Microsoft said Sunday in the United States that its long-awaited push e-mail capability for mobile devices is finally headed into the market.
The slow economy clipped the wings of handheld sales during the second quarter, but not enough to ground them completely. Market researchers Context and NPD Intelect don't regard the quarter-over-quarter declines as grim tidings.
The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.
In 2005, Canadian wireless company Research in Motion (RIM) came from relative obscurity to steal a global lead in e-mail equipped mobile devices with its BlackBerry. Could 2008 be the year that BlackBerry falls off its perch?
The handheld maker used to be the king of the hill. So how did it tumble into Microsoft's arms?
Even if you've got an older Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, push e-mail may just be a download away.
While not a iPhone killer, the HTC Touch represents good value for money. If you can do without 3G support or a high-res camera, then the Touch will offer most features you'd require from a smartphone.
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