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    I believe it's a Google phone rather than the Google phone. Something to do with them rebranding the '...with Google' brand and selling them through their site rather than moving in to the hardware business to compete directly with Apple. Basically in the future you'll get handsets from Sony Ericsson, Motorola, HTC, Samsung etc. with their own custom UIs built over the top (like a continuation of Sense or MotoBLUR that covers the whole OS) and you'll get Google handsets, which will run Google's standard Android UI. I like the idea personally. It gets the point across much better than the '...with Google' thing ever did. As for the handset itself, got to admit I'm tempted. It looks like a pretty good Android handset, and being a Google branded one I'd expect updates will come pretty promptly and support will continue for some time. At $530 I'd order one. Shipping, Import Duty and VAT add an extra £100 on though, bringing it to about £435. Still a good price, but not enough to make me order straight away.
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    It's £13.99 for top tier handsets. Blame the iPhone crowd, there's more insurance claims made on those handsets due to theft, loss or damage than all of the other mobiles on the market. It's pushed the cost of insurance up, especially on the most expensive handsets. I was assuming you meant now
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    You pay a bit more than that. To take your N900 contract as an example you'd need to pay insurance at £13.99/month plus an additional £2/month for the ACP protection. As it's a two year contract they won't cover a cancellation until month 15 and you'd incur a charge of £60 + £29.50. The grand total bill for 15 months insurance + the ACP charges and the excess is £329.35. If you cancel directly then Vodafone would charge you £205.44 to cancel at month 15 (3/4 of the remaining line rental before VAT) and that's assuming you don't plan ahead by a few months and drop your tariff a couple of levels, which would make it even cheaper.
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    This is what I do, except I've taken out a longer contract (12 months) because it saves a lot of money vs 30-Day. £15/month for 600 mins, unlimited texts and 512MB web, plus I negotiated a Nokia 6330 for free this year as well to tide me over until I find a new Smartphone that I want. It doesn't really save any money, but I find it easier to spend the lump sum on a handset than pay out £35-£40 every month. Plus the tie in is shorter, I can choose any handset I like and the buy-out cheaper (if I find the need to end the contract early).
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    When you get it, download the Dirt 2 demo It'll give you a chance to see what your computer can do.
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    Updates are coming thick and fast for the N900. It's quite possible that those opinions were correct, but have since been fixed. It's quite impressive just how quickly the updates are coming to be honest, a lot faster than any other mobile OS on the market.
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    I had a play with an N900 a few days ago. Really liked it. The screen is very good, the OS is powerful and it clearly has a lot of potential. Quite thick though and to be honest I wouldn't say that the UI is all that intuitive. Great once you know how it works, but there's definitely a learning curve. I'd have to say I agree. Good coverage, but the CS is terrible! Foreign call centres are not the way to go! Even worse when the staff are rude and have a tendancy to hang up on you if they can't be bothered to deal with your enquiry. I bailed in December 2008 for Vodafone and haven't looked back. Their eForum is great! Most trivial problems can be sorted out through there over email or PM and when a phone call is needed they phone me at a time that I specify. They also use UK call centres! Vodafone do tend to be a little more expensive, but IMO it's worth the extra. Less hassle, better coverage (especially on the West Coast Mainline, which they seem to cover the majority of) and higher data speeds. I'm beginning to feel the same way. I ignored the N900 to start with, I really wasn't expecting it to be very good. I've no idea why, but I got the WinMo vibe from it. However, having used one now I can't help thinking I should just order it and forget about the Milestone. It looks like a good handset, and I'm buying SIM-free so I can order it whenever I like, but I'm not prepared to until I've demo'd it. The Sony X10 is also due in 2 weeks time, making the decision even harder.
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    I'd take their assurances with a pinch of salt. There's no way to hold them to it so it's definitely not a good idea taking out a contract on that basis. Also, as has already been said the HD2 is a bit naff.
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    http://dinopc.com/shop/pc/21-004-AMD-Phenom-II-DDR3-Multimedia-PC-93p625.htm Don't want to sound like a broken record but they'll do the same system for £80 cheaper, it comes with a 3 year warranty and the motherboard is better. Overclockers aren't particularly cheap, never have been. PCOption and PC Specialist might be worth a look though.
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    Seems clear to me. Up to 4 people in local play or 8 over Xbox Live. I don't think 16 players comes in to it.
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    No, this is why we need an iPhone/iPod touch thread, which you're allowed to have. Threads for Apple products aren't banned, it's the mess that was the mega "Apple Thread" that is. Heck, you can even have a Mac thread if you like and I'll stick it for you at the top.
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    http://dinopc.com/shop/pc/21-001-Intel-Core-2-Quad-DDR3-PC-93p619.htm Upgrade the graphics card to a 4850 and add Windows 7 Home Premium. If you need a monitor then try this; http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=324819&dgc=AF&cid=5212&lid=122756&acd=e278da0693a6e230fa8a8c39d67895ca Bare in mind though DinoPC don't supply much with the computer. You'll need your own keyboard, mouse and speakers.
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    http://www.marksandspencer.com/Panasonic-TX-P42G10-Full-Plasma-freesat/dp/B002M85U0S?ie=UTF8&qid=1261946097&categoryNodeID=43992030&ref=sr_1_1&page=&node=198144031&sr=1-1&mnSBrand=core&rh=n:198144031,p_4:Panasonic If it's in budget then that is the one to go for. An utter bargain at that price plus a free 5 Year Warranty, Delivery and Installation. If not then Panasonic still get my vote, got two sets in this house and both are great. As I understand it they're a pretty safe bet, they've not released a bad model in years now.
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    They couldn't fill Wembley? I'd agree that they couldn't manage to sell out the stadium as part of a tour (few bands can), but as a one-off appearance? Easily. It's only 80,000 tickets. I'd be in the queue for tickets anyways...
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    The Pogues sounds good to me! I'd buy for sure! Brilliant song, brilliant band and it actually fits in with Christmas. Seriously? People actually like that piece of crap? Don't get me wrong here, the money it raised for charity was a good thing. However it's a patronising piece of crap that really deserves to be archived and forgotten about.
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    Well done internets! First the MTV awards, now Xmas #1 next... the world?
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    Windows 7

    McPhee replied to fex's topic in General Chit Chat

    AOL customers don't need to use the AOL software anymore, they finally entered the 21st century. Been with them for years and haven't had to put up with their lousy software on my last 3 computers. I can't believe people still use it! Tell them it's a security risk or something :p
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    Looks like a black Downey Jr to me. As in the Iron Man RDJ, not the Tropic Thunder one. He's too hairy in Tropic Thunder for that comparison.
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    5.1 Sound

    McPhee replied to Daft's topic in General Chit Chat

    You link the speakers up to the ports in the top right, each one will be labelled (i.e. front left, front right, centre, subwoofer, rear left, rear right). The reason for the weird looking ports is because they're designed to take Banana Plugs. Basically it's an alternative way of terminating the wire that makes assembly and disassembly easier. You can still use naked wire, you just unscrew the ports, slip the wire in the hole and screw them back up again. As for wire, try QED Silver. It's supposed to be good stuff and pretty cheap.
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    I've finally worked out how to play this in multiplayer! Sod tactics, sod stealth and in Public games even trying teamwork is a waste of time. Been struggling to get good scores in games but now with Marathon Pro, Lightweight Pro and Commando Pro equipped and a UMP .45 in my hands I'm topping score boards. Sprinting around the map at full pelt constantly seems to work, I'm finding myself behind the enemy most of the time - for every other situation there's flashbangs :p
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    World at War for me, but that's basically because the single player in Modern Warfare 2 sucks donkey balls. It all feels like a rather tedious journey from one set piece to the next, the story is crap and half of the levels are dull/infuriating. I quite liked WaW, it felt like COD4 taken back to the WWII era. MW2 on the other hand is COD4's bad Hollywood sequel, Ocean's Twelve comes to mind. Enjoyable, but disappointing. Can't comment on the multiplayer though, I sold WaW before I got back online. Modern Warfare 2's is enjoyable, not too sure on the Killstreak Rewards though. Some of them are so horribly overpowered they're essentially handing good players some easy kills, further widening the gap when teams are stacked.
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    It's still unlimited, they don't limit how much data you can use. All they're doing is limiting the amount you can use inside of your contract allowance Not that I agree with it. I think it's disgusting that Trading Standards and OFCOM haven't put an end to this "unlimited" rubbish.
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    I found the same problems. Doesn't last long though, my first 5 or so games I did shocking! By the end of that evening I was Level 15 and I was starting to pull my K/D ratio back. It's less about your level and more about knowing the maps though really. All a higher level will give you is better equipment. Anyone else think it's odd that Deathstreaks are unlocks? I thought they were supposed to help newbies, but some aren't unlocked until level 30-something (when you really shouldn't be deathstreaking anyway...)
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    I've kinda lost interest in Alan Wake now, it's been too long coming. No doubt that'll change closer to release though. Any firm date yet?
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