a) press your finger down for about 5 seconds on a picture, and a little textbox comes up that says “save image” or “cancel”

b) hold the “home” button (the circle with the square in it) and the “snooze” button at the top at the same time, and it takes a screenshot, much the same as the print screen key on a computer would.

that being said, i recently sold my iBrick to some stupid sap for double what it cost me to buy a brand new pearl on the same carrier, and i’ve been playing with this phone alot more than i did when i first got the iphone. the iphone’s features are cool for about half an hour, after you have the phone for a week, a month, whatever, its shortcomings really start getting to you. im glad i made the switch to the pearl. its the cutest, smallest, smartest, easiest to use smartphone out there.

sure will miss that iphone maps function though. completely blows blackberry maps away, unfortunately (check one for iphone, BBPearl wins 7-1) (-:

There are a few points of the above that are very true and justified, such as the ‘inferior network suppliers’ and the lack of descent keyboard… but the others are a temporary problem for the iPhone. I myself is a keen lover of everything Apple and I am also a developer of mobile device media applications. The iPhone has a huge future and as with Blackberry when they started out, can only get better with time.

For the iPhone, version 2.0 of there firmware update will see a big change in what can be done and 3rd parties will make the iPhone a competitor for the Blackberry. Let’s be honest, if you want an all in one well styled and designed piece of equipment then the Blackberry is the way, but if you love your media more than stability and design then the iPhone is for you.

A war is starting and I am neutral… even if I designed a dedicated Blackberry Ave. site that tells iPhone owners to get a grip. Yes, that’s right. If you own an iPhone or iPod Touch then visit http://blackberryave.com and see what happens…

Thanks
Luigi Raw
1 half of the bbave team