Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
It's always intriguing to hear the latest iPhone rumour. This time it revolves around an Associated Press report about a patent filing that was made last August but was made public last week. What's intriguing, however, is not the patent filing itself but the comparisons being made with smartphones.
There has been a tendency for some reason for
sections of the media, such as AP, to compare the rumoured iPhone with
devices such as the Blackberry and the Treo.
From whence these comparisons emanate, however, is a little perplexing.
Both the Blackberry and the Treo are devices popular with business
users because of their obvious capabilities to take the office on the
road and strong messaging features, inluding mobile email. The iPod is
an entertainment device and an iPhone, presumably, would also focus on
the entertainment market as well of course adding mobile voice and data
connectivity.
I fail to see why a Blackberry office user would want swap that popular
business mobility device for an iPhone deisgned to broaden the
entertainment mobility. However, perhaps I'm missing something.
If I'm off the mark, someone please enlighten me but if a cool looking
iPhone is to make an appearance, and let us stress that so it still
lies in the realms of speculation, even though the rumours grow louder,
it is highly unlikely to be a threat to Blackberry or Treo. Rather
expect it to take on the likes of Nokia and Motorola, which are both
continue to relase mobiles with music player capabilities - although
they plae in comparison to the iPod.
David Bass
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