Skype arrives to Symbian^3, YouTube app gets updated
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deep space bar, 10 Dec 2010do everyhting
except be a phone
therefore it's a medi... morenow, now. iPhone is quite a good handset. Makes phone calls, stores contacts, sends and receives messages (now with MMS! :--P)
It's just not the one for you (or me).
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- 10 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 10 Dec 2010ur the num nuts
While iPhone has all the app can do just... moredo everyhting
except be a phone
therefore it's a media device with phone
fail XD
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- 10 Dec 2010
yeah, 10 Dec 2010and that's pretty face forward. any smartphone that doesnt ... moreI would agree with this, if by that you mean "Symbian has more sophisticated basic functionality built-in, but Android has more Internet functionality built-in (ie. cloud services, apps and social networking)"
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- 10 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 10 Dec 2010ur the num nuts While iPhone has all the app can do just... moreapple is for morons period
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- 10 Dec 2010
deep space bar, 10 Dec 2010bbbhahahahahha XD too funny how about this one hey b... moreand that's pretty face forward. any smartphone that doesnt have that functionality is basically inefficient. i would be dumb to get a phone without a front-facing camera for basics. lets put it this way: android is more internet friendly than symbian, but basic functionality is more of symbian-way.
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- 10 Dec 2010
deep space bar, 09 Dec 2010you got it the other way around XD
this is just an app
... moreur the num nuts
While iPhone has all the app can do just about everything, why I need to scream about that gahy little nokia crap can or can't do flash?
Nokia is crap u know that; you want iPhone you know that; may bee u too poor to get that I don't know.
iPhone > Nokia period. thx bye
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- 10 Dec 2010
I'm still waiting for the Froyo update for my Samsung Captivate. It's being held by my carrier for more than a month now.
This is another advantage of Symbian over Android. Updates on Android is at the mercy of the manufacturers and carriers who may or may not update your phone.
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- 10 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 10 Dec 2010Exactly what can Symbian do that Android can not do? USB-on... more
Bear in mind that this is all **from my personal experience, and those of close friends only**. Of course with only limited time I've not used every 'droid extensively. Maybe SE and Samsung are being lazy with their PC software; maybe I just need to spend more time with the devices. And I'm sure there are handsets out there that do at least some of the things below. I have spent plenty of time with a few different handsets, so without further ado - things I've done using various versions of Symbian that I've not been able to do with the default software, on any Android handset that I've used:
1. Video calling that works properly. I'm talking about regular, 3G video calling of the kind I've been using since ~2006.
2. Easy and useful picture and video editing. I was surprised that my sister's Galaxy S couldn't crop a photo so I could send a more informative MMS.
3. Full and proper mass-storage mode, including access to main memory and memory cards. I'm very particular about organising my files, so I prefer to do it myself. Mass storage mode seems pretty flaky with the 'droids I've used.
4. Managed the files on the device itself with a proper built-in file manager, including copy, rename and move functions, and property inspection. Does Android even have one of these?
5. Easily find and install applications from a range of sources including experimental and older-version software found on the 'net. I couldn't see an easy way to do this with Android.
6. Backup phone contents to a file on my PC which can be "restored" to either a new or replacement handset. AFAIK Android has nothing like Nokia's PC Suite, instead insisting that people use Google's online services. On the subject of PC Suite ....
7. Receive, compose, save and send SMS and MMS from an interface on my PC, without having to be online.
8. Fully manage contact details, pictures etc. from an interface on my PC, without having to be online.
9. Fully manage calendar appointments, alarms, anniversaries etc. from an interface on my PC, without having to be online.
These are all functions I use (or wish to use) quite often - I'm sure there are some less-frequently-used functions I've missed out. But... yeah. AFAIK Android either fails completely or is inadequate in each of the above. I'd really like it to catch up, though, as the interface is still miles ahead of Symbian.
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yeah, 10 Dec 2010samsung galaxy s has not front facing camera? that pretty i... morebbbhahahahahha XD too funny
how about this one
hey buddy becareful you might get the wrong android phone...it might not support the new update XD
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- 10 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2010please tell me one think !!! can any android phone call sky... moresamsung galaxy s has not front facing camera? that pretty inconvenient. so that means skype would run only on symbian since most of its phone supports front -facing camera. and to think android is a smartphone
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Anonymous, 10 Dec 2010I believe u never had a nokia phone ever..... :)....shame o... morei even watched youtube videos from my E70
64mbRAM 220mhz ARM6 XD
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- 10 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2010OMFG now Nokia can watch YOUTUBE?
iPhone can watch youtu... moreI believe u never had a nokia phone ever..... :)....shame on you apple fanboy
Even my n71,n73,e51,e63,n78,e72 can watch youtube...its too easy for symbian
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- 10 Dec 2010
TSH, 09 Dec 2010I know you're using hyperbole, but YouTube started in 2005,... moreExactly what can Symbian do that Android can not do? USB-on-the-GO is the only thing that have not yet come to Android, but that is not because Android would not be able to handle it if anyone told it to do so.
Symbian is an outdated os.
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- 09 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2010OMFG now Nokia can watch YOUTUBE?
iPhone can watch youtu... moreI know you're using hyperbole, but YouTube started in 2005, and iPhone first came out in 2007 - 10 years is a bit of a long bow to draw. In 2008 I racked up a huge bill (thanks to a misunderstanding with Vodafone - got it fixed up) watching YouTube videos on my N95 8GB through the standard Symbian browser. Worked great, so long as the connection was strong. There was a YouTube specific application for N95 at the time, but I preferred the browser.
This news article is about the *update* to the YouTube application for S^3, which looks a great deal like the application I've used to watch YouTube on my N97 Mini for months now.
Get over yourself. All devices are a matter of horses-for-courses, and it is a simple fact that out of the box S60 and Sym^3 have greater functionality (ie, a user can do more) than any other mobile OS.
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- 09 Dec 2010
deep space bar, 09 Dec 2010you got it the other way around XD this is just an app ... moreI remember how terrible was running. You got that one right:).
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- 09 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2010please tell me one think !!! can any android phone call sky... moreGo sleep with your N900 under your pillow and keep dreaming how good Symbian is. If someone really wants free videocalls it can use Fring or Nimbuzz. Btw it seems that no other Symbian phone has video on Skype either, so chill out.
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- 09 Dec 2010
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2010OMFG now Nokia can watch YOUTUBE?
iPhone can watch youtu... moreyou got it the other way around XD
this is just an app
nokia was doing this since youtube was available via browser
rememeber
num nuts
it has flash XD
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- 09 Dec 2010
OMFG now Nokia can watch YOUTUBE?
iPhone can watch youtube like 10 years ago.
Sorry you Nokia fanboys if you own one you admit ur a loser.