| Smartphones have always been big business, but now, | | | | has the most powerful processor put into a mobile |
| they're bigger than ever, and three mobile phones in | | | | phone. Called Snapdragon, the 1GHz, dual-core |
| 2009 look set to increase their profile: the Nokia N97, | | | | processor gives the Toshiba TG01 sheer grunt, and as |
| the Toshiba TG01, and the incredible Palm Pre. | | | | that's what's needed to let Windows Mobile live up to |
| Nokia N97 - the Symbian contender | | | | its full potential, the Toshiba TG01 is arguably the best |
| Symbian's always been one of the most popular | | | | WinMo phone that's ever been announced. |
| smartphone OS-es in the mobile world, and the latest, | | | | Palm Pre - the new (and incredible) kid on the block |
| touch-based incarnation carries on the fine tradition, in | | | | However, there's a new kind on the block, that aims to |
| the shape of the Nokia N97. However, it's not just | | | | take the smartphone crown all for itself. The Nokia |
| about touchscreens, as the Nokia N97 also comes | | | | N97 and the Toshiba TG01 both go for raw power, |
| with a full QWERTY keyboard, that makes | | | | but what the new Palm Pre goes for is sheer |
| messaging, chat and emails a breeze. In terms of other | | | | elegance. Using the brand new, never-before-seen |
| features, the Nokia N97 also impresses with its 5 | | | | WebOS at its core, the Palm Pre takes touch-friendly |
| megapixel camera, a brilliant multimedia player (including | | | | interfaces and innovative design to an entirely new |
| video playback that just has to be seen to be | | | | level. Take, for example, the new Fandango app that |
| believed), a huge 32Gb of memory, and HSDPA | | | | should be available when the Palm Pre is launched. It's |
| internet access. Put simply, the Nokia N97 is one of the | | | | an online cinema booking service, that lets you buy |
| coolest (and yet also the hottest) phones out there. | | | | tickets and watch trailers on the phone. But even the |
| Toshiba TG01 - Windows Mobile goes powerhouse | | | | Nokia N97 will most likely be able to do that. The Palm |
| While Symbian has gone down the touch-based route, | | | | Pre, however, will also put an automatic reminder in |
| rivals Windows Mobile haven't been resting on their | | | | your calendar, and contact people who are going with |
| laurels, and the new fruit of their labours is the | | | | you, to organise getting there. It's that kind of |
| ultra-powerful Toshiba TG01. Not only does it have the | | | | integration, and interplay between apps that makes the |
| biggest screen ever seen on a mobile phone, | | | | Palm Pre the real candidate for best in breed. |
| measuring in at 4.1 inches, but the Toshiba TG01 also | | | | |