Apple Vs. Google: Oh, It's On!
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Being as from what I've heard about the Pre and Pixi - namely that the software is great but the hardware a little less so - I would think HTC, Samsung, SE or another hardware manufacturer would do better buying them - they would get a very good OS for their phones which is something that is still setting the iPhone apart from the field. Windows 7 will be one option, but Palm OS could be another and that could be an outright purchase.
Maybe they are just waiting in the wings to be vultures as the price drops? -
What's nice about google or really HTC buying it would be the patents, Palm OS's "app-based" OS, dates WWAAAY before iPhone's, they've been doing this for 20 years and have lots of great talent in their house too (lots of ex-Apple folks even).
Google should get it for the patents, talents, & intellectual stuff.
HTC or Nokia or HP or whatever should get it to get in the game with better hardware and WONDERFUL software. WebOS is really great so I do hope to see it live on in a better gadget one day. I love my Pre, but it's could have better innards and a more solid build. -
Part of me wants to see Apple fight for some of its patents in court. Palm has a boatload as you say, as do Nokia and other phone manufacturers and Apple beating its chest with lawsuit threats need to be put in their place - they are so litigation happy it really isn't good for innovation when others back down. That said they'll need very deep pockets.
Moto might be a good fit on the have hardware but in desperate need for good software theme as well. -
where's squashed? Black helicopters come and get 'em? Here's our monthly Android v. iPhone update:
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I am here.. was downloading the entire internet.. what did I miss?
btw, iPad clone, with better cpu & android is out already....I bet it's cheaper too lol.
http://www.pmptoday.com/2010/03/30/unbelievable-ipad-clone-surfaces/ -
Adobe should do ipad clone with amazon using a cheapy chinese processor but with that nifty 3D screen.
Now that would be gadget war to watch.
btw. apple is trying to build their own cloud now. (something about search engine and online freebie office) Microsoft won't like this one bit.
Google need an ipad, but they picked a fight with the chinese, bad move. -
Google said they are making an android tablet. Probably with HTC? Who knows.
Played with an iPad this weekend, beyond the initial novelty, it felt heavier than I expected and it really was just a big iTouch that you have to hold with two hands. I know some apps will be amazing on it as developers really take advantage of it, but I still fail to see the use for a tablet. Maybe a paperbook-sized one wouldn't be so awkward? I don't know. A lot of smartphones are basically mini-tablets now anyway AND getting faster and better with every new release, and if I need some power & memory (I do), then I go to my computer, right?
Yeah, let the tablet wars commence, I think I'll be sitting this out. -
I might buy a tablet under these condition
- $299 or less
- Screen won't break if dropped from 5 feet on carpet (standing position)
- can install app without uncle job's permission
- SD slot (non negotiable)
- USB, can drive portable USB HD. (useful for keyboard rather than Apple special keyboard)
- Wifi/GPS
- 3.5 mm headphone plug (big wattage output would be great)
- Battery is user replaceable
- 6-8 battery (hardly a challenge)
- mp3, mpeg, .h264. .pdf .html5 java (android/android app would be great)
HDMI out would be great, but USB 3.0 seems to be around the corner.
knowing apple, that would be pretty much zero chance. -
my thoughts... like what the first gen iPhone owners are discovering now with OS4 on the horizon, don't be an early adopter,wait for the competition and/or iPad 2.0 or whatever. For example, for a mini-tablet/big smartphone, htc's evo is almost out and looks pretty nice! Lots more down the pipe too from MS, Google, Lenovo, etc, etc!!
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I have a first gen iPhone and am perfectly happy with it, but I probably don't do all the fancy stuff.
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check out twitter... lots of 1st gen iphoners are not very happy they don't get 4.0, and many 3gers are getting a abbreviated version.
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I'm due for an upgrade to my 3G now anyway - just waiting to see what the summer brings...
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Regardless of the skeezy methods at "blog journalism" that gizmodo went through to become bigger than jesus for a day, one thing to note....
The new iPhone will have a forward & back-facing camera, i.e. video conferencing/skype/etc. The iPad doesn't. Sorry 1st gen iPadders, maybe next gen? -
The new iPhone looks good, but other than a better screen and faster processor I want to know how they have improved on the 3GS. I didn't want another camera anyway - does anyone actually video call anyway? Still no HDMI out and if anything it looks like Apple has taken some design cues from the HTC EVO (which should be running Windows 7 Phone shortly).
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EVO is 4g too! and on Sprint. If I upgrade from my Palm Pre, it will be to that.
As for the forward-facing camera... I do skype/video call with my girls in AZ and my mom in FL all the time, BUT.... I surely could be in the minority on that. I know it's a "want" more than a "need" for a few geeks on a mobile, but it makes more sense on an iPad anyway. Bigger screen = more "connection" through a video call... at least to me.
Knowing Apple though, if this is a thing on it, they'll probably pimp the hell out of it to catchy fun indie music on their commercials and the iPad folks will get jealous and just HAVE to get an iPad2. -
oh my. -
The DRAMA continues!!! http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers
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lol... sorry!
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Wow - This could make things interesting...
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Did ya'll see where HP's Slate with Win 7 has been scrapped and it looks like they are fast tracking Slate with WebOS. WebOS is a great little OS, some better & fun hardware should make it a great alternative. Between some fresh blood & money in WebOS and with Win 7 Phone coming out, should be fun for the techno-followers.
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Sometimes I wonder who is smarter between the two when it comes to envisioning personal computing. Gates or Steve. I have to say, Gates is smarter and in general he gets the big picture more accurately than steve., but he can't read the popular culture as good as Steve. I always thought Steve more in term of Sony.
tho' I seriously doubt the two combined will ever coming up with large scale computing ala google/IBM. -
Google announced plans to start selling music through its Android Marketplace. There wasn't pricing or details available immediately, but Google just went into Apple's iTunes turf. At the same time it announced this, it also announced that it will allow users to stream their music collection to their phone. This pre-empts whatever announcement Apple is planning for its Lala acquisition.
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-google-just-slapped-apple-2010-5/apples-itunes-took-a-whack-from-android-market-8 -
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah boy, my new employer kicks ass!
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so how soon iphone will fall into single digit marketshare? I'd say less than 3 yrs.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/techtonicshifts/archive/2010/05/20/sayonara-iphone-why-i-m-switching-to-android.aspx
Today the battlefield is mobile devices, and just as before, Apple jumped out to an early lead. And just as before, Jobs got selfish. He won't support Flash, or any cross-platform tools—because he wants developers locked into his platform, and his App Store, where he collects a 30 percent commission.
He's created his own advertising platform, and stacked the deck in his favor by refusing to share user data with other platforms. On that one he'll take a 40 percent slice, thank you very much.
He's even censoring content, ruling out material that he deems to be offensive. Not just porn, but anything that's racy or suggestive, or that "ridicules public figures."
What makes this even more insulting is that Jobs tries to dress up his selfishness as a kind of altruism. He says it's all about creating a beautiful experience, that while he may be selling you an intentionally crippled device, he's doing it for your own good.
Well, bull. The truth is, this is about Apple wringing every last dime out of its ecosystem and leaving nothing on the table for anyone else.
As sick as I am of my iPhone's dropped calls, I'm even more sick of Apple treating us all like a bunch of idiots, stonewalling and bullying and feeding us ridiculous explanations for the shortcomings of its products—expecting us to believe, basically, that its flaws are not flaws, but strengths.
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oh yeah, dropped calls on all at&t phones are a problem. that's one of the reasons a lot of folks won't bother with an iphone. sure, there are the 3g issues, but a lot of those people have been with at&t in the past and became frustrated with call dropping and don't wish to revisit it (in particular, a few people in my family and a bunch of friend have switched to verizon for this reason over time).
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Other than sucking down more data as people have started to use the internet more from their phones, which has caused many a network to creak at times, the dropped calls does not sound like an Apple issue as much as I'd like it to be. My iPhone doesn't get as good reception as some others, but I have still never had a dropped call - I never have with any phone in the UK though and it doesn't appear to be a problem here at all.
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