* Posts by john 19

10 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Dec 2011

Behold the Lumia 535 NOTkia: Microsoft wipes Nokia brand from mobes

john 19
Linux

Re: Meh

Well, if you are happy with just the basic apps you can get a firefoxOS phone instead, why go for microsoft?

john 19
Linux

Re-emerge after the end of next year?!

"Included in the $7.2bn deal were licenses to use the Nokia brand for a limited period. Nokia itself agreed not to make mobile devices until the end of next year."

Does this mean that Nokia mobile can re-emerge after the end of next year and re-build the brand using Android or other Linux based OS?

iPHONES and 'Pads BANNED in US for violating Samsung patent

john 19
Pirate

it is a war started by apple

The patent system is clearly wrong. But I feel no sympathy for Apple over this. It is really a war started by Apple when they asked samsung galaxy to be banned.

Facebook ditches mobile HTML with native Android app

john 19

I refuse to install the app because it asks for a lot of permissions which I don't want to give.

I don't want facebook to spy on me.

Valve chief confirms Steam-centric console-killing PC

john 19
Linux

The end of Windows?

If a steam console is out, more developers will start developing for it.

Since steam games run faster on Linux (according to valve), gamers will quickly switch to Linux to enjoy better performance, as soon as their favourite games get supported.

Texan schoolgirl expelled for refusing to wear RFID tag

john 19

She could just wrap it with aluminum foil..

The iPHONE 5 UNDERMINES western DEMOCRACY: 5 reasons why

john 19

Re: No drag and drop music uploading

Sure, but still, forcing you to sync through itunes is a big annoyance for a lot of people. Drag and drop is trivial to implement and It is only a business decision not to allow it.

john 19
Linux

No drag and drop music uploading

I will add a sixth reason

No drag and drop music uploading. You need to sync using itunes. This is another deal breaker for a lot of people. Not to mention that there is no itunes for Linux..

Nokia exec: Young fashonistas 'fed up' with iPhone

john 19

It is good to make statements but you need to back them up. Nokia exec didn't reference any research to back his statements. I suspect that it is not the fashion minded people but nokia who is fed up with the iphone and android. Nokia has seen huge decline in sales having made the questionable decision of adopting windows phone instead of the industry leader android. There is still time to catch up with the industry but I am affraid that this will involve reversing that desicion. Trying to create a nice shaped phone based on windows crap is not the solution!

john 19
Linux

"lack of security in android"

May I remind that in windows phones it is enough to receive a malicious sms to brick the sms service? hahaha