On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 28/8/08, Subash, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> >>"No multi-tasking is available whatsoever. So you can't have an instant >>messenger running online in the background while you browse your photos >>for example. > > Good point. I don't have Instant Messenger so don't know how awkward > that might be. I can, however, listen to music while doing other things, > eg the iPod function works while (say) browsing the internet, collecting > my email, navigating by GPS etc. So perhaps to say that it cannot > multitask whatsoever is inaccurate.
then that review is just plain misleading. this is 'multi-tasking' enough, for me at least.... > My point would be that it works brilliantly for me. It is a small > portable device that works in support of my main computer - there are > lots of things I wouldn't want to do on it. But as a thing I can pull > out of my pocket and either collect or retrieve data - as well as being > a phone - I personally have never experienced anything as good. Treos, > Blackberrys, Nokias, everything included. Sure, it's eye-candy - but > it's also a very high-quality piece of kit that is extremely functional. fair enough and it works for you. ;-) and it doesn't seem to cost the earth over there. however, i do think an entry price of more than $720 here is too high though most of it goes to the telecom companies. most of the nokia e-series phones are priced much much lower here, have comparable features and still come out a bargain even after adding network charges. > No flame-proof's required! :) of course, i knew that. i did add a smiley, didn't i? :-) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
