Now its all just speculation right now, but its sounding more and more like the iPhone could cause other smartphones’ prices to go up. How? The more they try and be like the iPhone to more expensive the components become, namely the flash memory and multi-touch screen technology.
Flash memory is probably the most expensive part that other companies are looking to adopt, namely because there is such a shortage of the stuff. Another big issue that is trying to be replicated is the amazing visual appearance and ease of use of the iPhone due to some powerful graphics chips, which other handsets don’t have.
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Written by James Allan Brady on November 1st, 2007 with no comments.
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Munir Kotadia is a man on a mission - a mission to berate iPod Touch and iPhone owners until they take his security concerns seriously. In an article seemingly designed to drive the Mac faithful into a furious rage, Kotadia highlights the potential dangers of granting access to random strangers via “Unlock your iPhone” websites.ÂÂÂ
 
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Written by Chris Davies on October 31st, 2007 with no comments.
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Let’s start with Verizon, they have been gradually losing market share ever since the release of the iPhone, and now all of the sudden they are releasing some really cool phones? Furthermore they have been in talks with Google and have even dropped their complaint regarding the 700MHz spectrum becoming open.
Sure, they probably aren’t anticipating the mobile wireless world becoming open as in source, but such a move means they are at least willing to accept it, and move on. Add on to that the fact that they are dealing with Google to make use of their impending mobile OS which should allow for cheaper phones since that OS is open sourced.
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So yesterday, we got the tip from the guy from UBS, Ben Reitzes, and that was pretty much all about the iPhone, now we have more news. Basically it’s all about finances, but there are some interesting things, first off, the Halo Effect.
No, it has absolutely nothing to do with the video game made by Bungie and released by Microsoft, it’s a psychology term, and according to Mr. Reitzes, is the driving force behind Apples upward sales/popularity swing. Basically what the Halo Effect is, is the idea that a single trait standing out as very positive, will make all the other traits of that person or item seem more positive than they might without the leading positive trait.
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Written by James Allan Brady on October 26th, 2007 with no comments.
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That Apple gets a cut of the monthly subscriber love from AT&T is common knowledge, but neither party has been too keen to share the exact details of just how much of your iPhone rental passes straight through the carrier’s fingers and into Cupertino’s coffers. Now, thanks to an obscure rule regarding “deferred revenue” - basically when one company promises to pay another at some point in the future - Apple has been forced to reveal how much it expects to receive once it has finished holding AT&T by the ankles and shaking them upside-down. It’s a figure that has surprised even jaded analysts: on average, $18 a month or $432 in the space of a two year contract.
 
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