IS SAMSUNG PLANNING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE IPHONE 5 CURVE WITH THE GALAXY S3?

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about Samsung Galaxy S3 rumors. I’ve heard a few tidbits of rumors, and they are worth discussing. But one thing is certain, I’m sure that Samsung will have the iPhone 5 in mind and staying ahead of the curve when they release their new flagship handset upgrade.

Size-wise, I think we can bet on the same 4.3″ to 4.5″ Super AMOLED Plus display, in lovely 720P HD format, much like the Galaxy Nexus is currently sporting. The trend in bigger displays may be settling around this nominal size, so we probably won’t see anything out of the ordinary in that category.

We have talked about the possible release of a Samsung Galaxy 3D HD in the fall of 2012, and I do think that Samsung will keep the Galaxy S3 within the normal and acceptable 2D format. We could possibly see dual cameras, but I don’t think the public has a high opinion of 3D smartphones at this time.

The LG Optimus 3D and HTC Evo 3D are currently on the market, but they are not making a resounding splash. I’ve tested out the HTC Evo 3D, and it’s a really cool phone. But my eyes did not appreciate the 3D viewing. While the pictures I took with the HTC Evo 3D were amazing and spectacular, it brought pain to my eyes.

I don’t know how they do it, but these devices force your eyes into a false focal point to pull off the 3D effect, and it is quite realistic. But for day-to-day use, I don’t think people would be willing to put up with the eye strain and headache.

There are lots of rumors swirling around flexible smartphone displays, and we do know that the future will bring this to fruition. Some say that the Galaxy S3 could sport a flexible display. If anything, it might only be flexible to the point that it avoids cracking upon dropping, but that’s about it. I give this rumor a slight chance of coming true, but I don’t put much stock into it.

For staying ahead of Apple and the current line of iPhones, a flexible display could be a real marketable advantage thanks to the fragility of the iPhone and its propensity to crack on the slightest drop. Maybe a slightly flexible display would be a logical step on the road to completely flexible or even “rollable” displays, but I think we’re a couple of years away from that. The current Samsung Galaxy S2 is durable enough that a flexible display is not a real need at this point, but watch for continued developments.

Of course we’ll see the Samsung Galaxy S3 shipped with the latest Android operating system, “Ice Cream Sandwich”, and to add to the functionality, look for an upgraded version of the TouchWiz interface to separate Samsung from competing Android devices with some slick new features.

Getting into the inside of this upcoming monster, look for a new Exynos CPU with 1.8GHz of speed in either a dual core or quad core design. Quad core phones are going to be popping up soon, but we still have not maximized the capability of current dual core phones. There’s still a lot of operating power left in the dual core CPUs that are on the market.

There will definitely be an upgrade in RAM, at least to 2Gb. This will add to the ability of the Galaxy S3 to multitask and run heavy duty applications with ease, and cut down on crashing. I don’t think we will see Samsung compromise on this, especially since it would be the next logical upgrade to the iPhone 5 that is far away on the horizon.

One obvious upgrade will be the battery life. The more we use our smartphones as “mini pocket computers”, battery drain will be an issue. The current Samsung Galaxy S2 is at a disadvantage with battery life as compared to the iPhone 4S, but that is due to the superior larger display. Samsung will likely add more battery power, with a goal to give you enough juice to lay heavy use on the phone all day long before needing a charge.

People are predicting an announcement on the Samsung Galaxy S3 at the upcoming Mobile World Congress at the end of February in Barcelona, Spain. The fact that Samsung held back on their upcoming smartphone plans at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year proves that something should be in the works as far as an announcement at MWC.

I predict a February announcement with a possible European March release, and a 2nd Quarter release of the Galaxy S3 in the US. This would give Samsung a clear advantage against Apple and the iPhone 5. Sales of Android devices already double that of Apple devices, and this will only strengthen the market share and help Samsung to stay on top of the pile.

The craziest prediction I have seen for the Samsung Galaxy S3 thus far is the possible release of a PINK smartphone. Until now, we’ve only been given the option of black and white. But with the growing trend of smartphone use by women in the US, a pink Galaxy S3 would be a master stroke. I give this rumor credence for that reason alone.

Lastly, it goes without saying that the Galaxy S3 will be sporting an LTE radio. We already have an LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 in the “Skyrocket“, so this would be a logical standard upgrade. AT&T is working fervently to expand their LTE network, and we all know that Verizon is ahead of everyone in their quest to provide a nationwide 4G LTE network. Whether or not Verizon picks up the Galaxy S3 is yet to be known, since they are promoting the Galaxy Nexus as their flagship Samsung Android device.

I’ll be patiently waiting for the Galaxy S3 to come to the market. I have no problem with my current Galaxy S2, because we have yet to maximize the download speed of this device in the Mid-Missouri area. Current enhanced 3G speeds (HSPA+) are topping out at a whopping 6Mbps and are only getting better, so I won’t be jealous if we see the Galaxy S3 hit the shores before my upgrade is available in November of 2012.

The timing of the release of the Galaxy S3 might seem to be a bit premature, considering that it will give Apple time to make enhancements to the iPhone 5 that is due in the summer or fall of 2012. But as things go with the juggernaut Cupertino tech giant, I’m thinking that the features of the iPhone 5 are already locked in. By the time it is released, Samsung will already be a step ahead in marketing the next logical edition of the ever-so-popular Galaxy line.

This should give us enough to chew on until we see more facts if they are released at Mobile World Congress. Does this excite you as much as it does for me? Are you planning on holding out for a Galaxy S3, or are your eyes on the coming HTC quadcore handsets? Hit me up in the comments and let me know!

Carlton Flowers
Geek Watcher Supreme

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APPLE ON LAWSUIT RAMPAGE AGAIN, BUT WILL IT HELP THEIR CAUSE?

In recent news, Apple has decided to sue Samsung in Germany again (yawn) over the “slide-to-unlock” feature of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone, because it infringes on an intellectual property right called a “utility model”. The Boy Genius Report blog originally reported this story.

As stated on the BGR website, Apple apparently registered this “feature” in 2006. You can read the details in the link above. The German court could make a ruling on March 16th, 2012.

This is just another episode in a string of patent wars raging back and forth between Apple and Samsung. Whether or not it is valid, I don’t know. However, nobody seems to be talking about the practicality of this at all.

Samsung may very well have infringed upon this “idea”, and Apple has a right to fight this in court. But does it really make a difference in the overall scheme of things? I think not. Let me explain…

I think that Apple’s main beef is that their sales have possibly been adversely affected by the similarities between their iOS operating system and the Android operating system. It is a known fact that several programmers, design engineers, and people in leadership positions with the Apple corporation have defected over the years, taking their knowledge to the chief competitor. It’s probably due to the inflexibility of the company’s business practices.

Suing over infringement is the natural reaction on the part of Apple, but I don’t think it makes a real difference. Apple has sued over everything down to the rectangular shape of their iPad down to the basic functionality of their operating system. But the problem is, a large percentage of the population simply doesn’t want to own their devices.

I owned an iPhone for 2 years and ended my frustration in October of 2011 when I bought my current Samsung Galaxy S2. Apple may sue their competitors over many issues, but the fact is, none of their efforts will bring me back to owning their devices. For a string of reasons that I have made hideously obvious over the past couple of years, I simply don’t want to own an iPhone.

At the current time, there are twice as many Android devices being sold as compared to iOS devices. That percentage may continue to grow in the coming years. In my opinion, the reason just happens to be that Android developers have won the battle of innovation over Apple. Rather than continuing to stay on the bleeding edge of breakthrough, Apple has shifted its focus to controlling their market share by forcing out their competitors.

Instead of suing over the “slide-to-unlock” feature on the European version of the Galaxy Nexus, why not elevate the game and move on to developing the next great feature? Fussing over such a trivial intellectual idea won’t bring back customers like myself who have decided to defect. It will only cause people like me to view Apple as the “Evil Empire” that prevents us from getting the features that we want.

I think Apple should “steal back” some of the features of the Android operating system that are not offered on iDevices, and then raise the bar. Move on to something better, place the focus on continuing development, and bring back customers like myself with the next greatest idea.

Apple still has the capability to compete and vault themselves ahead of the competition, no matter how many of their own team members have defected. But staying on this current track of fighting the legal battles will not bring the desired result, no matter what level of success they have in the courts.

If they do happen to have a degree of success suing away their competitors, as the late Steve Jobs vowed he would do at all costs, they will leave nothing but a sour apple taste in the mouths of their target market. It leads me to believe that we have seen the peak of the era of Apple’s dominance in the smartphone arena.

Unless Apple decides to diversify their smartphone offerings by providing jumbo-screen devices chock-full of all the latest features that Android device manufacturers are offering, I see the shift in demand towards their competitors continuing on the current trend. It’s unstoppable and unavoidable.

Maybe they will throw us a wicked curve ball and release an iPhone 5 that completely breaks the mold of smartphones. But in all actuality, I don’t see that happening. I think the iPhone 5 that has already been developed will lag behind the competition even further than the iPhone 4S by the time it is released this summer or fall.

Those that are loyal to Apple products will continue to stick with the home team, and it will profit the company well and keep them viable for the long-term. But their market share will continue to shrink as Android and Windows Phone devices continue pushing the limits of the imagination.

I’d sure love to hear some of the iPhone experts “slide-to-unlock” this seemingly senseless saga for me, because I just don’t understand the reasoning behind their market strategy. What are your thoughts, Apple fans? Will Apple surprise me and win back my former loyalty? Sound off in the comments section please!

Carlton Flowers
Android Fanboy

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is available right now on Amazon.com for between $179 and $199 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Skyrocket, the super capable LTE Android smartphone with the jumbo-sized 4.5″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is good!

The Original Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The original Samsung Galaxy S II is available right now on Amazon.com for between $99 and $149 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Galaxy S2, the super capable HSPA+ Android smartphone with the optimal 4.3″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is still this low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone by Sprint packs all of the features that you want, just like the AT&T version and is now selling with a 2-year plan as low as $79.99 over at Amazon Wireless!

This version of the Galaxy S2 line runs on Sprint’s WiMax Network at blazing speeds. With unlimited data available with your contract, you won’t be a disappointed surfer! Get it now while the price is low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android Phone (T-Mobile)

Get the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android smartphone made for T-Mobile with the large 4.52″ SUPER Amoled PLUS display that packs all of the features you expect with Samsung’s amazing flagship line. Currently, the price of the T-Mobile version is $199 with a 2-year contract.

The T-Mobile version runs on the fastest HSPA+ network at speeds up to 42Mbps! It will certainly get the job done and maximize your surfing experience!

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THE SPECTRUM SQUEEZE & THE MOBILE DATA CRUNCH THAT  WILL BRING RAPID CHANGE

CNNMoney.com is telling us that smartphone companies and carriers are desperate for network capacity and they are hard-pressed to find it. I recently blogged about AT&T plopping down $1.9 Billion for the 700MHz spectrum owned by Qualcomm (read about it here), so this is without a doubt a very serious problem.

To make matters worse the FCC is projecting a huge increase in data traffic, on the order of 612% per cell site this year and 925% in 2013. This will certainly put the squeeze on the telecoms like never before. I’m not so sure that anyone even has a real solution to this problem as of yet.

Reuters is now reporting that the iPhone 4S consumers are using twice as much data as its predecessor the iphone 4, and three times more than iPhone 3G/3GS users. Some say that Siri is to blame for the spike, but nobody can really nail down the true reason.

Apple just upped their 2012 iPhone sales estimates by 20%. Add that to the pile and this situation gets messier. Plus they are predicting the sale of 125 million iPhones this year. Can you say data traffic jam?

One thing is for sure… this will put network engineers to the test as they scramble for solutions. With problems like this, technology will have to make a quantum leap. It has happened time and time again throughout the course of history. We saw a quantum leap when we went from cramming data through the audible frequency range to DSL not too many years ago, and I predict that the next leap will be equally as significant.

Sure, we have a brand new LTE (Long Term Evolution) network rapidly growing throughout the country as we speak. It promises super fast data transfer speeds of up to 10 times that of the existing 3G network, but it won’t solve the problem of crowding. The challenge we face is that the faster network speeds get, the demand for service grows almost exponentially.

What will the next development be with high speed data transfer? Will it run through the existing network, or will we have to turn to an entirely different hardware system? Will we end up with new cell phone towers littering the countryside in the same way that telephone poles and power lines exploded during the industrial revolution? I don’t think so…

I truly believe that we will see some crazy new way to ram data through the existing network in much of the same way we have seen before. If we don’t, the demand for data downloads will out pace our ability to expand the telecommunications infrastructure. Someone is going to come up with a new idea that hits us by surprise.

When that happens, I truly believe that measuring data download speeds will become something of ancient times. People will look back and remember the days that everyone focused on how fast the latency speed and data transfer speeds are as a measurement of service quality. Data transfer speeds will be so fast that we will think nothing of instant transfers.

By that time, we might be laughing at how the cellular service providers bragged and boasted about 21Mbps transfer rates. People will come to think that instant data transfer of any size is supposed to be, well, “instant”. Nobody will know any different. All of this will probably have to happen within the next 2 to 3 years.

It’s an exciting time in the history of technological advancement. Things change so fast, we can’t even conceive of how much we have improved over time. It’s mind boggling just to consider where we have come since the days of the first affordable cell phone services. If we continue at the current pace, the sky will truly be the limit to what we can accomplish.

What are your thoughts and predictions of the next paradigm shift in data and communications services? What type of devices will we be carrying in our pockets. Or, will we even have rectangular shaped gadgets that we carry with us to access the internet? I’d love to hear your thoughts, my fellow geeks!

Carlton Flowers
Technology Nostradamus

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is available right now on Amazon.com for between $179 and $199 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Skyrocket, the super capable LTE Android smartphone with the jumbo-sized 4.5″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is good!

The Original Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The original Samsung Galaxy S II is available right now on Amazon.com for between $99 and $149 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Galaxy S2, the super capable HSPA+ Android smartphone with the optimal 4.3″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is still this low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone by Sprint packs all of the features that you want, just like the AT&T version and is now selling with a 2-year plan as low as $79.99 over at Amazon Wireless!

This version of the Galaxy S2 line runs on Sprint’s WiMax Network at blazing speeds. With unlimited data available with your contract, you won’t be a disappointed surfer! Get it now while the price is low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android Phone (T-Mobile)

Get the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android smartphone made for T-Mobile with the large 4.52″ SUPER Amoled PLUS display that packs all of the features you expect with Samsung’s amazing flagship line. Currently, the price of the T-Mobile version is $199 with a 2-year contract.

The T-Mobile version runs on the fastest HSPA+ network at speeds up to 42Mbps! It will certainly get the job done and maximize your surfing experience!

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IPHONE 5 ANTICIPATION GROWS – WHAT WILL WE SEE?

As winter drags along, iPhone 5 rumors are running stagnant. While we sit and wait for the next batch of credible rumors, there are a few things that I would like to see with the next overhauled design.

The concept picture shown on the right is something that I snipped from a designer by the name of Antonio De Rosa from ADR Studio in Italy. The sanctioned Apple version will not likely end up being exactly like this, but I think it will be close.

One thing that I would like to see is a return to a smoother “rounder” form factor. The current iPhone 4/4S is a little bit “edgy” for me. It just doesn’t fit well in my hand like my former beloved iPhone 3GS. But while I want to see them go with a more comfortable design, I still like the way that the iPhone 4/4S sits flat on a table surface.

My only complaint with the 3GS form factor was the curved bottom. I use my smartphone extensively for tapping out emails, and the 3GS would wobble on the table when touching virtual keys near the edges. The flatness of my former iPhone 4 was a great improvement in that regard.

If the designers could round off the edges again and bury the external antenna while providing the same flat bottom, I think it would be the perfect combination of the two form factors. That will probably become a reality, because the iPhone 5 will most definitely be thinner, as the trend of current smartphones is headed that way.

It goes without saying that Apple designers will stretch the display as close to the edges as humanly possible, all but eliminating the bezel. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that the display size will be at least 4″ in diameter due to this alone. I don’t see Apple going for the “jumbo size” smartphone trend, so shrinking the bezel and front face will be necessary to free up room for a bigger screen.

I previously thought that we would see the next big jump in internal memory. But there’s really no reason to go beyond the current 32Gb/64Gb storage considering the move to iCloud. Why spend the extra bucks on internal storage when you can move everything to the cloud? To keep the cost of the device at the same level and to maximize profits, they could roll with the current scheme and do just fine.

I would love to see a quad core processor on the next model, and a bump up in RAM, however. Samsung and HTC are already rumored to have some quad core models coming to us in the first or second quarter of 2012, so this will probably be the standard by the time the iPhone 5 rolls out in late summer or early fall. This will give the iPhone 5 the quantum leap in processing performance that we would expect to see.

The jump from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S is not a noticeable improvement in my opinion. Sure, the extra horsepower they added helps to run Siri, the virtual assistant, but as far as download speeds, it’s not a factor. Running side-by-side tests with my iPhone 4 against an AT&T iPhone 4S and a Sprint iPhone 4S yielded some fairly interesting results. My AT&T iPhone 4 edged out the 4S version, but the Sprint 4S barely beat the AT&T versions. But I expect a huge difference with the iPhone 5.

By the time the iPhone 5 rolls out, I’m of the opinion that LTE 4G capability will be a must. With Verizon planning on dumping their 3G network infrastructure by the end of 2013, Apple will have to provide an LTE version or they may take their business elsewhere. AT&T should be a lot farther along with implementing their LTE 4G network by fall of 2012, so it would be perfect timing. Sprint may even make the switch from WiMax to LTE for this reason alone as iPhone sales have been strong.

I would really like to see a major overhaul of iOS. Being a big fan of the Android operating environment, I think iOS6 (if that’s what it will be called) should provide more flexibility with customization and a fresh new interface. The addition of folders for icons was a nice change, but it’s still not the way that I would organize the hundreds of apps that I keep on a smartphone.

The biggest thing that I would like to see Apple do is provide more than one version of the iPhone 5. Instead of “one-size-fits-all” with different levels of internal memory, why not hit the tablet-smartphone hybrid niche and bring a 5.3″ version similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note? I could possibly be swayed into revisiting the Apple orchard if this became a reality.

As you can tell, I must be bored out of my mind if I’m dreaming up things like this. But there’s nothing better to do while we wait. A gadget nerd can only dream. Right? Just thinking out loud…

Carlton Flowers
Gadget Man

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is available right now on Amazon.com for between $179 and $199 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Skyrocket, the super capable LTE Android smartphone with the jumbo-sized 4.5″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is good!

The Original Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The original Samsung Galaxy S II is available right now on Amazon.com for between $99 and $149 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Galaxy S2, the super capable HSPA+ Android smartphone with the optimal 4.3″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is still this low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone by Sprint packs all of the features that you want, just like the AT&T version and is now selling with a 2-year plan as low as $79.99 over at Amazon Wireless!

This version of the Galaxy S2 line runs on Sprint’s WiMax Network at blazing speeds. With unlimited data available with your contract, you won’t be a disappointed surfer! Get it now while the price is low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android Phone (T-Mobile)

Get the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android smartphone made for T-Mobile with the large 4.52″ SUPER Amoled PLUS display that packs all of the features you expect with Samsung’s amazing flagship line. Currently, the price of the T-Mobile version is $199 with a 2-year contract.

The T-Mobile version runs on the fastest HSPA+ network at speeds up to 42Mbps! It will certainly get the job done and maximize your surfing experience!

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RUMORED IPHONE 5 DESIGN THAT HAS DURABILITY IN MIND

This is “breaking” rumor news if I have ever heard it, and it concerns a new design change “breakable” iPhone and we’ve all come to know and love. Apple could be actually pulling their heads out of their rear ends if this holds true. It’s about the next iPhone. The iPhone 5.

Rumor has (by word of the Boy Genius Report blog) it that the Apple iPhone 5 may be encased in material that the protective rubber bumper cases are made of. It could actually become a durable smartphone!

Has common sense just invaded Cupertino? Are the fruity design engineers finally coming to grips with the obvious fatal flaw of the iPhone which is its frailness and fragility?

It very well could be…

If they have made the decision to change the build of the iPhone and focus on durability, I’ll be shocked. This would mean that the geniuses at Apple will have lowered their extremely high IQ’s down to the level of practicality. Why it had to take this long, I will never know. But it sure gives me a sense that there is hope for Apple after all.

In the fall of 2012, about a year after the release of the “all-new” (tongue in cheek) iPhone 4S, Apple supposedly will unveil a completely redesigned iPhone 5 that has a plastic or rubber-like case and bezel surrounding the glass surface and connecting it to an aluminum back plate.

The crazy idea of having an external antenna will go by the way side. No more will Apple have to come up with excuses to explain away the fact the signal attenuates when your hands touch the metal band surrounding the phone. Antennagate-2 won’t be a possibility. Free bumpers by the millions? Not necessary. Being plagued with complaints of cracked iPhones from the glass sandwich design approach? No more.

It looks like they might have figured out the obvious… build the solution into the phone.

Some other design change rumors are still swirling, and I think they are credible. There’s still talk about increasing the display size to 4”. That’s a definite improvement, in my opinion, to the tiny 3.5” Retina Strain Display currently found on the iPhone 3Gs/4/4S models.

I think this would be a huge step forward for Apple. Modifications like this will most likely solidify their already loyal customer base. The iPhone train will probably roll on and continue to set sales records for smartphones. I’m totally excited about these rumors, and I think it’s a move in the right direction.

As far as I’m concerned, however, it’s a huge move that comes a little too late. Had they made this move instead of rolling out the warmed-over iPhone 4L (for “lame”), I might still be packing an Apple in my back pocket. It’s a tempting thought to come back to the world of Apple, but it would be backsliding for me at this point.

I’m forever changed by my wonderful macro-sized 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus display on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Samsung has practically become my new Apple in that they are now the the innovators pushing the edge of technological advancement. But while I’m enjoying the larger display that doesn’t cause my eyes to cross trying to read microscopic font sizes, I’m already looking ahead to a bigger display.

Samsung is rolling along with the trend of larger smartphone displays. The Samsung Galaxy S3 coming to us in 2012 could possibly have a 4.7” to 5” display, and it will be the next logical transition in size for me. Stepping backwards to 4” is not going to get it.

Sure, the iPhone 5 is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, but it’s going to stay in the regular smartphone zone. I’m moving into the hybrid niche that is about to hit the horizon where smartphone gets cross-bred with a tablet. The number of people being drawn into this new niche is going to become significant. That’s why Samsung is taking the chance on breaking ground by investing in this new area.

I think Samsung is running away with the game in the race to making the most technologically advanced smartphones. From this point on, Apple will be playing catch-up if they are planning on drawing away current Android users into their environment. I don’t see that as their strategy. There are enough loyalists that Apple won’t find it necessary to even compete in that sense.

However, I’ll still be excited to see the new redesigned iPhone. This model could be the one created that keeps the consumer in mind rather than continuing the “company-knows-best” design philosophy. I just feel sorry for the millions of people locked into the breakable iPhone 4S when there is such a spectacular new durable product right around the corner coming from Cupertino.

What are your thoughts on the new rumored iPhone 5 design? Would you be happy to see Apple make the shift towards durability versus the beauty of the all-glass design? Voice your opinion below!

Carlton Flowers
iPhone 5 Prognosticator

Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is available right now on Amazon.com for between $179 and $199 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Skyrocket, the super capable LTE Android smartphone with the jumbo-sized 4.5″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is good!

The Original Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Phone (AT&T)

The original Samsung Galaxy S II is available right now on Amazon.com for between $99 and $149 with a 2-year contract agreement with AT&T! Pricing depends whether you are getting a new account, adding a line, or upgrading an existing line.

This is the lowest price you will find the Galaxy S2, the super capable HSPA+ Android smartphone with the optimal 4.3″ display.

Click the link or the thumbnail pic to hop to the Amazon Wireless Store and get it now while the price is still this low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

The Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G Android Phone by Sprint packs all of the features that you want, just like the AT&T version and is now selling with a 2-year plan as low as $79.99 over at Amazon Wireless!

This version of the Galaxy S2 line runs on Sprint’s WiMax Network at blazing speeds. With unlimited data available with your contract, you won’t be a disappointed surfer! Get it now while the price is low!

Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android Phone (T-Mobile)

Get the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G Android smartphone made for T-Mobile with the large 4.52″ SUPER Amoled PLUS display that packs all of the features you expect with Samsung’s amazing flagship line. Currently, the price of the T-Mobile version is $199 with a 2-year contract.

The T-Mobile version runs on the fastest HSPA+ network at speeds up to 42Mbps! It will certainly get the job done and maximize your surfing experience!

Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android phone is the monstrous version of the Galaxy line made especially for Verizon Wireless. It features the all new Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating environment, and is jam-packed with the latest hardware specifications.

If you are drawn by the jumbo 4.65″ Super AMOLED contoured display, hit the link and check it out! It’s currently on backorder, but Verizon will be releasing the phone soon so check back often!

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APPLE VS HTC, ANDROID, AND MORE HOT TOPICS TO GET YOU GOING!

Three months ago I promised to get the yapper going and start the weekly CZ Podcast again. So I’ve been busy! But today, I am so proud to bring you a fresh and exciting (more like raging) CZ Podcast to discuss some of our recent topics that we have been pecking on our keyboards about.

You’ll have to stay with me, because I quickly got off the main topic. I suffer from an extreme case of ADD/HD (actually tested and verified to be “significantly deviant from the norm”) and this is not conducive to staying on point. But all of the rambling you will here is very relevant.

I recorded the podcast an hour ago, and then I got busy. Now I can’t quite remember everything that I was talking about. But one topic that sort of got a little out of control was my rant about Apple products and the corporation itself. I’m not really an “Apple hater” by any means, because I am sitting here using an iPhone 3GS right alongside of my Samsung Galaxy S2 (cue heavenly choir sound). At any rate, this one is unplugged and unedited.

I made a special request for podcast topics, so feel free to post your ideas right here in the comments section after you listen to this edition. It is only 11 minutes in length. I like to stay around the 10-minute mark, that way I possibly have more stuff to yap about on the next podcast and don’t have to scrounge for topics.

Have fun listening to the blog, and I’ll have another fresh one for you soon!

Carlton Flowers
CZ Podcast Man

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FEEDING AN OLD ADDICTION WITH A 3GS TURNED IPOD TOUCH

I have a fun little experience I thought I’d share with the gang. Last week, a fiend of mine blessed me with a broken iPhone 3GS. I replaced a couple of parts and turned it into an iPod Touch. Now I have my Samsung Galaxy S II and an iPhone with all my old favorite apps! It’s been a strange experience, though…

Now that I have had my Galaxy S2  for a month, it has warped my perception of what I thought “normal” was with screen size. When I pick up the 3GS, which by the way I loved so much more than my horrible iPhone 4, it seems like it went through a “Honey I Shrank  The Kids” experiment.

Was this phone actually this tiny when I was using it? I could swear it wasn’t this small. Turning it on and reading emails and looking at websites with the 3GS is a definite strain on my eyes. I don’t know how I did it before. I think my eyesight has taken a turn for the worse in the past year, so that might add to the effect. But it sure seems like it shrank on me.

It is nice to have some of my old favorite applications available, however. I paid for a few apps that are not available on Android as of yet, so that’s a nice thing. It’s also kind of nice to hear the old sounds that the phone gives off that are burned so deeply into my brain. Sometimes I just pick it up and swipe to open the home page to hear the “unlock” sound.

When I scroll through the apps and play around on the 3GS, it’s like going home. It is comforting and familiar. I can still navigate around iOS5 with relative ease. I’ll probably use the 3GS at home when the Galaxy is charging, or while I’m on the phone at the same time. I liked it so much that at first, I feared it would ruin my Android experience and cause a relapse.

Well, it didn’t…

First of all, after toying with the 3GS for a couple of hours, I started stumbling upon all the familiar frustrating things that made me switch to Android in the first place. Things like no text reflow in the browser, not being able to read the tiny screen, no haptic response, the clunky GMail app, apps disappearing and reappearing when I sync, not being able to “understand” iTunes, etc.

But even with the frustrations, it was still a calming soothing experience to have that little iPhone 3GS back in my hands, and everything was just so familiar, functional, and flowing. Because of that, I was worried that using the 3GS at the same time would ruin my Android experience and make it seem like a “cheap copy”.

So story continues… when I picked up my Samsung Galaxy S2, to my surprise, it was like opening up a big huge present on Christmas morning as a kid. Playing with the 3GS didn’t “ruin” my Galaxy experience. It only made it better. Staring at that bright, rich display was a night-and-day difference from looking at the Retina display for the past couple of hours. And everything was easier in Android.

Navigation on my Galaxy S2 is so much better than on the iPhone with iOS5. I have modified my home screens to where I can get to everything with relative ease. With iOS, scrolling past dozens of app screens just doesn’t get it anymore. Sure, you can jam everything into folders, but it’s just not customizable enough to match Android 2.3.4.

Texting is a big thing that jumps right out at me also. I have always loved the “feel” and spacing of the iPhone keys, and the responsiveness is awesome. But with the bigger Galaxy display, and all of the myriads of keyboard styles that you can switch to on a whim, the Android device is much better. Plus, I can even use my iPhone clone keyboard when I’m in the mood.

Overall, I’m enjoying having the best of both worlds. iOS5 runs just fine on my 3GS, and I can text other Apple device owners using iMessage, so that’s nice. I don’t know how much I’ll really use the 3GS, but it certainly anesthetizes me whenever I get the urge to scratch my old Apple habit.

But the biggest benefit is that it reassures me that I made the right decision to switch to Android. There’s no doubt about that!

Truly mixed up and loving it,

Carlton Flowers
Smartphone Double Agent

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AS FLASH BITES THE DUST, HERE’S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY:

So Adobe goes Hewlett Packard and makes a shocking and disappointing announcement that mobile Flash is dead. They are dropping any further mobile Flash development from this point on. Since the announcement, I have had countless Apple iPhone-ites in my face with smug grins and snarky comments.

Since lack of Flash support was one of my many complaints about my iPhone products that I have owned, I thought I would share my final thoughts about this crazy decision that Adobe has made, and whether or not I am still happy that I made the switch to Android.

First of all, let me set one thing straight… I can tell everyone that within the month that I have owned my Samsung Galaxy S2, which is running on the Android Gingerbread operating system, I have not had one single incident of malfunctioning or even the slightest security breach due to Flash. In fact, my experience has been quite the opposite.

I am able to use three websites (that are Flash-based) on my smartphone that I could not use with my iPhone 4, all of which have very high utility to me. It has made my smartphone ten times more useful, and I can’t tell you how happy I have been being able to perform certain functions on my Flash-enabled phone. And what really has me rubbing my head is that my Galaxy S2 doesn’t lock up or crash near as much as my Flashless iPhone 4. How do you explain that?

Now that we have that out of the way, we can talk about Flash biting the dust. I think one thing that people are not realizing is that this does not mean that Adobe Flash for mobile devices will disappear immediately. As far as I can tell, it just means that they are no longer going to continue development of mobile Flash as operating systems and phone hardware are updated. There will still be some time left that Flash will work on the mobile platform.

If you asked me the question of whether or not I should have stuck with Apple & the iOS platform since Flash is “no longer an issue”, my answer would be no. I am still glad I made the switch to Android, and I am still extremely happy that I will be able to enjoy Flash content on my Galaxy S2 for however long it lasts (while Apple iPhone users will get the ugly pair of dice where they can’t see the Flash content).

While everyone is touting HTML5 and how it will completely replace Flash to the point that nobody will know the difference, I would have to disagree. I could be wrong about this, but from what I have read, HTML5 is not yet something that has been developed to the point of performing the wide range of things that Adobe Flash can. There’s still a long road ahead before HTML5 can completely replace Flash.

As far as my iPhone experience, what rubbed met he wrong way was that Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs forced me to miss out on Flash content because he believed it was for my “best interest” (even though I know the decision was made based on what was best for their business model). I still want to make those types of decisions on my own. Now that I know that all of the issues that the Apple geniuses brought up were mostly crying “wolf”, I’m really glad I made the decision to jump off the Apple cart.

I’m really disappointed with Adobe and the way they went about this. I don’t understand how they think this move wouldn’t damage their overall credibility and viability as a company, especially since it became such a bone of contention with their chief competitor over in Cupertino. Many of the Flash-supporting experts like Joseph Labrecque were equally as miffed as I was when Adobe blurted out this decision (check out his blog post on the topic by clicking the link).

So to answer the five dollar question of whether or not this makes me doubt my decision to switch to Android, again, I can confidently say no. The thing is, there’s still a laundry list of other things that had me banging my head up against the wall regarding my iPhone 4 and my decision to abandon it.

The 3.5″ screen is still to tiny and boring for my aging eyes. It still lacks text reflow in the Safari browser, so I can’t read the microscopic crap I mean text no matter how great the resolution is. It’s still way too fragile, shattering from drops at 2′ or more. It’s still too tight of an operating system that won’t allow much modification. It still doesn’t have active wallpapers to make me say “ooh” and “ahh”. There’s still a non-standard plug on the bottom instead of a micro USB adapter. It still has no dadgone SD card slot. You still can’t take the back off and replace the battery. You’re still stuck with the un-intuitive iTunes to load stuff on the phone. You still can’t drag-and-drop items in folders like the Windows operating system. You still don’t have turn-by-turn GPS built into the phone. It’s still significantly slower on the 3G network and even over WiFi. And the iPhone 4 still drops signal strength when you touch the fat metal band that surrounds the phone.

Do I even need to continue???

Ok, so I’ve gotten off the beaten path a little, but you get the point. I digress. Flash is dying a slow death. Big deal. Am I disappointed? Yes. Does this make me think any higher of Apple? No. Am I still glad to be clutching a fantastic super-D-duper Android smartphone? You better believe it.

And that’s all I have to say about that. Apple folks???

Carlton Flowers
Still Loving Android

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RAD RETRO YELLOW IPHONE MOD TESTS MY SKILL LEVEL

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by an old high school friend who heard that I could fix cracked iPhones. I’ve done a bucket-full of iPhone 3G and 3GS screen repairs, but my friend Lisa put me to the test. She wanted me to fix her son’s iPhone 4.

Fixing the iPhone 4 is quite a bit different that repairing its predecessors, but I was up for the challenge and ready to learn something new. Plus, her son had purchased the pimped-out retro yellow mod kit instead of the plain ole boring black bezel replacement. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pimp out an iPhone 4!

The kit included a replacement front digitizer/bezel/LCD, a replacement back panel, and a color-matched home button. As you might know, you can’t simply replace the front bezel and glass on an iPhone 4 because the glass is glued to the LCD.

I met with Lisa and she handed off the broken iPhone 4 along with the retro yellow replacement kit, and the stupid Pentalobe screwdriver that Apple created to keep people like me out of repairing iPhone 4’s (nice try, Apple). I took it all home and did not take out a single screw until 48 hours later.

I was very nervous about this repair job, because it was hideously obvious that I would not complete the process in the 30 minutes that it takes me to tear down and replace the digitizer on a 3G or 3GS unit. So I spent 2 days watching the instructional videos, making sure to pick up on all of the warnings and special tips for taking the phone apart and reassembling it.

I had to take a deep breath before finally removing the 2 Pentalobe screws at the bottom of the phone, but I got over my fear and dug into the project. I had to follow along with an online repair guide, and I didn’t miss a single step along the way.

As I disassembled the phone, I taped the screws and parts down on a piece of paper where I drew pictures showing where those screws and parts actually went. This would keep me from losing anything, and also help me not to mix up any of the five different screw sizes that come with the phone.

Over 25 screws and several removed components later, I had the phone completely disassembled. It’s interesting that Apple designed the iPhone 4 to where you have to remove everything in order to replace the screen components, but oh well. Since when have we ever tried to understand the the minds of the Apple geniuses?

Before installing the new yellow-bezel/LCD component, I had the daunting task of changing out the home button. I thought the replacement would come with the ribbon and pop button attached, but it didn’t. The yellow replacement home button was just the plastic part alone. What you have to do is to carefully peel off the pop button pad from the bottom of the original black button, without breaking the fragile ribbon cable, and re-stick that to the new colored button. That made me very nervous, but I made it through without damaging the ribbon.

With the yellow button in place, it was time to put all of the pieces back together. It didn’t seem near as difficult or intimidating putting it back as compared to tearing it down as what I thought it would be. But I ran into a few snags. A couple of the screws in the corners were not wanting to easily go in, and it took a little bit of patience to get the threads started.

But the hardest part of the reassembly was putting the IC board back into the case. I fumbled with the IC board for almost 45 minutes, almost giving up on it entirely. It was very hard to get it matched up with the screw hole mounts and the edges of the phone. The worst part was making sure that the top part of the L-shaped IC board was correctly butted against the top of the phone.

There were 5 ribbons that had to go in between the board and the case, leaving enough slack to plug the connectors into the board. Plus, the tiny metal brush (what I am assuming to be the antenna connector) had to be exactly pushed up against the outer metal band. I must have put the board in and taken it out a dozen times before I felt that it was close enough to install the screws.

What made me nervous were the many warnings along the way. I saw statements such as…

“If you don’t properly replace this clip, you will lose WiFi capability.”

“If you replace these screws out of order, you will render the LCD useless.”

“If you damage this microscopic inductor, you will lose all call reception.”

That didn’t make me feel very confident going in, but I managed to stay clear of all the warnings. When I got the phone all put back together, I was pleasantly shocked to find that it booted right up on the first try. I wasn’t expecting it to go quite that well, even though it took 5 hours from the time that I removed the Pentalobe screws.

So my first iPhone mod was a resounding success. It was a stressful process, and I was very nervous handling all of the small parts. The iPhone 4 is so much different than the 3G and 3GS, and it takes real patience to get through the tear down. But it was worth it. I am confident I could do this again and again.

I must admit, once it was done I really liked the yellow color. This is the first time I have seen an iPhone in a color other than factory black or white, and it looked great! I’d love to do a blue or red mod in the future, and if I do, I’ll most definitely be sharing the pictures with you.

Have you ever disassembled an iPhone 4? What was the most tedious part of the process in your opinion? And would you go for a color modification like this, you iPhone lovers out there? Let me know!

If you have a broken iPhone and need to replace a cracked screen, don’t forget to check out my iPhone Cracked Screen Guide where you’ll find links to the lowest cost replacement parts through Amazon, and all of my tips and advice on repairing your phone. I hope it is helpful, and hit me up with your questions!

Carlton Flowers
iPhone Mechanic

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POSTAL JIM ON THE EVOLUTION & FUTURE OF APPLE

I’ve written about Apple and its long journey from the “little guy” to its current status of “gigantic Walmart-esque tech beast”. But Postal Jim really put it down on the comment he made referencing the original “Pre-Release Rumors & The iPhone 4S Wall Street Flop” blog post back on October 7th, 2011.

I’ve got to follow up Jim’s thoughts with the comments made by fellow CZ Blogger Matt M, who equally had some great stuff to share. Matt threw down with his techno-comments equally as well! With that, here’s what the gang had to say… enjoy!

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Does Apple care about what anyone thinks anymore? This release, and the record setting response to it, should drive home that point emphatically.

If they can delay a launch only to come out with changes that barely bring them up to where technology was six months ago, and still set records for units sold, what can we say?

Granted, the camera on this phone is head and shoulders above anything out there now, or maybe ever. But, exactly how much of a camera do we really need on a phone? Once we hit 5 MP and HD, is there a need to go further. I mean, there are 5 MP cameras that blow away 8 MP. The more pixels do not necessarily mean a better picture. The use of the pixels is where the difference lies.

Apple can rest on its laurels and continue to just merely keep up with the Jones’s and remain a superpower due to the cult following they have created. These people, for the most part, would buy a Lego phone with the Apple logo, just because it’s an Apple. That may be a SLIGHT exaggeration, but you get my point.

One commercial, with one glimpse of the new product, a catchy ditty, and the high and mighty logo is all that is needed to open the flood gates of the Apple Nation.

I still believe Apple will be cutting edge in regards to some things in the future. They allegedly have hundreds of engineers delving into what lies ahead for Apple. But even if the lag behind HTC, Samsung, and the like, the customer base has been established and the sales will still be there.

What else is left to dominate? They reinvented the mobile phone. Took it to a level of science fiction, when looking back at my first grey brick of a cellular phone. Then music site such as Rhapsody, Napster and the like were brought to their knees. iTunes, despite the outcry from the recording industry, reinvented the way we buy and listen to music. When was the last time you went to a music store (do they still have those) and purchased a CD, cassette, album, or 8-track (did I just date myself?)

Apple TV seems to be the next target for this group. Phones are doing about as much as they can without becoming more massive and even bigger power hogs. The mobile TV market seems to be the wave on the horizon. Yes, there are several outlets to watch TV and movies on your mobile device. There were as many for music before iTunes, and some still remain. But Apple has shown their ability to tweak something into a innovative, must-have avenue of entertainment. And once it has the Apple name behind it, it will be the standard by which all other outlets will be measured.

So the way I see it, Apple can put a logo on a square wheel and it will sell. They wouldn’t surprise me if the reinvented the wheel either. Sad but true. You can compare Apples to Androids upside down and backwards but Apple will remain the trend setter for years to come for their loyalist, and many others.

Status quo also was reinvented by the late Steve Jobs.

Postal Jim

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The Matt M Response

This is certainly true, and it saddens me. I’ve grown up with apple. My dad’s been an Apple guy ever since the 80’s, and he’s shared that passion with me over the years. I can remember sitting down with him and watching Steve Jobs give his keynote addresses, announcing the iPod, the flatscreen iMac, the PowerMac G5, the Intel Macs, and of course the iPhone.

During all those formative years there was always a certain paradigm with Apple and the rest of the electronics industry: Apple was the underdog, the good guy, the company with superior technology unjustly overlooked by the mass of blind consumers consuming their Micro$oft products. Only in the last couple of years, my junior and senior years of college, did I take a step back from my Apple mania. This was mostly because I had bigger things to worry about, and I simply lost touch with the lastest and greatest from Apple.

Then I started researching what kind of phone I wanted to get with my September upgrade, and I started to dig, to research, and I started to wonder if these iPhones were really the best of the best. I finally decided I liked the Android platform better, and decided to get the Galaxy S II.

All that to say, all the reading and research I’ve done has brought me to a frightening realization: Apple is becoming Microsoft. They’re king of the industry at last, and they know it. They no longer have to innovate; people buy iPhones because iPhones are the thing to buy. It’s the end of an era.

Matt M

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Boys & girls, that’s what I call some dadburn good writing. I couldn’t agree more with both Postal Jim and Matt M. Big thanks to both of them for for sharing their thoughts and insight. This is what makes the CZ Blog awesome!

Carlton Flowers
CZ Blog Commentor Fan

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