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Re: Python Twitter tutorial - nikhil's blog

martyndavies — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 04:42:14 -0000

This was a great time-saver. Thanks very much!

Re: Google TV Aiming For Mainstream Success In The U.K.

martyndavies — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:56:44 -0000

Google may struggle. It's already possible to festoon your TV with set-top boxes (Apple TV, Boxee being examples) that integrate some kind of web experience. In the pipeline is YouView, specifically designed to integrate Freeview and online TV experiences, in the process making it unnecessary to have to deal with the multiplicity of computer-based clients: iPlayer, 4oD, ITV Player, etc.

If you went mad (and had enough HDMI slots on your TV) you could connect all of these things at the same time. However, in most households this isn't going to work: my wife already complains that she doesn't know how to use the Freeview hard-disk recorder that's plugged into the TV. It looks likely to me that YouView will end up being shipped inside UK TVs (as Freeview tuners are today), and the opportunity for set-top boxes (like Google TV) is diminishing.

Re: London Riots: I hope the phone companies are disabling all their stock

martyndavies — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:21:26 -0000

Talking of technology, perhaps the detectives could enlist the help of eBay? I'm sure some of the stolen mobiles will be going that way?

Re: Rumour: Symbian Foundation to be wound up? [Updated: Probably]

martyndavies — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:46:23 -0000

Looks like this is what's happening. The code goes back to be Nokia's responsibility, and the Symbian foundation becomes a radically cut-down organisation to do licensing and brand.

Re: iOS4 – Multitasking done wrong

martyndavies — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:21:43 -0000

You can kill apps, although it's clunky. Click and hold on an icon in the "open apps" area, and all of the icons start to tremble with a little minus in the corner (a bit like when you delete apps from the menu). Click on the minus to cancel the app.

Re: iOS4 – Multitasking done wrong

martyndavies — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:21:42 -0000

Re: Ovi Maps 3 with free navigation launched for Nokia E71 & E66

martyndavies — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:55:50 -0000

Well done, Nokia, for extending support to the E71. I've been using it to SatNav my way about in the USA this last week, and it's excellent.

Re: BREAKING: Volcanic ash cloud halts UK iPad imports

martyndavies — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:11 -0000

British Airways yesterday conducted a test flight from Heathrow to Cardiff, using a Boeing 747. Willie Walsh, BA's Chief Executive was on board for the 550 mile flight which went "without incident". Government officials are said to be "surprised" that Cardiff has an airport.

Re: Charger gets power from WiFi [please be true] [updated: man says it's not]

martyndavies — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:56:01 -0000

Radiation also follows an inverse square law, so the available power falls with the square of the distance between you and the transmitter. In other words, if you thought 8 years was a long time to charge your phone when you were 1m away, just wait until you get 2m away.

Re: Google instant voice translation: The end of Franglais? - Recombu

martyndavies — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:57:15 -0000

Oh yes, automated computer translation can keep you amused for hours:

"the difficulty is that the computers n' have any arrangement of the context, and thus will finish often upwards with a jet of nonsense given a word order."

Re: Apple to Developers: No Location-Based Ads for You

martyndavies — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:42:56 -0000

This is the actual plot for the 4th "Bourne" movie.

Re: Apple to Developers: No Location-Based Ads for You

martyndavies — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:40:52 -0000

Probably one of the more interesting things you might be able to do with precise location information.

Re: Nokia's Ovi Maps: All new, all routing and all free

martyndavies — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:33:07 -0000

Nokia: please support the E71 too!

Re: BBC breaks 'unbreakable' Sonim mobile phone - Recombu

martyndavies — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:44:01 -0000

Presumably when they dropped it from 10 storeys, it didn't land glass-side down?

Re: A Really Mobile Christmas

martyndavies — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:39:01 -0000

Uh oh

Re: A Really Mobile Christmas

martyndavies — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:50 -0000

Oh yes, I see it now. Thanks for that.

Re: O2 confirm iPhone launch on Tesco Mobile

martyndavies — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:40 -0000

"Excuse me, got any BlackBerrys?".
"Yes, Madam, over there with the red currants."

Re: Freak Like Me

martyndavies — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:50:08 -0000

You're right, they're not talking about S60 much. The Shazam website headlines with iPhone, Blackberry, Android; but Symbian doesn't get a mention.

Re: Orange and T-Mobile: What would you call this new super-network? - Recombu :: read > compare > buy

martyndavies — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:48:29 -0000

The oldest trick in the book: call it "Orange T-Mobile" to placate existing investors and customers, then after a while quietly drop the "T-Mobile".

Re: Dan Lane's State of Mobile AudioBoo

martyndavies — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:03:09 -0000

We need more CEOs exhibiting the "Goldilocks effect", i.e. head size is "just right".

Re: Exclusive: INQ Twitter phone close to release?

martyndavies — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:08:52 -0000

Ha ha, Not sure about the illustration. I've got an INQ1 and the lack of Twitter client really jumped out at me as being the obvious thing that was missing. I wonder if there will be a Java applet that existing INQ1 customers can download?

Re: Checking out the Ocado iPhone app

martyndavies — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:12:25 -0000

Aaah, you beat me to it!

Re: Dear Robert Scoble, No. Sorry.

martyndavies — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:15:53 -0000

Any of the cool kids have a Motorola phone?

Re: Dear Robert Scoble, No. Sorry.

martyndavies — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:37:45 -0000

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies ♫

Re: Dear Robert Scoble, No. Sorry.

martyndavies — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:05 -0000

Of course M*A*S*H was set in Korea