Honestly the blogosphere over here is buzzing with the word 'dud' as with most open source projects, the benefits will start showing up as people start contributing to the application library. Since the phone came out Monday, there is a limited selection to choose from. Not to mention the interface itself feels 'cheap' (not my words)
Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT Management LLC 6491 Sunset Strip #5, Sunrise Fl, 33313 Tel: (954) 572 7411, Fax: (435) 578 7411 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Sekidde Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:57 AM To: Linux Users Group Uganda Subject: Re: [LUG] Google phone prepares for October debut- Orange Kenya tosell 3G Iphone for 17, 000Kshs http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/g1-android-phon.html T-Mobile's G1 Android Phone: Neither Open nor Exciting The T-Mobile G1, the first Android-based smartphone, made a decidedly disappointing debut Tuesday. The phone -- designed by hardware manufacturer HTC, using Google's operating system, and brought to market by T-Mobile -- was eagerly anticipated by smartphone enthusiasts as an open-source alternative to more locked-down handsets. But in reality, the phone is a bit of a letdown. On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Daniel Bwente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/23/google.phone.ap/index.html > > Brin's program uses the phone's built-in motion sensor to measure how long > it takes for the phone to land when tossed into the air. He acknowledged > that the wisdom of including such a program with an expensive phone is > dubious. > > http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10227&; Itemid=5843 > > Apple iPhone 3G is "coming soon" on Orange at a relatively pocket-friendly > price of Sh17,000. > > -- > Dan > +256-071-2-552035 > > "You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. you will > wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; This > is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles." > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- Simon Sekidde gpg: 98A6 8D22 578C FFCE F6F8 FC80 94D4 2451 1E8B 049D _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. --------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
