But the company has yet to roll out any sort of upgrade schedule. She added that Gingerbread will bring a few interface improvements to the Optimus V, but if Flash isn't in a particular phone now, it probably won't be there with Gingerbread, owing to hardware limitations.
Nicole recommends this link to get more details on Gingerbread features. So the short answer to your question is this: If you really want a "luxury" smartphone, you should probably leave Virgin Mobile and go to one of the big carriers. Sorry to break the bad news to you. I'm skeptical about security, and quite frankly, I rarely see anyone using them with current credit cards.
Do you think this is really the future of payment systems? And eventually I do see mobile payments taking off. That said, there's no question that the industry has been talking about this for a long time.
And the start has been slow. Her article was specifically about Visa's implementation called PayWave. One of the problems with broad adoption of mobile payments is the fact that device makers haven't added the necessary NFC chips in enough phones. Retailers have also dragged their feet on getting the necessary NFC readers to allow for the payments to be taken.
But Visa isn't waiting for these devices to land in the marketplace. Its PayWave system allows wireless subscribers to put NFC-enabled "skins" and stickers on their phones to start using mobile payments with existing phones. Visa plans a commercial rollout of this service in the U. Wells Fargo, Chase, U. Bank, and Bank of America are each running trials of the service now in the states.
As you point out in your question, there are some security concerns. And Elinor's story discusses these issues. That said, according to her reporting, using an NFC-enabled phone for payments may actually be more secure than using a credit card. Elinor talked to security experts Collin Mulliner and Karsten Nohl for their opinions. Mulliner had done research on ways to attack NFC mobile phones in But he said attacks that he had suggested as possible then would likely not be an issue using the Visa implementation.
Still, he wondered if a Trojan horse could be created to get inside a phone via a malicious Web link or download and then hijack transactions. Visa technology partner DeviceFidelity said there are ways to mitigate these attacks. For example, digital keys used for authentication are encrypted on the chip. What's more "neither the three-digit security code on the back of credit cards nor the cardholder name are stored on the microSD card. Unauthorized apps cannot communicate with the device, and no digital keys are stored in the app--they come from the Visa network.
There is still room for improvement, according to security expert Karsten Nohl, who is well known for exposing security weaknesses in RFID radio-frequency identification wireless smart card chips and mobile phones. But he noted that, like the Internet, which is also prone to attacks and security issues, solutions can be designed to mitigate these problems.
I hope this helps answer your questions. I completely agree with the comment asking why are you comparing a phone to somethin not even out yet? Also, i think consumers realize that its not just a phone with hardware, but an entire user experience: user interface, occurrence of errors, working apps, sync capabilities… I am a droid x owner and have had an iphone 3gs since it was released.
The apple infrastructure is what i love. Also, every app i download works and all my issues have been resolved in a timely manner…. Even as i type this on my droid, it does not center the screen and kkep the text on the screen properly. It is the simple things that my droid does do, BUT no where near as efficiently nor consistently as my iphone of two years ago does. Although app crashes are rare due to the approval process and the procedure each one has to go through…they do happen.
Since the cost of abandoning a handset under contract is considered too much for many consumers…android users focus on what fixes come in the next firmware update, and google leaks just enough to keep them focused on what their experience might be like next quarter, rather than lamenting on they are stuck in frustration at the moment. We had to draw a line somewhere. How about comparing the e-mail push? They all have push email these days. Still on BlackBerry? Time to upgrade.
Any of these are a better option! I can assure you that they all have POP3 as well. However, it might not be push if you are doing POP3. Having either Exchange or Gmail will offer push.
Other types will probably just check at a regular interval for new messages. Your device needs to check for emails at set intervals, which kills battery life since it has to connect to the mail server, login, check for messages, download headers, logout and disconnect.
Push only connects when the device has been notified that there are messages awaiting on the server. Sahas is right, If you have Exchange at work you can configure it for Push or your network admin can or use the Gmail app which uses push. Thats a ridiculous comment to say its time to upgrade if you are on a blackberry. There is no true push email in any of the mentioned devices unless you use gmail or Microsoft Exchange. For Yahoo and other accounts you have to check it at a certain frequency in order to get it…I find this a big drawback.
The other thing is that I had an Epic 4G and went back to my Blackberry …the main reason was the awful battery life for most of these Android devices…with my BB I can have GPS on, Blue tooth on, wi-fi on and still last more than a day, sometimes a couple of days without charging. The other big thing I noticed is that I can type much faster on the BB keyboard vs the virtual even with Swype installed. Do you also know that if you are overseas and trying to roam on a data plan its very expensive, thats where BB is very handy since it does not use as much data as these smart phones and the data is compressed.
There are many reasons why someone would prefer a Blackberry over any of these devices…lets have some objectivity. If you are a Yahoo Mail user, there is an official app available for accessing email which includes true C2DM push.
But yes, you are correct. The native Gmail app also pushes new messages to your phone, but the server only checks ever 30 minutes. I had a chance to review the Epic 4G last year and the battery lasted for almost a full day on a single charge.
The new Froyo update apparently just came out, so that will help improve battery life as well. Flip phones can last an entire week on a single charge. RIM turns emails into plain text on most of these devices, which is great for those looking to save data. Rich text HTML emails are generally poorly formatted. It also lasts longer because people consume less data due to its limitations. Hmmm — you consider that a negative or a positive?
Try RealPlayer. The last time I used it was over four years ago and it was complete bloatware at the time. Double Twist seems to be catching on, but I barely use it. Nice post. One question, where did you find the physical dimensions and weight for the Bionic? It was provided in the press kit that I was handed out at their press event.
Hi Sahas — Great graphic. Are you sure though that the Thunderbolt will have swype? My amaetur search of various spec sheets online say that it will not. HTC is pushing it to all their new phones and just about all the latest Verizon Wireless Android phones have it as well. Go with the other devices. The iphone is a bad phone. The Operating system of the handset is not significant.
Leaving out the fact that the Bionic is dual core and the Thunderbolt is single core really gives a false picture.
That distinction, also present in Android tablets like the new Motorola Xoom , makes a big difference when it comes to multitasking and resource-intensive applications. The Bionic one-ups the Thunderbolt with its HDMI output, too, as well as its higher resolution display, at by pixels in the same 4.
Finally, consider the software: While both phones ship with Android 2. The decision ultimately comes down to a matter of preference. Check out the Thunderbolt in a store later this week.
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