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I won't call it "PURE BS," but certainly 90%!
You are prolly right, but judging from the info in the entire article (and I use the term "info" loosely, I think it's pretty much wild conjecture as far as the Storm is concerned. The part about the Playbook seems plausible, as RIM had already said they would be doing a 3G and 4G version (as if ANY mfgr wouldn't be switching over to 4G!)
What I would LIKE/HOPE to see in the next gen Storm is:
1. 1GB mem and a minimum 1Ghz processor
2. great high contrast screen similar to what we have now (deep black levels), but either 3.7" or 4"
3. QNX talk has piqued my interest so much, I think it would likely be an improvement over the BB OS's
4. keep Surepress, or I'm bolting to something different. I HATE, HATE, HATE non-feedback screens.Last edited by dave1812; 10-14-10 at 12:21 PM.
10-14-10 12:16 PM - What bothers me so much about the Playbook is they announced it so early, and it won't even be out for the holidays?? What is with RIM? Another poor marketing miscue that is going to upset even more followers...I realize they wanted to officially "get the word out," but coming out with it so early when they can't deliver looks bad in my book. You are prolly right, but judging from the info in the entire article (and I use the term "info" loosely, I think it's pretty much wild conjecture as far as the Storm is concerned. The part about the Playbook seems plausible, as RIM had already said they would be doing a 3G and 4G version (as if ANY mfgr wouldn't be switching over to 4G!)10-14-10 12:23 PM
- That's essentially what Sal posted months ago, with the exception of #3; he said it would have its own device-specific version of OS6. Might be that it's actually QNX, and if so that would fit still with his prediction. Not sure about #2, I don't quite remember if he mentioned anything about how the screen would look off the top of my head. You are prolly right, but judging from the info in the entire article (and I use the term "info" loosely, I think it's pretty much wild conjecture as far as the Storm is concerned. The part about the Playbook seems plausible, as RIM had already said they would be doing a 3G and 4G version (as if ANY mfgr wouldn't be switching over to 4G!)
What I would LIKE/HOPE to see in the next gen Storm is:
1. 1GB mem and a minimum 1Ghz processor
2. great high contrast screen similar to what we have now (deep black levels), but either 3.7" or 4"
3. QNX talk has piqued my interest so much, I think it would likely be an improvement over the BB OS's
4. keep Surepress, or I'm bolting to something different. I HATE, HATE, HATE non-feedback screens.10-14-10 01:49 PM - I just went limp at the thought of no SurePress.
As far as haptic feedback goes, I've seen that term incorrectly used many times to describe SurePress, so what these "writers" (and I use the term loosely) are, indeed, referring to is SurePress. Hopefully they are wrong, just like they are most of the time!
I only see three potential advantages to getting rid of SurePress. One is to make the phone more thin, one is to save weight, and the other is to make room for a larger battery or other goodies. But, making the phone thinner isn't an advantage to everyone...I actually like them thicker, as they are easier to hold that way.10-14-10 04:28 PM - That's what she said.I just went limp at the thought of no SurePress.
As far as haptic feedback goes, I've seen that term incorrectly used many times to describe SurePress, so what these "writers" (and I use the term loosely) are, indeed, referring to is SurePress. Hopefully they are wrong, just like they are most of the time!
I only see three potential advantages to getting rid of SurePress. One is to make the phone more thin, one is to save weight, and the other is to make room for a larger battery or other goodies. But, making the phone thinner isn't an advantage to everyone...I actually like them thicker, as they are easier to hold that way.10-14-10 05:14 PM - I share the same experience as you. I almost swore I'd never have a touch screen phone, because I tried typing on some and I end up walking away frustrated.
Until the day I got my S2, which surprised me that I could type just as fast if not faster than my qwerty BB. I also thought that if I tried typing on an iPhone, I would still be doing slow-mo. To my surprise, just yesterday I tried and found that my fingers were pretty agile on it and I could tap really fast to get out a message. Only thing is, I have to look at the screen to type, and I get about half of my messages with typos. It may go away with extended usage, but I'm sure thankful SurePress made it possible for me.
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