They let bob from accounts produce a phone again? :S
Original X1 was horrible and I was kinda hoping this was an improvement. The panels idea was a nice concept but really didnt work, this looks no better.
Either vanilla or touchflo, both good winmo concepts, but this looks a bit wrong.
Agree with what someone said above, they should be focusing on making the idou a better success, lord knows they don't have the cash to throw around in R&D for multiple smartphone platforms these days.
Will people ever stop finding a reason to complain? This is a $30 upgrade. A large portion of the OS has been rewritten to accommodate 64-bit native support. I'm not quite sure how many of you here are up to speed on what a task that is, but it isn't just a case of a recompile.
$30 is an absolute bargain for performance gains, even if there's nothing else in it. Compare this to hardware costs. I think all in all this is exceptionally reasonable.
Having worked for o2 for the last 2 1/2 years, I can safely say documents such as these are nothing out of the ordinary.
Simply put, this sort of stuff is to ensure that the device gets sold to the correct consumer, minimizing returns. Any carrier _hates_ to see returns of any nature, assumingly a return on this device is slightly more costly, possibly due to minimal stock, thereby hampering the actual income of the device.
Again, this is nothing new. This has been done for years in o2, and I can't imagine any other carrier's motives are different.
Jolicloud pre-beta now available to download, walkthrough now available for viewing
Dec 13th 2009 11:59PM (Engadget)OS Xbox Pro casemod build video is mesmerizing
Nov 24th 2009 7:11PM (Engadget)Dreamcast-mounted iPhone dock sends VMU into jealous rage
Oct 5th 2009 8:39AM (Engadget)Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 first hands-on (with video!)
Sep 2nd 2009 4:53PM (Engadget)Original X1 was horrible and I was kinda hoping this was an improvement. The panels idea was a nice concept but really didnt work, this looks no better.
Either vanilla or touchflo, both good winmo concepts, but this looks a bit wrong.
Agree with what someone said above, they should be focusing on making the idou a better success, lord knows they don't have the cash to throw around in R&D for multiple smartphone platforms these days.
Snow Leopard review
Aug 26th 2009 9:38PM (Engadget)Addon infrastructure is good in FF, but imo thats all its got..
Apple shipping Snow Leopard in September, $29 upgrade
Jun 8th 2009 1:51PM (Engadget)$30 is an absolute bargain for performance gains, even if there's nothing else in it. Compare this to hardware costs. I think all in all this is exceptionally reasonable.
Don't forget, Engadget is live at WWDC today!
Jun 7th 2009 9:39PM (Engadget)or because its a decent device?
Sprint doc implores reps not to sell Pre to the wrong people
May 25th 2009 12:04PM (Engadget)Simply put, this sort of stuff is to ensure that the device gets sold to the correct consumer, minimizing returns. Any carrier _hates_ to see returns of any nature, assumingly a return on this device is slightly more costly, possibly due to minimal stock, thereby hampering the actual income of the device.
Again, this is nothing new. This has been done for years in o2, and I can't imagine any other carrier's motives are different.
Aliph Jawbone Prime arrives to coddle your ears, raid your wallet
Apr 22nd 2009 10:50PM (Engadget)Not so sure i'd pay the full price for them though. I got mine with some special deal thing the Jawbone guys were doing with carrier employees.
Whats with all the cheesy (yet strangely compelling) slogans for each colour? 'Lilac you mean it'??
Acer Aspire 3935 review roundup: sleek and affordable, but lacking gaming cred
Apr 22nd 2009 10:45PM (Engadget)