Smartphone competition heats up

Within the last few days we have seen announcements that: - The Motorola Q Windows Mobile 2005 smartphone will be available in December, not Q1 2006 as earlier announced.

- Palm will produce a Treo version with Windows Mobile 2005 software.

- The next gen Blackberry will use a next gen Intel chip.

This bodes well for consumer and business users alike as these competing devices and platforms compete for market share. Many people are staunchly devoted to their device of choice (Palm, Blackberry, or Windows Mobile), but features, ease of use, and price are important factors.

I believe the market for these devices has only scratched the surface so far.

And if anyone cares, I'm in the Windows Mobile camp. I've had both palm and windows based pda's - and much prefer the Windows versions. I currently use an Audiovox 5600 Windows Mobile smartphone - and while it is the best device I have had so far - I'd love to get my hands on the Motorola Q.

Read a CNews article on Motorola Q timing Read an engadget post on the Blackberry/Intel deal Read a Wired post about the Palm/Windows deal