Why aren't people buying the Verizon iPhone?

CNET - David Carnoy - 24 Feb, 2011
For years, Verizon customers were clamoring for the iPhone, but now that the phone is here, evidence is mounting that it's more of a dud than a hit. First, there were those short, almost nonexistent lines on launch day. ...

11 Reasons Why I Prefer Android Over iPhone

Techtree.com - Jayesh Limaye - 24 Feb, 2011
When it comes to mobile phones, the iPhone seems to stand strong like a lone warrior against a seemingly endless horde of smartphones. But is it really worth the hype? Of late, there has been an army of formidable Android phones, ...

AT&T's HTC Inspire vs. Verizon's iPhone 4

Reviews Of Electronics - 24 Feb, 2011
The two companies have been in fierce competition since the release of Verizon iPhones, but now AT&T has released an affordable device that may rival the iPhone. There are a couple of reasons why the HTC Inspire may be found preferable to Verizon's ...

Android Smartphones Gaining Popularity Over iPhones, Reports Market Force ...

TMCnet - Carolyn J Dawson - 24 Feb, 2011
Leading customer intelligence firm Market Force Information conducted a research to study the growing popularity of smartphones among consumers. According to the research, 51 percent of the respondents already owned a smartphone ...

Apple Delays 4G LTE iPhone to 2012

TheStreet.com - Scott Moritz - 24 Feb, 2011
The iPhone 5, due out sometime this summer, will not be an LTE 4G phone, says Telecom Pragmatics analyst Sam Greenholtz, who has talked with people close to the matter. "The next iPhone -- the iPhone 6 -- is an ...

uBreakiFix Is First to Offer Glass Repair for Verizon iPhone 4

PR-USA.net (press release) - 24 Feb, 2011
Orlando-based Smartphone repair company uBreakiFix is the first in the US to offer iPhone 4 glass repair for iPhones on the Verizon network. Many iPhone users have discovered that accidental damage (such as broken glass) to their iPhone is not covered ...

How to tweak Android: 14 killer customisations

Australian Personal Computer - David Braue - 24 Feb, 2011
Unlike other locked-down mobile OSs, Android is highly tweakable â€" if you know where to start. Here's our guide to customising Android on your mobile device. While the iPhone has provided openness of content, it's been designed from the start to be a ...

Shopping for smartphones: tips from an expert

680 News - Patrick Luciani - 24 Feb, 2011
TORONTO, On. - As smartphones evolve into more powerful pocket-sized computers, there's no denying the fact that all the choices out there can get confusing. 680News spoke with Andrew Moore-Crispin, editor of mobile tech website Butterscotch.com, ...

Apple Considers Cheaper iPhone

Citizens Report - 24 Feb, 2011
The iPhone is one of the most popular devices on the planet, but the team at Apple is dreaming up new ways to broaden its appeal. According to a New York Times report, this includes a less expensive model that allows users to control it with voice ...

How Will New HP/Palm Smartphones Stack Up to Verizon 'iPhone 5?'

Yahoo! News - 24 Feb, 2011
You know it's coming. Apple has released a new version of the iPhone every year since the original came out in 2007. Whether it'll be as imaginatively-named, or as game-changing, as the iPhone 4, it will at least be faster and more powerful in some way ...

Droid Pro and Palm Pre Have One Key Feature that Verizon iPhone Lacks

Yahoo! News - 24 Feb, 2011
The iPhone 4 is now on Verizon. There are some subtle differences between it and the AT&T iPhone, which I explored in another article, but for the most part you should know what to expect. Hundreds of thousands of apps, a tasteful and classy design ...

The Pathways Echo: Apple vs. Android

my.hsj.org - 24 Feb, 2011
In the midst of the current technology brawl, two trademark companies have distinguished themselves over all others. Apple and Android are competing for the prize of being the dawn of the futuristic age. As we all know, these companies are key to ...

Verizon iPhone off to Slow Start

Penn Points Online - Joey Jackson - 24 Feb, 2011
Apple's iPhone was released on the Verizon network Thursday February 10, but after record claims of online pre-order sales, many were surprised with the turnout on the opening day. According to Dailytech.com, the iPhone sales for ...

Why You Should Buy An iPhone Instead Of An Android Phone

The Business Insider - 24 Feb, 2011
Now it's time to turn the tables and find out why an iPhone would be the better choice. We came up with seven ways the iPhone is superior to most Android phones. Android is a mobile operating system, owned by Google. Android Inc. was the startup ...

What the iPhone 5 needs to do to stay ahead of the competition

Pocket Gamer - Will Wilson - 24 Feb, 2011
At MWC this year the talk around the stalls and stands was dominated by the next generation of Android phones and tablets. Faster, slicker, and more diverse, they demonstrated that Google is deadly serious (despite the funky slide on its ...

Tablets in Healthcare: Apple Vs. Droid

ADVANCE for Physician Assistants (blog) - Troy Heidesch - 24 Feb, 2011
Perhaps Apple's biggest legitimate competitor in tablets is Google's Android OS. There are reasons that Apple should be worried. Google and Apple are both very large companies with $23 billion and $36 billion in sales respectively but that is where the ...

Verizon iPhone sales lackluster

TECH.BLORGE.com - Ronald O Carlson - 24 Feb, 2011
There aren'ta lot of numbers out hinting at how many Verizon iPhones have sold so far. The data that has come out of third-party sources is incomplete, yet points to disappointing at best results. Further, and I'm gonna beat this ...

A Breakdown of Smart Phone Options

Intac - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
The iPhone has had a strangle hold on the 'cool' and 'edgy' factors of the cell phone market for several years now. Other producers have followed in the trendsetting wake of iPhone's advancements hoping to pick of business, but were never quite able to ...

iPhone Case Review: Impactband for iPhone 4 for Both Verizon and AT&T

MobileTechReview.com - Tom Slayton - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
What's Hot: Great drop protection for your iPhone that doesn't add a lot of weight. Flexible, yet smooth material slides easily in and out of shirt and pant pockets. Full access to ports and controls. What's Not: Provides no protection from moisture. ...

Consumers now more likely to purchase Android device than iPhone

The Creative Department - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
Consumers looking to buy their next mobile device are more likely to buy an Android-based smartphone than an iPhone, according to the results of a new consumer survey recently published by industry research firm Market Force Information. ...

iPhone 4 Cases for Verizon iPhone

Thinking Clearly (press release) - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
This smart phone was highly anticipated. The iPhone 4, while still excellent, didn't really deliver on all its promises. So when Apple announced that Verizon would release its own iPhone 4, there was understandably a great deal of buzz. ...

Apple iPhone: What New Verizon Customers Need to Know

New Mac Online - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
Verizon customers have long awaited the arrival of the Apple iPhone. The wait ended in February, 2011 with the introduction of the Apple iPhone 4 from Verizon. Long-standing AT&T customers are making the jump to Verizon in anticipation of better ...

Same Phone (Almost), Two Networks, Different Results

IT Business Edge (blog) - Carl Weinschenk - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
By date: Flurry, a firm that offers analytic, deployment and monetization tools to developers, has identified the top paid and free iPhone business applications available at the App Store. For a time, the only thing that mattered was that Verizon ...

Android Based Smartphones Don't Fall in Price

On Video Games - Edward Halverson - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
While many industry pundits said that smartphones operating on Google's operating system, Android, would fall in price after Verizon's roll out of the iPhone 4, cell giants like HTC, LG and Motorola have not bowed to pressure. ...

Android Outrivals iPhone in Consumer Survey

dBusinessNews Denver (press release) - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
Denver - The Android may unseat the iPhone as the smartphone darling in 2011, according to a new study by Market Force Information. The customer intelligence firm found that consumers are more likely to purchase an Android over an iPhone â€" 34% vs. 21%. ...

iPhone tests run faster on AT&T than Verizon and even faster on Israel's Pelephone

High Tech Lounge - ‎Feb 23, 2011‎
Doug Suttles, founder of Ookla and creator of Speedtest.net, has run tests showing that the AT&T iPhone holds the 3G performance lead in the United States and is trailing well behind much of the world. He compared AT&T's use of 7.2Mbps HSPA versus the ...

How Much Can You Rely on that Marketing Data?

Marketing Vox News - ‎Feb 22, 2011‎
High-quality research data and reports are widely available from a variety of sources. However, occasionally one is reminded that using this data requires interpretation and a sense of larger trends ever-percolating in the background. ...

Converting to iOS from Android

allGeekTV - ‎Feb 22, 2011‎
By jameslenhart It must be clear that these experiences are ONLY ones of my own, and they're not necessarily correct. I can only account for what I've tried in Android and iOS. Android phones are different among carriers, manufacturers, and of course ...

Apple (AAPL) iPhone Ad Value Higher Than Google (GOOG) Android Users

Everything Gold (blog) - ‎Feb 22, 2011‎
The value of an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone user in relationship to ad revenue from applications, is higher than Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android users, according to data released by Mobclix. Mobclix says in every application category, Android users offer ...

iPhone dominates UK and EU smartphone browsing

Coast Digital (press release) - ‎Feb 22, 2011‎
New data from StatCounter shows that Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices dominate mobile web browsing in Europe. StatCounter collects data about which browsers and operating systems access the three million web pages which use its free visitor counter ...

 

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