Wow. I just read an interesting news article.

I am probably behind all the technology out there or I don’t care about cars so I totally missed this news a month ago.

Chrysler’s Peapod is an electronic vehicle aimed for iPhone users.

This neighborhood friendly car runs 25/mph top speed, uses the iPhone to control the sound system, as the  CAR KEY, even the navigation system, etc…. Without an iPhone, you cannot open the door or even start the car!

Peapod

OMG! This Peapod is so cute! (You can tell I am a girl)

oh… but this reminds me of….

Dragon Quest - Slime

Slime from the game, Dragon Quest.
(I just played Rocket Slime on DS over the weekend… LOL)

Anyway probably I won’t buy it like I concerned about it when Smart came out, but thought it was a funny iPhone news to write about here.

Browsing through articles today for something that didn’t go along the lines of, “iPhone not out selling BlackBerry Curve, iPhone Price lowering, etc etc,” and the other myriad of iPhone rumors skating about I came across this article at I4U mostly referencing an interview with Hideki Komiyama, President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

Now, lets be honest with each other, the Mobile market now, the majority of the profit pie, is going towards smartphones. Other phones still sell– just not in the numbers that smartphones are experiencing. Sony’s mobile market is dipping because of this and they want a bigger piece of the pie. Who wouldn’t? Several families are dropping their land lines for mobile only — I am one of those. Its more convenient and its one less bill that I have to pay (Also one that is not redundant).

Now, do i believe Sony will come out with a PlayStation phone? Not really. I want to believe, but there have been rumors about the PSP being converted into a phone since the PSP was released in 2005. It is a great idea on paper, but its not workable. Sony can’t afford to be risky right now when all their recent attempts at new great products have fallen far below their projected sales.

So I say once more, PlayStation Phone? C’mon Sony.

We received an email121112111211 from Apple’s iPhone Developer Program, stating that all  submissions to the App store (for both existing applications and new) must be compatible with iPhone 3.0 SDK.  We have done some testing of the 3.0 SDK, now it’s time to take the betas seriously.  I think this could mean Apple could release iPhone OS 3.0 without additional heads-up to the developers, giving Apple the surprise announcement they like so much.

All apps must be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0
Millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers will move to iPhone OS 3.0 this summer. Beginning today, all submissions to the App Store will be reviewed on the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0. If your app submission is not compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, it will not be approved.

Gadgewise an electronic blog on The New York Times has posted that the BlackBerry is now outselling the iPhone.(As a slight aside — several websites are actually posting this, however, this article was well written.)

To give a short summation of the article, the BlackBerry Curve outsold the iPhone in Q1 due to two primary reasons; One being that the Curve is sold on all four major carriers, and within Verizon, a promotion of buy one get one free helped launch it over the cusp of the cup.

Now, one would argue, much as I would, that once AT&T loses its exclusivity contract in 2010 that the iPhone will end up back on top. Which, I do believe is going to happen. With clever marketing and three other telecommunications company’s eager to have some of the Apple Pie, who can stop the iPhone from climbing the mountain again?

The Washington Post reports that pizza delivery chain Papa Johns is not impressed with the iPhone app that they have contracted.

Now, I was just skimming over news, as I do daily, and this article pops up. The mind comes to bare however, how true this can be. How many start up companies have decided to make a quick application and pitch it to several large companies in hope for quick cash. Hundreds? Thousands? I’m sure the number is quite large. In any case, this comes down to execution. Not all applications are going to be amazing — some need that extra umph to get them going, some won’t ever make it past day one.

Basically, in a Readers Digest summary, if your company is looking for a mobile marketing solution; Don’t go the Papa Johns short cut plain Jane route. Go ahead and take the 1st class ticket, otherwise you’ll never see returns on your investment.

I’d just like to ask, Who didn’t see this coming? The iPhone is an amazing platform able to build bridges between technologies that before felt well, slow. A quick summary of the article goes as follows: iPhone scored full points on all categories except battery.

Amazing right?

Read the full article here at 9 to 5 Mac.

CNN reports that Apple has put its target on the PC sector between mobile netbooks and mobile devices such as the iPhone. We have all seen the minitablet pc’s at conventions around the states.  However, these pc’s are very limited in what they were able to do — mainly basic web browsing, some word processing, and e-mail121112111211, basically due to the limitations of the OS and hardware. With Apple’s iPhone OS, which as proved it works well on small screens and with limited input options.

Can Apple do it? I hope so! (And probably Yes)

Apple has always had some sort of a rumor mill turning about new devices coming out. This is probably due to the slow release speed but quality products they have been known to produce.

Another rumor that is tied in with this one is that iPhone Lite is being offered to Verizon once AT&T loses its exclusivity rights. The good news about this rumor however, is that iPhone Lite is slated to be $99. Granted, this is all just rumor at this point, but it is tasty.

Read the rest of Neowin’s article here.

Computer World reports that Verizon may aquire the iPhone when AT&T’s exclusivity agreement runs out in 2010. Of course this is pending that AT&T does not get the one year extension that they have asked for.

It is also reported that this Verizon iPhone would have dual mode radio that would work with Verizon’s current network as well as their new up and coming LTE network.

Read the article here.

As the title says, Apple has done it. We here at Fountain Dew are pleased to have been apart of those billion applications which have been downloaded. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and further more; those who have supported  Apple.