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Apple seeds iOS 4.3 beta to Developers.

Following the availability of iPhone on Verizon Wireless network, Apple seeds iOS 4.3 bete to Developers. Many Apple news-centric sites reported the release of iOS 4.3 beta earlier today.

iOS 4.3 beta is available for:

  • iPad
  • iPhone 4 (GSM)
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPod touch 4th generation
  • iPod touch 3rd generation
  • Apple TV

iOS 4.3 is said to bring new features including the ability to stream video to Apple TV using AirPlay, iAd full screen banners, and HTTP Live Streaming statistics.

iOS beta 4.3 access is only available to registered Developers. Sign up at Apple Developer Center.

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Google to remove h.264 support from Chrome.

According to The Chromium Blog:

…we are changing Chrome’s HTML5 <video> support to make it consistent with the codecs already supported by the open Chromium project. Specifically, we are supporting the WebM (VP8) and Theora video codecs, and will consider adding support for other high-quality open codecs in the future. Though H.264 plays an important role in video, as our goal is to enable open innovation, support for the codec will be removed and our resources directed towards completely open codec technologies.

So will Chrome still support Flash Player? Flash Player is the container for many video formats including h.264.

Does this mean Google would not support non-open/proprietary codec like h.264 but support a non-open/proprietary container like Flash?

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The White iPhone 4 on Verizon’s page is not really there.

Some people are pointing out that the much fabled White iPhone would be available for Verizon. A quick look at iPhone 4 information on Verizon’s page shows that the iPhone 4 will be available in Black and White.

Don’t get too excited yet, because Verizon page is merely linking to the old iPhone 4 info page. Apple has just updated iPhone 4 Tech Specs and Gallery. All references to White iPhone are scrubbed from the site.

As a matter of fact, if you look carefully the Cellular, Wireless and Location specs shows the UMTS/HSDPA only; n CDMA.

Captain Ahab is still hunting for the White iPhone 4.

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Should I switch to Verizon for the iPhone?

January 11th, 2011.

The Universe seems to agree that Verizon will be announcing the avilability of iPhone on their network at 11:00 AM Eastern Time today. I am an AT&T customer with an iPhone plan since June 29th, 2007. I was a Verizon Customer back in early 2000’s. Previously I was a Sprint customer. My view on wireless network is something like this:

Generally the quality of service greatly depends on where I’m at. There are places where one service provider had no coverage while the others do. Customer service are equally horrible.

Am I happy with AT&T service?
What I can say is that I am considering moving to other service providers like Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.

Am I happy with the iPhone?
In general I really like the iPhone. It was the first great phone I had. I still like the iPhone.

Does Verizon have better wireless service than AT&T?
My good friend seems to think so. I still think that it depends on where you are. Certainly in Metropolitan areas AT&T wireless does suffer. At the same time I have seen lack of coverage from Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile in different places. But it is about AT&T this time. In Southern California AT&T service is not as horrible as in The Bay Area. In general, AT&T service are available where I’m at most of the times but not all. Outside of California I have mixed results. There are a lot of parts in Nevada where AT&T has no coverage while Verizon and Sprint do. One thing I can say is that AT&T has excellent coverage around Boise, Idaho. I cannot say if Verizon’s service is as worse as AT&T’s.

Things I enjoy being on AT&T network is primarily influenced by the ability to switch my phones anytime I want. It is as easy as removing the SIM Card from one phone and installing it on the other. I am currently using iPhone 3GS and Nexus One. I am planning to get an unlock Palm Pre 2. If there’s an unlock Windows Phone 7 phone with an attractive price tag, I’d get one too.

If I were to switch to Verizon, I wouldn’t be able to use different phone on the same account. There is no way I would want to pay for different accounts so that I could use different phones. Despite of the negatives on AT&T, I still prefer having to use different phones. Switching to Verizon means I would not be able to do so.

If I were a Verizon customer today, I’d definitely get the iPhone.

Now, it’s T minus 97 minutes till Verizon announcement.

 

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Reasons not to move to Verizon from AT&T for the iPhone.

Previously I wrote about reasons to move to Verizon from AT&T for the iPhone. Now I’m talking about reasons not to move to Verizon from AT&T for the iPhone in general.

  • Might have to pay that pesky and expensive early termination fee to AT&T.
  • AT&T believes that their data network is still faster than Verizon’s as illustrated by Boy Genius Report which was tweeted by AT&T.
  • You prefer GSM phones, especially if you travel outside United States often.
  • AT&T is giving you packaged deal with your wireless account.

Now, those were some generic reasons why you would not want to move to Verizon from AT&T for the iPhone that I could think of at this moment. By the way, it is T minus 2 hours and 30 minutes till the Verizon Announcement.

I’ll be finishing up my thought whether I would switch to Verizon from AT&T or not.