Posts by boingo

Prisoner of iTunes - the iPad file transfer horror

love my ipad but

Having the same frustration as the author.

You get an email, with say a PDF attachment that I need to upload to our web based CRM system. Show me how!!

Its really annoying that web based upload from local filesystem doesnt work on ipad. how hard would it be to have even a single folder where you can save email attachments and then grab from from within safari.

As it stands I cant use my ipad for work while Im out.

UK iPad ship date slips

oops

fair do's... reading the article again I see I misread it - I thought it was saying already ordered iPads had slipped to June.

my order still says 28th may

Checked my order status which hasnt changed. I suspect the author has missed the obvious point that the first batch have been allocated. June 7th is probably the date for the next major shipment arriving.

Latest iPhone 4G leak reveals A4 CPU

Will Steve bother with his "oh, just one more thing" for the next iphone?

...seeing as its possibly now the worlds worst kept secret!!

Having said that my 2yr contract ends in June and my trusty iphone 3g simply cant handle running Navigon with 3D terrain view - so I may well upgrade.

Looked at the HTC desire and it doesnt quite do it for me, plus I have an investment in iphone apps I'd have to walk away from.

Traffic reports for the wrong country? There's an iPhone app for that

Complain to Steve

Try complaining to Apple. When the UK navigon came out 1 week after the Euro version I moaned to Apple and they refunded the app cost IN FULL and let me keep it.

Kind of makes up for being charged for non-existent traffic reports. To be fair Navigon also said GB traffic coverage was expected soon - so I think it is coming..but naughty to allow its purchase beforehand!!

Complain to Apple... if enough people do it, they quietly give refunds.

Samsung smartphone keyboard takes wing

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue

Anyone else see the resemblance? Honestly how long to think that keyboard will last before it breaks.

iPhone 3.0 beta reveals mixed blessing

Why no MMS on iphone v1.0?

mmmm... what h/w is missing from iphone v1.0 that prevents it from doing MMS? Im already doing MMS on mine using a free app store app!!

smells like forced upgrade to me :(

HP iPaq Data Messenger Windows Mobile smartphone

Wouldnt touch another IPAQ

I have an HP Travel Companion - totally worthless piece of junk. Maybe its Windows or maybe its the device but you have to constantly do hardware resets.

HP customers services treat you with contempt - they know they ship poor products but will not admit to it.

Tesla takes Top Gear test to task

Peak Oil

One of the more successful rulers in the Middle East, Sheikh Rashid was responsible for the transformation of Dubai into a modern port city and commercial hub. His famous line,

"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel."

reflects his concern that Dubai's oil will run out in a decade or two.

Hyrdogen - you have to be kidding?

If anyone is deluded enough to think hydrogen cars will be a reality any time soon Im amazed.

Ask yourself... where does hydrogen come from? Secondly how efficient (in terms of energy lost) is the production of hydrogen?

Then go look up "Better Place" - thats the future and its starting to role out now in Israel, Denmark, California and Australia.

Cheap leccy cars with mobile phone style usage contracts with 1000s of battery exchange and/or charge points.

FWIW Telly people are terrible at mucking stuff up. I saw Robot Wars being filmed and they had their favourites (eg Razor) and their "Fodder". If you weren't one of the "old boys" you got your robot shredded. TG is probably just the same.