iPhone Cect P168 - China's Improvement On iPhone Technology

The iPhone undoubtedly started a technological revolution and began a love affair with touch screens on mobile phones. However, most people are not as in love with the iPhone's price nor with the required high-priced AT&T contract that comes with an iPhone. With the IPhone you are forced to contract with AT&T for your wireless service. Very basic service is about $100 per month.

Enter China's CECT P168 iClone. CECT has taken the technology of the iPhone and improved upon it - so much so that Popular Science magazine calls CECT the "real deal".

The CECT P168 looks so much like the original iPhone you have to nearly squint to tell the difference. Plus, the CECT P168 offers all of the features of the iPhone plus bonus features. The P168 has three more speakers than the iPhone plus a removable battery. The P168 allows you to use whatever participating carrier you like (even your current provider). With an iPhone, you have the phone to an authorized dealer when the battery runs dead.

Further, the CECT P168 runs under $120 - sometimes as low as $100. This phone offers the features most people want - the touch screen, the ability to surf the web or watch videos, Bluetooth, and MP3 capabilities, without worrying about how to pay for all of it.

The iClone CECT P168 doesn't require any software. The phone will automatically recognize your network, phone book, and personal settings.

With features on par with (and in some cases better) than the iPhone at only a fraction of the price, the CECT P168 may well be a great way to enjoy the latest technology while waiting both for prices on the iPhone to trickle down and for Apple to catch on and add some of the features that CECT is known for.

Visit The iClone CECT P168 Product Review Website to see video demonstrations, close up photos, unique features and buyer information about the IClone. Rae Edwards is an internet technology researcher and freelance writer.

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The Real Cost Of The Iphone's Closed Platform

By now you are no doubt aware of Apple's closed platform of OS X available on the iPhone, preventing third party software from being created for the device. In fact, you may be encouraged by the fact that the device will offer future software titles through the user-friendly iTunes stores. However, what you may not also realize is that Apple is closing the door in terms of a varied and diverse software landscape for its technological darling.

Apple is dealing a major blow to the mobile software industry as a whole. By promoting software as a feature of hardware, the company could perpetuate an assumption that software is no longer a separate entity of a mobile device, leaving consumers with the perception that hardware makers are the only providers of high-quality, compatible titles. Almost brings you back to the old days of Mac vs. Windows.

While Mac vs. Windows on the PC platform was partially alleviated when Apple allowed MS Office titles and windows to run simultaneously with OS X, there is no foreseeable end in sight to Apples hording of software development rights. In todays Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Steve Jobs claimed The iPhone is the most sophisticated software platform ever created for a mobile device.?Adding, We think software features are where the action will be in the coming years.?/p>

This action?will most certainly mean increased revenue for Apple and decreased options for consumers. Did I also mention a little something call Microsoft Exchange? Because without it, you wont be able to effectively accomplish work tasks in conjunction with the Microsoft based software your office most likely runs on. And as for you email and phone call only people, good luck getting the IT department to let you use IMAP for confidential company emails.

The real cost of Apples closed platform will not be immediately apparent. In fact, it may not be immediately impactful. However, the mobile software industry will be dealt a significant setback if Apple is able to shift consumer perception to the thinking that software is an exclusive component of the hardware upon which it runs. When in reality mobile software is, and should be, its own entity separate from any particular line of product or hardware.

If this is allowed to happen, the diversity and number of software titles available will slowly dwindle until we are once again, much like the early Mac and Windows wars, tied down to a specific and lone set of applications based upon which device one buys. If I remember correctly, Mac was on the short end of the stick in terms of applications and software in those days. And even though Apples predicted 10 million units sold seems like a huge number, it is still only a fraction of the mobile device market with Blackberry and Windows Mobile powered smart phones both eclipsing Apples sales goal several times over. Thus, Apple will have to create some very strong applications in order to compete with the thousands of developers worldwide working to create software for the Windows Mobile platform.

Jordan Corning is a mobile enterprise solutions enthusiast. An analyst with Minneapolis based consulting firm ITR Group, Jordan enjoys exploring new ways in which mobile technology can offer significant contributions to the business, educational, and consumer worlds. For more info, visit the ITR Group website @ http://www.itrgroupinc.com or visit his blog @ http://www.iphailure.com

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