Millions of smartphones, including not just Android but also Research in Motion and Nokia devices, come with Carrier IQ installed which logs and transmits user actions, from secure HTTPS searches to numbers dialed. Yeah, it really is that bad and the scumbags even tried to muzzle the whistle blower.
Whereas some folks watch sitcoms and talk shows, I prefer scifi and TED. Happily, enough I’ve got a wife that has similar tastes. However, she carries an iPhone and, although there was a “compatible” app, the TED experience on that 4.5-inch display, crystal clear though it is, was less than optimal let alone enjoyable — until now.
Barriers to entry matter. Similarly, endorsements, especially from A-list universities, make a difference, as well. Combine the two and developers have a big incentive to chose the platform that, happily enough, also pays better than the competition.
Or, put another way, not assembled here. Apple and its manufacturing partner, Foxconn, have set up shop in Brazil and the first fruits of that labor are rolling off the line and the locals are pleased as punch. The switch is on, but will any of these jobs ever come home?
When your head’s buried in the sand, it’s rather difficult to have any sort of perspective on what the competition’s up to. Alternately, if you were the person in charge of peering into the future for Microsoft, what else could you say, ‘You got me, we suck’?
My son’s first generation iPod touch died a couple months back. As soon as the prognosis was clear, he was very clear — “Dad, I want a new one for Christmas.” No hesitation, no hemming and hawing over alternatives because this is the cool device kids want.
The paradox of choice — in general, having more choices doesn’t make people happy. Stand in front of the toothpaste, scores and scores of largely meaningless “choices,” at an average grocery store to feel it. Some folks thrive on that and others just want to brush their teeth without wasting too many cycles.
Which US-based iPhone 4S carrier is fastest? Most reliable? Drops the fewest calls? Offers the best value? It’s easy to get sucked in by the very specific numbers generated by surveys and the those pretty, pretty colorful charts seem so convincing. However, that’s all just a setup for the iPhone 4S quote of the week, which is just short of hilarious.
The iPhone 4S’ multifarious battery issues are on the whole solved and Apple’s promising a fix for the remainder, as well as Calendar, etc. problems that the last patch promulgated. However, the bigger piece of news is that iOS 5′s meme generating digital assistant, Siri, will gain new languages, as well as commands for wifi, Bluetooth and maps.
When it comes to statistics, some folks are stuck, neck deep, in last quarter’s shipment numbers. Much like Plato’s shadow watchers, they can only bask in the shipped vs. sold reflections of glories past. Oddly, ow matter how many units Android sellers sell, they’re perennially also rans — more isn’t best unless you are in fact the best.
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