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Title: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 16, 2010, 21:45: Quote
Google is learning that being a star contender in the smartphone arena takes more than a big name and well-crafted hardware. Nexus One has stumbled since its grand launch on January 5 as buyers grumble that there is nowhere to go but online for answers to complaints or questions.

http://www.physorg.com/news182872552.html
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 10:53: Google might find this transition a lot harder than they expected.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Camstop on January 17, 2010, 11:13: I think they dropped the price by £100 too :thumbs:

The phone is HTC and there is loads of Android forums which will give all the advice anyone would ever need like this.. http://androidforums.com/nexus-one/ (http://androidforums.com/nexus-one/)

This seems to be the normal way we have to accept getting to grips with techie things hence sites like PC-Pals :o:
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 11:30: Thinking about it, the Pam, or USR Pilot as it was initially, had a forum dedicated to it while we all got to grips with our new toys.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 12:29: I don't know if it's me, but the phone just doesn't look that attractive. Not when compared to this... :devil:

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omio.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2FHTC-HD21.png&hash=c6ce361a767c6b5098e70a9d22cc8160f0df96a4)
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 12:33: I still like the old candlesticks. :)
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 13:12: :dunno:
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Post by: Clive on January 17, 2010, 16:32: I think he's referring to the aerials which used to stick out of real phones. ;D
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 16:38: Not quite, Clive. These. (http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=candlestick+phones&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=7TxTS9DJGtWL4Abw4NidCQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CB0QzAMwAA) ;D
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Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 17:17: Bloody hell! How am I supposed to remember those? ::)
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Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 17:23: I bet Clive does. ;)
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 17:25: He had one of the prototypes. ;D
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 17:28: He's still using it! :o
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 17:31: :hehe:
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Post by: Clive on January 17, 2010, 18:31: I have to tell you that a friend of mine still has one as his main phone. You can still buy them from secondhand shops for around £150.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Rik on January 17, 2010, 18:36: Collector's items nowadays, Clive, but so hard to fit in your pocket...
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 17, 2010, 20:43: Quote from: Simon on January 17, 2010, 12:29
I don't know if it's me, but the phone just doesn't look that attractive. Not when compared to this... :devil:

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omio.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2FHTC-HD21.png&hash=c6ce361a767c6b5098e70a9d22cc8160f0df96a4)

eeeww windows.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 17, 2010, 20:44: Quote from: Clive on January 17, 2010, 18:31
I have to tell you that a friend of mine still has one as his main phone. You can still buy them from secondhand shops for around £150.

aren't they on the list of lethal weapons? size and the amount of radiation emitted.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 23:45: Quote from: Clive on January 17, 2010, 18:31
I have to tell you that a friend of mine still has one as his main phone. You can still buy them from secondhand shops for around £150.

Oh, I've no doubt you can buy them brand new as novelties, as well.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 17, 2010, 23:48: Quote from: sam on January 17, 2010, 20:43
eeeww windows.

Yeah... but you have to dig quite deep to actually bump into it.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 00:17: I'll say it again... eeeww windows.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 18, 2010, 00:17: Quote from: Simon on January 17, 2010, 23:45
Oh, I've no doubt you can buy them brand new as novelties, as well.

but you have to license it as a dangerous weapon.
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Simon on January 18, 2010, 00:24: Like Clive's mobile? :)x
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 15:08: :haha:
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Camstop on January 18, 2010, 18:31: Clive splash out on a Nexus One and show these young whipper snappers :leer:
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: Clive on January 18, 2010, 18:50: I wouldn't know what to do with it Cammy! :laugh:
Title: Re: Nexus One stumbles as Google joins smartphone race
Post by: sam on January 19, 2010, 01:45: Quote from: Clive on January 18, 2010, 18:50
I wouldn't know what to do with it Cammy! :laugh:

you could always throw it at them and watch them scramble for it... though you'd have to record it on another phone and stick it on youtube.. oh wait, we've lost you haven't we... darn.