iphone 6 and iwatch: Are you ready?

MoonHowler

September 9 is a huge day! The iphone 6 will be announced tomorrow at 1 pm here (10 am Pacific time). Apple fans are also hoping the promised iwatch will also be announced.

Do you plan on upgrading? I am an apple fan but I collect stocks and ipads. I am an android user when it comes to phones. (sleeker, more flexibility, swyping and a larger screen)

Tomorrow is also Harvest Moon. I plan to go out with family and friends to my favorite Asian restaurant, just for good luck. Its just one of those ritualistic things I like to do. Harvest moon is also a good time to welcome my favorite season.

Today’s the iday for the Verizon iphone

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Huffingtonpost.com:

Will Google’s Android operating system suffer from Verizon’s recent iPhone acquirement?

AT&T’s exclusive-until-now agreement with Apple has meant that tech-hungry Verizon loyalists turned en masse to Android and Blackberry devices to cater to their smartphone needs. Recent figures have shown Android making rapid gains in market share in the past six months, mainly at the expense of Blackberry.

The pricing and specs of Android smartphones are comparable with the iPhone, but the battle between their respective fans often seems to have more to do with subjective factors and personal preference than actual technical superiority. Both phones perform similar functions involving music, wireless internet access, and applications, though proponents of either will gladly nitpick about the specifics.

Many suspect that the addition of the iPhone to Verizon’s roster will steer new buyers and upgrade-eligible customers away from the Android. Some believe that the Verizon iPhone may steal away around two million Android phone sales in the coming year.

So, how many folks have been unwilling to give up their Verizon wireless to get an iphone?  I was one of those people.  Now I am not sure I even want one.  I think I am at the point where I want my phone to make phone calls.  I also like the slide out querty keyboards.  Iphone doesn’t have one.  Will Verizon iphone hurt the Droids and the blackberries?  Is the iphone just a small ipad that makes phone calls?   What can an iphone do that an ipad can’t do?  I can only think of 2 things:  make phone calls and take pictures. 

So tonight’s the night.  Orders for the new verizon iphone start being taken at 3 am for existing customers.   Who will be taking the plunge?

 

Rumors and Secrets! Save the Day February 3

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Shhhhh!  Rumor has it that Verizon will announce January 11th that they will begin selling the iphone on February 3.  The rumor is unconfirmed and is built on deduction rather than anything else.  This date would be just in time for Valentines Day (or a late Ground Hog Day’s present).

The mystery also involves LTE 4G.  Will Verizon iphone be part of the 4G network or will it be 3G?    Prognosticators are betting on 3G for the business community.  From Jim Aimonetti @  cnet.com:

Were Apple to limit the Verizon iPhone to LTE customers, it would minimize market penetration and lose out on most of Verizon’s subscriber base. Until 4G is more prevalent, Apple will most likely stick to CDMA-based versions of the iPhone. I wouldn’t expect an LTE version until 2012 at the earliest.
How many people will be switching from AT&T to Verizon?  Who has waited for iphone to come to Verizon? [M-H raises her hand.]  Does a person really need an iphone and an ipad?
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Iphone is coming! Iphone is coming!

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The New York Times reports from anonymous source that there is a deal between Verizon and Iphone and the new iphone 4 should be available through Verizon early 2011. Verizon is the largest wireless carrier in the United States.

Currently, only AT&T is the only provider for the iphone. There have been numerous complaints about dropped calls and the poor quality with G.S.M. which is the networking standard for AT&T. Verizon uses a different networking technology called C.D.M.A. Is one better than the other? Who knows.

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