Posted on 01/12/2010 4:23:00 PM PST by Cyropaedia
Google’s Nexus One apparently got Apple worried enough to rush the fourth-generation iPhone ahead of schedule. The upgraded handset should make techies happy while giving iPhone critics a few less reasons to complain.
Officials at KT, Apple’s exclusive iPhone carrier in South Korea, told the Korea Times that the Californian gadget maker might launch the fourth-generation iPhone in April, ahead of the usual June-July timeframe. Apple’s in a hurry, sources claim, because the Nexus One, Google’s so-called superphone, has upped the ante with its superior hardware based on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and five-megapixel camera.
Sources described the iPhone 4G as having an OLED screen and front-facing camera for videoconferencing. It should run “dual-core processors and powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions and better still images,” in addition to – surprise, surprise – a removable battery.
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Look, the iphone sales have exploded, the App Store is a runaway success, and the whole thing syncs effortlessly into your iTunes program.
I think that Microsoft is trying to squeeze its way into a very crowded field.
The segment of the market that was going to tied to Windows Mobile is now in the process of migrating towards Google/Android. Google licenses out it's OS to manufacturers for free. There's a stampede of developers in Google's direction.
Between Apple, RIM, Palm , Nokia, and Google, I don't see Microsoft re-gaining much of a market share.
I also believe that Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi, Lala, and Plasebase is going to wind up paying really big dividends.
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