| I'm sure like most of you, it took a little bit of time to | | | | personally have had some issues with Sprint, but now |
| stop losing those tiny little stylus' and when we first | | | | it looks as if they're listening to what their customers |
| started hearing about phones of the future doing away | | | | want. Hopefully that will last. |
| with them, and all we had to use was out finger (and | | | | Now for someone looking for a phone that can |
| not worry too much if it's a little oily), we couldn't wait! I | | | | support third-party applications in the native setting, The |
| don't know how many times I had to go the T-Mobile | | | | Dare and the Instinct aren't true smartphones, |
| center to keep replacing them and got to know my | | | | however. If you want a touch-screen smartphone, |
| salesperson quite well. Several years ago, he told me | | | | though, you still have plenty of options. Now, along with |
| that Apple was working on something exciting that | | | | being a true touch screen phone, the T-Mobile G1, the |
| would do away with that pesky think device. | | | | first real Google Android smartphone, boasts a |
| Now that the stylus is finally heading to the archives, | | | | slide-out QWERTY keyboard. |
| the time couldn't be better to start thinking about | | | | As usual, Blackberry is coming out swinging to stay |
| getting a touch-screen smartphone. Ever since Steve | | | | ahead of the pack with the BlackBerry Storm 9530. |
| Jobs and his Apple empire brought the iPhone on the | | | | This will be the very first touch-screen BlackBerry and |
| market with his usual tidal wave marketing campaign, | | | | puts its own take on the touch interface with its |
| the competition has been popping out their own clone | | | | click-enabled LCD. Naturally, other companies are |
| iPhone creations all over the place. | | | | quickly getting onboard the touch screen craze, with |
| Many of the iPhone clones weren't anything more than | | | | touchscreen Windows Mobile handsets like the slider |
| barely dressed up feature phones. The LG Dare has a | | | | HTC Touch Pro and the iPhone-esque Samsung |
| sleek and powerful touch option on Verizon, but the | | | | Omnia. These models both make good use of the |
| downside is a screen with lower resolution than the | | | | notoriously finicky WM interface. Better late than never, |
| almighty iPhone. Now the Samsung Instinct is | | | | Nokia has entered the playing field after years of |
| somewhat similar to the LG Dare, but the upside is it's | | | | keyboarded smart devices with the Symbian-based |
| a solid, inexpensive choice for Sprint subscribers. From | | | | 5800 XPressMusic. |
| my perspective, Instinct is a better deal today for two | | | | We'll follow up with reviews of these smart phones |
| reasons: It now works with the outstanding Opera Mini | | | | late this week. I'm still waiting for the last one to come |
| 4.2 browser, and Sprint added over-the-air calendar | | | | in to review. |
| sync with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. I | | | | |