It's different sure, it could be better but horrible no.
That article about Nokia hating it was written by a guy fired from Nokia
and who has a grudge against Symbian. Take it with a pinch of salt
I wrote a compiler that generated JVM classfiles from VB6 source code... well seeing as I only had 4 months
to write it, it supported only a subset of VB6 (it's a fucking huge language).
Worked pretty good.
I tried to this story submitted but anyway...
Linux phones will lock down users
Mobile phone developers are scrambling to ensure that the openness of the Linux operating system does not anger telecoms regulators.
Consumers who run Linux on a PC are used to having full control over the operating system, but should not expect that same level of control on a Linux powered mobile phone, warned Mike Kelley, senior vice president of engineering at PalmSource. The company is in the process of developing a Linux version for mobile phones to replace its current Palm OS. "Phones are not PCs. They tie in to a radio that is regulated," Kelley said at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. "They are tied into very expensive back-end infrastructure that can be seriously disrupted by malfunctioning phones.
full article
GSM encryption is readily crackable and besides, it's only encrypted between base-stations (masts) and phones. Once your conversation reaches the base-station it is decrypted until it reaches your recipient's base-station where it's re-encrypted. So all they need is a set of headphones and access to the network provider's infrastructure to listen to your conversations/read your texts.
As it's a Symbian phone you can download the Nokia SDK (for free) from Forum Nokia and get Carbide++ Express (Eclipse for C++ development) for free from Forum Nokia, and write your own software.
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It's different sure, it could be better but horrible no. That article about Nokia hating it was written by a guy fired from Nokia and who has a grudge against Symbian. Take it with a pinch of salt
They do. It's called Symbian OS.
I wrote a compiler that generated JVM classfiles from VB6 source code... well seeing as I only had 4 months to write it, it supported only a subset of VB6 (it's a fucking huge language). Worked pretty good.
More like 100 million.
They must have forgotten to inline all the functions when they compiled the kernel! gheylordz!
Not the most scientific benchmarks in the world
Rubbish, check out owner-drawn menus in the MSDN documentation. THere's nothing to prevent you from doing kind of thing yourself. I've done it.
Just get others to formally review it so if anything is found, there's collective responsibilty
no point breaking eggs if no-one will be able to eat your omelette
Exactly the reasons why this will never be allowed to connect to networks (in 'The West' anyhow)
Oh spot the geographically illiterate yank!
$55M / 250,000,000 = not a whole lot
Switzerland isn't in Western Europe
I tried to this story submitted but anyway... Linux phones will lock down users Mobile phone developers are scrambling to ensure that the openness of the Linux operating system does not anger telecoms regulators. Consumers who run Linux on a PC are used to having full control over the operating system, but should not expect that same level of control on a Linux powered mobile phone, warned Mike Kelley, senior vice president of engineering at PalmSource. The company is in the process of developing a Linux version for mobile phones to replace its current Palm OS. "Phones are not PCs. They tie in to a radio that is regulated," Kelley said at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. "They are tied into very expensive back-end infrastructure that can be seriously disrupted by malfunctioning phones. full article
GSM encryption is readily crackable and besides, it's only encrypted between base-stations (masts) and phones. Once your conversation reaches the base-station it is decrypted until it reaches your recipient's base-station where it's re-encrypted. So all they need is a set of headphones and access to the network provider's infrastructure to listen to your conversations/read your texts.
MPEG-4 is a container format. 3GP is a type of MPEG-4 file. The audio/video codecs are tuned for mobile phones
Hardy har har har!
I am! Every flippin' week there's a new graphics card.
As it's a Symbian phone you can download the Nokia SDK (for free) from Forum Nokia and get Carbide++ Express (Eclipse for C++ development) for free from Forum Nokia, and write your own software.
I have seen phones with wheels long before the iPod came about. It was a Samsung i think, and the wheel was on the side of the phone, not the face.
Who'd a thunk it?
This is why Microsoft (and virtually every other software company) have patents. To protect themselves via the "If you sue me I'll sue you" line.
Linux! It's that great you don't have to be able to spell correctly. It just knows.
And there's no way I earn 6 figures, but then I do earn UK pounds, which unlike the dollar, are actually worth something.
How's this going to work? hehe, How long before we buy our PCs from China?