Posts by tim

Nokia rings warning bell

Long live Nokia

After several Windows Mobile phones (e.g. the TyTn) i've gone back to Nokia- I've got a 6120. It's one of the best phones I've had for years. It's tiny, but loaded with features. It's also a true smart phone - probably the smallest smart phone on the market.

Open-source Silverlight slips into second gear

Is anyone really using silverlight?

Okay, so there's probably a few microsoft shops who are early adopters. it's probably used on the odd bespoke web app used inside a company. but given how pervasive flash is, why use it on a web site?

Windows 7 early promise: Passes the Vista test

stick with xp

i can't really see anything that would make me upgrade from XP.

also: the writer says performance feels good, but his laptop isn't exactly low spec, is it?

Dualit DAB Lite radio

I like DAB

At last: an article on the register that isn't trying to stick it to DAB. I've got 3 dab radios; I think they're great.

Wikipedia scores $3m donation

Wikipedia is great

I have to agree with Geoff. I think the register is great, but it does seem to have it in for WP.

I think WP is an amazing resource; i really want to see it do well.

Microsoft Mobile presses Flash

Re. Flawed Logic

"Java is used on phones for games, and precious little else"

That's not really true. Google and Yahoo do some good Java apps.

I had a HTC Wizard then a HTC TyTn for a while. A found windows mobile an awful phone OS. The lack of Java was a real pain. And the browser is awful. Putting Opera on it improved things a bit, but you can't quickly zoom in and out, or get a page overview. I could have used the excellent opera mini, *if* it had java.

I now have a Nokia 6120 symbian phone. It's *very* usable, has an excellent browser, is stable and has a good java implementation. it's much smaller than any of the windows phones. i don't miss the touch screen at all. it's great not needing a stylus, particularly when you're on the move. bluetooth works better. the battery life is longer.

some of the models due to come out look great too (e.g. n96, n68, 6220).

htc hardware: cool

windows mobile: sucks monkey balls

DAB: A very British failure

DAB's great

I get really poor analogue reception. I'm based in SW London. In our kitchen I could barely get FM radio 4; in my bedroom i loose the signal as I move around the room (and I'm not that fat that I block bbc radio). Using my Nokia phone as an FM radio is patchy but okay, until i get on a train: as soon as the train doors close I loose the signal.

DAB solves all that. I get excellent, clear audio. No messing around trying to tune in stations. I have now have 3 dab radios, one of them portable. An they're great.