Re: 'It has an on-board ARM emulator to allow it to run most Android apps'
+1 for the most amusing use of the word 'lobotomised' today :D
Posts by farizzle
57 publicly visible posts • joined 1 Mar 2011
Orange unveils Intel Atom smartphone
ISPs should get 'up to' full fee for 'up to' broadband
Monday 16th April 2012 15:21 GMT 
So in conclusion...
A. Award a multiplier to the line/infrastructure rental depending on how much it contributes to the infrastructure subsidy pot (or receives as subsidy from the pot), but apply it to everyone in terms of cost to customer. This protects the base revenues for the BB provider by paying for the infrastructure
B. Designate/Nominate speed-test servers for testing (which has to be done on installation or within 14 days after service install) and legislate on this test being built into the BB installation procedure nationwide
C. Charge a broadband supply fee which is dependent on:
1. Performance figures achieved in tests (no test within 14 days imposes a penalty to BB installation company and sets customer on lowest monthly supplier charge until test is completed). Tests should be carried out weekly/monthly/quarterly to check for improvements? Suggestions are welcome here - contention ratios mean it's possible to remotely test most nodes almost daily with decent accuracy.
2. Mulitplier awarded when line rental was secured (if you're subsidised you pay slightly more and if your fee is subsidising others you pay slightly less)
3. Data moved across the line per month during peak and off-peak times (think Electricity, Water, Gas maybe) *I would still advocate for unmetered connections for those who want them of course...
I think this formula would result in people being happier with the COST of their broadband as it can be explained in performance terms - It would mean you pay e.g. UP TO £25/month for UP to 20Meg...
Cisco snarfs ClearAccess for remote broadband apps
Acer smears punters' lives over iCloud clone for Android
American search team fails to find women's G-spot
BlackBerry PlayBook in US price plummet
Jonathan Ive is knighted in New Year Honours list
Apple land-grabs fuel cells for mobiles
Punters even more dissatisfied by Virgin Media's package
Friday 25th November 2011 15:00 GMT 
Out of the frying pan?
We thought we'd leave the intermittent service on our 30Mb service by upgrading to the 50Mb, and soon found that although the 50 could maintain a connection where the 30 kept dropping, the 50 is the broadband equivalent of a heart attack - no consistency whatsoever.
6 weeks estimated 'monitoring' time before a decision is taken on whether 19% packet loss constitutes a reason to release a fix - hahahaha!
*The above laugh turned to tears in real life!
Flasher macs popular among data centre nerds
Why Samsung won't open the Bada OS box
iRumours: Flash sources point to cheap iPhone 4. Or 5
Hundreds of Brit pubs to offer free WiFi
Wikipedia: It's not for girls
Will the looters 'loose' their benefits?
iPad maker to replace 1 million staff with robots
Monday 1st August 2011 13:19 GMT
Money talks
and right now most western countries are raising debt ceilings and arguing about how much to borrow, lend or print..
It's a race against time to get the cheapest most efficient next-generation labour force on the ground, and China is leading the way by the looks of it. It will never get cheaper than robots, unless the robots start manufacturing robots, and then well, see SKYNET posts above...
Murdoch muscles BBC out of Formula One driving seat
Friday 29th July 2011 11:50 GMT
^ ^ What this person said ^ ^
No point in paying into a license fee structure if the actual stuff you want to watch is outside of that structure...
Time to get off our arses and off to work - maybe BBC's F1 coverage caused Britain's recession? There can't have been much work getting done from Friday to Sunday evening during the F1 season for the last two years..
How long has that recession being going on for now?
Getting my coat, off to work as my weekends have suddenly become available!
Sorry, time travelers, you’re still just fiction
Fujitsu installs Windows 7... on a phone
Apple kills MacBook, soups up MacBook Air
Mole says Apple A5 chip runs too hot for iPhone
Over 900 police staff caught misusing databases
Apple patent: 'Pour' your data from iPhone to iPad
OCZ fails to kill off Blue Screen Of Death issue
Moderatrix kisses the Reg goodbye
Kiwi gals swig shots of horse semen
Apple Snow Leopard update sets stage for Lion
Stand by for more big, windfarm-driven 'leccy price rises
No Gingerbread snack for Desire owners, says HTC
HTTP-on-steroids busts out of Google
Tuesday 14th June 2011 00:03 GMT
I agree somewhat..
56k dictated the page size, the high latency ensured that size was chopped down even more, and as a result the smaller the page generally the better the experience.
I don't have figures to compare latency over 56k connections over ADSL or cable connections these days in the uk, but i guess google is trying to hide that latency by rewriting that protocol.
If people stuck to writing efficient code, this wouldn't be so much of a problem...
iTunes Match is iPiracy, claims loopy Oz industry troll
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 8
Android app sales skimpy, sluggish, slack, scanty...
Saturday 28th May 2011 18:10 GMT
i just THANK you
for using the word MOST in your post as often as you did.
I'm as techie and nerdy as they come, but i do not shy away from admitting that for certain things, spit and polish serve me better than the diamond in the rough...
I write applications, build websites, and repair intricate electronic devices mostly for fun, but sometimes i just want to reach for something and KNOW that it will do what i expect it to do, and do it well. My iPhone is one example of the things i own that do that, another is a coffee mug.
Means to an end, my friend, simply a means to an end...
Seagate to unveil 'perfect iPad companion'
Fiat 500 TwinAir
Chinese iPad 2 fanboiz in frenzied fight
Monday 9th May 2011 08:36 GMT
well...
I can only guess that the Apple-loathing masses haven't actually OWNED and USED an Apple device long enough to 'get it' - but each to their own right?
The point i'm trying to make is that objective writing is a lot more attractive generally than highly-biased brand-slating.. I am highly tech-aware - i've had and still own and use a vast amount of tech-bits from all manner of brands, i am educated in and work in IT, and have a genuine interest in the overall positive impact IT has and can bring to everyone, if they give it a chance.
EOTD it's dirt off my shoulder whether you believe ME or not - just wanted to say that being a lemming and following the down-voting actions of others maketh a wise person not ;)
Monday 9th May 2011 05:52 GMT
second that!
WTF indeed! over a decade of Apple product ownership, i STILL cannot understand when people who clearly have something AGAINST Apple feel they need to utter such nonsense in order to gain publicity - maybe Apple pays more of your wages than you think eh?
I'm all for critical evaluation - not for sitting down and deciding that because i don't like something, it can't be right for everyone else.. The word extremist comes to mind - if you don't like it, move along now...
Jaguar hybrid supercar gets green light
Mozilla refuses US request to ban Firefox add-on
Apple stuns Wall Street with 95% earnings surge
Wednesday 20th April 2011 23:27 GMT
well...
the near future points to an upgrade on the iPhone (more sales), a new OS (more sales) a bump in spec for the machines that will run said new OS (even more sales), [insert tick-tock cycle choice here]....(more sales).. [and here] .. more sales... [big new server farm comes online].. more sales...
I am in no way a beneficiary of Apple's sales figures, except in that it encourages them to continue doing whatever it is they do in Cupertino, that enables them to keep bringing out such decent kit year on year...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
