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[quote author=trae_z link=topic=569599.msg7348709#msg7348709 date=1292513609]Please in your opinion what is the best QWERTY Nokia phone to buy with a great camera as good as the 12megapix N8, or nearest to it?

I presently use the E63 and i love the fact that it has a torch, but the camera sucks. The best phone i have ever used, torch and camera wise was the Sony Ericsson k770i.

In summary i want a QWERTY Nokia, with a great camera and hopefully with a torch.[/quote]Wait for the E-Series version of the N8, i forget the name. E90 perhaps?
It should hit January 2011 and has a QWERTY keyboard.

lol @otumfour
You forgot to mention

OS
iPhone 4: Runs latest iOS software (4.2)
Samsung Galaxy S: Stuck on Android 2.1 for most users. Latest version 2.3 may not come anytime soon. Basically, Samsung controls your arze

Build Quality
iPhone 4: Premium build quality
Samsung Galaxy S: Cheap, plasticky build

Apps
iPhone 4: Latest apps and games. Your bank, school or favorite newspaper most likely has an iPhone app.
Samsung Galaxy S: Receives ports of iPhone apps many months after, if ever. Good luck finding an android app for the Economist magazine or CNN or Bank of America or Visa etc (you get the idea)

Third party accessories
iPhone 4: Compatible with thousands of docks, portable speakers, Car stereos (via USB)
Samsung Galaxy S: Are you kidding me?



You see how easy it is to put up these comparisons here?

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=548998.msg7350054#msg7350054 date=1292527275]@na2day

Have you ever tried using your MusicID app ? It hasnt worked for me, no matter how high the volume of the song was.

Do you have any suggestions of a quicker application? Thanks.[/quote]Yes. Download SoundHound.
I use the iPhone client and it's awesome. IDs all songs (naturally, Nigerian songs need not apply), you can even ID songs you hum or sing into the microphone.
The Android client should have the same functionality, and it's probably the best of its kind.

[quote author=Da_b¤§§. link=topic=569087.msg7346861#msg7346861 date=1292495733]iphone games are not that better than andriod games execpt that of iphone 4
and yes iphone has restrictions lots and lots of restriction[/quote]1. There are more good games available for the 2008 iPhone 3G than on most Android phones
2. There are currently no games that area iPhone 4 only. The 2009 iPhone 3GS will run all those games easily.
3. These 'restrictions' are subjective. I barely feel any restrictions when using my iPhone.


The thing about buying any tech device is that you weigh the pros and the cons. if the pros far outweigh the cons, then you go for it!

krunch:
if you want a phone where most basic functions (bluetooth, wifi teethring, memory card, connecting the phone to a pc and tranfering files without any additional program, watching videos without conversion) work out of the box then go for Android. i.e u r not a techy person n u want most functionality u r used to with ya nokia fones n more.

lol, Wifi tethering has never been a 'basic function'. And why exactly would you list 'memory card' as a function?


It's worth mentioning to the OP that asking him to get an 'Android' is highly misleading. Unlike the unified experience in iOS, your Android mileage will vary depending on the device you get. For users of HTC Magic, Hero etc, they are still stuck in the prehistoric Android 1.6 or 2.0 era (unless you root).

However, modern Android phones are an excellent alternative to the iPhone. But FLEE, FLEE from the Sony Ericcson Xperia X10!!!

ROSSIKE:
Sharon f said:

Sometimes I feel we need to ban some of you females from political discussions. Your thinking is so shallow and uninformed it's outrageous. Why don't you just stick to things you really know about, like fashion and celebrities?

Chauvinist!
But seriously, that was uncalled for.

rhymz:
It is funny that most of the people criticizing her are non-igbos. . Lol. .some people just ooz with hate that it impairs their ability to think without prejudice.

Perhaps because most of her die-hard supporters are blindly following her just because they belong to the same ethnic group?

rhymz:
Good thing there is that it is not up to any of you to stop her, it is useless and a waste of time arguing with hypocrites that will never budge even when they are obviously contradictory.

I wonder if that's what IBB's aides told him after seeing all the negative comments on his facebook page?
Actually though, it's up to some of us to stop her. She's vying for an elective position.

rhymz:
Facts are very sacred, opinions they say are free. Anyone can conjecture any nonsense in their feverish mind and then try to pass it as facts, you might confuse and manage to wow some undiscerning minds but the discerning ones wont be flustered, they will judge both the merit and demerit of any point and reveal intents based on fact. The People against Dora Akunyili have always relied on perceptions they cook up in their minds, they are quick to give their own analysis of what they think she is up to, every move the woman makes has been a hot subject of very partisan scrutiny even when there is no proof of any wrong doing based on fact. Some People have surreptitiously developed a different tenets for the woman to live by. What exactly is the woman's sin? Enough of the mind readings and silly telepathic analysis of the woman's actions and intents, if anyone has any concrete evidence of the woman's wrong doing let them come out, the peopl of Anambra will not judge her by your unrealistic standards and expectations. To hell with all these immature rants, character assassinations and shifting of goal post to gather and score your own points, if you all do not have any tangible evidence(besides the nonsense the little angel and the demon dancing makosa on both sides of your shoulders tell you) then hold your myopic views to yourself and stop trying to ram it down the throats of the majority of Anambarians and people who vehemently do not agree with you.

Facts? What facts? It's not a secret that she was totally useless as an Information minister, her expensive 'Rebranding' campaign was Dead on Arrival (something everyone could have told her). Her role in the Ekiti election drama took a huge chunk out of her credibility. I won't even mention how silly her speech against the use of 'naija' was.

The same person that's telling the corrupt members of the FEC that they are her 'immediate constituency' is the one you expect us to admire?

Boboribo:
I see I am up against people who hate her guts.  Can you have an Orubebe resigning now?  Do you know of any quarrel between GEJ and Akunyili?  Frankly, when it was rumoured that she'd be resigning this week, I dismissed it.  I am sure you also realise that in these climes it is difficult for people to quit.  I am not going to touch on her competence or otherwise as a Minister because you cant find that in my post.  You brought it up for a reason. You are just trying to drag me into a debate I am clearly not ready for.

Apologies if i sound too belligerent. I've never bought into the hype around this woman.

Fair point, you didn't bring up the 'round peg in a square hole' argument. But many others on Nairaland have. In fact, they never stay far away from Akunyili topics, and they get pretty virulent too


I'll get called an Igbo Hater in a little while. Either that or i'll be accused of being Yoruba

Boboribo:
I see I am up against people who hate her guts.  Can you have an Orubebe resigning now?  Do you know of any quarrel between GEJ and Akunyili?  Frankly, when it was rumoured that she'd be resigning this week, I dismissed it.  I am sure you also realise that in these climes it is difficult for people to quit.  I am not going to touch on her competence or otherwise as a Minister because you cant find that in my post.  You brought it up for a reason. You are just trying to drag me into a debate I am clearly not ready for.

So you now accept you were wrong about her being the first to resign. Good. I hope you didn't spread this false statement elsewhere.

Orubebe would resign now if he was going to contest for a position elsewhere. Gusau resigned to pursue his own political interests, does that make him a hero too?

The page has vanished from SaharaReporters site. I hope this isn't another case of junk journalism at work?

EDIT: My bad, it's still there.

Eziachi:
Yes, calling a spade a spade, I[b] am sure few months ago you said the same thing you said about the above men[/b] with regard to Mrs Akunyili and few months ahead you will say exactly what you are now saying about Dora now against yout three above mentioned present heros.

How are you sure?

Boboribo:
@ kobo - easy.  I guess you dont fancy her generally.  I am simply referring to the times we are currently in (campaigns and all)  Help me out with the research.  How long has GEJ been in power?  How many Ministers have resigned under his watch.  Its not a matter of Dora being a hero.  I am just surprised that she could do it now.  Believe me there are many Ministers and Special Advisers who would wish to toe the same line but out of greed or fear cant bring themselves to do it NOW.

And she isn't contesting for the Senate out of greed?
You people never cease to amaze me. Your excuse for her incompetence as an Information Minister was that she was a 'square peg in a round hole'. Is it now in the Senate where she will just be one voice in a gathering of thieves that she will be a 'round peg in a round hole'?

I'm shocked you're 'surprised' that she resigned now. It appears you're not aware that the elections are set for mid next year. if not now, when would you have her pick the nomination form? next year march? If anything, she left it too long sef, there are people in APGA that have put in more sweat and energy for the same position she's vying for.

I nominate aieromon

sizzlers:
Erm! ah! remember! drug companies spent 10 mil on my  rebranding project. Ah! Ori mi o!  I DONT TRHINK SHE CAN SPEAK YORUBA, that Yoruba Line Spoils Everything., i think the letter is framed by YORUBAS

If you actually think Missy85's comment is Akunyili's actual speech, you need a brain transplant ASAP!

Boboribo:
Seriously this woman never ceases to amaze me.  When MEN cannot look GEJ straight in the face and say I am leaving PDP, this woman does it.  GEJ must now know that not all the Governors are with him.  This woman has got b.a.l.l.s.

You've been really drinking the Akunyili kool-Aid, haven't you?

While you're at it, why not also praise Akunyili for stopping global warming  

banom:
Thank God, it is happening at last, light will be brought to anambra state with the greatest woman this country ever produced as a senator . we cant wait to swear you in,

  Nno Ada oma.

Do you really believe what you posted? This takes the crown for the greatest hyperbole ever heard in Nigeria  

Missy85:
Lol, just when you think you've seen the weirdest things in Nigeria, gbam! a Nigeria politician hits u with the most laughable emotional claptrap of a resignation letter ever!

Oh ah eyah, pls y'all my brothers & we ' formed a family'

Ah ah, Mr President thank you for calling me your sister & pls pls never stop doing so cos I cant cope otherwise

Erm! ah! remember drug companies spent 10 mil on my  rebranding project

ye! oh! pls! I need to say all this so you dont dont deny me the chairmanship of a juicy senate committee for joining an opposing party

Ah! Oh! my head! my toe! ye! my body,,,

Only a nigerian woman would write a letter like this. Our abilty to emotionally blackmail knows no bounds, but even then, this letter is the most ludicrous, laughable & embarrasing resignation letter I've ever seen.

Thank you! As i read her letter, i all but cringed! I only hope she had intended this letter only for the ears and eyes of the members of the FEC and not for the general public.

And if this letter is the actual one she read, why the hell is she referring to the members of the FEC as her 'immediate constituency'? Shouldn't that be the good people of Anambra State?

Pharoh:
You can keep the insults to yourself next time Mr texazzpete . . . and past performance means this will also be a failure in your prediction right?

It's a very good indicator that it could be a failure, yes. Even my 5 year old niece could have told you that. Would it really hurt you to inject some realism into your thought processes sometimes?

Pharoh:
A good project plan and strategy will this feat pulled off despite all the challenges only if people can keep their head down and think right for a minute.

I am sure if you guys are giving a project like this to execute the next thing you will say is that it can not be pulled off so they can just forget about it.

You forget the third element: Time.
Internet penetration in Nigeria is still quite low. As i said before, If you had done your NYSC in any rural area, this point would not be so difficult for you to comprehend.
Unfortunately, for you unimaginative fellows, when you think of potential JAMB candidates you probably imagine some well coiffured kids in Ikoyi and ikeja. But hundreds of thousands of others are there in remote villages in Nigeria. There are secondary schools in places with minimal electricity, with very little internet exposure etc.
Even in 'urban' areas, fast and reliable internet connection can be a premium. Huge swathes of Nigeria is covered only by slow EDGE or GPRS cellular data and many others by the often unreliable CDMA/EVDO carriers.

In other words, it's a logistics nightmare to expect to execute something of this complexity at such short notice.

Pharoh:
Think for once that if you were given these project and how you can go about it then you will see the stupidity in doubting the little effort others are trying to make while you sit behind your laptop to condemn it.

If i were given this project, i'd start with a small pilot scheme of a few thousand students to determine the feasibility of rolling out this plan on such a wide scale. I won't subscribe to your brainless and unfounded optimism. That's just stupid.
See, JAMB is the ONLY exam that these kids can take to enter Universities in Nigeria (at least the Govt owned Unis). it only comes around ONCE a year, and it's too important to too many people to mess around with it. That's why i'd take time to properly study and understand the risks before messing with the existing formula.

Pharoh:
while you sit behind your laptop to condemn it.

Actually its a desktop

Pharoh:
I have not seen where citizens of a country are doubting the capability of their government to execute a project like in nigeria.   

I have not seen anywhere else where an intelligent person will not take past performance into account when attempting to predict the future.

Bill Clinton is 64 years old, with a grueling schedule. Cut him some slack.

[quote author=High_Chief link=topic=568437.msg7337215#msg7337215 date=1292378793]This is really bad

Has anybody mentioned Yoruba here?[/quote]What do you think the OP was driving at when he put their names in bold font?

I swear, these ethnic bigots are so childish! I wonder when they will finally grow up?

It's not surprising that it's the people outside Nigeria here that are in support of this stupid move.
Every year, more than 600,000 students take JAMB. A large part of this number comes from people living in areas that cannot be described as 'urban' by any stretch of the imagination. And believe it or not, internet penetration in Nigeria is still rather low.

Rather than making supercilious statements from the comfort of an environment where everything works, think of the immense logistics challenges to make this happen. How do you ensure a good, stable connection for everyone who is going to write this exam?

Perhaps if you people had actually done your NYSC In Nigeria and taught in a rural community like i did, you'd be more informed about the circumstances in which millions of Nigerians do their secondary education.

alj harem1:
not to be perssimistic here but how can stem cell cure aids

how

Do we look like doctors?
Get off your lazy behind and do some research for yourself.

How much can i snag that ipad case for?

Shame
1. South East governors who don't care that their state universities have been shut down for ages over ASUU strike.
2. Parents of the students of the Universities in the South East who will sit idly by while the callous Governors play pranks with their kids future.
3. Lagos State Government (including Fashola!) for treating the Doctors strike with levity! Seriously, how can you employ so few doctors for so many state-owned medical institutions, overwork them, underpay them and then try to incite the public against them!
4. IBB - the nerve of the man to even present himself as a candidate for election!
5. Adamu Ciroma - Look, it's only justice to let the Niger Delta have their turn after the north had been enjoying from the oil money for ages. Instead of doing the decent thing, this man's committee went all out to push forward a confirmed crook as their candidate!
6. Tunde Bakare and all card carrying Pastors of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria: For happily going about their daily business while some accursed Pastor members of the PFN were aiding and abetting the torture, maiming and killing of innocent children in the name of witchcraft.


Fame
1. Sanusi (for reasons others have mentioned)
2. Rauf Aregbesola For perseverance in the quest for justice, which finally culminated in him being sworn in as Governor of his state

Breaking Arsene Wenger's Myth

For those who believe Arsenal team is made up of kids brought through their academy. See statistics below showing age and previous clubs of the Team that started the match against Manchester United

Keeper 20 (Brentford)
Song 23 (Bastia)
Arshavin 29 (Zenit ST Petersburg)
Clichy 25 (AS cannes france)
Chamakh 26 (Bordeaux)
Sagna 27 (Auxerre)
Squillaci 30 (Sevilla)
Nasri 23 (Marseille)
Wilshere 18 (Arsenal)
Rosicky 30 (Borussia Dortmund)
Koscielny 25 (Lorient)

Good thing he's dead.

ceejay80s:
i am getting closser in getting the mobile tv drifta

Get one for me too.

The fight against Terror is a global battle, and it takes great co-ordination and commitment to stop people who will stop at nothing to kill and maim innocent men and women. If Mutallab had succeeded in blowing himself up, many Nigerians would have gone down in that plane. It's not an American thing.

Assange releasing documents that points out strategic targets, releasing documents that can strain the relationships between partners in the fight against terror, what purpose does that serve? For example, why release a private, classified memo from a top US General who claims to be unimpressed with efforts by the British army in quelling Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan? Even if its true, what purpose would that serve but to alienate the remaining serving british servicemen who are fighting terror?
What purpose is it to release documents and cables intensely critical of the Government in Afghanistan, especially when the allegations of corruption are most likely true? What positive benefit could alienating the US and the Afghan govt be to the fight against Al Qaeda?
With an emerging China (which has a dubious history of human rights records, and a disdain for democracy) and with an increasingly hostile nuclear armed North Korea threatening all out war in the Korea Peninsula, what benefit is there in weakening the US alone?

And these are just the tip of the iceberg.

Assange has gone too far. That is my opinion.

Omenani:
And the sad part about this is that he actually paid the $5 million dollars back. The judge was harsh to give him 3 years in jail even after he paid his debt.

I think it is, because he was black. They did the same thing to Michael Vick.

God, i LOATHE idiots like you. We're trying to move forward, y'hear?

[quote author=Da_b¤§§. link=topic=566281.msg7314802#msg7314802 date=1292069289]dnt understand why there is no app for it yet.
Or is there any special hardware requirement?[/quote]Requires DVB-H compatible handsets.

I dunno why they didn't just go and get the Drifta mobile decoder thingy. That nokia 5330 is a thoroughly crappy phone. Not interested.

superboi:
@JOHNDOE200
This reminds me on something I saw two days ago here in Port Harcourt. I was in a bank where a man(customer) who has been expecting money transfer(about $100) claims he has been coming for about week and the bank(the bankers told him they haven't recieved the transfer) has been playing him. All of a sudden the guy lost and started transhing their computer system and shouting ontop of his voice, give me the money, customer outside heard and thot it was a robber and started running the when the police in front of the bank entered the man ran toward him, but fell down short of him. Later the police man said he almost pulled the trigger because the guy was attacking him. I bet if he had shot the guy the press would have wrote cops killed innocent citizen, we should learn not to mess with armed people.

And armed people should be trained not to mess with innocent civillians.
In any sane society, if the cop had shot that customer, he'd have been charged with murder or at the very least, excessive use of force. he'd have to painstakingly demonstrate that he had reasonable certainty that the man was armed and that his life was at risk before opening fire.

@Topic
Doesn't surprise me, the JTF are well known for their barbarism. I can't see why people are trying to shift blame to Jonathan, though. The JTF commander should have the full responsibility. In fact, the only role Jonathan has to play is to ensure that their commander is punished/dismissed.

gerona:
In the true sense of it, the sins of Ibori is nothing compared to those of other governors and political office holders , it is clear that he is being punished for stepping on some toes.

I truly wish this fight against corruption can be sincere in Nigeria so we can have the looters of our common wealth rot in jail along with their wives, mistresses and any other person invovled in the fraud.

Are you on crack?

Ibori's loot is VAST! Much more than most other looters ever seen in Nigeria. Imagine you comparing the loot of a former Governor of an Oil rich state with that of mere ministers and senators.
The corruption fight is a gradual one, and the incarceration of Ibori alone is meaningful progress. it's just a pity that Ibori's punishment is coming at the hands of foreigners, not the EFCC or any other anti-corruption organ of the Federal Government.