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- ColBuendia71, on 04/03/2009, -1/+55I thought this was an article about security.
- UselessTrivia, on 04/03/2009, -0/+19Apparently neither does the digg algorithm.
- ToastPop, on 04/17/2009, -4/+22The other phones are nice, but good luck getting the same level of developer support for applications that the iPhone has. Everyone is already on the iPhone, developers aren't going to want to recreate their applications for a dozen smartphone OS's. The iPhone has the winning combination -- the application support seen by Windows and the "cool" factor seen by Mac.
- TheJuggernaut, on 04/03/2009, -2/+18This column doesn't even begin to discuss the elephant in the room. A big part of Apple's success isn't in just a touchscreen and a snazzy interface — anyone can do that, as we're seeing. Apple's App store/iTunes play is the thing that's going to be hard for other developers to rival.
- wkeown, on 04/03/2009, -0/+13It is in the security section too...
- thoran85, on 04/03/2009, -3/+14Pre looks good but is only on Sprint and Android so far is only on T-Mobile. I think RIM and Apple will be ok
- boxxa, on 04/03/2009, -0/+10Me too. I was confused since none of these phones could be pwned in the Pwn2Own competition so I was curious of the source.
What a stupid article. - rnawky, on 04/03/2009, -6/+16119 Diggs, 39 Views.
Ok.... - anexanhume, on 04/03/2009, -3/+11Apparently you don't understand the advantages of "friends" on Digg.
- crowbar77, on 04/03/2009, -1/+9Until someone can match Apple's app store, I'm going to go with not really. That and because the the ipod has been so popular for so long, many people have their music tied into itunes already.
- rebotfc, on 04/03/2009, -0/+7Apparently ZDnet understands the advantages of paid shill diggers.
- sjmulder, on 04/03/2009, -0/+7I don't really care what people use and I use what I like, but I find it funny to see how in less than two years, iPhone went from newbie to a 'big guy'.
- teh_techie, on 04/03/2009, -0/+7Another misleading title. By the title, you'd think you're about to read an article on how vulnerable, security wise, these devices are... but it's in fact talking about the companies RIM and Apple being vulnerable to competition.
- zydeco, on 04/03/2009, -1/+7So kudos to Apple for raising the game and making all the other companies finally wake up and make something more competitive. But iPhone isn't "vulnerable" unless Palm intends to buy all 17 million iPhone users a new Pre, and buy out their AT&T contracts. Competition is good, and the next wave of phones will only benefit the market. But stop making this a king-of-the-hill competition. No single phone is better than all the rest in all features.
- Grazfather, on 04/03/2009, -8/+14Ah, good thing I actually read the article. I thought it had to do with security. The BlackBerry is great on that, only the iPhone is a total fail in that category.
- ibeetle, on 04/03/2009, -1/+7Thats right; Geek circles. Stop 100 people in a mall, and ask them what a iPhone is and you will get 100 people telling you that they either have or want a iPhone. Ask a 100 people what Android is and you will get 100 blank stares or shrugs.
When you tell them Android is a cell phone operating system. The response you get will be they did not know phones had operating systems. Then they will want to know if they can play their music from their iPod on it. - blackinthmiddle, on 04/03/2009, -2/+7Have you tried any other smartphone? I had a Blackjack. Go to craigslist and click on one of the auto links. Or Rants and Raves (if you want to hear the scum of the earth vent). Now do the same on an iPhone. That alone should make you want to give up your Blackjack, as there's no easy way to navigate to a link, especially if there are a lot of them on the page, like there is on craigslist. It's "press, press, press, press, press, press, press..." until you get to a link. Never mind trying to zoom in/out. For that and a host of other reasons, I'd say it's time for you to upgrade your Blackjack.
- jcaino, on 04/03/2009, -0/+5Thumbs down for being in the Security section with a sensationalist title and nothing to do with it.
- inactive, on 04/03/2009, -1/+6And no mention of Win Mobile. I'm glad to see this POS mobile OS being completely ignored as new and better products emerge. Stick that in your ass Steve Balmer!
- Rodik, on 04/03/2009, -4/+9Don't you just love Excel?
- WhoDoneIt, on 04/03/2009, -1/+6If the guy loves his Blackjack, maybe he doesn't see the same faults as you, or his needs are different.
- Bigtony1340, on 04/03/2009, -0/+3I have had both and recently bought the G1-Google phone, the best phone I have owned yet.
- moog, on 04/03/2009, -1/+4Not everyone wants an iPhone hype-monkey.
- oninbonin, on 04/03/2009, -0/+3So did I!
- gbarger, on 04/03/2009, -2/+5I think this is underestimating brand loyalty for a company that was essentially first to market with a superior product. In 98 I bought a small rio mp3 player, it was great. My next player was an ipod, and many people didn't get an mp3 player until the ipod became prevalent. Apple has such a massive market share, not necessarily because of a better product, but because of superior timing. To quote the Bill Gates character from the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, "You still don't get it do you? It doesn't matter." Apple learned a bitter lesson from MS, and since then they're growing by using superior timing to market with decent products. That's a hard combination to overcome.
- Gyokusai, on 04/03/2009, -0/+3I was expecting a security article. :(
alpine - allstarcac, on 04/03/2009, -4/+6ya but where are the phones, im bored of seeing all these android phones that never come to market. enough of the blurry pictures of these phones that are leaked and may come out in Q3 next year, give me something to touch already
android supports always go back to the "it has such a great future" and how it can expand in anyway it chooses, thats boring and im tired of hearing about that
ima go download some apps now - Kazakaz, on 04/03/2009, -1/+3I don't think RIM and Apple have much to worry about with the Pre, at least until it comes out on other carriers besides Sprint. Sprint has good coverage in most major cities, but once outside those cities the coverage is horrible. The same goes for any T-Mobile exclusive smartphone. Until these phones come to Verizon or AT&T, RIM and Apple might see their numbers drop a bit, but nothing to really worry about.
- inactive, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Atm, no major issues since there haven't been any major attacks. I could see attacks on iPhone/iPods that are connected via wifi in the near future.
Besides contact information, notes, and e-mail, users actually store their bank account, CC, and personal (SSN, etc) info on their phones through third party apps. This practice actually blows my mind since it's inviting all types of theft. There is an app call Personal Assistant (Free), that holds users account info (finance, social networking, etc) on their servers, giving a user a one stop view of multiple accounts. They have over 3k reviews meaning there are a lot of dumb people trusting new company with their important personal information, merely because it's convenient and free. Last I read, the company produced a paid 'pro' version and the free versions now lacking stability. - belovedus, on 04/03/2009, -3/+5"Android is just as hip as the iPhone in geek circles and more phones are on the way. "
D: - t1tlehto, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2"Overseas, Nokia is extremely popular but for some idiotic reason it punted on the U.S."
The biggest reason for this has been Nokia not wanting to go along with the whims of the operators in the US. They have a ridiculous amount of power over which phone models get to market in the states, especially when compared to other parts of the globe. I think the E71x done in co-operation with AT&T is nod towards that direction. That phone is based on E71 which was voted mobilephone of the by wired so there's something there. - inactive, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Same.
Tip for Jailbreakers: If you install OpenSSH, change the root and mobile passwords on your iPhone or download the SSHtoggle app so you can turn it off. - inactive, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2alpine
- antdude, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Question: Do these devices really have security problems? Are there any articles on them?
- GaminAndy, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2im going to take a sociology test in 2 hours and i just read about group bahavior and cliques. the way that people reference blackberrys and iphones makes them automatically better because they are always being compared to and followed. just like leaders in a group, they have power to determine who's in and who's out. when someone changllenges the leader, he can cast them out very easily.
so no matter how much you love your blackjack or moto q, you will always look at other people's blackberry and feel, either consciously or unconsciously, "i wouldn't mind having that," or "i want that." - dagr8tim, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Let's see how Blackberry handles their app store. I think that will be the make or break moment for Blackberry for atleast the next year and a half.
I'm hoping it works out, because my co-workers with iPhones have so many more apps choices than I do with my storm (one of the few minor qualms I have about my storm). - InorganicMatter, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Not really.
I'll believe the Pre isn't vaporware when I can buy one. Personally, I think Palm will go bankrupt before the Pre is released. As for Android...it's got loads of potential, but still doesn't have a good piece of hardware to go with it, and no good hardware on the horizon either. - MacParrot, on 04/03/2009, -1/+3Nokia is smart enough to know that if they let the carriers screw with their OS it could leave a bad taste in the mouths of those who buy one. One bad experience could spoil many future sales.
Kudos to Nokia for standing up to the cell providers - Dubbsacc, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Only on Sprint for the time being, there is a GSM version.
- clide, on 04/03/2009, -2/+4They pulled the apps from the market, but with Android you can install apps from anywhere so it's not really a big deal. Just go to the developer's website and get the app. Just because the market isn't open doesn't mean the phone isn't open.
- beesaretasty, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2All of the phones are exclusives including the iPhone. ATT's market share may be big, but is Sprint's. Sprint generally has faster speeds too and cheaper plans (some of the major complaints against ATT). Of course, Sprints horrendous customer service will make people think twice about their pluses.
I agree that it won't steal much thunder from the iPhone, but saying an exclusive will not succeed against an exclusive because it's an exclusive seems faulty to me. - inajeep, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2It does make for an interesting stat. how many people digg blindly per article per submission. And more importantly can we get a list of the biggest blind diggers.
- mkrete, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=2248 - Not too much to worry about so far, and you should consider that the BlackBerry and iPhone are years ahead in the development communities. I call this another one of those 'what if?' news reports that give vague speculations of the future.
- Catch_ME, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2@blackinthmiddle
The blackjack lets you tether to a laptop with a USB connection from DAY 1 back in 06.
Something that AT&T will most likely charge extra with the iphone because these cell phone companies are horrible. - ArtificialAnus, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2
I think simple economics will mean that other platforms are well-supported.
If I, as a developer, release an app on the iPhone, I have to compete with many, many more apps than I would if I release on WinMo or BB, despite the fact that in absolute terms there are more winmo/bb users out there. The only missing piece is the ability of a developer to easily reach the users, which the iphone app store provides, but the others don't (yet).
Therefore, if you add an app store, the return on investment for developers of these other platforms has the potential to be greater than iphone until the number of apps reaches the market's saturation point... Developers will create apps for whichever platform is capable of providing the most income in the short term. - MacParrot, on 04/03/2009, -1/+3It doesn't belittle his point. Most people know what an iPhone is. Very few know or care what the Android is. That could change as more phones come out, but still most people don't know or care what OS is on their phone
- isheee, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1I have the Southeast Asian version. It has slightly different features and configurations. I realized that when people with the US version was telling me that their Blackjack didn't have a 2nd camera, etc.
I don't care about browsing, but it works just as well as perhaps Nokia but of course not iPhone or Treo--those phones were made for browsing. I pretty much just care about texting fast. - kingmanic, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Marketing over utility.
- FredFredrickson, on 04/03/2009, -1/+2If they got it right the first time around then why are we looking at a third generation iPhone now? Shouldn't they still be making the original if everything was perfect?
- IVIystic, on 04/06/2009, -0/+1No security info... no digg. Whoever categorized this story on digg needs to go back to adjective school.
Oh wait... the user's name is BadQat. He can't spell either ;) -
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