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wtf? the Hero is way, waaay better than the G1, not just because of the HTC Sense UI which roundly beats the G1's default, ugly android UI, but because of the looks and the hardware. ive just seen a 15minute video review and im absolutely blown away.

get this if you want to live.

Bleep then, if you wont give me my right to cuss.

i want to get banned, so Bleep you seun.

hey, seun. your gaddamn forum is broken. i want to say *Bleep*, not mess.

i swear to god if you *basterds* dont start thinking of buying the HTC Hero you're all going straight to hell!

Bleep iPhone 3GS, nothing on this godawful universe comes close to the Hero.

tezz, yah hear?

ooh, you spake with the devteam! how cool for you.

not.

cut the bullsh1t, you could kiss geohot's butt for all i care.

bring it on, bro.

was i speaking latin? i never said the files from the 3G work for the 3GS, i only said that if you want to keep downgrading you need to capture both files from the iphone, whether 3G or 3GS. you then use the files on the same phone you captured them from.

the devteam and geohot said 3G(S), the parentheses mean it applies also to the 3G.

but no, the great logica who cant spend a day without trying so hard to argue with me has to say otherwise. look, its no skin off my nose whotever you do with your iphones, so contest all you want and try to prove you're a supernerd by creating conflicts with me.

you assholes can do woteva you want.

130k NN (non negotiable)

ZOMG!! everyone is under-pricing teh N97, im stuck!! i h8 nokia.

iphone and HTC ftw!!

mapping naija is difficult. the bureau of lands and survey does not have comprehensive street maps of naija especially in pedestrian format, no places of interest etc and very poor zoning plans. you can have maps of central abuja and the better parts of lagos but thats where the buck stops.

nokia is expected to whip up its maps all by itself; wots the incentive?

useless country

it applies to the 3G as long as the "VERIFYING RESTORE" option appears when you're recovering. the 3G is still on contract from ATT and other Apple partners so why should they lock out the 3GS and not the 3G, especially since the drop in price will send people in droves.

ive tried it, streets are incomplete. you need to downlaod the Map 3.0 app, then go to Nokia website to download Nokia Map Loader, download Naija maps. the app on the phone will prompt you for the licence which you get as a free trial.

data traffic is the same as using Map 1.0.

it sucks.

seems none of you basterds is in any hurry to save your iBSS and iBECS files, abi?okay o! i don tell una o! if you no fit downgrade your 3G(S) again no come talk say "Madre Dios! why didnt somebody tell me?".

@bigbrovar

stop saying IE is hardwired into windows simply because it does not give you the option to uninstall it. it is a first party app, you shouldnt expect Microsoft to just give you the power to rip it off; at least it allows you to set up your default browser same way it allows you to turn off all first party apps from their default status to use 3rd party apps. the DEFAULT PROGRAMS control panel allows you to turn off Messenger, Windows media Player etc.

microsoft has never insisted i use IE and nothing else; consequently im free to use wotever browser i desire from Safari, Opera, even FireFox (yeuk!)

and no website insists you absolutely MUST use IE or else, so what are you talking about? if IE rankles you so much, why, turn it off! the option exists in TURN WINDOWS FEATURES OFF setting under PROGRAMS AND FEATURES.

i dont see where its wrong to include first party apps in an OS, Apple offers Safari built in and "hardwired" into OS X, but that doesnt mean you cant use any other browser of your choosing.

also, any website or applet designed to wreak havoc on any OS will do that via the default browser, it doesnt matter which. Firefox is not secure because it isnt "hardwired" into the OS, its secure because of the way it handles popups, phishing scams, plug-ins and applets. these are the browser-based loopholes moden malware use.

if the majority of online browser-based malware tend to exploit IE more, it means IE is the most widely used browser and also the most web-standards compliant.

im not defending MS, im simply stating obvious facts. the way you post some noobie will get the impression every windows user is shoehorned into using IE with no choice.

so in sum, removing IE entirely serves the same purpose as not using it and installing another default browser entirely.

besides, i absolutely hate firefox.

bigrovar:
Microsoft created a system where any flaw in[b] Internet Explorer could expose your Windows desktop to risks that go far beyond what you do with your browser.[/b] A single flaw in Internet Explorer is therefore exposed in countless other applications, many of which may use Internet Explorer in a way that is not obvious to the user, giving the user a false sense of security.

the fault does not lie in the browser itself, it lies with Active X which micropwsoft uses mostly for WGA. the reason firefox is touted is because it can better handle such frameworks than IE.

remember i said earlier that most modern malware are plug-in based.

and


[quote author=*dhtml link=topic=286555.msg4133089#msg4133089 date=1246692385]Absolutely correct there. I had a virus attack through my internet explorer some few weeks back, and I never use it to surf the web.
Just that many applications that run on windows require Internet explorer to work. [/quote]i do not agree with this. sure, certain apps may call the browser in order to redirect for either tech support or registration purposes, but they always call in the *default* browser, which could be anything, not necessarily IE. this does not mean such apps need IE or any browser to function, just for auxiliary services.

forgot to mention, you really ought to try Win 7, its darn good.

iphone 3GS jailbroken, unlocked by ultrasn0w.

im glad you said

lekside44:
i think you could be of little help

because i sure as hell am not

lekside44:
some hi tech programmer

in any case, you dont use active x to build "applications", you use it to create control or some limited functions in an app. now, im not grounded in MS' foundation class or COM, so i suggest you use java and code applets or if your intention is minimal, why not go with with XML?

you mean, *assembled* in nigeria.

@loopylove

kindly flip over a few pages back, all you need is there. and no, upgrading to 3.0 does not make your phone a 3GS; ditching your existing phone and/or buying a new iphone 3GS does.

you see, 3GS is the new iphone launched 2weeks ago.

turn it the other way, you'll see "made by NokLa"

texazzpete:
I'll trade it with u for an original Michael Jackson white glove. Deal?

ha! you've been suckered! ive had the *original* glove since way back. turn yours inside out and you''ll see "made in korea" on the label.

@Double N

any Wacom-enabled tablet will do.

@Flyuche

no matter how tight you make your OS, the greatest threat has always been the human factor; most identity thefts result from insecure emails, phishing attacks etc. all these correlate with human discretion and caution. no matter how tight you lock an OS or an app, the errant employee looking for p0rn or woteva can still make nonsense of security.

besides, i dont buy into your opinion that OS X by default is tighter than windows: OS X comes with its firewall turned OFF, while windows comes with windows defender running at full tilt, firewall on on all but essential ports, and security center constantly nagging you for an antivirus app.

sure, a few companies set up servers on Linux, but where does the bulk of MS's income lies? OEMs and Enterprise Site licenses! corporations utilize linux to serve its online needs, but the workforce uses windows and office apps to do their spreadsheeting/wordprocessing/presentations/desktop publishings/Payroll/Taxes/CAD etc. consequently, mcrosoft sells a line of windows tagged ENTERPRISE or BUSINESS editions.

one thing you ought to know; malware on most platforms have ONE purpose, and consequently work in significantly the same way. these days most malware are browser/plugin reliant (be it activeX, Flash, Javascript) and thus the same exploitable holes are used in woteva platform because plugins and browsers work almost the same on almost all OS.

the days of port infiltration are almost over, so malware writers rely on downloads of p0rn, phishng, plugins, etc to infect. the biggest cybercrime now is not so much as netbots, its identity theft.

another thing, do you honestly believe there exists are certain class of people called "virus coders" whose singular purpose is to infect our machines and delete files or deny access to control panel? no, its the antivirus vendors who actually write and unleash these viruses. if their app is so good that it can block each and every virus and completely secure your system, why, they'd be out of work and go bankrupt!

nothing beats Invisible Shield. i still have one left which i'll sell you for one billion dollars.

flyuche:
no Ex. it baffles me that a company like MS would continue to churn out OS with intrinsic security vulnerability and needs  third party app to make it secure.
do you have any antimalware app installed in your macbook?

no, i dont have any installed. i dont need to because as there are few mac users there consequently are few malware coders. by the time OS X hits critical mass and you have like 6 gazillion users with every new machine running the OS whther we want it to or not (ala windows) THEN i may start worrying about malware and antimalware.

besides, comparing windows to os x on security is not really fair; they utilize different foundations in how stuff works. in OS X, every file HAS an owner and permissions associated with the ownage. any single change or execution requires the permission  of the owner. the idea of a Super User (SU) limits the damage standard users can do with thier limited permissions. in windows, admins can delete key files in the system32 folder if they be so inclined.

though MS stole the concept of owner-permissions and applied it to Vista et al (UAC), its still weak because permissions ride on a top layer of the OS. and before the linux mob start yakking, the idea of permissions did not originate with linux: it began with UNIX, the parent of both OS X and linux.

so, the security of OS X partly stems from obscurity, and mostly from the way the OS handles ownership of resources.

having said all that, let me add that including a first party antimalware app may not be the best course of action (no OS comes with one by default); somethings are best left to 3rd parties. how else do you plan on having an ecosystem on your platform if you hog all the apps?

people talk of hollywood as if its one single entity; its a collection of studios, writers, etc all with their own idea of profits, budgets, good story, plt, character etc. the bottomline is, some of them are pretty acuurate on what we want to see (Dark Knight, ironMan) and pretty dense on judging our tastes and threatening our patience (spidey 3, ghost rider, spirit, etc).

me, i'll rather have xmen-origin's Deadpool than the comic's crass, wise-cracking, fourth-wall breaking idiot (though the movie's deadpoll DID break the 4th wall too)

flyuche:
i will wait patiently for windows 8. the windows OS  that would not require a third party antivirus

everbody!! look!!! Flyuche's opinion!! RUN!!!! TAKE COVER!!!

seriously, do you ever figure on stopping being a jerk? just take a day off, its healthy.

texazzpete:
For me, that means it's time to get a 3GS and put it in cold storage. . .!

the sooner the better, and its a good idea to dump your ibss and get your ECID via www.purplera1n.com else you're doomed once 3.1 hits OTB devices; no more downgrades!

@samunosuke

you crazy jap, there's a p0rn video on your desktop.

iphone OS 3.1 seeded to devs. so no 3.0.1 etc; straight to 3.1, meaning major changes. poor ultrasn0w. here we go again

lungwun:
South park bro, south park.

"oh my god! they killed Kenny!!"