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View Poll Results: Should RIM give the user more control over their systems such as an adv task manager?
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04-10-2009, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by wabbit
you are very much missing the point.
with that said
since its a computer and not a device, go download android its free os, with source, and load it on a blackberry then code what you want.
i give up you are really missing the picture.
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i might...but i like the centralized design of an operating system better than the decentralized chaos of a modular operating system like unix or android...i just prefer to have better control over my system's non-essential functions that waste precious resources
and some people are trying to do put android on the storm...we'll see if they can get it to work...very unlikely because RIM won't release the hardware specs and such...if they did it could be done much much easier
i am going to code my own task manager...already decided that
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04-10-2009, 05:18 AM
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this has been a great read
Moral of the story Jason , maybe you should have done some research before purchasing the phone.
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i did do a lot of research:
http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...ml#post1348266
and i've been a blackberry user for years...but this storm is a new beast
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04-10-2009, 07:10 AM
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i did do a lot of research
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Obviously not enough sweetheart.
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04-10-2009, 07:20 AM
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...but until I see RIM themselves calling a computer and not a smartphone I am still considering a smartphone (for the mere fact it is still phone).
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BlackBerry Storm is xxx8216;just smallerxxx8217; netbook claims RIM CEO - SlashGear
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04-10-2009, 08:39 AM
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Hmm.. I stand corrected.
Hey, What keyboard did you buy for your Storm?
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04-10-2009, 09:15 AM
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Freedom Universal Bluetooth Keyboard - ShopCrackBerry
It's pretty sweet. It has a stand to place the storm in landscape mode and turns it into a pretty nice computer-like interface with a 3.5" touchscreen.
I had a little trouble at first with the Bluetooth, but now it works great. I'm still trying to get all the extra features working, but most of everything advertised works. (talking about the shortcut keyboard commands)
It folds up pretty compactly, but it is a little big for the pocket, so I just keep it with me for business meetings and that type of thing. It's the perfect interface to my Storm to make it more accessible for editing office documents since my fingers are huge and they don't have SureType enabled for the landscape mode yet.
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04-10-2009, 09:31 AM
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I've was looking at that keyboard when I signing up for some classes. Since I didn't want to take my barely portable 17 inch laptop with me, but all the bad reviews and $100 price tag steered me away, I have no problem paying $100 bucks for it as long it works.
Do you find it reliable/useful enough?
(How long/often do you find yourself using it?)
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04-10-2009, 09:41 AM
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I have one of the Freedom Keyboard I used with my 8700 and 8310, haven't since, but it is a nice addition when you need it for extended keyboard work.
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Cool, I'm definitly going to have to re-consider buying it again.
My big concern was buying it for my Curve (8330), and then upgrading to a newer device (Ie. Bold/Storm) and finding out the keyboard is not compatible, but since I know it is I may get this in the near future, and push my laptop further away.
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04-11-2009, 11:37 AM
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yeah the $100 is a lot...wish it was about half of that....
i'd say it's pretty decent...the battery life has been good for me...i use it on an occasional basis when i'm not on the go, but i don't have a computer...an airplane/airport scenario, business meeting....that type of thing
it has a battery saving feature which is useful to save the battery life...i have not checked the range on it, but i felt that really wasn't very important since i'd always have my BB essentially right there at all times when using it
it's benefits for typing are tremendous especially if you are going to type many emails or office documents like notes from a meeting or something like that...other people will envy you for not having a laptop but this cool new device that looks like a mini-touch screen computer
if the price was $50, i'd say get it in a heartbeat, otherwise it's not worth it unless you really foresee yourself typing a bunch on your phone in such a situation
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04-11-2009, 11:39 AM
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just thought about something though, they had a specific driver for my model, so if you are using it on another model, you might want to double check it's compatibility for your device model and current OS version that you are using...i think i downloaded the driver from freedom's website, but i forgot now
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04-18-2009, 08:59 PM
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Just stop. Seriously. All you're doing at this point is picking nits and arguing semantics, and it is not providing any positive benefit to anyone.
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Much like grammer cop nitpicking provides no benifit either?
Notice I misspelled benifit for your benefit. ;o)
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04-18-2009, 09:13 PM
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Much like grammer cop nitpicking provides no benifit either?
Notice I misspelled benifit for your benefit. ;o)
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Is there a need to troll?
Also it's grammar, not grammer.
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Much like grammer cop nitpicking provides no benifit either?
Notice I misspelled benifit for your benefit. ;o)
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