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Review Of Linux-based Motorola A768i

Posted by timothy on from the not-in-your-mouth dept.

Eugenia writes "MobileBurn published a review of Motorola's A768i, the Linux-based smartphone that employs a PDA-style form factor. It may not have much in the way of photo-taking abilities, but the A768i might be the thing for business users as it excels in the phone/messaging category."

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  1. A cellphone without extra doo-hickeys? by physicsphairy · · Score: 5, Funny
    "It may not have much in the way of photo-taking abilities, but the A768i might be the thing for business users as it excels in the phone/messaging category."

    Since when to people use phones for that anymore? ;)

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  2. Sometimes you buy a phone to use as a phone... by Part`A · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Might be the thing for business users as it excels in the phone/messaging category."

    Well, you know, you can never tell when you need your phone to make a call or to take a message now do you? I think that feature would be useful to some people.

  3. Display really shines by Vo0k · · Score: 1, Funny

    Technical specifications indicate a 65k color TFT display. The display really shines is when it comes to internet browsing

    Today TOO early in the morning *or more in the night) alarm in my new phone woke me up. Okay, I can sleep longer but I need to reset the alarm to the right time. And damn, I can't. Damned display shines so brightly that it blinds me...

    Finally keeping it far away from myself, getting eyes a bit adjusted to the brightness, tilting and turning it I managed to set the alarm...

    Note to self: Pull contrast control WAY down.

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  4. Someone should have known better .. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Someone should have known better than to combine the words Linux and Mobile in the same posting, now you know that site is going to get slashdotted

    Having finally got to the site (2 mins to download a page), it looks nice, pity we will never see it in the UK.

    1. Re:Someone should have known better .. by FrYGuY101 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Don't forget the obligatory "Looks like he was hosting the server one one!" comments which we will all invariably have to suffer...

      Crap... I just made one myself, didn't I...

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  5. Re:No pad? by Combuchan · · Score: 1, Funny

    There's a reason they call it a "touchscreen." Have you forgotten about your tactile abilities already?

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