Will the Iphone holds it own against the competition

In the face of the massive competition coming down the pipeline in the form of the Android, Palm Pre, Blackberry Storm and Windows Mobile Smartphone and of course Nokia etc...analyst are begining to wonder if the iPhone will be able to holds it own.

Some recent research indicates that it will:

* 9% said they are likely to buy a 32GB iPhone 3G ($299)
* 11% said they are likely to buy a 16GB iPhone 3G ($199)
* 8% said they are likely to buy the 8GB Traditional iPhone ($99)

Original Story from CNN

Apple Wins Patent on Multi Touch

Cnet reports that Apple has won a patent on Multi Touch and many of the innovation associated with the iphone such as Pinch and Zoom.

This will ring a warning bell for palm, blackberry and of course microsoft which is launching Multi Touch in its New Windows 7 OS. We can expect plenty of court action here as the heavies challenge the patent.

This story was brought to our attention by Richard Sarno, our New York based Iphone Geek. If you are looking to develop an iPhone app, contact Richard and he will take care of you (Ask for Richard).



You can get the full article here: CNET on Apple Multi Touch