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@WirelessMonkey...Fatima is totally clueless about the inner workings of her phone, like most South Africans she got the phone as an upgrade and never bothered researching it's capabilities. Check the story tommorrow in the Cape Times about viruses, affecting Series 60 phones.
Here's a panoramic picture of the office...just before 9pm...I guess I'm bored
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Posted: 2005-06-15 21:06:19
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@ Brix... then the Doom should work just fine
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Posted: 2005-06-15 21:10:48
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I have given this alot of thought, and the nokia 6680 seems to be my new phone. I need a symbian 3G and it does not look like sony will launch one soon.
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Posted: 2005-06-16 07:40:00
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Last night I was castigated for even mentioning my desire for the 6680. But it's a good phone feature-wise, perhaps the only drawback is the 1,3mp camera.
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Posted: 2005-06-16 09:06:52
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@Brix Please buddy ,give me more info about the S60 virus :-) I am collecting all viruses ever written for the S60 (there are only 4 + their derivations) I am a programing c++ and enjoy fooling around with this 'viruses'.Do you need a memory card or can I install it directly to the internal memory ? Please email it to gomario@bluebottle.com Thanks buddy :-)
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Posted: 2005-06-16 13:14:16
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@mario: Unfortunately can't help you there mate... She's told us about the virus but more than that I don't know... Wirelessmonkey should know more about it has he's always playing around with phones. Thank God I own an SE:-)
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Posted: 2005-06-16 13:33:30
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Brix not buying a particular cellphone because you are afraid of getting a virus is like not buying a cabriole because you are afraid the lightning may strike you while driving on a sunny day :-) the problem with the cellphones and viruses is the way how/where the operating system is stored.Mind you ,nokia will bring a hard drive cellphone in a few months.;-)
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Posted: 2005-06-16 13:58:45
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It's the same reason why some people prefer Macs over PC's...it's matter of choice. Right now at this moment, S60 is more susceptible to attacks than any other platform. All of that said I still want the 6680.
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Posted: 2005-06-16 14:19:11
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Oh buddy you've got it a bit 'wrong'. To catch a s60'virus', it means you must actively want to install and start it.Also you can delete it whenever you want in a two step process without any antivirus program althou you get at least three of them too. I had two viruses on my cell just to impress my buddies but had to remove them to free some memory :-(
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Posted: 2005-06-16 15:09:13
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Unfortunately the last Nokia I had was a 3650 - the one with the round dial pad. Loved it. That was before the virus era when I was still one of the lone voices predicting the arrival of these menaces. Since then I've only used Sony Ericsson and the one Moto V3 (snazzy little toy). So, as you may deduce that I've been relatively immune from receiving these babies. I've tried the Symantec AV for PDAs - there again this only applies to MS Windows for Mobiles Edition and not Palm or other OS. Dudes - the solution is simple - avoid devices that attract nasties. Hence, when I went shopping for a laptop my choice was very simply to go with Apple. Apple's don't even need AV as Apple themselves protect their OS with a built-in firewall and frequent security updates. I do pity the Finns, I like their phones to, I do openly confess, as they are popular and popularity does equate with compatibility and app availability.
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Posted: 2005-06-16 16:04:03
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