The argument has waged on for years…What is the better mobile OS and ecosystem for a certain person, Android or iOS? (Windows Phone may be starting to become part of the conversation, but its nowhere near as prominent as these two competitors.) And for as long as this arguments been around, the answer has been a similar one: it depends largely on you. How dependable do you want your phone to be, versus how much customization do you want it to be able to do? Do you absolutely love iTunes, or could you spend your money elsewhere? There are many more of these questions that techies like me have turned to in order to give good phone buying advice to friends, family, and colleagues over the years. However, with recent news, and some pretty basic realizations, I think the answer is more one-sided than many, myself included, previously thought…

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Android has a problem. Actually, Android has several problems. (Don’t freak out, its okay. Every platform has several problems.) Many of them we already know about. The half-baked Google TV. The lack of cohesion across different Android devices. Apple. Windows 8 with Metro. These are but a few (and likely the biggest) challenges the platform is facing going forward. But this post isn’t a list of problems. This post is the start of a conversation about how to fix them.

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Well, what did we get? We’ll be posting a full wrap-up later with all the juicy details, but click through for the highlights as they become available!

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If you’re an Apple fan, today is a big day for you. Frankly, no matter who you are, Apple fan or not, today is a pretty important day. At 1pm Eastern time today, Steve Jobs will take the stage at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference and give us details on everything from new features in the latest version of OS X, Lion, to the changes that will be coming to iOS in its new version, as well as some info on the oft-rumored iCloud. So what do we expect to see this afternoon? Read on after the break for the offical ITK breakdown!

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Google’s motto might be “Don’t be evil” but it looks like they’ve got a little catching up to do. Apple announced last week that repairing, for free, any Apple branded electronics damaged in the earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan, exluding iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffle. (Being phased out maybe??)

The offer was posted on Apple Japan’s website, and applies to customers living in areas covered by the Ministry of Health’s Disaster Relief Act. (AKA don’t try getting the iPhone you dropped in the toilet repaired…It won’t work.) This offer is running until the last day of June, so if you happen to live in the area and your Apple stuff isn’t working, contact AppleCare ASAP! And if you don’t live in the area, maybe just take this is a lesson in good karma.

Source: Engadget, Apple Japan

Ever find yourself at a concert, or loud restaurant and all of the sudden you have an important incoming call? How are you ever going to be able to hear them, or how will they hear you? Well with Apple’s new technology, the answer is here. Surprisingly, an issue that is as common as this one has never been solved. The Android phones have attempted to revolutionize texting through the TTS feature available, but they have not utilized it to the extent that Apple is hoping to. Read on for Apple’s solution, and how it might make the new iPhone even more useful.

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The Apple Store went down this morning, and now we know why. Apple announced a complete refresh to the iMac lineup today. With processor speed boosts across the board, as well as their newly minted Thunderbolt port, the new iMac specs are definitely welcome if you’ve been putting off purchasing one for any reason. Read on to see what you get for your $1000 and how much you should spend to really get what you want.

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The idea of FaceTime for Mac is a great one: Video chat with your friends and family, no matter where they are or where you are, if you’ve got an internet connection and they’ve got a new iPod Touch or iPhone.  You’re always connected, face to face, in a way that people (here in the US at least) never have been before.  That being said, Apple released FaceTime for Mac as a beta application, and it really shows. Read the rest of this entry »

As a regular Mac user and Apple consumer I was thrilled to see Apple announce the brand new iLife. Consistent with the past, the new iLife suite will be included in new Macs, but now it is a low fee of $49 to upgrade your current iLife version to iLife ’11. The package includes a newly designed and modernized form of iPhoto, GarageBand, and iMovie, three extremely popular Mac programs used today. Let’s take a glimpse at the new software! Read the rest of this entry »

We don’t want to brag, but we basically nailed this event (minus some spec details) from start to finish.  From iLife to Mac OS to the new MacBook Air, Apple has updated basically everything we thought they would.  Here’s a list of the major updates, and we’ll be posting with more details throughout the day and this evening.  Read on for the details! Read the rest of this entry »