"Samsung had the biggest news of the day with the announcement of its 7 megapixel cameraphone -- or its 7-megapixel camera with a cellular radio, depending on how you look at it, and it will also be showing off a 5-megapixel handset with an optical zoom, as well as a "MusicPhone" with a 3-gigabyte hard drive. This technical innovation is impressive, fantastic even -- for now. But it won't be long before these features, like others before them, become commoditized and standardized across different handsets and manufacturers. But there's still a great deal of work that can, and needs to, be done in software and services. It's a point that bears repeating: what good is a powerful device that's impossible to use?"
Nice innovations but the last comment is key. More in this article. Even though MMS usage is rising considerably the last two quarters around Europe, there still is loads to improve and spur adoption. I believe most pictures taken by mobile phones will be for personal archiving and offline social purposes, just like Howard Rheingold recently said in a post on The Feature. However, I believe there is a room for upside potential in social sharing of pictures considering the decreasing prices, better usability and interoperability. Additionally, I believe the days of normal digital cameras are counted considering the impressive 7 megapixel phones coming, especially with optical zoom.
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