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Then implementing a gesture is the only other way...	769 Views / 17 Replies
Then implementing a gesture is the only other way to switch from finger navigation mode to a text selection mode. A contextual menu however would allow for other common file operations such as open,...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Oct 11, 2008 at 10:22 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The best way to do it would be how Blackberry...	769 Views / 17 Replies
The best way to do it would be how Blackberry does it. Choose Select from a menu (Apple would have to implement a menu or button in the pop up keyboard)to go into a text selection mode. Then select...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Oct 7, 2008 at 12:40 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I read some reviews which were all good and saw...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I read some reviews which were all good and saw how fully specced it was and thought I might as well take one home and if it is no good I'd get a refund. Fortunately I had several legit reasons for a...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 26, 2008 at 01:30 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Oh well, after half a day with it I've discovered...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Oh well, after half a day with it I've discovered some annoyances and will return the phone. -3G reception in my flat is extremely bad. -The S60 operating system has some severe bugs. I know have...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 26, 2008 at 04:08 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I made quite a surpising choice in the end. I...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I made quite a surpising choice in the end. I went for the Nokia E71 because it is very fully featured, has a solid keyboard, very slim and light form factor, Webkit browser with Flash support, 3.2...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 25, 2008 at 02:07 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

So does the Bold. But what the iPhone does...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
So does the Bold. But what the iPhone does is not exactly straightforward and as quick as the shortcut button setup I performed on the Bold. You have to attempt a connection with an application...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 17, 2008 at 04:31 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I've never actually owned a Nokia. Never liked...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I've never actually owned a Nokia. Never liked their designs and for some reason slow software. The N96's DVB-H feature looks great, wish that was on an iPhone or Bold.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

You are more intelligent than that Mas. The...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
You are more intelligent than that Mas. The iPhone, right now, is a MID device. It isn't in the smartphone PDA category. I found the latest Blackberry OS 4.6 to take several cues directly...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 16, 2008 at 11:56 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The Bold's keyboard is amazing and the screen is...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
The Bold's keyboard is amazing and the screen is the same resolution as the iPhone yet they are about the same size. I was also able to type one handed on the Bold in my test! Yes I've given the...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 16, 2008 at 04:11 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I'm getting neither. I will wait to see if...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I'm getting neither. I will wait to see if developers take advantage of the Bold's new hardware features or see if the iPhone finally joins the smart phone category in a future software update.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 14, 2008 at 07:04 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

That's nonsense. The majority of people I see...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
That's nonsense. The majority of people I see using them are girls who text and email a lot. And you're supposed to be judging current products and trends not past niche products otherwise you're...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 14, 2008 at 07:01 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I'm thinking copy+paste and an application...	3,817 Views / 107 Replies
I'm thinking copy+paste and an application accessible Finder won't be ready until Microsoft (or other major player) is ready with a Pocket Office for iPhone. Microsoft and DataViz said they were...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 13, 2008 at 06:27 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I can't believe you're comparing a Curve to an...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I can't believe you're comparing a Curve to an iPhone. This topic was about the Bold and NEW features. The Bold's browser for example is a complete rewrite, a full web browser and as a cute bonus you...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 9, 2008 at 08:52 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

You've done this several times now in this...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
You've done this several times now in this discussion - you've judged an app based on what it was on another platform or an old version, like when you judged the Blackberry apps based on how they...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 8, 2008 at 09:00 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The makers of Documents To Go and their bank...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
The makers of Documents To Go and their bank manager would disagree with you that editing functions make life harder or is useless, as would just about everyone who wants copy+paste and document...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 8, 2008 at 04:16 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

For years and years I've seen people denounce...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
For years and years I've seen people denounce various tech specs and features only to praise them when they have become available on a device made by their favorite manufacturer :D
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 7, 2008 at 12:00 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Not when you want to exchange files with a device...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Not when you want to exchange files with a device that doesn't have wifi! A file manager has to be accessible to apps so that documents can be saved to it. This is essential for hands...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 7, 2008 at 06:58 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Yes like I said it is about as good as a software...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Yes like I said it is about as good as a software keyboard can get. And to update my situation, I played with the Bold for a whole 7 hours yesterday and though it is damn good at the things it does...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 7, 2008 at 06:51 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

All the comparative reviews I've read so far put...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
All the comparative reviews I've read so far put the Bold's battery life well ahead of the iPhone 3G. I can't find a Vodafone store with Bold in stock though. They have a big reservation list and...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 5, 2008 at 04:33 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Correction: Orange charges £45 a month and if...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Correction: Orange charges £45 a month and if you want Blackberry Push email it is an extra £2.50. Also, Orange's unlimited internet fair use policy is only 250MBs compared to O2 and Vodafone's...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 4, 2008 at 07:51 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

It's free on Vodafone's £38 tarrif and above and...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
It's free on Vodafone's £38 tarrif and above and on Orange's £40 tarrif and above. You can check their websites. Vodafone is also including a free Bluetooth headset. There's no doubt the...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 4, 2008 at 04:41 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I've had an iPod touch and played with the Bold...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I've had an iPod touch and played with the Bold twice now. It was no easier zooming in on sections of a web page on either device. Pointing out an area to zoom in on is a tad quicker on the iPhone...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Cmon that's total bullshit in this case. Google...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Cmon that's total bullshit in this case. Google and Blackberry Maps are totally usable on Blackberrys/ies despite lacking fancy animations. And the last sentence that people don't care about...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:21 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Mac User and The Times have it the other way...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Mac User and The Times have it the other way around. It's completely dependent on who your service is from. I'm getting the Bold on Vodafone's 3.5G 7.2mbs HSDPA network.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

A review that states the Curve has better build...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
A review that states the Curve has better build quality than the Bold must have been pulled out of the writer's rectum. Nevertheless it is balanced. I've read tons of reviews by now though. Being...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Google Maps is available for download. I agree...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Google Maps is available for download. I agree Apple has integrated the maps API very nicely presentation wise but that's the only thing it has over other companies. Functionality remains the same. ...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 3, 2008 at 06:13 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

[QUOTE] That's promising, but what about...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
[QUOTE] That's promising, but what about mounting the iPhone on the desktop for file transfers? ...... OS 4.6 is as intuitive as any icon based system can be and seems to have borrowed...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 2, 2008 at 01:29 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

I wasn't aware of these two. Are they from the...	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
I wasn't aware of these two. Are they from the App Store or hacks? I don't want third party hacks that are unsupported by Apple. I had an iPod touch and know how it is and have played with the...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 2, 2008 at 12:26 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Why I'm getting a Blackberry Bold over an iPhone	7,270 Views / 132 Replies
Hi folks Like many of you I followed the iPhone rumors for two years before it was officially announced (even when the iWalk was being ponced about by the founders of SpyMac). I wanted a phone...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Sep 2, 2008 at 06:45 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Sold. Thx.	303 Views / 5 Replies
Sold. Thx.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 15, 2008 at 07:28 AM, in Marketplace

Here are the pics: Open ...	303 Views / 5 Replies
Here are the pics: Open http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/673/img0003yv1.jpg Closed http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7674/img0002he7.jpg Underneath
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 13, 2008 at 05:30 AM, in Marketplace

Thanks. I'll post pics tomorrow morning.	303 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks. I'll post pics tomorrow morning.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:44 AM, in Marketplace

No Simon, no phantom shares. Apparently my...	619 Views / 14 Replies
No Simon, no phantom shares. Apparently my brother is using the same modem (but branded by another company) and his doesn't do that. I think it might just be the way 3 has formatted the flash memory...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 12, 2008 at 09:34 AM, in Mac OS X

FS: MacBook Pro 15" (London UK)	303 Views / 5 Replies
MacBook Pro 15.4", Core Duo 2.16Ghz, 2GB ram , 100GB HD, 256mb ATI Radeon X1600 graphics, WiFi, Bluetooth, Superdrive, International English keyboard, OS X 10.5 Leopard, etc. Also includes a Eye...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 11, 2008 at 09:55 AM, in Marketplace

No. Only Windows initializes the device as a CD...	619 Views / 14 Replies
No. Only Windows initializes the device as a CD drive (because the 3G dial up application is held on the flash memory). On a Mac the flash is invisible and you have to use Network Prefs to connect...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 2, 2008 at 03:31 AM, in Mac OS X

Another platform would be too costly for games...	285 Views / 7 Replies
Another platform would be too costly for games developers. At most Apple could update Apple TV to include an AppStore style interface for downloading puzzle games. With a multi-touch widescreen...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 2, 2008 at 03:28 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

It's popping up about three times a day for the...	619 Views / 14 Replies
It's popping up about three times a day for the last two weeks. I correct one thing I said previously. It's not just when Safari is in the foreground because it just happened with EyeTV in the...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 2, 2008 at 03:24 AM, in Mac OS X

Apart from a system bug, corruption or hack the...	619 Views / 14 Replies
Apart from a system bug, corruption or hack the only thing it could be is the Huawei 3G modem I use. It has some flash memory which appears as an emulated CD drive under Windows but doesn't do...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 2, 2008 at 01:49 AM, in Mac OS X

There's nothing to eject! :confused:	619 Views / 14 Replies
There's nothing to eject! :confused:
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 1, 2008 at 02:52 PM, in Mac OS X

Have I been hacked?	619 Views / 14 Replies
I've been getting the following message for the last two weeks when surfing with Safari. I haven't got any drives or discs attached. The sites I visit are pretty much just Gmail, Wikipedia, The...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Aug 1, 2008 at 02:50 PM, in Mac OS X

Elgato eyetv diversity help	225 Views / 0 Replies
I just bought this TV tuner for my MacBook Pro today. I'm in the centre of London and get no digital channels at all no matter how I much I tune and search. Freeview says I should get all channels in...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Jul 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

More multitouch for Macs that support it.	13,881 Views / 319 Replies
More multitouch for Macs that support it.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on Jun 4, 2008 at 03:55 PM, in Mac OS X

You wager correctly! I saw him in the Burlington...	603 Views / 18 Replies
You wager correctly! I saw him in the Burlington Arcade off Piccadilly. He was eyeing up old fashioned products in the windows and made me wonder if the next iPod would be Victorian styled. You can...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 30, 2008 at 02:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Nope. Clue 2: Has won many industry design...	603 Views / 18 Replies
Nope. Clue 2: Has won many industry design awards.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 30, 2008 at 01:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I saw god in person today	603 Views / 18 Replies
He was walking around the centre of London. Guess who he was. Clue: He has very observing eyes and a flair for design.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 30, 2008 at 12:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I've done something like that but had a...	582 Views / 8 Replies
I've done something like that but had a persistent pest. There are a ton of ads for latest 17" MacBook Pros selling for a quarter of the retail price too. It's just crazy how bad the computer section...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 29, 2008 at 04:11 PM, in Marketplace

I'm so disappointed with Craig's List. It used to...	582 Views / 8 Replies
I'm so disappointed with Craig's List. It used to be so great for quick selling a few years ago. I put my MacBook Pro on there two days ago and all I am getting is Nigerian scammers emailing me. In...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 29, 2008 at 02:48 AM, in Marketplace

My MBP is in perfect condition but have to sell...	4,651 Views / 99 Replies
My MBP is in perfect condition but have to sell it as I have a computer at my new job and will start going to the gym every evening.
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 27, 2008 at 02:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

FS: MacBook Pro (UK)	229 Views / 0 Replies
MacBook Pro 15.4", 2.16Ghz, 2gb ram, 100gb hard drive, 256mb ATI Radeon X1600 graphics card, WiFi, Superdrive, International English keyboard, etc. Also includes a transparent Speck case and a 3G...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 26, 2008 at 01:38 PM, in Marketplace

It's faster but would the latest models be fast...	1,622 Views / 2 Replies
It's faster but would the latest models be fast enough to play smoothly at 1440x900 with details cranked up high is the real question! Apparently Colin McRae DIRT which is based on the same game...
Posted by Aron Peterson, on May 18, 2008 at 06:09 AM, in Gaming

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