Samsung Phone Offers Wireless Broadband, But It Has Drawbacks
The new Samsung i730 surfs the Web and sends and receives email at broadband speeds, but Walt says the short battery life and two-handed navigation can be aggravating.
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Nokia’s Smart Phone Offers a Bargain Price For High-End Utility
Nokia’s E62 smart phone is a little computer that is meant to be a serious email device as well as a phone. And it may well be the best bargain in its category, Walt Mossberg says.
Pearl BlackBerry Offers Video, Camera, Music, As Well as Great Email
BlackBerry’s new Pearl is aimed squarely at consumers who need powerful email capabilities, but also want style and bells and whistles. And it’s a beautiful piece of work, Walt Mossberg says. (Video)
Nokia’s Marriage To Small Computers Still Has Its Problems
Nokia is pursuing a radical product: a hand-held computer that isn’t a cellphone at all. The N800 has some nice features, Walt says, but the software is unpolished and it’s hard to imagine users carrying it around. (Video)
Don’t Get Caught In a Losing Battle Over DVD Technology
LG’s new combo player can handle both new formats vying to replace DVDs — Blu-ray and HD-DVD. At $1,200, it’s only for videophiles with deep pockets, but Walt hopes it’s the start of a trend that will end the DVD format war.
Ahead of the iPhone, Other Makers Offer Some Quality Devices
Walt Mossberg tries out two new smart phones ahead of the iPhone’s highly anticipated release. One is the latest attempt by BlackBerry’s maker to appeal to consumers. The other is a high-resolution camera phone by Nokia. (Video)
If You Have ChaCha and a Cellphone, You Have Answers
A free cellphone service called ChaCha lets you ask any question answerable via a Web search, by simply making a voice call. In most cases, it gave fast, accurate answers. But it has a few weaknesses.
BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray
Walt reviews the hotly anticipated BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry model without a physical keyboard. Typing and navigation require tapping on glass, just as users do on the iPhone. Verizon will be selling the Storm for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate can bring the price down close to the $199 that Apple charges for the base model of the iPhone.
HTC’s Hero May Be Your Scene
Walt Mossberg reviews the new Android-model phone, recommended for Sprint customers and others looking for something powerful and different.
The CLIQ, Storm2 Join Long Parade of iPhone Threats
Motorola’s CLIQ and RIM’s Storm2 are among the many interesting challengers to the iPhone.
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