1. I did not watch the conference today, though i saw the "results". 

And pretty funny video on top of that:  

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXr1kmuqGcU&feature=player_embedded

2. I dont plan to upgrade to iPhone 5, i got 4S last November and it cost me 600 EUROs. Probably stupid thing to do, but i dont regret, its a nice piece of machinery, and if given chance, i would probably do it again. At some point in the future, i may not have the opportunity to burn money like that anymore, so....

3. As i got their product and pretty much like it, i dont boycott them. Does not mean i like, what they do - all that patent and legal stuff with Samsung. If only they invested all that money into R&D, which goes to the laywers. Its definitely retarded trying to patent smooth corners, things like that should not even be possible in the first place.

Regarding the phone itself, most importantly its design, i found the black side-part on the black version of the phone most interesting. It does not look half bad on the screenshots, it makes the phone look different compared to the white version, which keeps the silver side-lining and thus the classic elegant design. The black is then more aggressive.

What i dont like, is its new prolongated shape, i consider its look less proportional than the 4S. Bigger display is nice, but they should make it only under condition, they can keep the previous form-factor. Otherwise, dont give shit about HW, do not think i would need quadcore CPU on the phone and there is no LTE over here, i am glad, if i am not on EDGE most of the times. Finally, i think it lacks that one completely new, "out of blue" feature, like was Siri last year. Not that i used it too much, as i am not native speaker, but seeing it last year was certainly breathtaking, it kinda made me think of computer on Star Trek, simply it approached my deepest geekiness and was perhaps part of my decision to get 4S, even though i knew, it would be more or less just gimmick to me. Nothing like that with the new phone today as far as i am concerned.

I started a simple policy after I found out about Apple's labor practices in China. If it isn't made in the USA, I don't buy it ... period!

Apple's next ad campaign.....

"Iphone....for followers of Bingo...." ....

Posted, by Samsung, on Samsungs Facebook page.
Oh, how I love sarcasm at this high level. Totally laughed my ass of.

So how do you deal with all the hundreds of companies who do business there and don't publicly try to improve it?  Buy their stuff anyway, I imagine.

I just have one thing to say about Apple:

My personal Demotivational Poster I made regarding my hate for Apple. 

Microsoft Windows for Life!   

+1 Ditto!

I just want a phone that has an address book, can make calls, and oh yeah ... has a 3 week battery life with heavy usage.

I miss my old Nokia brick! That thing went through the wash twice, dryer once, fell out of a moving truck on the freeway, fell out of a two story building and exploded ... only to snap back together. Was frozen in a freezer, buried at the beach in sand, has all the paint wear off ... and it still worked.

Just checked it too, haven't touched it since June (still use it for contacts cuz I'm lazy and haven't transferred them over yet!) and it still has full bars of battery. The thing has been rocking for 9 years on the original battery and still hasn't had a problem.

Due to network upgrades this summer I am unfortunately rocking a Rugby II at the moment but it's just not the same ... it's not water proof either.

Quoting boshimi336,

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I miss my old Nokia brick!  That thing went through the wash twice, dryer once, fell out of a moving truck on the freeway, fell out of a two story building and exploded ... only to snap back together. Was frozen in a freezer, buried at the beach in sand, has all the paint wear off ... and it still worked.

Reminds me of an quote from Transformers: Beast Wars.  In reference to the strength of the Ark, Rattrap claims, "That ship wasn't built, it was poured!". Primal replies "Die-cast construction. It's an lost art".

I don't like Apple period, never did. Here's the reason............

Programs and whatnot that can run on an Apple......a few.

Programs that can run on a PC.............a helluva lot more than a few.

Pc's are not proprietary.....Macs are. No off the shelf stuff for a Mac but plenty for a PC. That may be a bit inaccurate but you get the idea.

Case in point.....a friend buys a Macbook Pro. Pays $2500 US for it. My Toshiba costs $2000 US less and can do a whole lot more. His is now an expensive paperweight. Mine is still going strong and mine is older. Go figure.

Nokia Lumia 920....... 

...and before anyone mentions Nokia's "faked camera ad-campaign"........it's a moot point for me.  According to a handful of hands-on tests it appears the new Lumia's camera indeed does outperform anything else like it on the market today.

Of course I won't even use the camera, I'm getting this badboy for the touchscreen that I can use with gloves ON (learn something apple/android) and Windows Phone8.

The Lumia 920 is the first and only phone I would consider dumping my beloved Blackberry for.......and then only because BB OS 5 is the last BB OS I can stand.  I once upgraded my Blackberry to BB OS 6.....I lasted exactly 1 day before I had to downgrade back to BB OS 5.

What cell phone isn't made in China...? HTC in Taiwan..Blackberry in Malaysia, but for the most part, everything else is made in China...