| Operating systems are the big thing in 2009, with many | | | | inside it. The Toshiba TG01 uses a next-gen, dual-core |
| battling for the top spot. Let's take a look at three of | | | | Snapdragon processor, which runs at 1GHz, and that |
| the best: Android, Windows Mobile and the new boy, | | | | means the Toshiba TG01 is the most powerful phone |
| WebOS. | | | | in existence... which is good, because in terms of other |
| HTC Hero | | | | features, a lot of other phones leave the Toshiba |
| The HTC Hero is comparable to the iPhone, sharing a | | | | TG01 in the dust... |
| similar keyboard-less design. Again, it's with the | | | | Palm Pre |
| software that the HTC Hero shines, with Android living | | | | So, the HTC Hero is the open source contender. And |
| up to the title some have given it, that of 'game | | | | the Toshiba TG01 is the only one with a super-fast |
| changer'. Its completely open source nature makes | | | | 1GHz processor. What does the Palm Pre offer that's |
| adapting the OS very easy, and the interface itself is | | | | different? Well, one could talk about the WebOS |
| once again a finger-friendly, sleek, and polished affair, | | | | interface it uses, as it's unique in the annals of phone |
| with gesture controls the order of the day. The tight | | | | history. And indeed, there's one feature of WebOS, |
| integration of the full Google suite (including Apps and | | | | directly related to the keyboard, that makes the Palm |
| Gmail), makes it a real force to be reckoned with, and | | | | Pre so cool. Universal search. Now, many phones do |
| it has to be said that the HTC Hero is a truly stunning | | | | that, but the Palm Pre does it so much more cleverly. |
| phone. | | | | Just start typing what you want to know about, from |
| Toshiba TG01 | | | | the front screen, and the Palm Pre will search your |
| Next up is a phone that really gives Windows Mobile | | | | contacts, apps, music, pictures, and even the internet, |
| the grunt it needs to run properly: the Toshiba TG01. In | | | | to interpret and find what you're looking for. That really |
| terms of outstanding new technologies, what the | | | | is a cool feature, and it may well make the Palm Pre |
| Toshiba TG01 brings to the party isn't the 4.1 inch | | | | the coolest QWERTY phone out there. |
| display (although that's noteworthy in itself), but what's | | | | |