The Smart Phone ScorecardWe evaluate the three "Goliaths" of touch-screen smart phones: the BlackBerry Storm, the T-Mobile G1 and Apple's iPhone 3G. In our slide show Clash Of The Touch-Screen Titans, the devices are scored on hardware, software and networking capabilities and a winner is chosen. For now. But are they 'real' computers? Information Week asks Is The Smartphone Your Next Computer?, and sees a wave of mobile capabilities about to change the business world in the next 18 months: "Smartphone makers are rushing to partner with software houses, as both see big bucks in giving their customers mobile enterprise access... And software vendors anticipate broader usage--or at least heightened mindshare--for their apps if they can get many more people to spend more time interacting with customer and transaction-oriented data on their handsets." Smart solution providers shouldn't wait for the (smart) phone to ring before getting to know this market... Posted by Joe Caponi at 05:11 PM, October 10, 2008 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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