The summer of smartphones

With the Palm Pre officially slated to launch in June, competition for smart phones will really heat up this summer.

• Image Gallery: Palm Pre device running Palm Web OS

  Today at CES 2009, Palm stole the show and showed that they indeed can again become the leader in the mobile space with the revealing of the Palm Web OS and Palm Pre device. The Pre is designed for those of us who want work and play access on a single device without having to work hard to actually use the device. The Pre will be coming to Sprint first in the first half of 2009 so stay tuned and enjoy the product photos.

  

• Image Gallery: HTC Touch Diamond2 first impressions

  HTC continues to innovate and push Windows Mobile to the edge with their latest update to the HTC Touch Diamond lineup. The Touch Diamond2 brings a very high resolution 480x800 WVGA 3.2 inch display along with an update to TouchFLO 3D that has you zipping along in style. HTC continues to pack in all the latest wireless technologies in a super sleek form factor.

  

Videos

• Research In Motion aims to take smartphone market by Storm

  ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about the upcoming launch of the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm. Diaz also details how the ...

  

• iPhone satisfaction not guaranteed

  Faced with the difficult decision of which smartphone to buy, Senior Editor Sam Diaz explains to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das what happened when he ...

  

• iPhone OS 3.0: In-app buying

  Apple senior vice president of iPhone software Scott Forstall explains how iPhone users can buy new game levels, subscription content, and more from within ...

  

• Sneak peek at iPhone 3.0

  At an Apple event in Cupertino, Calif., Molly Wood gets a firsthand look at the upcoming iPhone OS update. And yes, it includes copy/paste ...

  

• RIM Launches Blackberry App World

  At the CTIA Wireless 2009 Conference in Las Vegas, Research In Motion President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis announces the launch of the Blackberry App ...

  

Stories

• Check out the Smartphone Round Robin and win your own smartphone

  At this time of year people are looking for gifts and to help you out and we here at ZDNet are assembling 2008 Holiday Gift Guide. I posted my Smartphone Holiday Guide to help you figure out which...

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  Blog posts | 11/23/08

• ULTIMATE HANDHELD BIBLE LIBRARY - Smartphone 6.0 Mobipocket Smartphone (Mobile)

  OVER 1 MILLION LINKSTHE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF BIBLES AND RELIGIOUS WORKS FOR YOUR HANDHELD.Free version for your PC is also included.LESS THAN 20 CENTS PER BOOKThe library includes:OVER 1...

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• Sports Games Pack (SmartPhone) 1.0 (SmartPhone) (Mobile)

  Dougie Lampkin#1 Trial Champion in the world Odyssey Done in 50 Sec. G-Pod Soundz Cool SMS Cool NotBad Smartello Toki ToriIdentifyTMaxChopper RescueCandy Catchup The OracleSmart 4Lign...

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  Software downloads | 6/8/05

• Candy Catchup (Arcade Puzzle game - Smartphone) 1.0 (Smartphone) (Mobile)

  A game you just can''''t put down! Candy Catchup is simplicity itself. When you click three or more connected candies of the same color, they explode. As the level increases, you need to destroy...

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  Software downloads | 6/17/03

• Mr. DOLLAR (Smartphone) 1.0 (Smartphone) (Mobile)

  So you lost quite some of your fortune on the stock exchange market lately? Well, here's your change to grab some money back! Join Mr. Dollar in his quest to collect all the coins spread out over...

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  Software downloads | 4/29/03

• Dougie Lampkin''s Trial Challenge IRAQI TRACK (SmartPhone) 1.0 (SmartPhone) (Mobile)

  IRAQI TRACK - FREE EXTRA LEVEL THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT DOUGIE LAMPKIN'S TRIAL CHALLENGE FULL-GAME, ALSO...

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  Software downloads | 12/17/03

• Dougie Lampkin''s Trial Challenge HALLOWEEN TRACK (SmartPhone) 1.0 (SmartPhone) (Mobile)

  HALLOWEEN TRACK - FREE EXTRA LEVEL THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT DOUGIE LAMPKIN'S TRIAL CHALLENGE FULL-GAME, ALSO...

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  Software downloads | 12/17/03

• Dougie Lampkin''s Trial Challenge SKI TRACK (SmartPhone) 1.0 (SmartPhone) (Mobile)

  SKI TRACK - FREE EXTRA LEVEL THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT DOUGIE LAMPKIN'S TRIAL CHALLENGE FULL-GAME, ALSO AVAILABLE...

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  Software downloads | 12/17/03

• Smartphones out of stock across the board

  Looking for a good smartphone? Good luck. Out of stock smartphones abound. According to a research note by Tavis McCourt, an analyst at Morgan Keegan, there are "an increased number of Out of...

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  Blog posts | 4/21/08

• Mobile software Monday: 4Smartphone hosted Exchange with mobile device clients

  While my focus in the Mobile software Monday articles is on software for your mobile phones I wanted to branch out just a bit to include a service that I use in conjuction with software on my...

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  Blog posts | 5/26/08