Video Faceoff! New iPhone vs. Old iPhone vs. Palm Pre
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This was an interesting article I found that shows an Analyst, Walt Piecyk of Pali Research, stating that the old iPhone with the new operating system actually may be slower.
As his tests took place on AT&T's network with the WiFi turned off in Midtown Manhattan, he said the biggest surprise was testing the iPhone against the Palm Pre of Sprint Nextel's network.
He found that the Palm Pre offers better versions of YouTube videos, but does admitedly speculate that Sprint is probably compressing these videos.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Long-Distance Merger Deserves Caution
Long-Distance Merger Deserves Caution
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I thought this was an interesting post by Forbes about Telecommunication Long Distance businesses. It discusses the possible merger between Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) in a joint venture that could lead to a spin-off of their long-distance network businesses.
This is a lofty expectation considering Qwest (NYSE: Q) has struggled to find a buyer for its long distance fiber optic network. Qwest believes this segment is valued at $2B and was hoping bigger players, such as AT&T (NYSE: T) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ) would make a bid, but that did not happen.
However, there is a small chance of hope, as of late. Sprint's stock has been rallying and many financial guru's have buys on this stock. I, however, would never buy Nextel's stock because I do not agree with the quality of their product. How could I when AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have much better coverage? The only reason as an investor to buy Sprint would be in hopes for another buy out or merger. Anyways, that is my sole opinion.
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I thought this was an interesting post by Forbes about Telecommunication Long Distance businesses. It discusses the possible merger between Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) and Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) in a joint venture that could lead to a spin-off of their long-distance network businesses.
This is a lofty expectation considering Qwest (NYSE: Q) has struggled to find a buyer for its long distance fiber optic network. Qwest believes this segment is valued at $2B and was hoping bigger players, such as AT&T (NYSE: T) or Verizon (NYSE: VZ) would make a bid, but that did not happen.
However, there is a small chance of hope, as of late. Sprint's stock has been rallying and many financial guru's have buys on this stock. I, however, would never buy Nextel's stock because I do not agree with the quality of their product. How could I when AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have much better coverage? The only reason as an investor to buy Sprint would be in hopes for another buy out or merger. Anyways, that is my sole opinion.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Palm Pre Specs
Per the Manufacturer, below are a list of Specs for the new Palm Pre which hit stores on May 19th.
It is currently exclusively only sold at Sprint for $199 after rebate, but is rumored to be coming to Verizon Wireless in January 2009. It must be a hot phone when Sprint sold out of them in the opening weekend, and if Apple is cutting the price of their current iPhone 3G to $99, which was announced yesterday. Nonetheless, the debate will live on through the end of 2009 if whether the new Palm phone is a lame duct attempt at being an "iPhone killer."
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It is currently exclusively only sold at Sprint for $199 after rebate, but is rumored to be coming to Verizon Wireless in January 2009. It must be a hot phone when Sprint sold out of them in the opening weekend, and if Apple is cutting the price of their current iPhone 3G to $99, which was announced yesterday. Nonetheless, the debate will live on through the end of 2009 if whether the new Palm phone is a lame duct attempt at being an "iPhone killer."
Operating system
- Palm® webOS™
Network specs|
- 3G EVDO Rev A
Display
- 3.1-inch touch screen
- 24-bit color
- 320×480 resolution
- HVGA display
Keyboard
- Physical QWERTY keyboard
- Microsoft Outlook® email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology
- POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc)
Messaging
- Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
GPS
- Built-in GPS
Digital camera
- 3 megapixel camera
- LED flash
- extended depth of field
Sensors
- Ambient light
- accelerometer
- proximity
Media formats supported
- Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
- Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
- Image Formats: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP
Wireless connectivity
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication
- Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Memory
- 8GB of user storage (~7.4GB user available)
- USB mass storage support
Phone as laptop modem
- Bluetooth tethering
Connector
- MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Headphone jack
- 3.5mm stereo
Palm® Touchstone™
charging dock
- Compatible
Dimensions
- Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches)
- Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches)
- Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
- Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces)
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