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[en] Sony-Ericsson jumps into Android bandwagon [tech-head/GSM/Sony-Ericsson]
01259 days
Yesterday, December 9th, 2008, Sony Ericsson announced they will be joining the OHA Alliance in order to support Google’s Android platform development. This comes as a natural step after dealing with other operation platforms like Symbian and Windows Mobile. This is surely the future. Others had joined, too, strong players in the mobile market like Vodafone (wow, an operator?) and ARM Holding. Here’s an interesting article on companies that already joined OHA.But the big question is: how many handsets will Sony-Ericsson launch in 2009 and 2010 in order to cut a slack of IPhone’s market share?
We all know that at intention level Sony Ericsson was always an ice-breaker but most of the times failed to seize the moment. Their handsets always seemed to come a bit too late. Of course, the media hype was the reason everyone thought so, taking into account that sometimes clients had to wait almost a year to see the real thing. And when it finally emerged, it was full of bugs and already overtaken by somebody else’s phone fact-sheets with bigger processors, bigger RAMs, bigger MP cameras, etc.
And this declaration intrigues me: ““Sony Ericsson is excited to announce its membership of the Open Handset Alliance and confirm its intention to develop a handset based on the Android platform,” said Rikko Sakaguchi, CVP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson.”
Does it means they will give it a try with A single handset, or it’s merely a general comment regarding the platform and others will come, too?
Again, intentions are all right but will Sony-Ericsson manufacture Android handsets?
[en] UIQ/Sony-Ericsson P1i experiences [GSM/UIQ/tech-head]
01264 days
by Bograma
in Everything Else Tech
As I said before, sometimes the P1i makes me crazy. My first intention is to smash it in pieces, but then again, I can’t change it now – I’m only too used to UIQ 3.0 interface to switch to something else. Such is the power of UI’s – not only that they have a learning curve you have to take, but then the UI is”enslaving” you to the point in which you need to have the same UI every time you want be comfortable with your gadgets. And, of course, if you need to be efficient. In both professional and social life. That’s the reason most of us have these gadgets, right?Once you get the bug, it’s a long time before shaking it – usually just a LOT better UI will make someone to switch platforms especially when one has his/her data deep inside all kinds of programs: calendar, agenda, locked files, card data, etc. Using another platform would mean porting these datas from point A to point B and sometimes that’s almost impossible.
So I stick to this one. Unfortunately, UIQ is not going to be developed further more, as UIQ is dead. But until then, developers who were working to programs before the closure announcement came aren’t done yet. So programs are still popping up and for the time being I got a new battery (32 Euros), the old one is holding just over 12 hours of juice. Not dead yet, but 1 year and 7 months later it is done. And that’s exactly why I put up with (after more than 2.5 years of UIQ 3.0 – Sony Ericsson M600, P990i&P1i):
- irregular restarts “in
order to improve performance” - different sets of bugs
after every software update, even when you re-flash with the same version
just to get rid of the corrupt versions of applications like Calendar,
Messaging or Contacts. - disappearance of the
in-call clock after a month or two from re-flash - irregular kernel-exec error
which lead to Opera Mobile crash (explained partially by the normal size
of some HTML sites that Opera Mobile can’t handle) - irregular restarts leading
to a bug that won’t turn off the back light completely-dim screen will
always consume energy - themes aren’t always
coherent-you can always find a nice Black theme but the text is also black
which renders it useless. - connection-priorities (and
sometimes changing to its own accord) are inconsistent and I guess it’s
due to its complexity - service menu ( for checking
phone properties like phone screen usability) is not available in the menu
(why not?!!) unless you know the code - Push-email never worked
- Streaming Media never worked
- the impossibility of
recording calls even according to law
All in all, most of the things above were reported by hundreds of peoples every year and still, nothing has been done. And it won’t be done from now on. Even if it’s a 2 years old model, the P1i still packs great features compared to its more recent counter-parts. Its finish quality, the outstanding materials and great variety of software coupled with a 200 Euros price still makes it a good choice in getting a new mobile with operating system.
[ro] Google Romania – ultimul update [Internet]
61265 days
Google a raspuns cerintelor celui mai “bogat” si fitos segment de utilizatori de Internet (si de Google ca principal motor de cautare,evident) si a adaptat interfata pentru a raspunde nevoilor acestora. Sunt fericit ca si noi, ca romani, avem reprezentanti de seama care lucreaza pentru Google, unde sunt stimati si apreciati pentru munca depusa!
[en] Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 review [GSM/tech-head]
01268 days
by Bograma
in Everything Else Tech
Making a follow-up of the Xperia X1 pre-launching, I read this review with great pleasure. It covers all the important aspects, with a section dedicated especially to Sony-Ericsson pannels. There is also a nice video clip regarding the way the pannels work, the speed and the operations.[ro] Alegeri si 1 Decembrie 2008 [romanik]
01268 days
Despre alegeri nu ar fi prea multe de spus: se pare ca topul de aseara s-a inversat dupa numararea a 70% dintre voturi. Era de asteptat. Acum 4 ani s-a intamplat tot cam asa. PD-L trece pe primul loc. Ce sa spun? Am vazut ce au facut din 2004 pana acum. Nimic.
Astept inceperea paradei militare de 1 Decembrie. Pentru prima oara imi doream sa merg la parada militara sa o vad pe "viu", insa fiind plecat din Bucuresti va trebui sa ma multumesc cu transmisia in direct de la TV. Si chiar daca tehnica militara este total depasita, iar soldatii sunt slab antrenati si prost platiti de catre Stat, tot ma incearca un sentiment de maretie cand ii vad trecand perfect organizati prin fata celor care-i privesc.
A mai trecut un an si dupa cum spuneam si anul trecut, nici de data asta nu ma incearca nici un sentiment de patriotism fata de tara mea. Si uite ca spun "a mea", si nu "Romania". Trebuie sa insemne ceva. Inseamna. Ma identific cu tara asta, cu istoria ei, imi este dor de oameni si de limba romaneasca cand sunt plecat mult timp in strainatate insa imi dau seama ca este doar lipsa mediului familiar in care traiesc. Si atat. N-are nimic de-a face cu patriotismul, cu tara, cu neamul sau cu glia.
A inceput parada!
[ro] Vot – 4,87% prezenta pe tara, la ora 10 [romanik]
01269 days
Da, asta este prezenta la vot pe tara – 4,87%! Si toata lumea este EXTREM de surprinsa! De ce? Politicienii, presa, analistii politici si economici se intrec in a-si exprima neincrederea in sistemul actual de vot – "Dom’ne,oamenii nu inteleg sistemul si d-aia nu vin la vot!". NU, nu din cauza asta nu vin oamenii la vot!
Oamenii nu vin la vot deoarece s-au saturat de politicieni si de de politica. De politica romaneasca facuta dupa ureche, in care se fac promisiuni care nu sunt tinute NICIODATA. Politicianii nu fac nimic pentru tara, ci numai pentru ei. Isi sporesc averile, isi aranjeaza afacerile, isi pun copiii si rudele in functii bine platite – chiar si pentru 4 ani, pana vor iesi de la guvernare iar functiile vor fi date noilor stapani.
Oamenii nu vin la vot pentru ca in tara asta nu exista protectie sociala, nu exista un sistem eficient de sanatate, nu exista infrastructura, iar cei alesi de noi in mandatele trecute nu si-au facut treaba. Deloc. Si nu au patit nimic.
Oamenii nu vin la vot pentru ca nici un mare corupt nu a fost pedepsit, nici un fost director/presedinte de companie de stat nu a ajuns sa dea socoteala la tribunal pentru devalizarile masive de capital din sistem.
Iar rezultatele de diseara imi vor da dreptate,indiferent de cine va fi in viitor la guvernare.
