[General] 3G iPhone Announced

[bashar abdullah]

And speaking of unlocking,
http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/10/1229226&from=rss

ENJOY!

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:08 PM, bashar abdullah <bashar.abdullah at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think I saw or heard about the 3rd party app for Arabic support, which is
> not %100. One BIG reason I didn't buy the iPhone is, I need something to
> rely on and use anytime. I don't wanna rely on a hacked phone that could
> blow up any minute and then I can't ask officially for help, cause it's
> hacked! I also hate so much the monopoly Apple is playing on the apps
> distribution. They have to take a bite of everything. Report says they take
> monthly fees from operator per device they sell, and they take %30 of any
> commecial app you work hard on to make, keeping in mind you already have to
> pay to join the developer program and submit your app!
>
> Next thing is, hey, did you just make your big deal over our phone? We will
> take %30 share of that profit! :)
>
> This is a nice comparison I found between mobile SDKs:
> http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-comparison-chart/
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine owns an iPhone and he's a serious Apple fanboy. He
>> does have Arabic support on his iPhone, using some 3rd party program.
>> Which brings me to a point: The iPhone stinks, but once you use 3rd
>> party programs (free or not), it becomes a cool "thingy" -- but a
>> clogged one...
>>
>> You need a considerable number of mods/progs to be able to achieve
>> basic functionality of a phone. Why is this a big issue, to say Linux
>> guys like myself? Well, for Linux, I would understand lacking some
>> functions and the fact that someone else would add them later on, but
>> for Apple to release a device and a framework that lacks basic
>> functions is utterly ridiculous.
>>
>> All my mobile phones were Nokia Communicator (9110, 9250, 9500), and I
>> have to say, Nokia screwed itself with the E90. I'm no longer a Nokia
>> dude. I'm still using the 9500 waiting for a reliable Linux device.
>> Unfortunately, there isn't one similar to the communicator in terms of
>> shape (Love the widescreen and keyboard!), which means I'll be stuck
>> with a PDA (unless someone could hack the 9500 and install Linux on
>> it!!).
>>
>> I think I saw preview models of Samsung and LG phones along with HTC,
>> demoing Android. But I think HTC would be the better option since
>> their phones packs the most hardware.
>>
>> Another alternative to Android, which unfortunately doesn't seem too
>> promising, is OpenMoko (www.openmoko.com). Their development portal
>> and wiki can be found at www.openmoko.org .
>> --
>>  Majed B.
>>
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