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Archive for June, 2007
Apple iPhone TV Commercial Ad: Space
Jun 30th
The hype is so much I can’t stand it. This thing can do just about everything and more.
The Apple iPhone is supposed to everything an iPod can do, everything a cell phone can do, and it can surf the “real” internet – whatever that means. And we won’t find out until the end of June 2007.
Until then, here’s another commercial for the Applie iPhone on AT&T Wireless that’s making the rounds:
The Wholesale Price for the 8GB iPhone: $280.83
Jun 29th
The Apple iPhone is a whopping $499 for the 4GB model on AT&T Wireless and even more – $599 for the 8GB iPhone.
Why so much? Can Apple really justify such a big price tag?
Well it seems that the the iPhone will have an approximate 53% profit margin based on analysis from consulting firm iSuppli which routinely does “Tear down” analysis of electronic components & devices. Read the rest of this entry »
Stop the Presses (and jump out of line): 3G Version of Apple iPhone Coming Monday July 2nd
Jun 29th
If you’re waiting in line outside an Apple store or AT&T Wireless store for the 6pm release of the Apple iPhone, then perhaps you should think twice. Read the rest of this entry »
The Best iPhone Features Revealed
Jun 29th
It’s official, the iPhone is now available on AT&T Wireless.
It’s a phone, it’s a camera, it’s a mp3 player, it’s a video player, it’s a emailer, it’s a web-browser, it’s…everything it seems.
No wonder it’s going to be $500!
Apple iPhone Pure iCandy No More
Jun 28th
Everyone is clamoring about the Apple iPhone, but what’s so great about it other than the hype?
Wouldn’t it be nice to actually see it in action and find out why it’s so different? Why should you spend 1/2 a grand for the phone (don’t forget service too from AT&T Wireless!) without seeing what can it do?
Here’s a clip from Nightline about the MacWorld introduction that is very glossy, but you will get a sense of what the Apple iPhone can do to the world.
It’s in stores today at 6pm, so perhaps you may cancel your lunch and stroll over to a Cingular / AT&T Wireless store?
24 Real Apple iPhone Drawbacks and Downsides
Jun 27th
There’s enough hype and hoopla about how great the Apple iPhone is. People are even paying others $300 to sit in line outside the store for them overnight – on top of the $599 they’ll pay for the device – on top of the $800 they’ll pay the 1st year to AT&T Wireless for basic service.
After reading some of the press, like in the Walt Mossberg’s WSJ column or David Pogue’s review in the NY Times, etc, I thought I’d jot down a bunch of the cons of the iPhone cell phone for anyone that’s really trying to make a rational decision to abandon their current cell phone or smart phone like the Blackberry or Samsung Blackjack.
Is it worth $500 or $600 + ($60/month + tax) x 24 months = $2196.13+ for the 2 year contract at the very lowest rate plan? You decide.
Here goes for the 24 Downsides of the Apple iPhone: Read the rest of this entry »
Why Flash Websites Are Not Good for SEO
Jun 26th
Flash has been a hit ever since it was born, and more and more sites employ flash within their sites to razzle dazzle the audience. Many sites are 100%-flash-based and while on the surface it might seem “cool” to run a site that is a “flash site,” the rest of the world won’t ever know about it because it is very hard to rank well on Google and the other search engines. Without Google pointing the way, it will be very hard to share all that joy in the Flash you’ve developed.
The 10,000 foot view is that Flash doesn’t fundamentally structure website content in a way that Google can use to determine what’s important, relevant, and the focus of any given site, section or page. Read the rest of this entry »
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