Most of the 23 Thai dictionary apps I’m reviewing for the iPhone (post coming next week) would be a miss for you. I’m not saying that the developers haven’t put in the work, they have. But (and I keep sounding like an echo here) it is early days in the app market. Phones are improving and the developers are trying to keep pace right along with them.

The Samsung Wave is a great phone but hasn’t got the apps required to tackle learning to speak Thai.

Phones and manuals – remember when all we had to do was turn them our phones on and talk into one side while listening out the other? Now we practically need a class before operating our phones. Progress.

BTW, the beer won but my Samsung Wave (strange name for a baby) is charging its battery so I’ve still got about eight hours to kill. I can’t wait to get on it (where did I put the manual. Has the dustbin man just bin (deliberate mistake, check my blog if you want more)and in the meantime I’m going to do my round of blogs.

Best wishes from a World Cupless and footballing clueless England. back shortly.
.-= Martyn´s last blog ..Big Balls and Baggy Shorts – Winning Isn’t Everything =-.

When I did my extensive search I started with the PDA range and there wasn’t that much for learning Thai. So I switched to phones. Thai learning resources were slim on the ground. Then I arrived at the megga expensive iPhone.

I didn’t want an iPhone but the explosion of apps and app developers convinced me that it was the way to go.

I’m still not in love with iPhones (in the tropics it’s like a soaking wet brick plastered to the side of your head). But even after a year the others have not caught up with what it can do for Thai.

I even checked out Android. Nadda. So other than the iPhone, from what I could find there is nothing else out there to match.

So no boooos for you, but booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooos for the other phones.

And of course I could be mighty wrong so if anyone is reading this please jump in.

Now you might get mad at me.

I’ve upgraded my phone….but not to an iPhone.

I’m with Virgin Mobile and they don’t do an iPhone (I was disappointed) but call it loyalty, I decided to stick with them and sometime today I’m expecting my all new Samsung Wave to turn up (can I hear you booing)….now a question.

Do you know if Samsung have any good Thai language apps (I tried googling but couldn’t find much). Or perhaps you know of other Thai language app software I can download to my new baby (I’m currently waiting for her to arrive by courier but a couple of pints might win the day instead). I’d appreciate any information you may have and don’t mind if you give a really loud boo and a blast on a vuvuzela before handing it over.

Thanks in advance because I know you’re the oracle of Thai language resources. Booooooooooooooo……Beeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
.-= Martyn´s last blog ..Big Balls and Baggy Shorts – Winning Isn’t Everything =-.