Smartphone Shootout

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek's David DeJean makes the mistake of trying to compare the experience of Web surfing on a BlackBerry, Palm, and HTC smartphones to the experience on the iPhone. According to the DeJean, the three don't come close, but it's very interesting to read about the pros and cons of what can (and can't) be done with current mobile hardware and software."

Comments

Re:how connected do we have to be?

[danbert8]

I agree. What is the point of it being a phone? I'd rather have a tablet PC or an ultra small laptop if I was going to be doing web browsing. And not only have a real browser, but a real operating system. Not to mention no problems with memory limitations, a much larger screen, an actual keyboard, a mouse, and NO CONTRACT!
 
What I want from a phone is to make phone calls, and every once in awhile, check the time. But apparently, they don't make those phones in the US anymore. I can't even get a ringer that sounds like a phone on my cell.