verizon iphones

At a press conference in New York City recently, Verizon and Apple teamed up to announce an exciting new development for Apple iPhone lovers. Apple COO Tim Cook and Verizon COO Lowell McAdam met at the Lincoln center to announce that Verizon will begin carrying the Apple iPhone starting on February 10, 2011.

Fans of the iPhone, Apple's extremely popular touch screen smart phone, have been buzzing with excitement at this news as it signifies the end of the monopoly in iPhone service which is currently benefitting the well-known telecommunications company AT&T. Many current iPhone users are looking forward to having the opportunity to choose a new service for their favorite mobile device, and are hoping for some improved performance.

Industry analysts agree that the Verizon iPhone, using the CDMA network rather than the GSM network, could very well lead to greater stability and reliability of service. iPhone users are looking forward to the possibility of fewer dropped calls and more responsive customer service. The competition is expected to ignite a struggle for the hearts and minds of consumers as AT&T attempts to hold on to its lead and Verizon looks to build its customer base of iPhone users.

AT&T has begun its response by severely cutting the prices of its older generation iPhone models, and is also planning to begin aggressively marketing its services to possible new customers. Verizon, for its part, has arranged to offer it's iPhones with a brand new feature that allows users to connect their phone to up to 5 Wi-Fi devices, which will turn the iPhone into a personal Wi-Fi "hot spot".

Verizon is also planning to build momentum for its first steps into the Apple iPhone market by allowing its existing customers to pre-order the popular smart phone a full 7 days in advance of it going on the market on the 3rd of February. The offerings on plan include a 16 gigabyte model which will retail for $199.99 if the customer elects to purchase a two year contract or a 32 gigabyte model for $299.99 with contract. 4G capabilities are not yet forthcoming; however, it seems likely that such capabilities could become available by as early as the summer of 2011.

Opening up this popular mobile device to new competition seems to many to be the logical step for Apple to take in this market. The Apple iPhone has already garnered a lot of attention for its innovative and beautiful design, it's extremely responsive and easy to use touch screen, wonderfully sharp screen resolution, and the plethora of applications available to truly turn the iPhone into a multi-function device. It's ability to take pictures and videos and then to manipulate them as desired and send them to friends at any whim has made this smart phone an extremely fun to use device, and fans of the iPhone are quite excited at the prospects for new competition.

How the new competition will play out is uncertain, but what we do know is that it's bound to provide incentives for both companies to woo customers with improved prices as well as a focus on customer support and service. It's a winning situation for iPhone lovers.

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android 2

The original Apple iPad has had a great first year. Although tablet pcs have been around for quite a few years, the sluggish and unfriendly performance offered never captured the publics' imagination to any great degree. Now, with the unimaginable success of smartphones over the years, it was time for the tablet to make a comeback. Apple have exploited the lack of competition in this end of the market to build a sizable advantage over the competition, mainly from Android. However, not to outdone by Apple, Google have moved swiftly to update their Os for tablets and help companies like Motorola and Samsung get their own tablets to the market quite quickly. But has the "rushed" launch of the Galaxy Tab hampered their momentum? The original Tab was released to the market using the smartphone version of Android and commentators felt this was a bad move, especially considering how well the iPad performed. However, with Honeycomb now being drip-fed onto the latest and most powerful Android tablets, the playing field has been levelled somewhat.

With the iPad 2 featuring an updated dual-core processor, the Android tablets quickly followed suit with the Motorola Xoom and Galaxy Tab 10.1 featuring similar engines. These are widely considered the "Big 3" in the tablet world at the moment, RIM's playbook and other such tablets are not exactly garnishing the greatest reviews. All of the "Big 3" feature updated Os's, front and rear facing cameras and HD video recording. Both Android tablets have 1080p playback, whereas the iPad 2 only manages 720p. Many reviewers have commented on the fact that, despite having a slightly lower resolution, the iPad 2's screen just looks better. The two Android tablets are the clear winners when it comes to the cameras, with both featuring 2MP front facing and the Xoom having a 5MP rear, the Tab an 8MP. The ipad 2 can only manage a VGA front facing camera, with the rear rumored to be 3-5MP. Apple will undoubtedly address this shortcoming with their annual hardware update of the iPad, most likely due Spring/Summer 2012.

Android 3.0 has now been fully optimised for tablets, although Googles frustrating policy of only making the latest versions available on select machines remains. This will not really affect the high-end Android tablet customers, but the lower end will have to make do with older builds. Widgets and full Flash support are now in place, Androids only real ammunition against the seemingly unstoppable iPad 2. This will no doubt make a sizable dent in Apples market share, but many (including myself), expect Apples domination in this market to continue for years to come. Recent figures released point to the iPad having 89% of worldwide and 97% of US traffic. Android has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years, taking a sizable chuck of the smartphone market. Non 'premium' smartphones are doing excellently for the Android brand, offering consumers a complete smartphone experience at a fraction of the price of a new iPhone 4 or Galaxy S2. Honeycomb and future Android updates will continue to improve their tablet experience also, offering a flexibility an Apple device will never have.

Apple, I feel, will continue to dominate the tablet sector for years to come. With the iPad and iPad 2, they have built a brand people want. Microsoft has had tablet PCs out for years and been unable to convince the public or even the vendors that they are the future. Apple has built a lifestyle tool in the iPad. A 'tablet pc' may sound daunting for casual users, an iPad is 'just a big iPhone', but the public love it. Now with iOS5 on the horizon coupled with the iCloud and iTunes Share services, the ease of use can only get better. Better multitasking, tabbed browsing, notifications and multi-touch gestures are some of the new features available for the iPad and iPad 2 this September. Unlike the latest versions of Android, these will be directly available for download to your device, no limitations. iTunes is the biggest music store in the world, the new features in iCloud and iTunes share will only increase this.

The winner here? Well both the iPad 2 and Android equivalents are all fantastic devices, similarly priced and when it comes down to it, really quite similar. Choice has never been better and buyers have a wealth of literature at their fingertips to help them choose. Apple will continue to dominate I suspect, however Google cannot be written off and will continue to steal the iPad's market share, albeit slower than they may like. So, the real winner here is you, the consumer. Choose wisely, and you wont be disappointed.

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android apps

So you have an android device and have all the apps you want. Now you are wondering just how to create your own android app. By reading below you can learn the steps to creating some good money making apps. Just like most things there are numerous tools to create Android apps and we will put you in the right direction to start this process. Android application development is now a flourishing business, because it is based on an open source platform. If you are a programmer you will find it easy to develop apps.

When designing an app you need to make sure that it is functional. Before you start the process of designing your app, you need to know all apps use XML files which is the primary source to define user inter face and layouts. These XML files are linked to activities carried out by the application; which is corresponds to what's on the device's display; either vertical, horizontal or tablet form. There are different layouts but it makes it easy to fit various different screen sizes and shapes. The different aspects for an app are graphics and controls.

When you start to design an app remember it will take awhile to create, you shouldn't expect to accomplish this in one day. It is better to think in the big picture and create many apps than to focus too much time on one or two; this way you have more sources to make money from.

So you have an android phone now you will need to get Android SDK, which is Android's basic app writing program. The Android SDK is also equipped with a comprehensive set of development tools like debugger, libraries, a handset emulator, documentation, sample code, and tutorials. The built-in features of Android SDK provide the base needed to build some great mobile applications and providing a great opportunity for developers and entrepreneurs to cash in for technology. Android enables developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage a handset has to offer.

Next you should look through the Android market to see if there is an app like the idea you have. If there is already a successful app that you want to make it may be hard to compete against an already successful app. Go through and download some apps to play with and see how they function to help give ideas of what you can and can't do.

Once you have you idea it is a good idea to sit down and draw some screenshots on paper to show how your app will look on paper. Just remember the screens are small and you will not want to over clutter the screen. Once you have a layout done have someone go through the buttons and walk them through on paper how it functions to see if it has unclear instructions or lack of functionality.

Things to remember while designing the app are not only is it a touch screen, there are other issues like zoom, pan, and movement of the phone and movement speed. Also keep in mind the buttons need to be big enough for fingers to select.

So now you have your app laid out, you will need to decide if you want to outsource to someone to develop your app or create it yourself. Also start thinking if you want to have your app be free or a paid app. If you choose to do a free app, money can still be made from ads. You can use AdMob to add Google AdSense to your apps.

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