Ah, another great phone is on its way to market – the i-mate Smartflip. The Wireless Report discusses what will be HTC’s first clamshell phone, and its a Smartphone based on Windows Mobile (naturally), and will inherit all the benefits of the Smartphone platform.
With EDGE support, a QVGA main screen, and a color external display – its shaping up to be quite a phone.
Well then check out this review posted over at Mobile Burn. Michael Oryl is up to his usual standards in this great write-up of the Motorola Q Smartphone.
Running on the Verizon Wireless EVDO network, the Windows Mobile based Smartphone follows the RAZR style in thin mobile phone design. Instead of a standard phone, the Q boasts a landscape QVGA screen in addition to the QWERTY keyboard. Yeah, your thinking it takes on traditional BlackBerry devices (and it does), but it is also a great phone as well.
Check out Michael’s review, he has some great pictures of the new phone as well.
Via: Mobile Burn
MobHappy is reporting that 9% of US Citizens have gone to using mobile phones exclusively for their voice needs. This ties into a post I made yesterday on how Voice service is moving to a ‘free’ model – though I think that it needs further discussion.
Its interesting to see the number of people going mobile-only grow. My wife and I cut the cord almost 5 years ago, we went from spending over $125 on our landline (mostly long distance charges) to $70 for our family plan at the time – a huge cut that also introduced a flat billing fee instead of fluctuating from $100 to $150 depending on usage.
That is one of the real benefits of cutting the cord, you can pick the rate plan that has enough minutes for everyone without going over. You get long distance and roaming included, and you can count on paying the same amount every month – it never changes. Yeah, there are those who think that if they don’t use all their minutes that they’re ‘wasting’ money, I say, get a grip! You’ll save more by managing a set dollar amount every month, have your phone with you when you want it and need it, and – best of all – you can turn the damn thing off when you want!
Overall I think this is a good trend – traditional landlines are simply obsolete and over priced for what you get, in the end a rather poor value.
Finally!
The Motorola Q is now shipping from Verizon Wireless. Verizon is even offering free activation through June 4th.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist! No the Moto Q is not the only claimed BlackBerry killer – a term that even this ardent Pocket PC addict scoffs at. You can check out this post over at Engadget Mobile detailing the upcoming Nokia E62 on the Cingular network. Apparently, while it does not have UMTS or WiFi, it does support GoodLink, BlackBerry Connect, Microsoft Direct Push, and support for POP email accounts.
Like the Moto Q and the BlackBerry 8700 series, it has a QVGA screen, and extensive Bluetooth support.
If you are in the market for a mobile email device, this is a great time to be shopping – so many options!
Via: Engadget Mobile
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