iphone

[sweetcell]

Jag - this phone is shockingly,

shockingly what?

[vansmack]

shockingly what?

(First adverb regarding manner) Shockingly COMMA (an added pause for dramatic effect, but perhaps you would prefer I not add the dramatic effect?) (insert second adverb regarding time frame, use all caps to magnify the dramatic effect) FINALLY (insert gerund phrase to complete the what of the sentence....)

Then again, who gives a fuck about an oxford came anymore...

[Jaguar]

Jag, you bring up two good points.

The first is that the Xperia X1 (Sony Ericsson's top phone) makes me jizz in my pants a little.  It's a beautiful phone that American carriers have avoided like the plague.  It's all over Europe and Asia and causes me a tremendous amount of cell phone envy.

Jag - this phone is shockingly, FINALLY coming to America on at&t for $129 starting August 15th (ahem, Amazon for $49 a week later...).  Even more shockingly, it will run Android 1.6 which is at least 8 months old at this point.  Unbelievable.

Great news! Do you have a really good reason to suspect that T-Mobil might eventually be accessible with this phone?

[vansmack]

Great news! Do you have a really good reason to suspect that T-Mobil might eventually be accessible with this phone?

Tough to tell.

If the hardware features of the phone are what you are looking for, then check out the Samsung Vibrant from t-mobile which is very similar (if not a liitle stronger hardware wise and already has Android 2.1 soon to be 2.2) for $199 with a 2-year contract.  No unlocking necessary.

If it's the slick user interface you like on the Xperia, then either patience or unlocking are all you can do.  It's not clear if T-Mobile will pick this phone up or not to save you some benjamins, otherwise you can pick up the phone next week for full price (~$400) from at&t and then unlock it (when the code is cracked).

[Jaguar]

I've been known to be quite patient so I think I'll wait.

All in all, it's good news for US phone users. Nice to know that we are catching up with the rest of the world. Then again, it only makes me wonder what all is being offered now overseas that we won't see on our shores for years down the road.

[Got Haggis?]

Live Nation powering iTunes 10 concert listings and ticket sales...ugh.......

http://technology.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978488116

[vansmack]

Come on.  That can't be surprising at all?

[sweetcell]

Moog Music Make Filtatron, an iPhone Filtering, Effects, and Sampling App
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/10/11/exclusive-leak-moog-music-make-filtatron-an-iphone-ipod-touch-app/

[sweetcell]

net-nanny'ism comes to the iphone:

Apple patents 'anti-sexting' technology
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/13/apple.sexting.patent/index.html

[nkotb]

Man, dick recognition software has really come a long way...

net-nanny'ism comes to the iphone:

Apple patents 'anti-sexting' technology
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/13/apple.sexting.patent/index.html

[vansmack]

Wall Street Journal says the Verizon iPhone announcement is set for Tuesday

They're usually right.

By my scorecard, it will be the 4th best phone Verizon offers, right now, and if it's not LTE, it will fall out of the top 10 by June.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

My Iphone is now 3 years old and is slower than molaesses in January....  it is time to upgrade... the question is Iphone or Droid?

[vansmack]

My Iphone is now 3 years old and is slower than molaesses in January....  it is time to upgrade... the question is Iphone or Droid?

Droid.  The Captivate is awesome, but at&t announced 11 new Android smartphones for 2011, so you might want to hang on for just a little while longer to get an HSPA+ model to take advantage of 4G.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

My Iphone is now 3 years old and is slower than molaesses in January....  it is time to upgrade... the question is Iphone or Droid?

Droid.  The Captivate is awesome, but at&t announced 11 new Android smartphones for 2011, so you might want to hang on for just a little while longer to get an HSPA+ model to take advantage of 4G.

I was looking at the Captivate but I understand AT&T blocks third party apps... how big a problem is that in real life?

the Nexus-S looks awesome but I don't want T-Mobile...

[vansmack]

I was looking at the Captivate but I understand AT&T blocks third party apps... how big a problem is that in real life?

Coming from somebody with an iPhone, I find this question highly ironic -  It can't be worse than Apple and at&t combined, I can assure you of that.

They block sideloading (ie, apps not found in the app store) but I've been instructing my coworker on his Captivate and every app I've suggested has been available in the market.  I've only sideloaded one app myself, and it was a game for beta testing.

If you want to send me some typical apps you use, I'll see if they're available in the market.