2 posts tagged “iphone problems”
When you become the most popular kid in the class, you also become the one with a big bull's eye on your back. Such may be the case with Apple. An overheated hype machine for its cell phone, a lock on the online music business, and sundry devices desired by millions.
A backdating stock options scandal and rumors about the health its CEO don't help matters much either. For a quick look at how that's all going down, one need look no further than the Happy Hour show on the Fox Business channel with yours truly:
For more tech news and reviews visit J-Q.com
To add to our Top 10 Reasons Not to Line Up for iPhone, here are a couple more:
11. It will not play Flash files, the de facto standard for animations on the Web. (So much for that full Internet experience Apple keeps claiming it has.)
12. The sun. No matter how bright the iPhone screen is, it can't overcome the power of sunlight to create glare and wash out colors. So expect to see iPhone owners scurrying for the shade every time they want to place a call.
If you really want a slick, touch-screen phone, why not consider the original iPhone: the Prada by LG. It is smaller than the long iPhone, doesn't lock you into iTunes (just plug the Prada into a USB port and download any music you like), and it doesn't lock you into a two-year contract with Cingular, er, AT&T. The Prada is an unlocked phone, so it will work on T-Mobile or AT&T.
Of course, the Prada is wicked expensive, too. But is $750 really too much to ask to be cool?
FOR MORE OF JQ'S NEWS AND REVIEWS, VISIT J-Q.COM
