Archive for June 9th, 2008

Politics: EIRE - our final hope…

Monday, June 9th, 2008


After the, frankly despicable failure of our government to provide the referendum on the EU treaty/constitution (only an imbecile would argue any real difference between the two?) it promised us, our fate (saving the unlikelihood this court action pays off) is left in the hands of our friends just over the water.

What a travesty our democracy has become, when our only hope of getting a choice in our future governance lies with the people on another landmass.

People of Ireland, I hope you vote wisely on Thursday.

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TECH: iPhone2 a.k.a. iPhone 3G

Monday, June 9th, 2008


So, here is the iPhone 3G. In case you haven’t already, check it out.
I moaned about the affordability of the original iPhone back here and here. Apple have obviously learnt their lesson and I think it’s hard to criticise the new pricing structure. The GPS is also a feature I’m glad to see them incorporate…
However, it still won’t do it for me. As amazing, beautiful and intuitive as the phone is, it’s still lacking a few things I just love having on my current handset (Nokia N95 8GB) - 5MP camera (not perfect on the N95 8GB by any stretch but definitely superior to the iPhone cam), Podcast download direct over Wi-Fi (iPhone requires you to download to desktop and then sync) and video recording, something the iPhone still has no official application for. The last feature in particular is really quite impressive on the Nokia.
So, much as I’d like to jump ship and save myself suffering the infuriates of the Symbian OS, unfortunately its features trump the iPhone 3G’s usability. For now at least.

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