Thursday, June 4, 2009

Blackberry Curve Smartphone Outsells iPhone

According to market researchers, the Blackberry Curve outsold the Apple iPhone during the first quarter of 2009. While Apple claimed victory during parts of 2008, Blackberry has reclaimed its lead as the best selling smartphone.

It is estimated that RIM, which makes the Blackberry phones, holds 50% of the smart phone market share. As this site is called "best smartphones," it only makes sense that we would highlight the best-selling smartphones on the market. The RIM Blackberry continues to sell well and gain wider acceptance and market penetration.

Verizon Wireless offered a recent "buy one get one free" promotion for the Curve, and Blackberry is available through many major carriers. Apple only sells the iPhone through AT&T at this time. The Palm Treo is the 3rd most popular smartphone option.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Best Smart Phones for Business use from CNET Ratings



SFGate.com has a review ( via CNET) of the best smartphone cell phones for business users. Smart phones are particular useful for business customers as they include PDA functions and the ability to stay in touch with the office and business email while on the road.

Among the smart phones that were rated are the AT&T Tilt, Unlocked Nokia E71, T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320, and Verizon Wireless Samsung SCH-i760.

Based on function, price, and value. It looks like the ATT Tilt is the winner. It received an 8.3 out 10 rating and only costs $200 compared to the $500 of the similarly ranked Black Berry 832o. The editors do say this Black Berry model is probably the best version.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Google Will Defeat the Apple iPhone with Android


Google has declared war on the iPhone and I have little doubt they will win the battle. Is there anything Google can't do? ( Ok, Ok).

People have been saying Google would become a major player with the gPhone. Now with the Android platform Google is confident it can do many things the iPhone can't.

There have always been a lot of holes in the iPhone business. Apple chose to go with Cingular ( AT&T) as the service provider and limit options for a lot of people. All the other major carriers have come out with their own smartphones. One guy even says his Verizon Voyager is better than the iPhone.

Google approach, on the other hand, depends on third party applications and an "open software" system. I still don't know a lot about Android, but I find the possibility of a Google wireless phone a lot more exciting than the Cingular iPhone. And for some reason I expect a smoother roll-out.