What, a computer that you can't fit in your pocket?  How last century:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/08/idc_smartphone_pc_shipments/

yes, certainly smartphones have made an excellent breakthrough last year. I think china manufacturers has lot to do with that and I bet companies like Huawei and Privileg are responsible for a good portion of this 87%, as they made smarphones affordable to people in developing country, allowing local mobile operators to brand them and distribute them for under $200 a piece.

personally, i don't like writing on my phone - he keeps correcting me! If i was looking for such a feature, I would have carried around my father...

Quotepersonally, i don't like writing on my phone - he keeps correcting me! If i was looking for such a feature, I would have carried around my father...

...just spit coffee through my nose:)


>smartphones have made an excellent breakthrough

I was thinking the same about tablets.  If I didnt have to work on one, I think I could be happy just surfing on my phone or tablet.

Quote from: dogboy on February 08, 2011, 07:30:56 PMI think I could be happy just surfing on my phone or tablet.

I think that is the crux.  I've got a few customers who keep telling me I should get an iPad  (for referecen - that will never happen).  They don't seem to realise thought that some of us have to actually do the hard slog that pays for their fondle-slabs. 

Using the swype keyboard on my android phone I can reasonably happily knock out a blog post on a train or similar. I wouldn't want to go much further than that though.  Anything beyond that I want a proper keyboard for though. 

However I can see the appeal for some.  My wife is a consumer only of web.  I'd consider something keyboardless for her when I replace her laptop.