Impact Policy by iPhone: Does it Really Dominate the Market? Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2008
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M:Metrics released a study earlier this week that makes big claims about the iPhone’s impact on the mobile market. It points to high percentage of iPhone users that are accessing mobile data such as search, browsing and mobile entertainment.

Recently M:Metrics has released the results of a new study on iPhone. What does that study reveal? Well, it claims that “85 percent of iPhone users browse the mobile Web; iPhone is top device for news and information accessed on mobile browser.” This “information” includes search, browsing and mobile entertainment.

Mark Donovan, senior analyst, M:Metrics, commented:

“The iPhone has certainly delivered on its hype. Beyond a doubt, this device is compelling consumers to interact with the mobile Web, delivering off-the-charts usage from everything to text messaging to mobile video.”

To my mind the study seems rather credible as the owners of the device belong to a segment that is mainly concentrated on Internet services besides the traditional use of iPhone as a mobile phone (for calling and text messaging).Moreover, don’t you think that such active Internet usage is somehow connected to that iPhone comes with unlimited data plans?

Donovan added:

“This data indicates that the iPhone’s widgets are and effective means to drive mobile content consumption. Two featured widgets, YouTube and Google Maps are extremely popular among iPhone users: 30.4 percent accessed YouTube and 36 percent used Google Maps. In comparison, only one percent of all mobile subscribers accessed YouTube and 2.6 percent checked out Google Maps.”

Here is the chart given by M:Metrics that shows the results of their study:

Mobile Content Consumption: iPhone, Smartphone and Total Market: January 2008

Any news or info via browser

iPhone – 84.8%
Smartphone – 58.2%
Market – 13.1%

Accessed web search

iPhone - 58.6%
Smartphone - 37.0%
Market - 6.1%

Watched mobile TV and/or video

iPhone - 30.9%
Smartphone - 14.2%
Market - 4.6%

Watched on-demand video or TV programming

iPhone - 20.9%
Smartphone - 7.0%
Market - 1.4%

Accessed Social Networking Site or Blog

iPhone - 49.7%
Smartphone - 19.4%
Market - 4.2%

Listened to music on mobile phone

iPhone - 74.1%
Smartphone - 27.9%
Market - 6.7%

Xbox 360 vs Apple iPhone: Which Gadget is Best?

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Flash on the iPhone is becoming reality. HDD vs Flash memory.

Posted on March 21, 2008
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All works will do Adobe Systems Inc. (SAN FRANCISCO). It has aleady begun with a media player for Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Why it will be Adobe?- you may ask. They have been partners for many years. Adobe’s Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen has confirmed that the company is going to set Flash memory to the iPhone, reports The Wallstreet Journal:

“We believe Flash is synonymous with the Internet experience, and we are committed to bringing Flash to the iPhone,” Narayen said. “We have evaluated (the software developer tools) and we think we can develop an iPhone Flash player ourselves.”

Maybe it is because the company is always blamed for using HDD instead of flash memory.

Apple replied that desktop plugin for Flash wouldn’t run well on the iPhone. Who is right we will see after a new iPhone 2.0 appears.

Is it good or bad?

For flash memory
1. Battery life. A hard drive needs more energy. Remember that the screen in iPhone is big and it also requires more power. What will you do when your battery is suddenly low and you are waiting for a call?
2. Flash memory is smaller in size. Mind the iPod Nano. It is much lighter and smaller than iPod video. So I think it will be the same with the iPhones.
3. Some people say that it is faster than a hard drive, but it is an issue question. So the iPhone can work smoother with multiple-apps running.

Against
1. The price will be higher. 4G is 500$ and 8G is about 600$. Why should you overpay? iPhone already has memory more than 4G.
2. A 30gr hard drive is not heavier than a flash would be.
3. I have never had any problems with Toshiba hard drive on iPod.

So flash memory on the iPhone 2.0 maks a lot of sense.

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Xbox 360 vs Apple iPhone: Which Gadget is Best?

Posted on March 19, 2008
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The other day I ran across an interesting inquiry at Yahoo! Answers. Here you are:

Should I get Xbox 360 or iPod touch for my birthday ? I am tempted to get the 360 because I’ve been told iPhone runs out of battery quite fast, + everyone’s been tellin me to get the 360. If I did get 360 I would get the xbox 360 elite but I don’t understand much what is different from the elite to premium except the bigger harddrive.In fact, I would say that the devices are quite different in their purposes and goals. A 360 is a game set with a number of options, while iPhone is still a phone! If you need a portable device then it is obvious that your choice is iPhone (if you consider between only tow options like Xbox and iPhone). I don’t think that will sound contradictive if I say that Xbox is of no use when you are out! At the same time Xbox is much more functional at home! There are many things you can do with the help of the device and you don’t have to torture yourself using a touchpad and a small screen.

I suppose if the price is not the criterion to judge by then the purpose is the one to take into consideration.

Another thing is the difference in Xbox packages. Studying Wikipedia.org I’ve come across a peculiar chart that explained everything to me. Here you are:

Elite

In Production - Yes

Suggested retail price - US $449.99 / GB £259.99 / €369.99

Appearance - Matte black, chrome trim

Included storage - 120 GB HDD

Controller - Matte black wireless

Xbox 360 Headset - Yes, Matte black

Included HD video cables - HDMI 1.2 (HD)

HDMI ports - Component/Composite (HD/SD)

Xbox Live membership – Yes, 1 month Gold trial, Silver

Bundled games - Hexic HD

Premium

In Production - Yes

Suggested retail price - US $349.99 / GB £199.99 / €269.99

Appearance - Matte white, chrome trim

Included storage - 20 GB HDD

Controller - Matte white

Xbox 360 Headset - Matte white wireless

Included HD video cables – Yes (excluding Oceania and Mexico where a Media Remote is bundled instead) Component/Composite (HD/SD)

HDMI ports - Yes

Xbox Live membership - 1 month Gold trial, Silver

Bundled games - Hexic HD

So you see that the basic difference is the color and the amount of included storage and, of course, the price. Elite is $100 more but is has 100 Gb extra memory, so I would say that it is a good offer for $100.

That was my opinion. And what do people think about the dilemma? The question of the block was answered by 17 people. And how do you think split the results? An overwhelming win to Xbox 17-0! Can you believe it? With the worldwide domination of iPhone Xbox was considered a better birthday present.

And this answer was chosen the best:

Before i even read all your question I was thinkin you should get the Xbox 360 Elite. Its SSOO freakin awesome. The Elite has a 120 Gb Hardrive = more storage for you. It’s black, and it is built differently on the inside to help prevent hardware failure.

What is Chronic Toxicity caused by iPhone? A Myth or Reality

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Read Books on iPhone. Get in tough with the world new literature

Posted on March 19, 2008
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Why not to use iPhone as a portable reading device?

A new version of Books.app (iPhone eBook Reader) by Zach Brewster-Geisz has appeared. And it is said to be much better than the previous one. Now it is easier to read books on iPhone! Look at preferences below

If you want to use Books.app:

As you can see it will be suitable to read both in common white and dark screen.
TextOnPhone is free site where there is more over 30,000 books and novels made for iPhone. You can use a catalogue for easy search. If you have your own creations, it’s a great chance to spread them to other iPhone users.

Another pretty site ismanybooks.net with licensed texts. It also has a preset for download.

Enjoy new world-famous books on iPhone wherever you go!

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What is Chronic Toxicity caused by iPhone? A Myth or Reality.

Posted on March 17, 2008
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The other day I was looking through Yahoo! Answers and came across a peculiar question about iPhone’s toxic levels.

The question is the following:

“What’s the conclusion about toxic in iphone?

I remember reading an article few months ago, about the toxic in the materials used, so what’s the conclusion?”

I decided to plunge deeper into the matter and browse through the headlines which deal with the problem. And eventually make up an answer to the question is iPhone really harmful to my health.

First of all, I decided to find out what Apple thinks about the matter. Here is what I have found.

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling told ABCNEWS.com:

“Like all Apple products worldwide, iPhone complies with ROHS [Restriction of Hazardous Substances], the world’s toughest restrictions on toxic substances in electronics. As we have said, Apple will voluntarily eliminate the use of PVC and brominated flame retardants by the end of 2008.”

So you see, that according to Apple iPhone is perfectly all right, and even more they are VOLUNTARILY eliminate all the potentially harmful substances. Sounds like altruism, doesn’t it?

What are the claims of environmentalists to Apple?

According to the conservation group’s report, scientists at Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the U.K.’s University of Exeter who dismantled the phone and tested 18 of its components found brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Greenpeace claims BFRs can release toxic chemicals when recycled, and products with PVC have come under fire in the past few years for potentially leaking harmful chemicals.

But is that PVC really healthy?

Wikipedia.org claims:

“According to an article on FOXNews.com, “PVC plastic has been used safely for more than 70 years in a variety of medical and commercial applications and humans. No reports of adverse human health effects have been reported from intravenous (IV) bags and medical tubing made with PVC, according to a 2002 report by the Food and Drug Administration.”

So you see that PVC is not that dangerous as it might seem.

What are other claims?

Dr David Santillo, Senior Scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories, co-ordinated the project and deconstructed the iPhone for analysis.

Dr Santillo said:

“Two of the phthalate plasticisers found at high levels in the headphone cable are classified as ‘toxic to reproduction, category 2’ because of their long-recognised ability to interfere with the sexual development in mammals.”

While the use of phthalates is not prohibited in mobile phones, it is banned from use in all toys and childcare articles sold in Europe under the European Directive 2005/84/EC.

But in fact iPhone is not a TOY, it is a sophisticated device. And parents don’t want their children not be exposed to danger they should buy their kids Siemens A50. A good solution, isn’t it?

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