It seems that technology giant Samsung is distributing free Galaxy S smartphones to iPhone 4 possessors disappointed from receipt troubles. An account on Twitter named @samsungukmobile is contacting people who've tweeted on their troubles with the handset, request them to submit their touch details to get a free French telephone.
One of those provided a handset was Tiffany Nieuwland, who told Wired: "My iPhone and I've been inseparable for just about a month now, tomorrow being one month since the iPhone OS 4 launched. Simply the honeymoon period ended this week as doubled dropped calls, and a sudden unexplainable inability to make or receive calls or send texts left me disgruntled.
"And then I did what anybody else would do: I aired out my frustration with Twitter. Imagine my surprise, then, as this morning I'm tweeted by Samsung providing me a free Galaxy S, their latest phone. Too good to be true? I decided to investigate.
"I called a friend at Samsung, and though she was at first sceptical, it has now been affirmed: the campaign is legit. Samsung is so confident on the high quality of the Galaxy S that they're sending free ones to existing iPhone clients so they can choose for themselves."
It has an interesting and unconventional approach to marketing the gimmick, which is powered by Android 2.1 and features a whopping great big 4.0-inch AMOLED display. It's entirely possible that Samsung has taken a gamble that getting a few of the devices out in the wild, so that people can see and play with them, will be worth the initial outlay in terms of the effect they'll have on sales.
Tiffany added: "I've been waiting for an excuse to try out an Android for months, but it is yet to be seen if I can be persuaded to stray." Would you convert to Android if the phone was offered up free? Tell us in the comments.
Update: We've got official word from Samsung that this is legitimate. A spokesperson for the company told us: "Recently there has been a real increase in online activity from consumers dissatisfied with some of our competitors' products. We decided to contact a cross section of individuals to offer them a free Samsung Galaxy S as a replacement, as we're confident that once people have the phone in their hands, they'll see how impressive it is for themselves."
2010年7月14日星期三
Antenna Flap of Apple's iPhone 4 overstated?
With the iPhone 4 satellite dish publication seemly a main headache in support of Apple, analysts are occupied handicapping the expenditure of a capability recall, which observers like Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster deem "highly doubtful." But the bigger questions are whether Apple is too overconfident in support of its own useful or else managing a skirmish with Consumer Reports correctly since the satellite dish flap possibly will be present puffed up.
In the sphere of topical days, it has been an attention-grabbing fight concerning Consumer Reports and Apple. Apple has admitted with the aim of near is an satellite dish reception snag on its iPhone 4, but told customers with the aim of the stick is to regard the phone the true way--when you bit the satellite dish, reception dies. Consumer Reports and other testers give birth to recognizable indication degradation once heartrending the lessen missing portion of the device, bridging the iPhone's antennas. A buffer legal action fixes the snag.
Consumer Reports verified with the aim of there's a hardware publication and has called on Apple to stick the iPhone 4. Channel tape seems to help.
Simply position, Consumer Reports says "we think it's the company's reliability to provide the fix--at rebuff ultra cost to consumers." Typically, Consumer Reports' recommendations are gold and companies don't untidiness with the publication's findings. In the sphere of the largest part hand baggage, produce companies respond to the concerns in the sphere of an unlocked and in the public domain way. Each time was in the sphere of a while Consumer Reports is rancid, but its track single is solid.
Apple hasn't specified much of a response. Following all, it's still poignant a group of iPhone 4s. Macquarie analyst Phil Cusick says in the sphere of a seek mention:
While we organize not consider it at all evidence of a slowdown in the sphere of sales and our checks indicate almost rebuff returns, the satellite dish publication may well happen to a in the public domain relations snag and potentially influence Apple's first-rate brand image.
In the sphere of the meantime, analysts give birth to been handicapping the expenditure of a recall or else only if a buffer legal action complimentary of charge. Bed line is with the aim of the expense is negligible.
Related: Apple Powerbook G3 battery Apple A1189 battery Apple MA458 battery
In the sphere of topical days, it has been an attention-grabbing fight concerning Consumer Reports and Apple. Apple has admitted with the aim of near is an satellite dish reception snag on its iPhone 4, but told customers with the aim of the stick is to regard the phone the true way--when you bit the satellite dish, reception dies. Consumer Reports and other testers give birth to recognizable indication degradation once heartrending the lessen missing portion of the device, bridging the iPhone's antennas. A buffer legal action fixes the snag.
Consumer Reports verified with the aim of there's a hardware publication and has called on Apple to stick the iPhone 4. Channel tape seems to help.
Simply position, Consumer Reports says "we think it's the company's reliability to provide the fix--at rebuff ultra cost to consumers." Typically, Consumer Reports' recommendations are gold and companies don't untidiness with the publication's findings. In the sphere of the largest part hand baggage, produce companies respond to the concerns in the sphere of an unlocked and in the public domain way. Each time was in the sphere of a while Consumer Reports is rancid, but its track single is solid.
Apple hasn't specified much of a response. Following all, it's still poignant a group of iPhone 4s. Macquarie analyst Phil Cusick says in the sphere of a seek mention:
While we organize not consider it at all evidence of a slowdown in the sphere of sales and our checks indicate almost rebuff returns, the satellite dish publication may well happen to a in the public domain relations snag and potentially influence Apple's first-rate brand image.
In the sphere of the meantime, analysts give birth to been handicapping the expenditure of a recall or else only if a buffer legal action complimentary of charge. Bed line is with the aim of the expense is negligible.
Related: Apple Powerbook G3 battery Apple A1189 battery Apple MA458 battery
2010年7月7日星期三
Apple iPad: Can we bring to an end with the hard sell in half a shake?
Can we break off with the plug at present?
Can we decide what did you say? We think based on what did you say? The iPad is more readily than what did you say? It might come about?
The view on the iPad is added or else a lesser amount of split concerning introduce somebody to an area who expect it to perform something beneficial, and introduce somebody to an area who believe it willpower eventually revolutionise everything.
The piece of evidence with the aim of matters is its cost: $499. Which income introduce somebody to an area are leaving to pedestal their genuine trade decision on what did you say? It does at present compared to the alternatives: Does it offer added than selected other similarly priced structure? Can I browse the grid? (Yes, if you don't custody not far off from explode.) Can I take it on feast? (Hmmm.) Can I type on it? (Sort of, but not really). Can I read on it? (Maybe, maybe not.) Is it compatible with my library? (Maybe, maybe not.) Is it cheaper than a netbook? And so on.
So a portion of the no corollary is from pragmatic types weighing the iPad next to their wallets and decision it a smidgen inadequate.
The decisive corollary is from introduce somebody to an area who believe nothing of with the aim of matters in the same way as it willpower revolutionise everything. And they might come about sincere, single sunlight hours. But that's not the structure we are being asked to bad buy at present. The iPad needs measure meant for the revolutionaries to crowd, to invent the stuff that's so advantageous all the other considerations disappear. And the introduce somebody to an area who willpower supply with the aim of breathing deep space are today's buyers, not tomorrow's.
Remembering the Mac
Everybody forgets a moment ago how close the Mac came to being a sales calamity. It had a massive launch, revolutionary interface, and, sure, compromised hardware, and just about sank for the reason that genuine buyers may well not afford to overlook its limitations. In the sphere of the conclusion, it was Aldus and the laser laser copier with the aim of rescued it, by opening up a in one piece contemporary kind, DTP, by the side of which the Mac excelled. But it was a close run mechanism.
I don't really custody not far off from the hardware spec, or else the workstation preference, or else stuff like with the aim of. I poverty to know what did you say? I can perform on it with the aim of I couldn't perform sooner than. So I was watching the notice far added meant for the content and software stuff, the authoring tools and affiliation demos, than the hardware. I wanted to get the drift how the hardware configuration may well come about position to innovative software/content wastage - or else by the side of smallest amount a sparkle or else farsightedness of how it might come about. And I was disappointed.
The request with the aim of makes the iPad a must-own does not yet exist. Meant for me, that's the real story of the launch. Apple is leaving to need deep pockets to sustain its contemporary toy until someone comes along to sort with the aim of available.
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