According to Fortune, Apple public relations has confirmed to them that Steve Jobs will indeed be delivering the opening speech at it's annual WWDC this June 9.
It is widely believed that the long sought after 3G iPhone will finally be making it's appearance then, and Job's opening speech, more or less, confirms this. This is addition to the reports coming in from all around the world that the current iPhone is completely out of stock.
This is normally a good sign that Apple is about to either update something, or introduce something new. I see no reason why this shouldn't also be the case here.
In the meantime, RIM is fighting back by officially coming out, before the iPhone, with it's first G3 phone called the Bold, a sleek black, multi-tasking device. The Canadian company also fought back by announcing that it will also up Apple's $100 million iFund for developers with it's own $ 150 million dollar developer's fund.
Well, in my humble opinion, as great as the new RIM (formally called the 9000) is, it is still going to need to do a lot more if it ever wish's to do battle with the widely anticipated and upcoming 3G version of the iPhone, and thats just if only half of what has already been reported or speculated about comes to past. I have already seen some incredible upcoming apps for the iPhone, and apps that take advantage of something that no other cell phone can possibly hope to offer, the Bold included. That would be - Mac OS X!
The iPhone is basically nothing more than a miniature pocket sized Mac computer, and as such, it can do so much more than your regular phone could ever hope to offer - not only now, but even more so in the future! No, the iPhone will never quite be able to do every thing that a regular desktop can do, but then again, its not necessary. The OS X factor and giant touch screen (something that the Bold doesn't have, by the way) is so much more adaptable and functional. Need a new function - simply add it via a software update! Add buttons, apps, whatever - you name it and the OS X based iPhone can do it in a snap!
The iPhone is so much more than just a phone, or more than just a music player, because with a little help from Apple's developer friends, the iPhone can be transformed into anything that it wants to be - be it an incredible hand held gaming device; remote control unit; internet browser, or a myriad of other things, many of which have yet to even enter developers minds!
The Bold looks like a great system and should do well, but as an iPhone competitor, well, it fails to ignite any passion or desire on my part, because of one other thing, in addition to all of the above, the fact is that the iPhone is also a status symbol in it's own right, just as the iPod itself has become. There are, of course, many great mpg music players out there, some of which, in a few certain areas, are even superior to it, but over all, the iPod status symbol factor has made it very hard for it's competitor's to compete. The same goes here for the iPhone too.
RIM's new and beautiful Bold is just another example of how cell providers are innovating in order to compete with Apple's iPhone. It has been a welcome shot in the arm for the industry. The iPhone has already spawned off countless challengers so far, and it will most likely continue to do in the future. However, it will still be some time, I believe, before they can come up with an iPhone killer, if ever. Its not impossible, of course, but as it stands now, it looks like the iPhone will be safe for a wee bit longer.
As welcome as the new Bold and other new cell phones are, it is the new iPhone that every one is really waiting for, and the one that everyone is holding their breath in anticipation, and that goes especially for RIM, Nokia and the rest of Apple's other cell competitors.
The iPhone currently is one of the biggest searched items on Google and other search engines, all of which testifies to the iPhone's incredible popularity, and after reading the tea leaves, and all of the recent press concerning the upcoming G3 iPhone, it now looks like they won't have to hold their breath for much longer.
Phew.... I'm starting to turn blue myself!
And that's my 2 cents 4 this Monday, May 12, 2008.
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This is normally a good sign that Apple is about to either update something, or introduce something new. I see no reason why this shouldn't also be the case here.
In the meantime, RIM is fighting back by officially coming out, before the iPhone, with it's first G3 phone called the Bold, a sleek black, multi-tasking device. The Canadian company also fought back by announcing that it will also up Apple's $100 million iFund for developers with it's own $ 150 million dollar developer's fund.
Well, in my humble opinion, as great as the new RIM (formally called the 9000) is, it is still going to need to do a lot more if it ever wish's to do battle with the widely anticipated and upcoming 3G version of the iPhone, and thats just if only half of what has already been reported or speculated about comes to past. I have already seen some incredible upcoming apps for the iPhone, and apps that take advantage of something that no other cell phone can possibly hope to offer, the Bold included. That would be - Mac OS X!
The iPhone is basically nothing more than a miniature pocket sized Mac computer, and as such, it can do so much more than your regular phone could ever hope to offer - not only now, but even more so in the future! No, the iPhone will never quite be able to do every thing that a regular desktop can do, but then again, its not necessary. The OS X factor and giant touch screen (something that the Bold doesn't have, by the way) is so much more adaptable and functional. Need a new function - simply add it via a software update! Add buttons, apps, whatever - you name it and the OS X based iPhone can do it in a snap!
The iPhone is so much more than just a phone, or more than just a music player, because with a little help from Apple's developer friends, the iPhone can be transformed into anything that it wants to be - be it an incredible hand held gaming device; remote control unit; internet browser, or a myriad of other things, many of which have yet to even enter developers minds!
The Bold looks like a great system and should do well, but as an iPhone competitor, well, it fails to ignite any passion or desire on my part, because of one other thing, in addition to all of the above, the fact is that the iPhone is also a status symbol in it's own right, just as the iPod itself has become. There are, of course, many great mpg music players out there, some of which, in a few certain areas, are even superior to it, but over all, the iPod status symbol factor has made it very hard for it's competitor's to compete. The same goes here for the iPhone too.
RIM's new and beautiful Bold is just another example of how cell providers are innovating in order to compete with Apple's iPhone. It has been a welcome shot in the arm for the industry. The iPhone has already spawned off countless challengers so far, and it will most likely continue to do in the future. However, it will still be some time, I believe, before they can come up with an iPhone killer, if ever. Its not impossible, of course, but as it stands now, it looks like the iPhone will be safe for a wee bit longer.
As welcome as the new Bold and other new cell phones are, it is the new iPhone that every one is really waiting for, and the one that everyone is holding their breath in anticipation, and that goes especially for RIM, Nokia and the rest of Apple's other cell competitors.
The iPhone currently is one of the biggest searched items on Google and other search engines, all of which testifies to the iPhone's incredible popularity, and after reading the tea leaves, and all of the recent press concerning the upcoming G3 iPhone, it now looks like they won't have to hold their breath for much longer.
Phew.... I'm starting to turn blue myself!
And that's my 2 cents 4 this Monday, May 12, 2008.
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