iPhone steps up smartphone battle – answers

By Berni | June 25, 2010

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  1. For frenzied iphone fans around the world, the wait for Apple’s next generation smart phone ended as it hit the streets Thursday.
  2. "I love the other phone but then this one’s just way better because of the Face Time and other features, multi-tasking!"
  3. The iphone 4 is 24% thinner than its last version with amped-up screen resolution and new video chat function.
  4. The company dove into the smart phone business only 3 years ago and has led the pack in innovation. Its market share growing along the way.
  5. "Everyone’s using touch screen, everyone’s using app source now so yes, but now a lot of other people are competing, so, it used to be the only game in town. Android’s really got some great stuff out there too, that has app stores – there are a lot of people competing.
  6. Google’s android-based phone just got an upgrade called DroidX on the Verizon network. While Research in Motion is getting ready to launch a touch screen blackberry along with a software upgrade.
  7. So far, changes like those made to the new iPhone have helped Apple to stay a step ahead of the competition.
  8. But they don’t address its main achilles heel, At&T remain its only wireless carrier in the US.

 

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