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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Well, didn’t take long for an update! We told you earlier about some of the changes we might see later today when the latest iOS update is announced by Steve Jobs at Apple’s WWDC, and it looks like Josh Topolsky over at This is my next has come up with some additional details as to what may be featured in the announcement. We’ll refer you to Josh’s post (via the source link at the end) for the full details, but you can get all the basics by clicking through the link below. To wet your whistle, looks like we may see a huge update to messaging, as well as notifications, and we might even see widgets and lock-screen shortcuts added to the system. Hit up the read link for more details!

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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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To almost anyone who uses iTunes, purchasing music has always been the name of the game. For a smaller faction of users though, subscription music has always been the way to go. From Zune Pass to Rhapsody, Rdio to Spotify, its been pretty well proven that people enjoy having unlimited access to whatever music they want, without having to make the consideration of whether or not they want to buy another full CD, or even spend .99 cents on a single. Very recently, with the popularity Android has gained in the marketplace, Google introduced Google Music. Now, it appears that Apple is ready to show us what they’ve been working on. Rumored to be called iCloud, it appears Apple’s service may do more than initially thought. Read on past the break for all the dirty details!

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After years of waiting, rumors, and more waiting and rumors, what many thought would never happen finally has: the iPhone has come to Verizon Wireless. While most of us here at ITK are Droid fans, the iPhone has been the perfect smart phone for millions on AT&T and other carriers worldwide for years now, and might be for you as well.

Keep checking back to this post starting at 11am EST for live updates on the major points from the event, and click through for details!

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Oh snap, get out your wallets. Engadget has reported, and the Wall Street Journal has confirmed, that the iPhone may finally be coming to Verizon this coming Tuesday. Is this just a rumor for now? Absolutely, but what’s not a rumor is that Verizon has announced a big announcement for next Tuesday, right after finishing up CES.

To add some fuel to the fire, it was pretty widely speculated a few weeks back that the iPhone would be released onto Verizon the week following CES. While we won’t officially come out and say its happening, as no one really can without an amazing inside source, it does look like this is the most likely time or it to happen since the rumors have begun.

The one thing stacked against this rumor is the assumption that Apple would allow Verizon to make this announcement. While Apple hasn’t really announced the iPhone being added to a carrier since the iPhone’s first announcement to AT&T, this is probably its biggest release ever, since demand seems to be pretty pent up for the phone on this major US network.

We’ll have more on this as we hear it, so stay tuned! In the meantime, what do you think? Is it finally here?

Sources: Engadget, Wall Street Journal

Since the dawn of time (Possibly an exaggeration, but its definitely felt that long) iOS has desperately needed an update to make the iPad as useful as it should be.  While it’s a great device, it also had some major flaws. While billed as a laptop or netbook replacement, it lacked some of their most fundamental abilities.  Apple knew this though, and still sold millions of iPads, with the intent to improve their product over time, as usual. So check it out – it’s now November, and if you’re a super heavy iPad user and want multitasking, folders, and other cool stuff, you might want to follow my lead and install the newly released iOS 4.2.  After a super long wait, iOS 4.2 for iPad is finally here, and brings with it a slew of new features that make it far better than its been.  So plug in to iTunes, click update, and read on while it installs for our full review! Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever wanted to watch a movie on your iOS device, but not wanted to spend money in the iTunes Store?  Maybe you just don’t know the best way to encode your movies to not just work on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, but also to have them look pretty good.  People struggle with this all the time, as Apple doesn’t really provide any easy way for you to do this.  Luckily though, with this simple tutorial (and a couple extra apps) you’ll be able to view your DVDs on any iOS device.  So keep reading and follow these instructions to help you save money and enjoy your favorite movies on your iPhone! Read the rest of this entry »