iPhone Killers Just Not Strong Enough….Yet!

I’m not one to disagree with competition in any given market as you the readers should know, in fact I actually think competition should be there to create a buzz. An interesting point however is along the lines of “the iPhone killer”, a statement that is often branded on new phones just before release that just aren’t ever going to be the next big thing.
Now it pains me to say this because I love Apple don’t get me wrong, but with the iPhone I wont purchase one simply because they are too expensive in my opinion. And I don’t want to disappoint anyone, but if your sat there reading rumors that an iPhone price war might go ahead because the iPhone has just received wider distribution, it’s very unlikely to happen because sharp drops in price would lead to the operators making next to no money on the handset.
Due to this it was back to the drawing board for me, as i attempted to write a list about why the iPhone is so popular and why it’s rival phones just aren’t cutting it right now. My conclusion was that the iPhone is actually too good if that makes sense, as the feature rich phone is practically the only phone in the last few years that was totally brand new and brought something dazzling to the market. You just don’t see anything new nowadays. Sure you see new handsets from mobile giants that make you believe they could be the next big thing in rumors, but then you see it and have a play with it and you realise that it’s just the same old phone you’ve had for the last 10 years with a major facelift.
This begs the question about the iPhone….why is it so popular and what did Apple do to make it so good? Well in truth, Apple invested a lot of money in the iPhone design which could of been a disaster but it turns out they found something innovative. Anybody who has been on an iPhone will know that it can still do the things any normal phone can do such as txt, ring people and access the internet but it’s in the design where it stands out. No menu as such, 3G, the App Store, an iPod and the iTunes Store are just a handful of things that make the iPhone unique.
I believe this is where Mobile Giants such as Nokia, Blackberry and Samsung are going wrong in the release of their new phones. None of these “iPhone killers” have got enough to excite consumers and make a difference in the market as the companies have not invested as much time and effort as Apple did in bringing out the iPhone. I think this is where the problems lie for Apple’s opposition.
What do you think? Do you think Apple did start a new era of handsets with the iPhone or do you think Apple were just lucky at the time? We’d love to hear your opinion!

BlackBerry Storm 2 and Bold 2 are coming soon.

Two new BlackBerry handsets are about to be released – BlackBerry Storm 2 and Bold 2. There still isn’t anything official on these phones, but the Internet rumor mill is beginning to lean towards “coming soon”.
We’ve seen photos of BlackBerry Storm 2 and you can also find some videos, which demonstrate its amazing touchscreen powered by piezo-magic. The omens of its imminent coming are a spy-ninja style blurry Verizon training video and a Vodafone display snapped at the Carphone Warehouse. The rumor says that in the box is BlackBerry OS 5.0 and 16GB microSD card (plus 2GB internal).

The BlackBerry Bold 2 (its code name’s Onyx) trades the traditional trackball for a touchpad and offers 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi. It has some really nice looks too. According to Engadget Bold 2 will be officialy annonced on October 21st. However, prices, plans, and the release date are still a mystery.

Sony Ericsson C903 is the best Cybershot Camera Mobile Phone launched ever in India. This mobile excels majorly for its Camera quality.

Features of Sony Ericsson C903 Mobile Phone:

The perfect entertainment organiser - Media Go™ makes it easier than ever before to bring your media with you, wherever you go. 

Cyber-shot™-Sony Ericsson’s megapixel digital camera gives you crisp high resolution every time and added features more common to standalone cameras.

Face detection function activated

Memory cards are IC recording media that use flash memory to record various digital media on a single stick

Accelerometer - auto-rotate

3G high-speed Internet

Wayfinder Navigator™-Stay on track with turn-by-turn navigation instructions 

PictBridge - print straight from your phone

Specifications:

97.0 x 49.0 x 16.0 mm

262,144-colour TFT

240x320 pixel

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support (up to 16GB)

Phone memory 130MB*

Camera-5 MegaPixel

Digital Zoom-up to 16x

Face Detection

Geo Tagging

Access NetFront™ Web Browser

WAP 1.2.1

Radio - FM radio with RDS

Motion gaming

Bluetooth™ technology

GPS
Price in India:

Sony Ericsson C903 is available in India at a Price of Rs.18,850 with 1GB M2 Card.

Windows Mobile to reach 15% of smartphones in 2013?\

In spite of common perception, Windows Mobile could take second place in the smartphone market in as little as four years, an iSuppli study predicted today. Analysts estimate that the phones shipped will triple from 27.7 million by the end of this year to 67.9 million in 2013, or enough to give it 15.3 percent of the industry behind Nokia's predicted 47.6 percent. Microsoft is expected to slip to third this year but to recover over time.

The return to form is founded in a belief that Microsoft has the "major cards" needed to have a successful mobile platform. Windows Mobile is already well established with carrier support and a substantial app library, while it now also has an app store (Windows Marketplace for Mobile).

Its age is considered a problem, as its interface is harder to use than an iPhone's and doesn't support the capacitive touchscreens needed for multi-touch and other more intuitive finger input. However, senior analyst Tina Teng believes the launch of Windows Mobile 7 in 2010 will render Microsoft "much more competitive" precisely because it should solve both of these problems. She also dismisses the losses of Motorola and Palm as clients for Windows Mobile, saying that neither were significant enough to make an impact while the recent addition of LG will be much more important. Windows Mobile has more licenses than anyone with 14 versus Symbian's 10.

The study doesn't address Nokia's own falling market share or outside factors, such as the maturation of younger platforms like Android and iPhone. Android has often been cited as the most direct competitor to Windows Mobile as it can be licensed by nearly any developer but is significantly less expensive to license and develop than Windows Mobile.