Will Kemp wrote...

> No - because it's got a physical keyboard, which adds weight, bulk, and
> unnecessary complexity. Physical keys are obsolete now - touch screen

One of the bigger complaints about the iPhone was its virtual keyboard. I wonder
if it's been improved with the 3GS. No-one seems to be commenting on it. If it
has, then great.

As for a physical keyboard being "obsolete", dunno if this is the case. The
major smartphones still have them. I'd say that for serious business users who
use them a lot for email, they'd be hard to get rid of.

The dimensions of the phone are similar to my PDA which isn't that bulky. In
fact, just eyeballing my PDA with a steel rule the N97 is 2mm thinner.

Still, I can't really comment until I've actually played with one.

I'm waiting for Optus to introduce it into its range and to see what it will
cost. It does 900/2100 megs UTMS so it'll be ideal for its "Yes G" network as
well as its existing 2100 meg 3G. There's nothing yet to indicate that Telstra
will be carrying it and if it did it'd be hideously expensive, anyway.

If Rod Speed's still around I wonder if he's still got his N95. He was using
some database arrangement with it I think. Just curious to find out what. I run
DDH's Handbase with my PDA and it is now available for iPhone and Symbian OS. I
may port it over, but if there's another decent DB out there I'll give that a
shot.

My favorite was ThinkDB/Smartlist for the PalmOS but it's not ported over to
WinMob or iPhone or Symbian. So it's out as a choice.