Andrew Lim
It's thought that Andrew was born with built-in Bluetooth. When he talks, radios make that strange buzzing sound usually associated with network interference and there are rumours that he has an alphanumeric keypad implanted in his back.
Wednesday 19 November 2008, 4:56pm
A recession is just what the mobile industry needs
Every day I read several stories about mobile manufacturers struggling under the weight of the global recession and while it saddens me to hear that some may collapse, I'm not sure it's necessarily a bad thing for the industry.
For too long, too may companies in the mobile industry have grown rich off the back of mediocre products and services -- but that's quickly coming to an end. In a market where innovation means survival, I think that we may see the best products and deals yet.
INQ, for example, recently announced a relatively inexpensive social networking phone, which is available on an affordable tariff from 3 with unlimited Internet access. It's perfect for Facebook junkies who don't need all the other stuff you get on smart phones. This is the kind of new and affordable product that will drive the industry forward.
Networks and manufacturers won't be able to get away with all the old tricks -- they need to deliver good products with realistic price tags, and that means a better deal for us. The buck definitely stops here.
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I've just got the Blackberry Storm and feel annoyed at the "Unlimited data allowance" of 500MB. I should of done more research really, but it seems extremely tight considering it's a data intensive smartphone with browser, email, youtube, maps etc. What do you think?
Posted by Chris on Thu 20 November, 2008 9:14 AM
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I agree with the comment you have made on the new three phone however, I think that since the manufacturers have less money they will not be able to spend as much on R&D as they struggle to keep other areas of their business afloat. This could lead to more boring products being released. Anyway in the current economical climate only a few will be able to afford what they really want- most will settle on a cheap replacement mobile that will get them by.
Posted by Eric Ekong on Sat 22 November, 2008 7:41 PM
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Hi Eric, I understand what you mean but I'm not sure that just because there's a recession people will no longer want to buy high-end, quality products and those manufacturers that can rise to the challenge of offering innovative products at an affordable price will do very well. At least that's what I think.
Posted by Andrew Lim on Wed 26 November, 2008 12:15 PM
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Hello! Just got the Pixon yesterday and so far so good. Review on here is accurate although 2 things frustrate me. When scrolling through the contacts/pics/menus it isnt always that great as it can be a bit slow you keep selecting things when you are trying to whizz thru them so takes AGES to locate the one you want! Its like the Ipod touch or the iphone in that you whizz your finger up the screen to scroll thru and it isnt always accurate. Second if anyone else has this phone please help me! When texting HOW ON EARTH do you put a capital letter in the middle of the sentence? So if you wanted to say "My friend James" how do you get the capital J for James?? You can change to capitals, select the J then change back to lower case but then you have to type "ames" seperately to the J so it wont save it as a word! So annoying! With my Samsung Soul you just hit the bottom left button to make the first letter of any word captial and the rest of the letters follow in lower case but dont know how to do this on the Pixon. Apart from that I am a bit disappointed that the only customising you can do is changing your wallpapaer. You cant have different themes or screen savers and you cant have the menus in list form instead of that grid form either which you could do with the Soul. You also get 1 alarm tone that you cant change and minmal options for built in message tones. I have 7 days to decide if I want to keep it and I am 50:50 at the mo. I f I am mising something on any of the above please tell me! What would you go for C905 or Pixon???
Posted by Ele on Thu 27 November, 2008 9:47 AM
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yes , i agree . it is maybe a good thing , its like a good filter ,which keeps the bad unwanted things out .
Posted by ahmad on Tue 16 December, 2008 2:17 AM
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