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The 'other' smart phones: beyond iPhone, new devices offer other ways to stay connected
Ebony, Nov, 2007 by Bryan Monroe
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Even though the Apple iPhone has already dropped its price and has been garnering most of the media attention lately--industry research group iSuppli said in July it outsold all smart phones from Blackberry, Palm, Samsung, Motorola and Nokia---cell phone makers have not been entirely asleep, launching a slew of new "smart" phones for the holiday rush. Usually, the coolest phones still come out first in Europe and Asia, but the U.S. is not standing still. Here is a look at some of the latest offerings that are heading our way:
Palm Centro
1.3 megapixel camera, e-mail, full keyboard, Web, sound, video, Palm OS
Price: $99
Carrier: Sprint
www.palm.com
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Nokia N95
Quad-band, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS maps, video, music
Price: $699
Carrier: AT&T, T-Mobile
www.nseries.com
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Sony W960i Walkman Phone
8GB memory, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, video, music
Price: TBA
To be released Q4 '07
www.sonyericsson.com
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Samsung SGH-T729 Blast
Quad-band GSM, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, e-mail, MP3
Price: $99
Carrier: T-Mobile
www.samsung.com
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