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Still, Engadget was one of the first today to report the N900 shipping and then the 3G issues.

If you want differing views, I also subscribe to:

http://www.geardiary.com/
http://www.gottabemobile.com/
http://jkontherun.com/
http://www.pocketables.net/
http://www.umpcportal.com/

And remember, Engadget is written, primarily, for gadget users. Not developers. They are far more interested in what happens when you turn it on than in how to get root. Other blogs cover how to hack and slash your devices, both for hardware and software.

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Originally Posted by DaveP1 View Post
...and then the 3G issues...
Huh? What 3G "issues"?
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Originally Posted by mrojas View Post
Engadget (at this point) want all the advantages of journalism (audience, followers, etc) without the duties it involves (to be informed, fact-checking, etc). Almost all their "analysis" pieces are just opinion, and not just only on the mobile field. A pity.
Exactly. But that will always be the problem with most sites like engadget. They have all the traits of a news outlet except for the journalistic integrity.
 
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
Huh? What 3G "issues"?
Engadget mentioned that the N900 doesn't work with some '3' SIMs; in general the 3G is fine, but if you're on a network that's actually called '3', then it might not work at all.

Edit: Or in short this.
 
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Originally Posted by qole View Post
Huh? What 3G "issues"?
Sims from http://www.three.co.uk/ and three in other countries will not work in the N900.
 
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Seems that nokia likes to be bashed by those *****s in Engadget...

HEY NOKIA, YOU SUCK!!!!

Now give me money... If not money I would happily accept an n900 for free, thank you so very much
 
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Originally Posted by mrojas View Post
Engadget (at this point) want all the advantages of journalism (audience, followers, etc) without the duties it involves (to be informed, fact-checking, etc). Almost all their "analysis" pieces are just opinion, and not just only on the mobile field. A pity.
That’s so true.
 
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To be fair, Engadget is pretty snarky about everything they write about. It's part of what they do. A form of gadget blog infotainment. You read not so much for the information, as to be entertained by their snarky comments.

I agree that it can be aggravating, asinine, one-sided, and ignorant. I'm not convinced that it's all just directed at Nokia.
 
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To be fair, Engadget is pretty snarky about everything they write about. It's part of what they do. A form of gadget blog infotainment. You read not so much for the information, as to be entertained by their snarky comments.

I agree that it can be aggravating, asinine, one-sided, and ignorant. I'm not convinced that it's all just directed at Nokia.
Yeah they're pretty snarky about everything (that isn't an iphone).
 
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