Comments on: Nokia N97: The Whatley POV

By: Nokia N97 updates

Nokia N97 updates — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:06:14 +0000

#luv Reading: “n97 by whatley” (http://twitthis.com/e38n4f) http://tinyurl.com/d6uno2

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By: Mark Meggy

Mark Meggy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:04:37 +0000

Reading: "n97 by whatley" (http://twitthis.com/e38n4f)

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By: Nokia N97 updates

Nokia N97 updates — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:06:14 +0000

#luv Reading: “n97 by whatley” (http://twitthis.com/e38n4f) http://tinyurl.com/d6uno2

By: Mark Meggy

Mark Meggy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:04:37 +0000

Reading: “n97 by whatley” (http://twitthis.com/e38n4f)

By: kosso

kosso — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:58:27 +0000

nice piece James.
The beauty of the widgetized home screen is also that it should be based on the Web RunTime Kit which the recent N-Series devices support. And best thing about this? You only need to know how to write html and program some simple Javascript to build an app. Nice. ) – Not a lot of people know that.

I'm looking forward to getting my hands on one of these. Having fallen in love with the N85 way before I got one, then loving the N800 and N810, it's the perfect hybrid of these, for me (I have never had an E Series)

By: kosso

kosso — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:58:27 +0000

By: kosso

kosso — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:58:27 +0000

By: Micky

Micky — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:13:35 +0000

I have started saving for the N97 already!

By: DominicTravers

DominicTravers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:11:05 +0000

Alex.

Nokia have excellent sales figures DESPITE their operating system. People rightly buy them for the good looks, excellent ergonomics and bombproof reliability. My party piece when debating hardware with iPhone users is to throw my 6500 classic at the wall and invite them to do the same with their iPhone. To date i have only had to glue the plastic top piece back down and it still works flawlessly.

I do not and will not use an S60 device because the usability at all levels of the operating system is absolutely rubbish. S60 always requires pouring over the manual to figure out how to do simple tasks and figure out where this and that setting has moved to since the preceding N something or other. The fact that there is a constant too and fro between third party developers and the Firmware updates because one breaks a piece of functionality and then the OS update breaks the app etc makes a totally mockery of all the hard work Nokia do designing and building great hardware.

I hope that the newly formed Symbian Foundation will correct this cycle of FAIL but really suspect that it can't/won't. Just give up with your flaky code and get with the programme. Either write your own highly optimised and streamline custom Linux OS or bite the bullet and use the one you can have right now. Android.

Oh yes, Alex Kerr. I for one would really like you to disclose what your vested interest in Nokia/Symbian is, care to share?

By: Joe Cooper

Joe Cooper — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:19:17 +0000

Nice preview…
I like the look of this, a lot. I have recently bought an iPhone despite being a bit of a Nokia lover (I live in Japan and the iPhone looked like the best choice, Nokias are available, but not well supported by the carrier, Softbank). What I used to love about Nokia was the ease-of-use, the interface and the fact that I could get geeky and customise it myself. Apple seem to have nailed this.
If I was in the UK now, I would be regretting my decision, because this phone looks like exactly what I would want. It just remains to be seen if it is as ergonomic and magical as it could be.

Also: am I the only one that is glad his distractions are a few button-presses away, rather than constantly tempting him?

By: Mike42

Mike42 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:29:33 +0000

There is yet to be made a handset/OS that can compare to the work of sublime form, function and all-round usability that is the Volvo Estate.

But you knew I was going to say that.

By: HeavyLight

HeavyLight — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:56:00 +0000

Nokia’s N97 demo video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2O2Li74EYew
Nokia Conversations’ “the great Fondle Video”:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AD-elt8MN3I

I’m very impressed with how far Nokia have come but I’m also in the hopeful but sceptical camp.

By: mydogminton

mydogminton — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:19:00 +0000

Good “blind-preview”. Any buzz about when this might come out? Is it going to be another 8-month, deer gestating wait?

By: Vikki Chowney

Vikki Chowney — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:58 +0000

@whatleydude's review is great, but the comments are HILARIOUS: http://tinyurl.com/67xm5v

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By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:14:00 +0000

Ben and James, I’m saying you’re wrong. You may not like the design of the software, but most consumers would not agree – sales figures back this up. 6 months is plenty of time to iron out the bulk of any problems (and what problems are there exactly? – this is all nonsensical speculation seeing as none of us have used the thing!)

James, I need to be reading reviews, not uninformed and biased speculation based on your reading a press release, whether I’ve touched a raw nerve with my response or not. I look forward to reading your balanced review when the device is out. And if it’s crap, I’ll be first to ask Nokia to do a bit better next time – and anyway, the market will doubtless vote with it’s wallet.

All the best!

By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:06:00 +0000

How annoying James, I wrote really a quite decent and witty reposte to your points and my bloody browser lost it all (FF 3.1 beta). Anyway, sorry to have got you in a twist about this, but, aside from the 8MP lark (I’ll take your statement at face value then), I stand by all my earlier points.

Fanboy troll? Not me squire. I dare venture that I am more informed than yourself about these things, but lets not turn this into a contest

Kind regards,
Alex

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:17 +0000

You bet your ass you will.

By: ilicco

ilicco — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:47:18 +0000

i'll bring one to Tuttle next time i am down…

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:41:22 +0000

Alex – See my comments above re: Your '6mths away' argument.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:38:31 +0000

But not to replace the entire e-mail app, web browser etc. You're talking about refining the OS – I'm saying the basic way it does some things is crap.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:35:24 +0000

What he said. DT FTW!

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:23:47 +0000

Approve

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By: Mac Morrison aka mostlythis

Mac Morrison aka mostlythis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:00 +0000

but hes a cool lil fella
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/3077750924_...

By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:00 +0000

The software is 6 months away. Unless you can buy it today, and with a stated release of 6 months, then it’s 6 months away. Lots of time to change/improve/bug fix.

By: Alex Kerr

Alex Kerr — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:00 +0000

The software is 6 months away. Unless you can buy it today, and with a stated release of 6 months, then it’s 6 months away. Lots of time to change/improve/bug fix.