US mobile carrier T-Mobile is expected to announce the first phone based on Google's Android mobile operating system on September 23, with the so-called 'Dream' phone from HTC to go on sale sometime in October.
Microsoft has informed some of its partners that it has had to delay Windows Mobile 7, a much anticipated update to its handset operating system.
Apple's iPhone has experienced a setback in the US smartphone market during the first quarter, losing market share to the likes of RIM.
BlackBerry's users, often referred to as "CrackBerry" addicts, will now have easy access to the popular social-networking site Facebook.
Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.
What a week it's been for mobiles.
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Decent performance, GPS and good connectivity are a plus for a handset with yesterday's heavy-set PDA aesthetics.
Even with GPS and its expected lower price-tag the P3470 will struggle without Wi-Fi or 3G data speeds.
HTC's Shift is yet another UMPC and another white elephant to add to the pile. By trying to be everything to everyone, the Shift succeeds at being nothing to anyone.
HTC's Touch Dual is an excellent PDA smartphone that makes up for absent features with its pocket-friendly profile.
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