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The 2010 statistics regarding the smartphone market all appear share the same conclusion: Google’s Android mobile operating system has gained, and continues to gain market share at a very impressive rate. Android appears to be killing the Blackberry’s Research in Motion operating system, whose market share has plummeted by 50% since Q3 of 2009. Android has also put the brakes on the iPhone’s popularity, whose market share has dropped almost 18% since Q3 of 2009.

Rumors abound that Apple plans to release Verizon-ready iPhones in the first quarter of 2011. The iPhone’s Achilles’ heel is it’s unreliable AT&T network, so a Verizon powered iPhone may slow the Droid onslaught a little. But with the accelerating market share of Android phones, which is currently twice as much as the  iPhone, it’s doubtful Apple can play catchup. Especially when most reviewers rate the DroidX as superior to the  iPhone 4. And who will be most affected by Microsoft’s plan to enter the smartphone market?

With recent releases of the DroidX and the Apple Iphone 4, mobile device Internet functionality has evolved beyond that of a mere psuedo-web browser. Upon reviewing the DroidX.net, it is quite obvious that mobile devices will eventually become a user’s primary Internet browsing device. And it appears that the Apple Iphone fad will fade away with a mainstream graduation of the entire mobile device industry.

Droid X blogs are hearing that a lot of iPhone users are moving to Droid X. Why?  The Droid X blog writes that a mobile devices most important features is the network carrier, and goes on to suggest that the Apple Iphone’s AT&T network is prone to dropping calls, for which Verizon’s reliable network is not. Now I have never owned an Iphone, so I can’t quote from personal experience. But I was just talking to a colleague today regarding a project we are collaborating on, and his phone dropped out 3 times during a 20 minute call. He has Apples AT&T network. My neighbor has an Iphone and he swears by it. His only complaint: dropped calls. I have been a Verizon Wireless user since 2002. I can have a clear conversation going up and down in an elevator. Dropped calls are a rarity on my phone.

The Droid X .net blog claims Iphone users are switching to DroidX because, “if I “wished” to make voice calls anytime anywhere I want” states DroidX.net, “if I “wished” for the next best thing that did cool things like Skype Mobile and HDMI 720P streaming, and if I “wished” for wireless tethering of 5 devices on a smartphone, you’d get a Droid X.” DroidX.net adds that you can’t do any of those on the iPhone 4.

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After one day, we like the DroidX, so far.

POP3 (Post Office Protocol) email is the most popular email method on the Internet. If you connect with POP3, via Outlook for example, Outlook will download all of the email on the mail server to your local computer, storing the email within the Outlook software. In turn, the mail on the server is typically deleted by default. Although there is an option in Outlook that allows you to leave email copies on the server, in today’s mobile world, POP3 is no longer an optimal method.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is the second most common email method, and IMAP is much more suited for modern email users who often access their email from multiple devices. Instead of downloading your emails, IMAP keeps your email and directory structure on the mail server so you can access it from anywhere, your work desktop, your home desktop, your laptop, your mobile phone, or a public connection.

Here is how to change from a POP3 email account to an IMAP email account in Outlook.

1. Open Outlook.

2. From the Outlook menu choose Tools -> Email Accounts.

3. Make sure the option to “View or change existing e-mail accounts” is selected and then click on Next.

4. Select the POP account and then click on the Change button.

5. Remove the check mark next to “Remember password.”

6. Click on Next and then on Finish.

7. Choose Tools -> Options -> Mail Setup and click on Send/Receive.

8. Click on Edit, select the POP account and deselect the option for “Include the selected account in this group”. Then click on OK, Close and OK.

9. Close Outlook.

10. Open Outlook again and if you are prompted for a password for that account (you shouldn’t be) don’t give it — instead click on Cancel. If you are prompted for a password, ensure you have followed the steps above correctly.

11. Now the POP account has been disabled, setup the new IMAP account via Tools -> Email Accounts.

12. You can now either drag the email from the POP account folders to the IMAP account folders or use the File -> Import/Export utility to import the POP based PST file into the IMAP account.

13. Once you’ve confirmed all the POP based email has been moved, delete the POP account from Tools -> Email Accounts.