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BlackBerry vs. iPhone: A Battle of Small-Biz 'Apps'
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BlackBerry | VS. | iPhone |
| Contact Hero ($9.99 a month after 30 days) from the VDG Group | Contact Hero ($9.99 a month after 30 days) from the VDG Group | |
| Neither the BlackBerry nor the iPhone versions of this app were built specifically for the phones. Instead, they're web apps that you can see in the device's browser, meaning that accessing the program may take longer than a regular app, says Vidal Graupera, a senior software engineer at VDG Group, the software firm that makes Contact Hero. The con for this particular version: BlackBerry users won't be able to add notes to contacts or schedule messages to go out like they could on the iPhone, he says. | Even though this application wasn't built specifically for the iPhone, VDG is currently working on one. The new app would allow users to connect to their local data, says Graupera. In the meantime, the iPhone app does offer added features beyond what’s available in the BlackBerry app such as allowing iPhone users to view a more complete contact history, he says. | |
| ADVANTAGE: iPhone |
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honestabe | Posted: 8:57 AM On May 28, 2009 |
| The people here who say they have had a iPhone and then went back to the blackberry are probably inventing their experiences. I do have both - my work supplies the Blackberry, and the Blackberry is MUCH more tedius to use. There isn't anything I prefer to do on the Blackberry - typing on the iPhone is easier. If you are someone who has mastered the Blackberry keyboard, of course it will take you a little time to become as good on the iPhone. | ||
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dtue57 | Posted: 2:22 PM On May 11, 2009 |
| I'm with the professor. I had (have) an I-phone. Tried it twice but returned to the Curve; Iphone doesn't compare with the Blackberry for ease of use - I can do everything in one hand and without dropping the phone. I love the Apple apps but they aren't worth the trade off. | ||
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fabian | Posted: 10:27 PM On May 9, 2009 |
| i had a 'Palm smart phone' it sucks ,my blackberry howerever is wonderful | ||
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Justin Sane | Posted: 2:28 PM On May 9, 2009 |
| I realize this is a face-off between BlackBerry and iPhone but what about Palm. Weren't they around LONG before these two dumbphones decided they wanna be like the true smartphone which is Palm? And doesn't Palm have more applications than both of these knock-offs combined. When I wanted a smartphone I went to the original and the best. Not either of these 'knock-offs'. I'm just saying... | ||
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Justin Sane | Posted: 2:27 PM On May 9, 2009 |
| I realize this is a face-off between BlackBerry and iPhone but what about Palm. Weren't they around LONG before these two dumbphones decided they wanna be like the true smartphone which is Palm? And doesn't Palm have more applications than both of these knock-offs combined. When I wanted a smartphone I went to the original and the best. Not either of these 'knock-offs'. I'm just saying... | ||
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Justin Sane | Posted: 11:05 AM On May 9, 2009 |
| I realize this is a face-off between BlackBerry and iPhone but what about Palm. Weren't they around LONG before these two dumbphones decided they wanna be like the true smartphone which is Palm? And doesn't Palm have more applications than both of these knock-offs combined. When I wanted a smartphone I went to the original and the best. Not either of these 'knock-offs'. I'm just saying... | ||
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Xavier | Posted: 7:59 PM On May 8, 2009 |
| Has anyone checked who is Enderle? I have and he seems to be a one man shop and not very credible.... | ||
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Ron | Posted: 6:26 PM On May 8, 2009 |
| AP News is vaialble for BB as well... | ||
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re: ProfessorDJF typing | Posted: 4:48 PM On May 8, 2009 |
| This used to be a much talked about issue with the iPhone. Yet most who live with it a few days get the hang quickly -- you ultimately just need to trust the auto-check, and it ceases to be an issue. Personally, I can type faster on the iphone than on a Blackberry, and I prefer the over size display and plethora of applications: both fun and productive. | ||
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Z | Posted: 3:42 PM On May 8, 2009 |
| I am just waiting for my Blackberry contract to finish. IPHONE looks much cooler than BB............no wonder IPHONE is the winner. | ||
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ProfessorDJF | Posted: 3:16 PM On May 8, 2009 |
| I cannot believe that the author of this article failed to realize the most fundamental advantage of the Blackberry over an Iphone. The Blackberry has a REAL, PHYSICAL Keyboard. That trumps all of the application advantages, in my book. I've tried Iphone over and over and cannot get the touch keypad to work correctly. And to do what I need to do with it I need to type quickly and accurately. | ||
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