[talks-uk] Re: Mobile technology and accessibility concerns.
- From: Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:21:06 +0100
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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