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The iPhone, Is it a Gamechanger

The iPhone has led to many things over the years. It has just recently been released to Verizon and was originally released to AT&T. T-Mobile and Sprint have never been in on this action and have felt left out. They don't seem to happy, especially since they're losing customers because of the iPhone anyways. It's like whoever has the iPhone, is the carrier that gets the most customers. Now that might seem unfair, but everyone's network is different and one thing can't support all.

T-Mobile and Sprint are just the networks that Apple's iPhone just doesn't support. T-Mobile runs on the new spectrum known as AWS or 1700. Sprint runs on CDMA and WiMAX which doesn't relate to the iPhone. The iPhone runs on GSM and CDMA, but only works on Verizon and AT&T. It could work on Sprint, it's just Verizon won't let them. You want more customers, well you got to get rid of the competition. That may not be fair or legal, but that's the way things are. Look at the AT&T merger with T-Mobile that's has come up. Is this the return of the monopoly days where one company controlled everything. Will innovation turn to a standstill?

Let's just wait and see. Will Google trump the iPhone. We just don't know yet.

Is the AT&T and T-Mobile Merger A Good Thing?

AT&T aka Ma Bell is coming back again. It's giving an offer for T-Mobile about 39 billion dollars to be exact. It's owner, Deutsche Telekom, is selling it because it can't make money out of it anymore due to the iPhone. Sprint and T-Mobile have been suffering ever since the iPhone came out, losing customers as people just wanted the latest gadget so it's owner got desperate. DT wants to sell T-Mobile USA. Why should it concern you? Well, you should be worried. T-Mobile and Sprint are the only ones standing up to AT&T and Verizon and those two big companies care about money not innovation.

T-Mobile was the first company to bring Android phones to the market. They sparked innovation and a true iPhone competitor and this has brought Android across all carriers, because of it's popularity. Sprint has announced it will support number porting with Google Voice natively and will give it's users the option to. Sprint and T-Mobile are needed to make the mobile atmosphere changing otherwise we will be stuck in the Ma Bell days where everything just seemed to stay still and boring.

Get rid of T-Mobile? If you do, you're getting rid of innovation and change here.

How iTunes Could Improve With Competition

iTunes is the most widely used music service in North America and probably the world. The service has a 80% market share with it's iTunes store. The iTunes store is growing and will soon throw competitors off the racks of shelves. The question is: Why hasn't anyone challenged it?

The iTunes Store has a scot free almost no competition streak. The only competitors are Napster and Rhapsody which are only music not like the all in one iTunes Store package. iTunes has been hard to beat with Apple's power and the fact that they have okay quality music for a reasonable price. The only times a competitor would improve is because of competition like the situation in Canada where wireless carriers are fighting for customers like there's no tomorrow with Bell, Telus and Rogers yanking their throats with unbelievable deals not seen before. Now lets look at iTunes. Previously it offered low quality music at the same price, but that changed thanks to BitTorrent. The site OiNK's Pink Palace used to offer high quality music in all formats at the highest bit rates in each format. When it got shut down, iTunes quickly increased the bitrate of their music and made it DRM free.

That doesn't explain why a new company shouldn't take the crown away. What's shocking is that iTunes hasn't changed much over the years that is worth noticing. Ever since OiNK it's stayed the same. iTunes needs a new competitor,but it's not getting one. I believe a new service can work out the things companies won't do so they can maximize profits. Now, I'm sounding all Mao Zedong-ish but lets think about the people for a second. If we don't give them what they want won't there be rebellion. If something legal like OiNK started, then there wouldn't be such thing, would there. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was a member and said at the time of closure "I admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made Oink a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could imagine, it was there, and it was in the format you wanted. If Oink cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but there isn't the equivalent of that in the retail space right now." He criticized services like iTunes for being poor and low-quality.

The question is when will we see change. Not so likely. I want to lead that change. Nothing in this world is perfect, but we can make it close enough to call it perfect.

What Will Happen To Desktops and Laptops?

Mobile devices are everywhere. In fact I see them everywhere, teens with iPhone 4's or Samsungs or other brands. They're everywhere, but it makes stop to think, where will all the desktops and laptops go if they're unpopular anymore? Their going away fast is what I can say.

The mobile industry is probably one of the fastest growing industry in the world. Many people own a smartphone of some brand and probably have an expensive "non-unlimited" plan attached to it. Apple made this industry go boom after RIM created it. Apple is what we call the game changer. Whatever they make is what is generally what people will buy. They have made Macs that nobody really thinks about, but then comes the iPhone and the iPad. These are the two things that most people think can do things just like a PC. They can do things like word processing, e-mail, and all sorts of things.

Have we evolved from the laptop or desktop. I believe we have unfortunately. These types of computers shall go away eventually to make shelf for the new just like the VHS and DVD that got replace by Blu-ray. Home computers is not somebody goes buying anymore, it's either the new iPhone or the hottest tech gadgets that look cool and awesome not laptops or desktops.

The industry has evolved don't you think. The world is not as simple anymore thanks to Apple that has released year after year iPhone's that are somehow better and more worth to buy especially with the upgrade option.

Is the smartphone better than the PC, well lets look at the modern day user. The modern day user would probably just surf the web and go on YouTube and all that. You can do that on a smartphone and a PC. You may also want to play a game or two. Both options are available. You want to write or make a blog post: both are possible. You want something portable: smartphone wins.

So who is the real winner: the smartphone of course. The smartphone in my opinion has enough to satisfy the common day user and I believe as things progress things get better fast, especially since everything changes like every year or month nowadays.

The Tablet Wars Have Begun - Who Will You Root For?

The tablet wars have begun with Apple and the iPad. The question is which is better. Apple has got its easy interface and loyal customer base. Google has got their open source linux initiative and their freedom for users. RIM has nothing worth looking at though in my opinion so it's down to the iPad and Google.

The iPad is what is called a computer miracle. It has launched a new industry of personal computers that was ventured and unsuccessful previously. Apple's success is probably due to it's clean interface and easy usability. The iPad was something nobody expected to be a big sucess, but few did as Apple did with the iPhone in the past. The iPad's iOS is closed source which is not what everyone wants, but we all run Windows 7 and Mac OS X which are both closed source and are still wonders right. The thing that probably drags the iPad are the plans offered, but consumers don't mind. Look at the iPad it can do everything your PC can do in a more portable fashion! This is Apple's message to consumers technically. The iPad was the starter, but nobody ever said it was the winner.

Soon after Apple's success came Google. Google launched Android and currently is the second in world mobile OS consumption. It may have fewer apps than Apple, but people appreciate it that it's open source and that Google accepts offers that Apple turns away and shames, only to later want it back desperately like the Adobe Flash incident on iPhones, iPads, and MacBook Airs. Google didn't, but that doesn't make Google a winner either. Google's interface is not the most easiest to use in the world. The word goes: Apple is for consumers, Google is for nerds or patient people.

Google and Apple go head to head everyday finding ways to dominate the mobile market yet they don't always succeed like Apple's iPhone 4 problem and Google's tablet incompatibility. The victor is not set in stone. Google's winning, but nobody knows. As the saying goes, it ain't over till it's over!

The World Doesn't Need Only iPhone

The iPhone is great and has everything we've ever wanted and desired. There is only one problem: it's limited to carriers that suck and give us rip offs. Well in Canada it's even worse,but I think the US is catching on to us Canadians. There are alternatives that are actually better than the iPhone like this article about the Samsung Galaxy S. The Galaxy S is gaining momentum as with other Android phones, but I think its the only one that can stand up to the iPhone.

The iPhone is going down and I believe the plans are overpriced for the phone itself and you can't get out without a contract.The phone has a few flaws in my opinion and it's not the antenna issue. The iPhone is closed-source while Google is open-source. Not only that more phones run Android and have much more better features and unlimited plans with them like Sprint's Epic 4G or Evo 4G.This gives the world options, options that we're created by Google's acquisition of Android.

The Samsung Galaxy S takes competition to a whole new level. The Galaxy S boasts Super AMOLED screens which the iPhone can't offer. It has a 5mp or was it 8mp camera that can shoot 720p video which is something that the iPhone can only now do. It has 1ghz processor compared to the iPhone's unknown Apple A4 which could be under-clocked. Not only that Android has true multitasking and many different layouts by manufactures which they customize with their own theme's like HTC's Sense.

The iPhone should be going down as Android is getting known all over the world. It's just a matter of time before the iPhone gives up the crown of the number one smartphone to own.

iPhone 4 and the competition.

Billshrink took a look at how the iPhone 4 is stacked up against it's competition which I can say has a lot more stuff than what the iPhone 4 has to offer. Even though the iPhone 4 looks cheaper, it's not. The competition is actually better in some ways.

HDMI Input - This is a thing that the iPhone 4 doesn't have while competitors like the Evo 4G does. This is something Apple should have added.

Unlimited - I don't think AT&T defined unlimited well. They got rid of unlimited data because of traffic load while competitors still offer them and Sprint's looks good as it's 4G and WiMAX which is way faster than 3G+.

Micro-SD Storage - Everybody loves external storage, except maybe Apple. They still put the storage in the machine. Hello! Micro-SD is better as you can carry different things on the card. This means greater storage.

If you are currently using an iPhone, switch to Android. You won't notice much difference.

The only reason iPhone is at the top is because it's easier, but Android is better. Android is growing

and getting easier to use, so switch today!

The Demise of the iPhone

The iPhone is what you may call as the greatest phone until Google came. Google came and came with multiple manufacturers and open source software which is much better in my opinion to Apple's closed source. Also, there are more Android phones than iPhones and that is why the iPhone will fall.

Android is getting popular. There are more choices and carriers that carry an Android phone compared to AT&T's exclusivity with the iPhone. With more carriers comes more benefits and each Android phone has it's own price ranger which could be cheap or expensive, this gives people more choice.

Second, if analysts say it's going to happen, it's probably going to happen. Analysts say that Android will take 30% of the mobile market leaving Nokia's Symbian at the top by a few measly percents. They also say iPhone will reach 17%,but will go down to 14.9% so would you buy a phone that will be unpopular by 2014?. By 2012 iPhone share will go down anyway, because of Android.

Android is the future and Android is awesome. The iPhone is not what we call as the best as it is limited,but Android made it all better.