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InSYnc WITH D. YATES: The IPHONE: 3G
Apple sets the true standard in what a multimedia mobile phone should be.
*Okay, so I took a hiatus last week preparing for the big launch. Im proud to say that I was the first one at the local AT&T store to get the Iphone 3G. I didn’t expect the line to be so long, but was glad that I made myself get up at 3:30 am to get it. A true Techie, I know.
Unless you were living on Mars last week, there is no doubt that you heard about Apple’s latest creation. As mentioned in my previous article, this bad boy was highly anticipated and worth the wait. I believe Apple sold 1,000,000 of these things world wide -- IN ONE WEEKEND.
Anyway, after playing with this phone all weekend, I must say that I am relatively impressed. The 3G speed was great. I actually still have my Sprint Touch, (dreadful device), and compared to the Iphone, it's small pigeons. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I loved having the ability to get Microsoft Office Mobile edition, but other than that, Windows Mobile’s interface was played, and the Sprint Touch has more bugs than an infested home, but I digress.
Back to the iPhone. Im not gonna lie, the Iphone 3G is taking some time for me to get used to, but Im working on it. What I'm discovering, though, is that there are both good and bad points about this phone.
The good: Almost everything, Music, GPS, Movies, Internet, 3rd party applications, Sleek Design, Universal Headset, and also a sweet little application that allows for a wireless remote control of your computer’s ITunes Library….pretty neat
The Bad: While there are many things that I absolutely love about this phone, there are a few twirks Apple could have thought of. Here is the list:
Hotmail support- while everybody is using Gmail, which seems be a supported application, Apple must not like Microsoft too much, because although they give a little bit of love to Microsoft with Exchange and ActiveSync, Apple made sure that they only teased us by not supporting syncing of the ever popular hotmail account. Maybe they’ll release a version of Microsoft Office that one can pay for in a third party application at some point.
A2DP technology---the ability to stream music wireless to a Bluetooth compatible device. I would have thought this would have been included, especially since this is a multimedia device, hence Iphone…Ipod + Phone.
Cut and paste. This feature, could have been easily added and it might be an update. Only Apple Knows.
My early morning rendezvous with Apple by way of AT&T proved to be well worth it, all things considered. Oh yeah, and since the new phone will act as my new business line, if you have any questions or concerns about any technology, please call me on it at 404-242-5018...I think. Peace till next week.
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