hi, i do agree with jelly bean despite few flaws. so far JB looks good but i find it very rare on handsets. i prefer nexus to Samsung as they would be loaded with original versions where as Samsung loading them with modified skins making few Phones inaccessible. yes it looks a promising platform, but lot to go even when mobile accessibility is used.
On 11/1/12, Kotian, H P <hpkot...@rbi.org.in> wrote: > Dear Srikant > > Android presently, is quite doable. Jellybean especially has come of age > with respect to accessability. There has been some significant changes on > the development team of Talkback and they are going full steam on improving > access ability. > > At this point of time, I would not recommend to buy accessible Symbian > phones and they should positively consider for Android. > > On a long term perspective, it makes more sense choosing Samsung as they > have better track record of availability of Roms which makes it possibility > to port to the next version of Android. > > There are many tabs coming in the marketing at attractive prices. However, > most of them don't come with GPS and GSM. One should ideally avoid them. > > Although qwerty keyboard is not essential in using Android devices, They > come very handy especially in moments of keying correct passwords. > > Instead of sulking for seeing the demise of Symbian, one should be welcoming > Android, for it now gives good opportunity to make use of apps which can > help us in our daily living. The learning curve too is not very steep. > > Harish Kotian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Srikanth Kanuri > Sent: 01 November 2012 08:25 > To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in > Subject: Re: [AI] Symbian may be over, but firm still stands by handset > > the platform which gave us life by way of access to smart phones is > finally ending. we have not received an update of talks for quite a > while now. is it marking the end of Talks and Mobile speak soon? > except for the IPhone which is quite expensive we will not have a > comprehensive screen reader if Simbion is no more. if android > accessibility is not improved the way it had to be, accessibility of > smart phone might be a highly expensive task for an average Indian. as > Nokia moved to win 8 Phones, there are no signs of any screen reader > accessibility on win 8 till now. its hard to digest that Microsoft > really ignores comprehensive accessibility features. > > On 11/1/12, jignesh <jigneshmpokar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Article written on 19th Oct 2012 >> >> Symbian may be over, but firm still stands by handset >> >> >> The Nokia 808 Pureview will continue to receive development and support, >> even though its Symbian platform has been discontinued. >> >> Yesterday Nokia announced that it was finally pulling the plug on its >> home-brewed smartphone platform, as it completes the transition over to >> Microsoft's Windows Phone system. >> This obviously causes an issue for anyone still running a Symbian-toting >> device, as Nokia won't be responding to bug reports or other issues, >> however there is one exception - the Nokia 808 Pureview. Last phone >> standing >> >> Nokia clarified the 808 Pureview's position following Symbian's >> maintenance mode relegation, writing on its developer site: "We do have >> new feature development for Pureview 808 product and we periodically >> evaluate what updates are needed to attract the end users." >> This is good news for 808 Pureview owners who will have only purchased >> the handset this year, as they can now be safe in the knowledge Nokia >> will be looking after them for a little while yet. >> There's no word on when Nokia will finally stop providing updates and >> support for the 808 Pureview, but looking at mobile phone cycles today >> we can't see it lasting past 2014 - and even that would be a cheeky >> treat given the apathy the Finnish firm is showing the platform. >> >> [symbian was best, what do u think guys!] >> >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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