| Are you amazed at all the smart phone choices, calling | | | | of dollars less than Apples 3GS iPhone of Google's |
| plans, and announcements when it comes to iPhones, | | | | own Nexus One. |
| Google Phones, Droid Phones, Blackberries, and | | | | Michael Martin noted that we could see at least a 100 |
| clones? If so, you can join the club. We've been busy | | | | (that's right 100, and he even listed the names of these |
| studying these things since they were on the drawing | | | | smart phone models in his article) "android phone |
| boards, and it's hard to keep up with even spending | | | | choices worldwide scheduled to be made available in |
| 2-hours a day studying all the new happenings in the | | | | 2010." Amazing, so here comes the invasion of the |
| industry and all the reviews out there. In the end | | | | Androids, wow - and although things are about to get |
| however, it is not the branding, marketing, or advertising | | | | even more complicated, at least all the prices will be |
| which will determine the winners and losers in the | | | | coming down now. |
| market rather it's you; the consumer, customer, and | | | | Apple may have found a way to temporarily keep out |
| user. | | | | some of the HTC clones by filing a lawsuit with an |
| Recently, a personal tech guru of the smart phone | | | | international trade and patent organization. It hopes to |
| technology space noted in his weekly column some | | | | protect some 20 plus patents that it has for features |
| interesting insights into just how the smart phone | | | | which run on its touch screen iPhone 3GS model. Hard |
| market was heating up in 2010. In his article Michael | | | | to say if this will stop HTC in its tracks, most likely not, |
| Martin wrote a piece; "A Veritable Army of Androids | | | | but if it can just slow them down, it will help US smart |
| Coming this Year," as we was discussing how HTC | | | | phone makers keep the price up long enough to get a |
| and other companies were going to mass produce | | | | decent return on their investment for all the technology |
| Google Nexus One like clones running the Google | | | | and research that has been put into these units. |
| operating system, all with similar features and a $100s | | | | |