GA Russell Posted June 7, 2013 Report Posted June 7, 2013 This is all Greek to me, but maybe some of you will appreciate this. http://www.cio.com/article/731155/10_Things_BlackBerry_Z10_Does_That_iPhone_Can_t?page=1&taxonomyId=3081 Quote
BeBop Posted June 7, 2013 Report Posted June 7, 2013 Thanks. There's a bit of Greek in there for me too. I've had a work Blackberry forever, but a personal Android device. I was pretty much committed to conversion to a personal Blackberry, when I tried one out at an NYC street fair. Yep, it's going to happen when my current contract expires. Quote
LennyH Posted June 7, 2013 Report Posted June 7, 2013 I love my android (HTC One x) but after a few months with it I'm pretty shocked at what a pain in the ass it's been to get all of the notifications working exactly like I want. The blackberry had settings to put everything on silence, vibrate, ring or ring + vibrate. Simple. I've spent quite a while trying to get my droid to do exactly that and am using multiple third party apps and it's still not quite right. And I went with a 3rd party text app to help with this and sometimes get double notifications, one from the 3rd party app and one from the native (AT&T) one. The droid is superior in almost every other way (compared to BB Torch) but it's amazing that I've had so much trouble doing something that seems so simple. I went with Droid over iPhone because of lack of customization possibilities on the iPhone. I can do most of what I need to do with one click. I'd also never trade this screen for a smaller one. A big factor with this Z10 should be how many of those droid apps get ported over. That's their only hope. Quote
kinuta Posted June 7, 2013 Report Posted June 7, 2013 Call me a Luddite but I'll stick with my regular mobile phone. The mass use of smart phones and the attendant zombie/trance state have confirmed me as a non believer. Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted June 7, 2013 Report Posted June 7, 2013 Call me a Luddite but I'll stick with my regular mobile phone. The mass use of smart phones and the attendant zombie/trance state have confirmed me as a non believer. amen, brother k. Quote
GA Russell Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Posted September 27, 2013 BlackBerry is in the news again, as they have put themselves up for sale and have one bidder so far. I suppose as a result, this article has resurfaced. I find the comments made in the past month regarding BlackBerry, iPhone and Android to be quite interesting, and maybe you will too. http://www.cio.com/article/731155/10_Things_BlackBerry_Z10_Does_That_iPhone_Can_t?taxonomyId=3081&CPID=KNC-kw1366381_p6&HBX_PK=rim|58df5538-2c69-8a89-e334-000026f5e7bb Quote
GregK Posted September 29, 2013 Report Posted September 29, 2013 I love my android (HTC One x) but after a few months with it I'm pretty shocked at what a pain in the ass it's been to get all of the notifications working exactly like I want. The blackberry had settings to put everything on silence, vibrate, ring or ring + vibrate. Simple. I've spent quite a while trying to get my droid to do exactly that and am using multiple third party apps and it's still not quite right. And I went with a 3rd party text app to help with this and sometimes get double notifications, one from the 3rd party app and one from the native (AT&T) one. The droid is superior in almost every other way (compared to BB Torch) but it's amazing that I've had so much trouble doing something that seems so simple. I went with Droid over iPhone because of lack of customization possibilities on the iPhone. I can do most of what I need to do with one click. I'd also never trade this screen for a smaller one. A big factor with this Z10 should be how many of those droid apps get ported over. That's their only hope. "Droid" is a marketing term used by Verizon for a line of their Android phones. If it's not on Verizon, it's not a "Droid". It's really not that complicated to configure notifications. Sounds like you just need to set the native notification to on but with sound off, and then route all notification control through the other app. Quote
Guy Berger Posted September 29, 2013 Report Posted September 29, 2013 I love my android (HTC One x) but after a few months with it I'm pretty shocked at what a pain in the ass it's been to get all of the notifications working exactly like I want. The blackberry had settings to put everything on silence, vibrate, ring or ring + vibrate. Simple. I've spent quite a while trying to get my droid to do exactly that and am using multiple third party apps and it's still not quite right. And I went with a 3rd party text app to help with this and sometimes get double notifications, one from the 3rd party app and one from the native (AT&T) one. The droid is superior in almost every other way (compared to BB Torch) but it's amazing that I've had so much trouble doing something that seems so simple. I went with Droid over iPhone because of lack of customization possibilities on the iPhone. I can do most of what I need to do with one click. I'd also never trade this screen for a smaller one. A big factor with this Z10 should be how many of those droid apps get ported over. That's their only hope. "Droid" is a marketing term used by Verizon for a line of their Android phones. If it's not on Verizon, it's not a "Droid". "Droid" and "android" are used interchangeably in common parlance to refer to phones running the Android OS. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted September 29, 2013 Report Posted September 29, 2013 Apple sold 9 million new iPhones opening weekend Quote
GA Russell Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Posted November 5, 2013 BlackBerry is in the news again, as they have put themselves up for sale and have one bidder so far. I suppose as a result, this article has resurfaced. I find the comments made in the past month regarding BlackBerry, iPhone and Android to be quite interesting, and maybe you will too. http://www.cio.com/article/731155/10_Things_BlackBerry_Z10_Does_That_iPhone_Can_t?taxonomyId=3081&CPID=KNC-kw1366381_p6&HBX_PK=rim|58df5538-2c69-8a89-e334-000026f5e7bb The deal for BlackBerry has fallen through, as the buyer was unable to obtain financing. http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/11/04/blackberry-shares-plunge-on-report-buyout-plans-halted/?intcmp=obnetwork Quote
7/4 Posted November 5, 2013 Report Posted November 5, 2013 My commitment to my Blackberry plan is up, time for a new phone. Don't know what to do next. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted November 5, 2013 Report Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Can't imagine anything a smartphone can do that this can't: Proof: http://youtu.be/91_jymgH8QY Edited November 5, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote
erwbol Posted November 5, 2013 Report Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Can't imagine anything a smartphone can do that this can't: Chinese Woman Electrocuted by iPhone 4 Edited November 5, 2013 by erwbol Quote
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