[talks-uk] Re: Mobile technology and accessibility concerns.
- From: Neil Barnfather - TalkNav <forums@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:48:23 +0100
Talks is still being developed, although as you say, a lot of folk have jumped
ship.
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On 30 Jul 2012, at 22:21, Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Neil. Could you tell us if Talks is being further developped as a
> lot of people have gone over to the Apple and Android route and the
> lack of traffic on this list seems to reflect this.
>
> On 30/07/2012, Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi. Any kind of traffic is welcome on this list as it's been dead for
>> some time now. I'm an iPhone 4S user and have to say that it is the
>> best accessible phone out there and all their product line such as the
>> iPad and iPod are accessible out of the box. I don't mind Apple being
>> a bit of a control freque as I realise that they take security very
>> seriously. I have to say that the Google search feature is slightly
>> better and more responsive than Siri. Having been to see Steve Nutt's
>> Android phone at Site Village this year has made me think about
>> Android a lot more but I would only consider getting one if there was
>> a handset that had a qwerty keypad on the surface of the device. A
>> device that looked like the HTC Cha Cha.
>>
>> On 30/07/2012, Graham Page <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Amie, my other point here is that there are a lot of people out there who
>>> love apple because they think apple is cool. they are sometimes referred
>>> to
>>> as apple fan boys and there are similar people who go for anything but
>>> apple
>>> because of apple's corporate dominance, their willingness to prosecute
>>> over
>>> patents etc. For myself I happily use apple products such as the IPhone
>>> and
>>> non-apple products such as the PC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know anyone seriously arguing at the moment that Talks really has
>>> a
>>> future since there is little point buying a symbian phone with a touch
>>> screen and it's hard to get phones with good old fashioned buttons on
>>> these
>>> days. I understand however that Nokia are due to be bringing out some
>>> really cheap phones that run symbian 60, namely the Nokia 1100, 1200,
>>> 1300
>>> and 1400. not all will be available in the UK but they should cost less
>>> than £50. Talks at £150 or even £50 for an upgrade then looks rather
>>> expensive! There is the free Nokia screenreader based loosely I believe
>>> on
>>> Mobile Speak but I understand that this is far more basic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Graham
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Amie Slavin
>>> Sent: 30 July 2012 14:37
>>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Mobile technology and accessibility concerns.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m currently using Simbion with Talks and wondering, similarly, about
>>> where
>>> to go next once my current phone falls in half.
>>>
>>> I know almost nothing and hope others will join in, but it seems to me
>>> that
>>> Talks and Mobile Speak are both now well on the way to obsolete, with
>>> IPhone
>>> and Android finally taking VI access into the mainstream. I’ve also
>>> heard
>>> the theory that Android is looking the better of the two, being more
>>> flexible with its app’s.
>>>
>>> Hope this isn’t considered o-t for here; as a Talks user it’s certainly
>>> of
>>> interest to me, but apologies if it isn’t an acceptable thread for this
>>> list.
>>>
>>> Amie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Mostafa Al'mahdy
>>> Sent: 30 July 2012 13:33
>>> To: <mailto:%22Undisclosed-Recipient:;%22@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org
>>> Subject: [talks-uk] Mobile technology and accessibility concerns.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello. Over the years, we have been looking forward to a mobile
>>> platform
>>> that can be reutilized to make the blind people use the cell phone
>>> independently. Shortly after though, the symbian based was the first to
>>> adopt this notion. Talks and Moble Speak for symbian were indeed the top
>>> and
>>> the only two options to choose from. Afterwards, we began to see the HTC
>>> and
>>> windows moble based, Talks and Mobile Speak have had to move to cope with
>>> your demands there. In a little while, Apple's iPhone has became the
>>> fashion
>>> of the town. Although it consists some buggs according to its end users,
>>> but
>>> it was just neat for the most part. Now the question is:
>>>
>>> Will Apple's iPhone persistently cope with your demands?
>>>
>>> At presently, Apple's iPhone faces a major and uneasy contestant, who
>>> could
>>> be dare to miss Android!. Probably as you know, Android is a Linux based,
>>> and it is considered to be the most sophisticated operating system of the
>>> day.
>>>
>>> It is widely obtained and rapidly being evolved to such a significant
>>> degree. Will it ultimately substitute Apple's iPhone on the long term?
>>>
>>> I have an enormous prediction of Android topping the cellphone market. It
>>> is
>>> chiefly flexable. I' currently am a symbian based user, but apparently, I
>>> may eventually go for Android.
>>>
>>> Whether you are a blind or a sighted user, you may feel free to
>>> participate
>>> in this technological discussion. I look forward to hear from you.
>>>
>>>
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