All the rumors about the Apple tablet computer have some interesting facets that point to the very close familial relationship between the soon-to-be-announced tablet and the lineup veteran iPhone.
Some days the rumors sprout in Taiwan like mushrooms before an earnings report. Now, we’re getting big n’ juicy truffles, French truffles, in the shapes of the still sight unseen Apple tablet and 4G iPhone.
It is fairly difficult to do head-to-head tests between smartphones in a really scientific way, in most cases, but we can now be assured that the iPhone has the most accurate touchscreen in the land.
Honestly, I’m pretty sure he shouldn’t sit around all day obsessing about Apple — he’s got enough on his plate at Palm to keep him busy for several lifetimes as things are. Still, as my father likes to say, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”
If you enjoy television — I mean really love the boob tube — then you really, really need to check out Boxee, which is available for the Mac, Linux and Windows. However, whether you watching on a MacBook on the couch or the 52-inch flat panel on the wall, even if it’s just to maintain form, you’re gonna need a remote.
It looks like the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is another snafu for AT&T, similar to the South by Southwest show in Austin last year, with truly poor iPhone service at the huge electronics show.
When it comes to apps and games, there’s the iTunes App Store and, well, no one really comes close in terms of units or revenue. Here’s one game and app vendor that’s mining the iPhone gold rush.
The single most popular app for the iPhone finally got push notifications, as well as the ability to sync Facebook friend info with your Mac’s OS X Address Book.
A respected analyst says that he expects Apple to sell 36 million iPhones in calendar 2010, but admits that his numbers may be low because both domestic and international sales may be higher than his estimate.
If wishes were smartphones, then the future is very, very bright for Apple and Google, which rank one and two, respectively, in terms of satisfaction among handset owners and among those planning to purchase. Research in Motion’s Blackberry, Palm’s Pre and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile all lost ground.
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