sanzgod Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 @sanzgod: I am not too sure whether Symbian is a good choice. By the looks of it the OSes days are very numbered. I agree with you sgiitk sir, however N900 is NOT a Symbian phone N900 runs on Maemo OS which is Linux based & really good for multi-tasking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgiitk Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Pray may I ask, who else supports Maemo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiVipul Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Is there anyone who plays NFS?? I am playing Hot pursuit,and want some tips....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabjeet Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 @SB Venue has a nice but very simple design. It does not have anything new. On the other hand the design of Arc is brand new' date=' and has a real sexy inward curve(arc) at the back. Also the fact that it is so slim helps. Just got a tweet that Nexus S expected early Feb. [/quote'] Would like to compare the RAMs also, right know HTC Desire HD has the best ram at 768mhz , will see the arc specs once its out. My friend has bought HTC Mozart, 7 is compareable to Andriod. But ram is only 512 and costs about the same a the Desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 @MODS: I think we should move this discussion to Gadgets and Gizmo thread Right said Fred, oops, Rahul. We are a bunch of auto and gizmo freaks. More like boys with toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dineshzma116 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 We get Blackberry Storm2 touch screen phone for 17,000RS in Customs/Bazar.(chennai). The showroom price is two times higher than this. But Andriod phones rules more nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archit Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Is there anyone who plays NFS??I am playing Hot pursuit' date='and want some tips.......[/quote'] i have played it a bit on a friend's computer. it is AWESOME!!! I just love it. though i cant get the hang of drifting. also waiting for a friend to get GT5 on his PS3. surely will play that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rssh Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 The Hot pursuit is a good enough game which a laymen will like instantaneously but seriously I am dissappointed with the car the game graphics are great the the gameplay is really poor . I play the following games rFactor GTR 2 & evolution F1 2010 GTA4 City XL CS also I like to play FIFA though I am not a fan of football ,I also play simulator games like Train simulator , Microsoft flight simulator and truck simulator games . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabjeet Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 any of you guys have tried RUSE ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiVipul Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 i have played it a bit on a friend's computer. it is AWESOME!!! I just love it. though i cant get the hang of drifting. also waiting for a friend to get GT5 on his PS3. surely will play that. Yeah,the graphics are simply excellent,and with my 2GB graphic memory and 5GB RAM,I am able to enjoy everything. The drifting is quite a good upgrade given to the game,as it makes the turning very easy and faster too,only issue is that you need some practice. Next time you drift,if you seem to lose control,then just release the accelerator button,the car will be again in your control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjan_c2007 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Last Sunday, my Lady Love was driven for nearly 90 kms (45+45kms) .We started the onward journey to a friend's farmhouse. The 36 km stretch was on the state highway leading to Katol from Nagpur. Beyond Kalmeshwar town, there was a detour and the drive was through rural roads for about 7 kms.Of this about 3 to 4 kms was on cart tracks with lots of ups and downs suitable only for jeeps. I was on my Landmaster and had never driven it on such rough, rural stretches.The car performed the run with ease and I took utmost care to manoeuvre it through in lower gears only. Starting at around 10.00 am we were there by about 12.15 pm. Had a lovely time going around and viewing mother nature. And by 5.00 pm in the evening we were back. Must say that Landmasters are to be addressed as HE and not SHE as someone had told me earlier on this thread. After driving through the rough and tough conditions I believe the Landmaster was not made only for metalled roads. Again today as my preparations for the Rally scheduled for 13th Feb started, I gave a lot of time to the Landmaster. The car had become very, very dusty and needed a thorough cleaning job. As my camera is under repairs I could not click. I opened both the door upholstery covers on the drivers side, unscrewing the whole thing out. The front one can be dismantled easily but the rear armrest bolted to the door takes time. I found rubber paint lined on the inside and portions showing rust. I scraped all accessible portions that had rust and applied metal primer.Rubber paint is not a very perfect way to prevent rust, I find. I also applied 3M rubber protection on all the 4 tyres. Cleaned the engine bay thoroughly and painted the engine, starter, alternator and many other portions in black.Hope to complete the paint job of the whole engine bay by next weekend. Must say that the Landmaster is very, very DIY friendly.Once you learn to do things, it never lets you down. anjan_c20072011-01-23 13:26:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabjeet Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 @Anjan Looks like your lady is giving you smiles each time you drive, why don't you super gloss her ? downloading top gear's new season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Spock Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 @anjaan - The looks beautiful , well cared for.Please could you provide some information like how did you come across this car( was it a family car passed on generations?) , is there a facility for handcrank(there is a hole in the center of front bumper) how is to drive , what other problems you face in owning this car apart from rust? wishing you more miles with this car.Do update us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hats off to Anjan for maintaining his lady love in pristine condition. In the background I can see your wife and kids turning green with envy with all the TLC your 'HE' is commanding. Durango Dude2011-01-24 08:39:20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjan_c2007 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thanks a lot sarabjeet,Mr Spock and DD. sarabjeet will keep it on my mind.I saw The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally Concourse on 7/01/2011 and many of the big American cars were super-glossed I believe.Could see my mirror image on the paintwork! Mr Spock I am starting a new thread on this 56 year old Landmaster in the Indian Cars section here. Am calling it "My Lady in Black." yes indeed it has the handcrank option but I am yet to lay my hand on a crank handle. Even older Ambassadors till the early 1960's would have this option.The car is awesome to drive- very solid and robust feel. The only thing is that it should be fit. Many spares have to be procured from Mumbai and Kolkata. Am stockpiling frequently needed ones now. Thanks Durango Dude- yes true that happens when I devote more time for the Landmaster.After spending hours I feel i should have also done this and that. So it needs eternal time always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabjeet Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 @Anjan there are DIY kits for super gloss available. Take a look at them, it will surely make this Landmaster stand apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgiitk Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 spent the day installing Ubuntu on my netbook, with help fro a real guru. Pretty smooth. tata Photon installed real fast. will have to learn (and unlearn) a lot however before I really can go places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul1810 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 @sgiitk Welcome to the linux world. Its pretty easy to use, and is very safe. Use this guide for any more info. http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Maverick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 How about an Ubuntu phone? I think it will materialize sooner than later; must be interesting. I find Symbian far more user friendly than Android; all a matter of which phone you get used to first. My son's Android software conked off within days of buying and had to be reinstalled and just before that my Symbian also conked off and had to be reinstalled. Smartphones are here to stay despite their idiosyncrasies and unreliable softwares and hardwares. Too many things getting crammed in just say 100 gms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgiitk Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ubuntu-phone will be VOIP. Whether we are being following the law or not almost all of us have used Skype/GoogleTalk. Agreed that phones are getting too tricky. In many ways I feel that Blackberry (and iPhone) may be the most stable. As one Guru put it, it is almost impossible to brick a Blackberry. My son has a htc Hero CDMA which he has upgraded to 2.1 and is now very stable. His wife has a Galaxy 3 and that too is quite solid. I have a feeling that the days of (my favourite at a time) Symbian in Smartphones are numbered. Incidentally in Haryana BSNL lost about 20000 customers, and Reliance about 7000 (both nett) in the first month of MNP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul1810 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Recent developments have indicated Ubuntu is heading towards mobile arena. This wont happen before end of this year. Atleast not before launch of 11.10. @sgiitk Its easy to forget the might of the mighty when it faces some competition. Still 60% of smartphones selling are Symbian, and Symbian is also putting all its force behind further development of Symbian^3. I wont write them off this easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativebala Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 My son's Android software conked off within days of buying and had to be reinstalled and just before that my Symbian also conked off and had to be reinstalled. This is bound to happen when one learns about a OS and start downloading various unreliable apps. Do have a look at Optimus1 often and you will fall in love with it easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabjeet Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 [quote=creativebala This is bound to happen when one learns about a OS and start downloading various unreliable apps. Do have a look at Optimus1 often and you will fall in love with it easily. exactly, the cracked apps or Apps which alter the coding are cause OS to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 This is bound to happen when one learns about a OS and start downloading various unreliable apps. Do have a look at Optimus1 often and you will fall in love with it easily. You are right, I downloaded a mobile antivirus software that did the OS in and it was from Nokia Ovi Store!! My son has an Optimus P-500 and I have had a look but I like my 5800 better, may sound real daft but that the way it is. Probably as you age you become more dogmatic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgiitk Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 @rahul: I think the percentage of smartphones about, say Rs.10/12k on Symbian is very low. I have been a Nokia fan since 1999. At the moment I have a Blackberry Curve (Imported and unlocked) on Reliance CDMA, and a Nokia 5230 GSM on BSNL 3G. The latter will be gone soon - the current short-list Wildfire, Galaxy 3, Omnia One. My son has a Hero (CDMA - unlocked), and a Galaxy 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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