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@Darkroom

It was an election issue last election in Australia, so it's a bit of a shame that it's once again a factor. Personally I use mega fast ADSL2+ but I don't think plain vanilla ADSL speeds is bad at all. Do we all NEED to be able to download as much video content as we would like. Still, the internet is jolly important and it strikes me that Rudd (ex PM) was being rather progressive last election, and that the Libs just want to lower infrastructure costs perhaps so that they can redirect them to other areas that they think will win them a few more votes. I just can't trust the Libs.

The next iteration should work without the bumper, have widgets on the homescreen, have 32gb in the base model and that's about it. My gf needs to replace her Blackberry Storm now, and seeing as you can the iphone on $49 plans or so (Australian), whereas she was paying $79 for the Blackberry. It seems a no brainer to go for this. For me, the $79 contract on my n97 expires in around a year so hopefully i'll get the next iteration at that stage for $49/month or less and get the 32gbs and bumper less phone that i want. Oh, and we both were anti Apple, but seeing as they've finally got their shit together we're cool with it.

If I just want to upgrade from my base model Dell 24", a Full HD 32" TV would be good enough for MS Office, movies, and PS3 yeah?

What is Hulu Plus? What is Hulu? You can stream lots of TV and Movies? You have to pay for each piece of content or you get access to all? How new are they?

Can I use it in Australia?

I think you guys in the US are all over Netflix and Hulu and such but no one's told us about it yet.

@wtgig

Yeah. You got to say that Microsoft seems to have alot of pull in this sector, if they do manage to get everything right. But still, the competition is very tough. If Nintendo drop a SIM into their 3DS, bam, game changed again.

@PinchofSalt

Oh for sure they will. To me Sony have been very steady in their game. Each generation of the Playstation they've launched the best unit, and ensured that it has the best games. Sure, the best is subjective, but they certainly have followed a more steady path than Nintendo who (correctly) gambled on capturing the casual market, and Microsoft who released faulty hardware and paid too heavily for exclusives. Although Nintendo have done phenomenoly well this generation, and although Microsoft have put up a mighty fight, I think Sony can be confident that their Playstation brand has come through very well. In addition, it seems to me, as has been stated by all 3 manufacturers, that the current generation of consoles will last longer than previous iterations. From the last E3 it looks like the next batch of games will be a steady improvement but ultimately the same tier of quality. Perhaps we haven't seen the best of the PS3 yet, but we've certainly seen plenty it has to offer. And I think for now that's just fine as the technology does have so much to offer.

For me personally I'm currently scooping up PS3 games once they hit bargain basement price. I simply don't have the time to play them all, but I still have this burning desire to do so. So I can justify waiting for the big release games to fall to a quarter of their release price. As such, for me I'm in no hurry for the PS4. The games I already have, and the games that i'll be able to buy for bargain prices in the future will last me for several years or a decade before I'll feel the need to purchase a new console.

There should be better stands out there, I want one. I'm not convinced that this is the one i'm after though. I don't get the whole tilt thing. USB hub great. Controller charger, sure. Tilted stand, why?

They need to get the little icons in the URL bar sorted. I don't want two orange squares (one for PS3, one for Wii) in my toolbar. How uncooth.

I've not owned a handheld since the Gamegear. And even then i never once used it running batteries. Having said that i did play 8-bit games on my mobile to death and have looked longingly towards a PSP and ipod touch, but have been a little too hesitant to purchase either thinking that they wouldn't be quite good enough to justify their cost.

But a mega powerful handheld might be just the ticket, especially if i can plug it into my LCD monitor easily enough, and especially if Nintendo eff up the protection system again.

Nintendo could be on to a real winner with this and they've done tremendously well in the handheld sector since forever.

So apart from 16gb being a bit low and not having microSD expansion, does this phone now have it all? It will have everything that we ever wanted from a phone, and will work well? i.e. for most users if we get this phone we won't really feel the need to upgrade for several years?

My Nokia n97 can do it (almost) all, but does so fairly slow and clumsily and falls down on games and general user interface. The Apple 3gS has struck me as being nearly there, but not quite. But with 5mp and a new better look, improved this and that, this looks to be the a smart phone that does actually work without comprimise. Or am I missing something?