Corporate e-mail, 3G networking and updated productivity tools; the future looks bright for mobile professionals.
A new breed of communicators is seeing the light of day this year, introduced primarily to close the gap between business smartphones and ultra-mobile notebooks. With two different approaches, both HTC and Palm seem to take the lead in this area. The competition is hard though, as notebook vendors such as Dell is about to offer 3G connectivity as an option in all of its new notebooks. Only time will tell which camp will win the battle of attracting most mobile professionals. Those looking for cool multimedia gadgets should check out our Top 10 multimedia smartphones.
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Palm Foleo
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When: September 2007 Worth: $500 - $600
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We turn the Foleo on, then off, then on again as we get our hands on Palm's new mobile companion. Were we impressed? Read our full impressions.
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HTC S720
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When: September 2007
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We got our hands on the HTC Advantage, now running Windows Mobile 6 and bound for the U.S.; we also took pics of the Motorola Q q9; a new Vox for CDMA users from HTC; Nokia's QWERTY clamshell; and more.
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Cingular 8525
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Score: 67% When: November 2006 Worth: $400 Carrier: AT&T
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HSDPA support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -- they're all present and accounted for in Cingular's new Windows Mobile powerhouse. Does the 8525 steal the 3G smartphone crown?
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HTC Shift
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Score: 45% When: March 2008 Worth: $1500 Carrier: Sprint
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The Shift looks like a larger AT&T Tilt, and it sports 3G networking and UMPC features. So, where did it all go wrong?
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