Tim Hall 33 connections

Re: Moving to Nexus S, Epilogue

Wasn't suggesting high-end Android were beating iPhone. Total Android market is beating iPhone, because it includes cheap and high-end.

Mobile market has always been subsidized in the UK, so it is what people are used to. If someone expects you to pay for a phone as well as take out a contract... more »

Re: Moving to Nexus S, Epilogue

iPhones an high end Android phones are free on bigger contracts (£45 per month). Have to pay some cash if you want a smaller monthly tariff. Entry-level Android phones are free on £15 per month contracts.

Cheers

Tim... more »

Reaction to riots around the UK…

I spent quite a while watching the coverage of the riots on TV last night and this morning. I also made a few angry posts on twitter. Not surprisingly I am still pretty angry about everything this morning. What follows will be a rather extreme rant about the situation. Look away if easily... more »

Re: Moving to Nexus S, Epilogue

In the UK Android phones are entry level phones. You get them free on any cheap contract. The high end Android phones are pretty much the same price as iPhones, free on higher contracts, but very decent Android phones are about 1/3 the price of an iPhone.

Not surprisingly, Android phones are very... more »

Oracle Linux 5 Update 7 Available…

Over the weekend Oracle Linux 5.7 was released, as noted here.
Upgrades follow the normal path. Do one of the following:

Boot from the DVD and upgrade that way.
Replace the “/etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-el5.repo” file with the new version here, remembering to enable the appropriate... more »

Super 8…

I can see Super 8 getting really mixed reviews because it feels a little like The Goonies meet Cloverfield.
Personally, I liked it and could see past the odd cheesy bits, but I can also see why some would think it falls short. There is a very E.T. childlike feel to the film, which is hardly... more »