The smartphone has too many shortcomings and users are better off waiting until Apple releases the next generation model later this year, according to the venerable consumer magazine.
Consumer Reports is advising people to hold off buying the iPhone 4 from Verizon Wireless next month, saying the device they’ll be getting is a middle-aged smartphone that Apple will likely replace in the summer with a new generation.
via Information Week
Apple investors’ biggest concern right now is whether Steve Jobs will remain deeply involved with the company. Whatever happens, though, Apple still faces a long-term strategic question: Will it be content to be a high-end niche player in smartphones?
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T-Mobile has wasted no time in its continuation of products that attack the iphone, whether on AT&T or on Verizon. In a very recent commercial, T-Mobile, the #4 carrier in the US takes on Verizon, the #1 carrier as it has recently added the Apple iPhone 4 to its arsenal. The commercial focuses on the fact that neither of the carriers offer 4G radios in the device, therefore never achieving 4G speeds and thus not being true 4G. It’s difficult for me to use the words “true 4G” and not chuckle as I write this. In any event, it’s apparent that T-Mobile is definitely trying to get across that it’s not playing games when it comes to 4G. T-Mobile is looking to expand their HSPA+ network by bringing customers somewhere in the vicinity of 42 mb/s by years end. AT&T is still only offering HSPA+ technology (14.4 mb/s) at this time and although Verizon does offer an LTE network and several devices that are compatible with it, the iPhone 4 is not one of them. Enjoy the video, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Even On Verizon T-Mobile Still Bashes The iPhone
Yesterday Apple introduced iPhone OS 4.0. Once the subject of endless speculation and a mountain of rumors, we now know this summer’s newest OS release will feature multitasking, new revenue opportunities for developers and better enterprise support, to name just a few of the new offerings. What struck me about the Apple presentation, however, was not the ingenuity or the originality of the new features. No, what struck me is that I had seen almost all of them before in Android 2.1.
Feature |
iPhone OS 4.0 |
Android 2.1 |
| Tap to focus |  |
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| In-app SMS API | |
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| Home screen wallpaper | |
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| 5x digital zoom | |
Varies by phone |
| Playlists | |
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| Bluetooth keyboard API | |
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| Data-only settings | |
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| Multitasking | |
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| Picture/video API | |
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| Recent searches | |
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| Alert/SMS font sizes | |
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| Background location API | |
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| Background task completion | |
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| Push notification API | |
Google services only |
| Location notification API | |
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| Suspended background apps | |
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| Desktop folders | |
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| Home screen wallpaper | |
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| Lock screen wallpaper | |
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| Unified inbox | |
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| Multiple Exchange accounts | |
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| On-handset attachment opening | |
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| Threaded emails | |
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| iBooks | |
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| Encrypted email | |
Possible with API |
| Encrypted email attachments | |
Possible with API |
| Centralized device management | |
Possible with API |
| Exchange 2010 support | |
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| SSL VPN | |
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| Administrative app distribution | |
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| Ad infrastructure | |
Only if the FTC approves the Google/AdMob deal |
| Social gaming network | |
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[via Icrontic]
Very few people get the chance to make history. Even fewer get the chance to make it twice. Perhaps that is why it is so fascinating to watch Steve Jobs as he tries to usher in the era of mobile touch computing today, just as he ushered in the era of the personal computer three decades ago. But I wonder whether he is repeating the very same mistakes which relegated Macs to a niche market. Or did he learn from those mistakes so that Apple comes out on top this time?
[via TechCrunch]
The App Store and controversy go hand in hand. There have been several apps which have been rejected from the App Store for the most weirdest reason and several weird one’s which have been approved, and have left people scratching their heads as to how they got in.
It looks like Apple is upping the App Store ante a bit and going all after their main challenger, Google, by asking a developer to remove the word “Android” from the app description.
[via Techie Buzz]
Can Verizon Wireless keep its spot as the leading wireless company in the U.S. if it doesn’t have the industry’s hottest phone?
Lowell McAdam, the company’s chief executive, is trying to make the case that it can. Two years ago, Verizon Wireless passed on the chance to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone and pushed Apple into the arms of rival AT&T (T). Since then the iPhone has become a megahit, helping AT&T close the gap with Verizon. In the most recent quarter, AT&T added 2 million wireless subscribers, bringing its total to 81.6 million, while Verizon Wireless added 1.2 million, for a total of 89 million.
[via BusinessWeek]
If you haven’t seen it yet Verizon’s new Android commercial is awesome!
Check it out here
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The smartphone market seems to be shoe-in: Apple has momentum in the space reminiscent of its takeover of the MP3 player market years prior with the iPod. Despite this momentum, the discerning media planner working on mobile for something six months out should take note — Google’s Android is poised to crash Apple’s party.
Why? Three reasons:
Android Clones:
Specialized Versions:
Killer Apps:
[via AdvertisingAge]
1.The Verizon 3G iPhone 
2.Verizon 3G Network
3. No Surfing and Talking at the Same Time
4. 4G Android Phones Offer an Attractive Alternative
5.Verizon 3G Network 
