In today’s roundup of notable iPhone-related articles we’ve got:
- Even though both Electronic Arts and Namco signed up to make games for the iPhone, Gamers Reunion remains skeptical about it as a gaming platform. “Firstly, Apple has never had any sort of major impact in the gaming market, where as Microsoft has countless games being developed for Windows, and Nintendo as they have been around for generations,” they write in iPhone - A Doubtful Gaming Platform.
- At the same time Jake Lyon writes “I think a little game designing is in need for the iPhone. I mean seriously, who wouldn’t want to take advantage of the touch screen’s functionality? A couple cool, innovative, Nintendo DS-like games would be pretty slick to have on the iPhone, especially if given the option to download them quickly over the 3G network’s iTunes store,” in Features that would truly make Apple’s latest and greatest worth $500+.
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In tonight’s Late Night iPhone Reading daily articles roundup column:
- Apple Matters’ Chris Seibold looks at how much the average iPhone buyer is likely to shell out in total to be a lucky owner and user of this device in How much is the iPhone Really Going to cost you? Try $3,000.
- The Meizu Minione Chinese iPhone clone will cost much less than that: “a standard edition with a camera and 4GB of storage will cost as little as $310, with an 8GB variant costing $400 (vs. Apple’s $499 4GB model and top-end $599 8GB version),” reports iPodNN in Meizu’s iPhone clone to cost less than iPhone.
- The Utility Belt’s Jon Fortt argues that “If Apple really wants to own the high-end handset market, or even achieve its goal of 1 percent share, it should create a platform that everyone else can build upon. Apple’s far more than a hardware company. It’s an innovator,” in Why Apple should license the iPhone platform.
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In our daily Late Night iPhone Reading articles round-up for March 2nd 2007, we’re featuring:
- Sid from pingle-saahil.blogspot.com reports in The Aura Concept Phone Is Fake that the Asus Aura “iPhone killer” concept phone we’ve reported on earlier, is actually a fake. In the sense that it does exist, but Asus first heard about it from the press, and were not aware of its existence prior to this stage. So now most likely the (not really “Asus”) Aura will remain what it currently is, an interesting looking concept design.
“Asus” Aura concept design
- Engadget posted a cool video of an E-TEN M600 Windows Mobile Pocket PC smartphone running an iPhone skin that was made by the creator of the video. It’s remarkable how close the interface resembles the real iPhone interface.
- Apple Gazette’s Michael presents us with a nifty Create Your Own Apple Rumor! chart, which simplifies making up rumors about Apple’s products by a lo
In tonight’s edtion of Late Night iPhone Reading:
- Times Online’s Jonathan Richards reports “Wolfson and several other micro-electronics manufacturers, mostly from Taiwan, are now desperately wooing Apple for the right to have their components included in its next sure-to-be hit: the iPhone, which was launched in San Fransisco last month and begins shipping in June,” in The battle for the heart of the iPhone.
- OS Weekly’s Brandon Watts writes “In thinking this way, I began to realize that there’s really no need for Apple to create a specialized version of OS X for automobiles (like they were ever going to anyway). Since the iPhone already includes an embedded version of OS X, wherever you take the device, OS X follows, and that includes your vehicle. In fact, its stripped-down interface is perfect for use in your car, truck, or SUV,” in iPhone: Mobile OS X at its Finest.
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- The same cool chaps from mad4mobilephones.com that made a rotating 3D model of the iPhone, made a compilation of The 21 most important iPhone patents. It’s a worthy read.
- Computerworld’s David Haskin wonders “What does Apple’s iPhone have in common with the failed Apple Newton of more than a decade ago?” in Hey, Apple: Remember the Newton before releasing iPhone.
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In today’s edition of Late Night iPhone Reading:
- TechEblog warns in Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Buy the iPhone that “Without 3G support, users won't be able to download/stream data faster than 1Mbps. HSDPA allows for data transfer speeds of up to 1.8MBps.“, although we knew that already.
- Merinews’ “Mridul”, writes “Apple has made its iPhone with a touch of perfection. Consumer electronics giants like LG and Samsung, who are working on their own versions, face a stiff competition. Apple eventually will win a large share in the market.” in iPhone: LG, Samsung in panic mode.
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- PC Advisor’s Jason Snell writes “With five months until the iPhone’s US arrival, there’s a lot more work for Apple’s developers to do. We haven’t seen all the software that will ship on the phone, nor do we really know details about how it’ll let you browse important data - if someone emails me a PDF, Word document, or Excel spreadsheet, will I be able to display those?” in Hands-on iPhone Preview.
- Blackfriars’ Marketing Carl Howe takes on a recent survey that suggested that the iPhone is too expensive for most consumers in Apple’s iPhone pricing: too high or too low?
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- “Sales of Apple's global hit products, the iPod and Macintosh computers, are sluggish in Korea. The company is therefore unlikely to change its lukewarm attitude soon,” reports Korean daily Digital Chosun Ilbo in Korea May Miss Out on iPhone.
- Macworld’s Jim Dalrymple reports that “Apple will use the Academy Awards show on Sunday to feature a new teaser advertisement focused on the iPhone,” in iPhone at the Oscars This Weekend.
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In this edition of Late Night iPhone Readinng:
- Barron’s Online Tiernan Ray writes “Personally, I think the phone will be a hit, but we don't have enough info to know how much of a hit it will be.” in Why Apple's iPhone Will Be a Disappointment.
- Wired.com’s Rob Beschizza in Anti-iPhone Theses Pinned to Door.
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- The Register’s Bill Ray counts all the times the name “iPhone” and its spelling variations were used before Apple decided to adopt it in iPhone: A walk down Memory Lane.
- Chris Howard from Apple Matters asks the Telstra exec that “wasn’t impressed” with the Apple iPhone: “What next, Mr Winn? Maybe you'll tell us that Apple, with no previous experience making MP3 players, was mad to get into the MP3 player market, and maybe even should get out of it?” in Australian Telco’s Lame Attempt to Bag iPhone.
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Tonight’s interesting article is:
- iPhone Inspires Handset Headhunt on Light Reading. It talks about Dell’s recent poaching of a high ranked Motorola exec, who is supposed to now lead Dell’s mobile products division (a possible sign of more players entering the mobile phones game?)
There weren’t too many articles about iPhone last few days…
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Welcome to another edition of Late Night iPhone Reading. Tonight we’ve got links to the following articles of interest:
- PC Advisor’s Nancy Gohring attended this year’s 3GSM World Congress, and in her opinion iPhone competitors not there yet.
- Computerworld posted some public opinions about the Apple iPhone in “iPhone, Therefore …”
That’s all for tonight’s edition, stay tuned for more interesting articles tomorrow.
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