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It just keeps getting better and better, amazing!
Bet the guys at Nokia (and their garishly designed N8) wish Apple would just self-destruct.

Jobs, you've redeemed yourself and I hereby rest the issue of the Newton

It's more than a little frightening how resolute people are in refusing to deal with the real issues of this whole pedophilia scandal.

Children were molested, and the kind of outrage and decisive action expected by victims from the leaders of their body of faith was lacking.

The abuses did not start today, neither are they limited to the church in Ireland. It is telling that the Catholic church only issues apologies AFTER it's been caught pants down (pun intended) and hounded by the news media.

Instead of screaming "the pope is being persecuted!", ask yourselves some cold hard truths: Was a crime committed? Was there an attempt at cover up? Did the Catholic church do enough to put an end to (or reduce to the barest minimum) the activities of such utterly revolting sexual predators?

If you lived in Jos during the 1990s and attended either St Joseph's College or a bit later, St Murumba College you'd remember the molestation of young boys by the Irish Reverend Father Fergus. Let's face up to the real issues and try to come out a cleaner, stronger Catholic church.

Thread topic's a bit misleading. That said, the iPad's "wow" factor should not be underestimated. In 2007, Apple released the iPhone and it's list of deficiencies was an arm long; but it was (and still is) excellent in everything it did do.

Apple got their fingers burnt by the Newton in the late 90s and Jobs is not about to let that happen again. Underwhelming as the iPad may seem, it will grow on you, Apple will make truckloads of money from it and you just might find yourself - a red-eyed skeptic- buying one in the not too distant future.

Remember the Appstore,

Tsk, tsk. 16gb Iphone 3GS currently being used as a paperweight. Need help unlocking OS 3.1. I'm really at my wits end.

The 3G wasn't this pesky.

Hope you get it man. Nice device but a bit scarce. By the way, what eventually happened with the Nokia Care retards?

Tsk, tsk, you really shoulda fixed it yourself. You do know what I mean don't you.

RIP Prof. This is so sad.
For a man who stood head and shoulders above his peers to be so "wasted".
Thanks for making Chem 231 a wonderful experience with the depth of your knowledge and your seemingly endless patience.
Goodbye,

ogagusps3:

The Iphone I got last week has made me hate apple more than anything. My reason is that the iphone lacks so many feature.Eg                                         NO radio                                                                                   NO bluetooth for file transfer                                             NO removable battery                                                          NO flash for browsing                                                          NO video recording                                                              NOt expandable

Dude, if you're waiting for the perfect all singing all dancing convergence device, sorry you're going to have to wait MUCH (much, much) longer.  I've found that dedicated devices are much better at "doing what they say they'll do". So, get dedicated devices for all your above-listed gripes; it will help.

Seems Nokia's got a few quality control issues with the 5800 XpressMusic. Buyers be warned.

Post from: http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2009/5800-brak-en.shtml


"All Nokia 5800 come with a defect?!

We have been looking into the situation around the faulty earpiece on the Nokia 5800 and analyzing feedback from the users since early December. For me this work was exciting from several perspectives – for one, I was able to find a connection between warranty claims and certain usage patterns, as well as put together a thorough picture of various types of defects (both hardware and software) present in this phone. We are not going to cover the 5800 XpressMusic’s software issues, though, as they are fairly easy to rectify with a new firmware version, whereas its hardware flaws require the user to return the phone for repair, so they are a lot more crucial. Also, we won’t touch upon the statistics on warranty claims and issues of this nature – rather, we’d like to tell you more about the design flaws in the Nokia 5800 and also the real scope of the problem.

Before we start I want to note that since December we have torn apart over ten retail units of the Nokia 5800 – basically, we put them through a whole array of tests and experiments, in an effort to find out what the reason of breakdowns was. While one could argue whether we have tested enough phones to make any sort of competent conclusion, we have reached the point when we are no longer eager to spend money on these experiments, as no matter how many phones we try, the end result is always the same. The same defect manifests itself under similar circumstances in all units without exception, including those that were fixed by Nokia’s authorized service centers.
Anamnesis

The main problem that many users complain about is the top right corner of the casing that tends to loosen up with time, and, supposedly, causes the earpiece to give up the ghost or, at very least start making creaking noises and spontaneously changing its volume while in a call.

Apparently, it stood to reason that we needed to investigate these two flaws as one, since a loose-fitting part of the casing probably made the earpiece slip several millimeters down from its original position. Skipping the details, I’d like to say that this approach has proven to be inadequate – these are two separate problems, because over the course of our experiments we ran into several phones that didn’t have any issues with their casings, however their earpieces were barely usable and vice versa.

The right corner of the phone tends to loosen up because of a slightly displaced screw. All in all, this design flaw is characteristic of most 5800 XM units. However, it’s rather an unpleasant feature, as the frame surrounding the earpiece doesn’t go anywhere, meaning that the abovementioned issue with the 5800’s casing has absolutely no effect on its earpiece performance (in that it doesn’t slip down or start to wobble in its slot).

With this in mind, we decided to focus on the problem with the 5800’s earpiece and here is what we have managed to find out.
Nokia 5800’s earpiece

The Nokia 5800's earpiece isn't soldered onto the contacts on the circuit board, rather it's pressed into the circuit board. In fact, the 5800 XpressMusic is not the only phone that employs this design, most other Nokia-branded phones do too. However, their percentage of failures isn’t nearly as substantial as that of the 5800 XpressMusic.

As a rule, you can get a malfunctioning earpiece to work simply by disassembling the phone and putting it back together, without touching the earpiece module at all. This method was stumbled upon by employees of Nokia's service center and in truth it made the situation even more perplexing, as we managed to bring one 5800 XpressMusic back to life in this manner.

This indicates that the problem probably lies in a thin oxide film that forms on contacts and breaks down whenever moved. Although the question remains as to why similarly designed earpieces found in other phones (like Nokia N85 and Nokia E71) don’t suffer from this effect as well? However it turns out that they do too, just like the Nokia 5800, but the number of failures is insignificant.


Essentially, it’s safe to say that the 5800 XM’s record-breaking sales have turned into a record-breaking level of failures as well. Nevertheless, no phone maker is immune to this. Speaking of the 5800 XpressMusic’s world-wide release, on January 27th Nokia announced that they shipped to distributors one million units, and given that it takes a while to change all faulty earpiece modules, it’s very na?ve to expect that they could rectify with this defect by then. Therefore there are all reasons to believe that before that day all 5800 XpressMusic phones sold or shipped to retailers contained faulty earpieces. The question remains, though, whether all of them will eventually start malfunctioning or not, but that’s not the main point. The crux of the matter is that no phone was defect-free.

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Those of you who have already encountered this issue and had your 5800 XM repaired, the only thing I can recommend is to take your phone back to any service center and get them to replace the earpiece again. And if you are about to buy a 5800 XpressMusic, but wouldn’t like to visit Nokia’s service center at least once, then pay close attention to the phone’s production date – it seems that all units manufactured in February are defect-free. Unfortunately, there is no way to learn about a new phone's production date from its box or manual - to do that you will need to contact a service center and tell them your IMEI code, and this is the only way to do that at this point in time. However the good news is that given how popular this phone is, it's safe to say that by mid March local retailers won't have any flawed units left in stock. So another option would be to wait until April before buying the 5800 XpressMusic.

Everyone should decide for him/herself whether the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic's pros outweigh its cons, including the added possibility of the earpiece defect. My opinion that this phone is the best offering in its class hasn't changed at all. While this phone's earpiece is its weakest spot, it's simply one of the things you need to be aware of and have the whole story on your hands, rather than rumors and guesses. However I shall warn you that any attempt to disassemble the phone and fix the earpiece on your own may nullify your warranty, on top of that, there is a very slim chance you'll manage to bring it back to life."

naijafan:

Thing is Nokia is behind the development of the S60 5th Edition. Samsung and other manufacturers are probably betting on it cos of the hype behind the N97 and the features the platform promises.

True and true again. However, I do see Nokia putting a "little" extra effort to keep from getting left behind in an increasingly competitive platform.
Thank you Steve Jobs.

@Ex
Who first used the chiclet type keys you currently find on an Apple MacBook's keyboard?

I don't think it's right to say that Sony make the best laptops. It largely depends on user requirements/preferences.
That being said, i believe they (Sony) make great laptops with excellent build quality and consistently vibrant displays. I've owned a couple from the PCG-K series to my current FZ series and i've rarely been disappointed.
I wanted to get the FW but the atrocious battery life was a turn-off.
Did i hear a certain poster refer to the Lenovo as being cheap? Go pick up an x300, then revise your comments. Those things are so strong and rugged and that's aside from having what's easily the best keyboard I have used.

My view.
Mercedes Benz e320 (2002). Superb balance even at high speeds (autobhan inspired construction) and excellent durability/build quality.

Wow Tex wazzat? Looks like Project Gotham Racing. Why did you have to come with your reasonable arguments? You've ruined my day; i mean Ex was already foaming at the mouth. Next time maybe.
Nice screenshots by the way but no iphone for me.
There's just too much Apple could fix in a blink but they just won't. Quite a few of the iphone's issues could be fixed with a firmware upgrade. Its like a three wheeled Veyron.
@Ex
I first used an Apple when they had those Motorola RISC thingies in them.
Its just too much fun to yank your chain and wait for you to massacre your keyboard in response. Lighten up man! The Mac is first and foremost a PC. I found that out a long time ago; you should too.

Yawn, Bigger yawn.
Ex, do me one itsy bitsy favor. Read Ulanoff's article in PC Mag 10/08; page 9.
It might help you loosen up a bit.

Temper, temper Ex. Just take a deep breath,
Now tell me you don't feel better already.
Nice replies Tex and don't get me wrong the iphone is definitely not a turd.
Geez! Talk about loyalty.

@poster
I've seen five year olds with better spelling abilities than you.
Get an education and get a life.

Add to the cons:
No b/tooth OBEX profile.
No multitasking.
Ridiculous price (but then Apple fans are a tad masochistic in that respect).
Oh, did i mention that it's carrier locked in your own best interest.
Steve Jobs could wrap a turd and sell it to his fans as a piece of moon rock!

Hi House. I had to start this topic because of my personal experience.
I was at the supermarket a couple of days back to get my usual Colgate Total toothpaste. I was suprised to see the shelves "swept" clean of all non-Nigerian brands of toothpaste. How did this happen i asked? NAFDAC they answered.
I've used Colgate for the better part of my life with excellent results and that's why i really wonder at this current campaign by NAFDAC to brand all foreign produced toothpastes as bad.
Is toothpaste a Nigerian invention? Do manufacturers based in Nigeria possess a unique toothpaste formula which no one else knows about? Are there no fakes, made and branded as true made in Nigeria toothpastes?
I recall that a few years back, Close-up asked their users to destroy the toothpaste tube when the product was finished. This was clearly a response to the proliferation of fakes.
So, is NAFDAC right, wrong or just simply overzealous.
Useful comments needed please.

Hi House. I had to start this topic because of my personal experience.
I was at the supermarket a couple of days back to get my usual Colgate Total toothpaste. I was suprised to see the shelves "swept" clean of all non-Nigerian brands of toothpaste. How did this happen i asked? NAFDAC they answered.
I've used Colgate for the better part of my life with excellent results and that's why i really wonder at this current campaign by NAFDAC to brand all foreign produced toothpastes as bad.
Is toothpaste a Nigerian invention? Do manufacturers based in Nigeria possess a unique toothpaste formula which no one else knows about? Are there no fakes, made and branded as true made in Nigeria toothpastes?
I recall that a few years back, Close-up asked their users to destroy the toothpaste tube when the product was finished. This was clearly a response to the proliferation of fakes.
So, is NAFDAC right, wrong or just simply overzealous.
Useful comments needed please.

@Poster
Your question is a bit vague. Kobo has already answered the better part of it.
Here's what's left. Some compilers (e.g devC++) pre-declare the main function when the user creates a new C++ project. In others, the actual declaration of the main function is done by the user.
The user initiated declaration is usually better tailored to the peculiarities of ones project.

@Poster
Don't mean to burst your bubble but there's no such thing as a 2001 Mercedes e-420. Maybe you meant e-430.
Your vehicle is a late 90s e-class as the rear lights, side mirrors, body mouldings (or lack of) clearly show.
Get your facts straight.

@Ex
Mac fans ahoy, i know you're one Ex. I do appreciate the FACT that Apple reinvented the wheel with the iphone and the ipod touch but innovation is not the exclusive preserve of any one manufacturer.
Remember that the symbian OS community is still the largest smartphone community and there are tons of symbian apps out there.
Talking about ease of use, the symbian OS is that to a 't' millions of users already know that. Don't forget that the iphone still has 3G reception issues. Add this to its being locked to specific carriers and its high cost and you begin to see how economics and smart marketing win out over "coolness".
Often in the real world (Steve Jobs sure is far from there), the product which satisfies the consumer for less will win; remember the VHS vs Betamax wars.

Seems the guys at Nokia have turned the industry on its head. The Nokia 5800 has got it all:
Touch screen, symbian OS S60 5th edition, nHD resolution, 3.2 mpixel cam with Carl Zeiss optics, WLAN, GPS, etc etc. Did i mention it costs just over half the price of an iphone?
Google Nokia 5800 to find out more.
Comments anyone?

Mr Inspired. Authenticity and sound character have a distinct ring to them which can't be duplicated. You sir have shown yourself to have both. Be assured that the quality of vehicles which you have presented on this forum will continue to speak for your character. Regardless of where you go, or which forum you choose to present your business to the public, your fans on this forum (and you do have quite a handful) will carry their business there to you.
Take care, God bless and best of luck.

Innovative design. However, one of the cardinal rules in design is that form should follow function.
The MacAir's got a laughably small SSD hard drive, decidedly mid-range processor and zilch graphics (X3100 doesn't count). All for the price of a much more capable system.
Just plain eye-candy. Methinks

Similar to the previous poster's solution, go to Control Panel, click on Ease of Access Center, click on Start On-Screen Keyboard. When the keyboard comes up, click on the Windows key and then click on the letter X. This should bring up the windows mobility center. Click on turn on wireless network in the dialog box that comes up.
Best of luck!

@nuttyproff
It depends on what version of Vista you've got. Group policy settings can only be administered across users in either Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.
Else, you switch back to XP Professional.