp. when sending attachments, on an almost daily basis.
- Mobile usage: The Android Gmail client is mostly good, but has some peculiarities which simply prevent usage in a corporate environment:
  * You can't set the "From:" address. That works fine in the web interface, but in the Android client, your stuck to using an @gmail.com email address. Of course a no-go when you're sending mail from a company account
  * Detection of phone numbers in emails is very bad, to the point of being unusable. So when you get an email from your secretary, "Please call (06151) 12345-589", you simply can't simply tap on the number and call it. Even worse, since some current Android phones don't allow pasting in the Dialer, you actually have to REMEMBR the number and dial manually. WTF? Even 3-year old Nokia phones performed that task perfectly.

bye,
Tillmann

Hi,

I can put the Nokia N82 in my car (regular car, not a convertible) between the front seats - not even below the windshield - and it still works. Fix is reasonably quick also. Of course a factory installed car GPS will give better accuracy, esp. in tunnels, but still the cell phone is good enough for normal usage. I have driven thousands of kilometers with the phone, sometimes under difficult conditions (e.g. through inner city Rome as a foreigner, during rush hour), and what can I say, it works.
Only point of criticism is that it's unreliable in conditions of extreme air humidity. E.g. when in the tank bag of a motorcycle in heavy rain (which is quite a bummer because when that condition occurs, you really really want to reach your destination quickly), or in the tropics during rain season; this has caused temporary failure for me several times.

bye,
Till

My experience has so far been rather positive. Even an old N82 is an adequate replacement for a dedicated GPS, IMHO.

Sockets don't kill people, electricity does!

Hi,

upgraded, works for me.

The best news is: PulseAudio no longer sucks. The audio system has been vastly improved.

bye,
Till

Hi,

check out Garmin Mobile XT; it has all of the mentioned features except for "Velocity Made Good".

bye,
Till

Hi,

it's true that both Garmin and TomTom offer mobile versions, which are not as good as the standalone units. However there's an excellent alternative, Route66. Works great on recent symbian phones. The small display of the phone might be somewhat annoying sometimes, but it's no big deal.

Actually, it has happened to me this year that while driving a new BMW I was so annoyed by the user interface of the (expensive) onboard GPS that I switched it off and used my smartphone instead.

bye,
Tillmann

Hi,

on the motorcycle I usually put the smartphone in the tank bag, which is waterproof. Even through this bag the display can be read alright in direct sunlight. I'm not saying it's the perfect solution, but it does the job - I've ridden hundreds of kilometers through Europe that way, and it works fine (Nokia N82 with Route66 mobile).
Certainly a dedicated motorcycle unit like the TomTom Rider or similar unit might be somewhat better, but for me it's really not worth the extra cost.

All the best,
Tillmann

Hi,

the problem is related compiz, in combination with nvidia drivers. Uninstalling compiz and (for example) metacity instead will solve the problem.

I'm pretty annoyed myself that the problem apparently STILL hasn't been solved after so many months. compiz sure isn't necessary, but it's nice to have.

All the best,
Till

Hi,

No, but several billion $ of development and testing...

bye,
Till