Battle of smart phones starting to heat up
For Research in Motion, the new and stylish BlackBerry 8700 is the opening salvo in what is about to be known as the war of the smart phones.
While the BlackBerry is the undisputed world leader in convenience when it comes to receiving e-mail on the go on a hand-held, starting in January, Microsoft and Palm will enter the fray with the biggest threat to the BlackBerry's dominance: the much-awaited Treo 700.
This new smart phone, a major upgrade to the popular Treo 650, will run on the new Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system from Microsoft, which offers speedy and seamless integration with the ubiquitous Outlook e-mail, calendar and contact functions.
The BlackBerry doesn't use Outlook but a suite of proprietary programs developed by RIM.
The new Treo 700 will be released in January on the Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess service, which uses a high-speed technology called EV-DO to deliver broadband Internet speed in 84 metropolitan areas in about half the country.
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