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Nobody Puts Apple in a Corner
How many times have we let Apple solecisms slide over the years, whether it was due to the overwhelming counter-balance of its products’ strong points, or the smooth-talking charisma of Steve Jobs?
Yet somehow, inexplicably, the tables have turned with the iPhone 4 and we now find ourselves demanding answers from Cupertino on a topic that’s really as old as the cell phone itself.
It’s no doubt that the death grip phenomenon, or “Antennagate”, indeed exists and can even be reproduced by anyone with an iPhone 4 and between one and four bars of signal.
But is this anything new?
A Verizon User’s Struggle on iPhone Day
It’s Monday, June 7th, 2010 — a day many have had circled on their calendars for quite some time.
Yes, today is the day of the WWDC opening keynote from Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
So it’s just another iPhone announcement, right? Even without the countless leaks and unprecedented premature information we’ve seen this year, no one in a healthy state of mind could make a plausible argument against the certainty that Apple will be launching a device this summer.
But there’s one key piece of potential info that has me particularly anxious this morning. Will Verizon Wireless finally see an iPhone this year?
Is It June Yet?
In the mobile world, summer time has become one of the most anticipated seasons of the year.
This is due, in no small part, to the simple fact that the summer months of June and July just happen to be when Apple likes to treat us to new hardware. Fanboy or not, it’s hard to say with a straight face that your interest isn’t at least a little piqued come time for the new iPhone announcement each year.
But does the summer truly belong to Apple now?
RIM Needs a Swift Kick in the OS, Among Other Things
No one in his or her right mind can argue that BlackBerry devices aren’t the cream of the crop when it comes to email and messaging in general. RIM’s focus from the onset has been the business user and providing email access in the best, most efficient way possible. Congratulations RIM, you’ve mastered that art.
With slight shifts in more recent years, the BlackBerry brand has managed to draw in a new flock of users that fall well outside the enterprise category. The addition of this “consumer” segment of users has made BlackBerry the most purchased smartphone brand in the U.S.
But how long can RIM keep it up?
Can the Apple iPhone Withstand Another Modest Upgrade?
On June 19th, 2009, Apple launched the iPhone 3GS. To some, this was a welcome upgrade from the aging (one-year-old) iPhone 3G, offering a faster processor, video recording and editing on a slightly better camera, voice control and a compass.
Still, others thought that with a year to come up with a fresh new offering — as it did from the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G — Apple left a lot to be desired with its third iteration. Yet somehow, Apple still managed to sell the iPhone 3GS like it was eternal salvation.
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