Bar-style smartphones include Motorola Q, Palm Treo 800W and and HP iPAQ 510

Strengths:•Small •Thin•Easy to Carry•Keypads are good for “one-handed” use•Those with QWERTY – easy to respond to emails and text messages.

Slide-style smartphones include Verizon SMT5800, T-Mobile Shadow and Samsung SCH-i760

Strengths:•Slide-out QWERTY keyboards•Better for Excel/Word•Better for emailing •Keyboard hidden, but have a keypad

PDA-style smartphones include Sprint Touch and the E-TEN Glofish X800

Strengths:•Larger Screens•Tend to be lighter•No slide out keyboards•Similar to the original Pocket PC•Tap to communicate•Need two hands free

•$179.99 with Contract•T-Mobile Exclusive on 3G

•Google Android OS•Web-browsing

•Maps•Messaging

•Slide-out keyboard•Trackball control•3.2 mp camera

•Wi-Fi•Bluetooth

•GPS•3G data connection

•$199 8MB with Contract•$299 16MB with Contract

•AT&T Exclusive•EXCHANGE Support via

ActiveSync•Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF

•Maps with GPS•Phone/iPod/Internet Device

•Requires $30 a month data plan

“Best Consumer Smartphone – PDA Essentials 2008”

•$399 32MB•Internet – WiFi – Safari•Supports HTML email

•IMAP and POP mail access•Exchange Compatible

•Yahoo mail, Gmail•Maps – Finds locations using

known WiFi Hotspots•Maps with turn-by-turn

directions•Maps with live traffic updates

•Not a phone

•$199.99•T-Mobile

•“Sleekest, lightest, thinnest, full-QWERTY keyboard

BlackBerry®•Wi-Fi and

•GPS – TeleNav Directions•3.2 mp camera•Hi Res Video

•Sync with iTunes•16 GB storage

•$199.00 with 2 year contract•Verizon Exclusive

•SurePress Touch Screen

•8 GB SanDisk micro SD card installed

•Global SIM Card installed

•Media Player Music/Videos/Pictures

•Broadband Access

•$199 with 2 year contract` (AT&T)

•Free Wi-Fi @ 17,000 AT&T Hotspots

•Micro SD Expansion Slot

•2 MO camera with 3x zoom

•4.8 oz

•Media Player and Cellular Video (CV)

“Best Business Smartphone” and “Handheld of the Year” –

PDA Essentials - 2008

•Free with 2 year contract

•Verizon

•2.0 Megapixel Camera

•micro SD card slot

•Media Player

•Broadband Access

What are some of the best Smartphone Apps for you?

Blackberry & iPhone radiowww.slacker.com

Popular mobile Web browser for Blackberry & iPhone

http://www.opera.com/mini/

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Opera Mini 4.2

Social Media Hub: Blackberry & iPhone

http://www.shozu.com

To access your email with Windows Mobilehttp://www.mail2web.com

Capture video: Windows Mobilehttp://

www.livecast.com