"new iphone"

Apple has informed the media that a Iphone 5 will be released in the near future. Although the date for release has still not been set by Apple they did confirm that they have increased the screen size to 4" compared to the 3.5" offered now and will also be running on 4G for accessing the internet quickly, and downloading faster than ever. Apple is very good at keeping their secrets but apparently this phone is to "up the anti" on smartphones, Rumors are even going around that Apple is going to call it the "new iphone" and may be able to store up to 150gb of internal memory. The launch of the new device is expected to come before 2013 so that it can compete with Samsung's galaxy SIII which in my opinion is the best smartphone out there right now. Personally I am not a fan of the iphones but if they really innovated the iphone to a completely next level of technology or speed that society isn't accustom too, I see nothing but dollar signs for Apple, and the competition between Apple,Androids, and Rim don't seem they will be stopping any time soon.

Keynote

Blackberry is to launch its latest smartphone design. The blackberry keynote/dev alpha, which still doesn't have a release date but should be able to compete with apple's iphone 4s. The keynote has a 4.2" screen display and 16gb internal memory, and also has a HDMI outlet for TV compatibility . The keynote also runs on blackberry's latest software 10OS. From the image above it looks very similar to the iphone but will it compete?

Personally I am surprised RIM doesn't have a law suit in their hands because the keynote looks identical to Apple's iphone design. The most significant change that blackberry is doing to their latest products is the elimination of the keyboard, which has it's pros and cons but anyone that owns a blackberry, has a blackberry because they don't like dealing with touch screen displays. This could be a problem for RIM because it might turn people off due to the fact there is no keyboard and that it looks like a knock off iphone.

On the other hand this might be what RIM needs because even though they have a majority of the Canadian smartphone market, it's only a matter of time until apple or any other smartphone manufacturer for that matter will pass blackberry due to there current decline in sales and shareholders.