[Touch HD General] eaglesteve:
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BANKING APPLICATIONS

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BETTER WEATHER APPLICATIONS

1. It can automatically use the GPS location to search for the nearest weather station and add that into the database.

2. It provides animated radar for that area.

3. It can give me camera captured picture of the snowfield

4. It can tell me if the snowfield is open or close that day.

5. It can give me the snowfield's trail map.

6. It can tell me how many lifts are in operation

7. It can tell me if the airport is open or close.

This feature is none. It is called "The Internet". It existed before the iPhone was invented. Obviously there is an App for every web page?!

Well, whats wrong using a browser?

Specialised application is better because

-it is one click getting there, not a research project to find those information.

-the webpages are formatted to be finger friendly for small screen,

- it overcomes some of the login problems due to technical differences between a desktop and a mobile browser.

- it overcomes the problems of playing flash videos on some sites, and videos always loads far more quickly using specialised application as compared to Opera mobile browser.

- It's like asking why do we want to directly upload a video to youtube? Can't we use Opera Mobile browser to do the same job? Yes, you can use the browser and eventually you get it done, but with specialised applications it is much easier.

EMAIL

1. It can display HTML mails correctly.

Cant tell you the difference, but I can see them too.

This is how this mail looks like on my HD.

This is how the same mail looks like on my iPhone.

2. I can find many free bus and tube/train guide for many cities (such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney). Given point of origina and destination, it tells me how to get there. Similar applications on winmo are hard to find or expensive.

The application is called Metro. It exists since Windows CE 3 is free and has 350 Cities up to date.

Have not used Metro before. Let's give it a little test shall we?

Can you then please tell me what bus must I take to get from Bedok Reservoir Road to Orchard Road in Singapore?

ALso tell me when I'm in Hong Kong what bus to take from Aberdeen to Central?

3. It can help me look for specific type of restaurant in specified price bracket, and bring me there.

Ahhh.. you mean .... google? Google is not owned by Apple (at least not now)

How about something better, such as this?

NEWS APPLICATIONS

1. I can find many news related applications on iPhone, e.g., Channel News Asia, Wall Streets Journal, and ABC which provide not just the news, but also photos and videos.

That is called Internet.

WIDE VARIETY OF REFERENCES, INSTRUCTIONS, AND EDUCTIION SOFTWARE

1. Lots of recipe application. If I like a recipe, it automatically create shopping list for me.

2. Exercise instructions, first aid/medica instructions, dancing instructions, golf swing instructions, information on drinks/wines/cocktails.

3. Really nice Television guides.

4. Specialised sporting results applications on all kinds of sports.

That is called Internet.

See comments as before.

Hope this clarifies my points a bit.

Cheers.