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		<title>Nokia e66 Reviewed: iPhone Killer? No. iPod Killer, Maybe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the iPhone killers being showcased, it&#8217;s refreshing to finally see a phone company trying to compete with the lowly iPod. Joking aside, the Nokia e66 spec list is quite impressive including, A-GPS, Wifi, 3G and a beautiful slider-form factor. Engadget has a great hands-on with the Nokia e66, hit the jump for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all of the <a href="http://wisestartupblog.com/iphone-3g-killer-not-on-att-best-iphone-killer-on-t-mobile-sprint-or-verizon/">iPhone killers</a> being showcased, it&#8217;s refreshing to finally see a phone company trying to compete with the lowly iPod. Joking aside, the Nokia e66 <a href="http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Nokia-E66-phone-p_2972.html">spec list</a> is quite impressive including, A-GPS, Wifi, 3G and a beautiful slider-form factor.</p>
<p>Engadget has a great <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/30/nokia-e66-mini-review/">hands-on</a> with the Nokia e66, hit the jump for more:</p>
<h2>Nokia e66 &#8220;iPod Killer&#8221; Reviewed</h2>
<p><a href='http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nokia-e66-iphone-killer-61.jpg'><img src="http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nokia-e66-iphone-killer-61.jpg" alt="" title="nokia-e66-iphone-killer-6" width="500" height="375" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-623" /></a></p>
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<p>For the full review, hit up <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/30/nokia-e66-mini-review/">Engadget</a></p>

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		<title>iPhone 3G Killer? Not on AT&amp;T? Best iPhone Killers on T-Mobile, Sprint or Verizon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for the best iPhone killer if you&#8217;re not on AT&#038;T? Luckily Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint have attempted to keep up with the technology arms race and offer some kind of iPhone-3g-killers. Personally, I&#8217;m on T-mobile and really want to dump my contract and jump onto AT&#038;T, but with the recent price hike, I&#8217;d be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking for the best iPhone killer if you&#8217;re not on AT&#038;T? Luckily Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint have attempted to keep up with the technology arms race and offer some kind of iPhone-3g-killers. Personally, I&#8217;m on T-mobile and really want to dump my contract and jump onto AT&#038;T, but with the recent price hike, I&#8217;d be looking at a ~$110 cell phone bill while I&#8217;m sitting at like $65 now.</p>
<h2>iPhone 3G Killers</h2>
<p>I definitely want to use the word &#8220;killer&#8221; lightly, because none of these phones truly match the elegance and ease of use of the new iPhone 3G, however, they all (except one) have physical keyboards and offer similar functionality.</p>
<p><strong>T-Mobile iPhone EDGE</strong><br />
<a href='http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/apple-iphone-in-hand1.jpg'><img src="http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/apple-iphone-in-hand-252x300.jpg" alt="" title="apple-iphone-in-hand" width="252" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-547" /></a>What&#8217;s that? Yup, the best iPhone 3G replacement is the iPhone EDGE. I&#8217;m currently using an iPhone on T-mobile and have not experienced a hiccup. I&#8217;ve even been able to use the $6 data plan to get full Internet avoiding the $20 T-mobile plan as well as the ridiculously high AT&#038;T prices. How do the features stack up?</p>
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<li>3.5&#8243; touchscreen</li>
<li>EDGE-data speeds</li>
<li>Email: HTML rendering</li>
<li>Processor: 620Mhz ARM</li>
<li>GPS: No Chip, Cell Tower Location</li>
<li>Extra: It&#8217;s an iPod!</li>
<li>Price: $300 <a href="http://cell-phones.search.ebay.com/iphone_Cell-Phones-Smartphones_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQsacatZ3312">on eBay</a></li>
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<li>Data: $6/month</li>
<li>Size: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches</li>
<li>Weight: 4.8 ounces</li>
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<p><strong>Sprint Instinct</strong><br />
<a href='http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/samsung_instinct_main_screens1.jpg'><img src="http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/samsung_instinct_main_screens-300x205.jpg" alt="" title="samsung_instinct_main_screens" width="300" height="205" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-548" style="padding: 0 5px 0 0;" /></a>You&#8217;ve been hearing about it for the past 2 months, and they actually ran a number of commercials touting the features and how this thing was going to be an iPhone killer. That is, until Apple released the iPhone 3G, and that whole campaign went out the door. The main ability the Instinct was touting was its GPS (which iPhone 3G has) and its fast EVDO speeds, which the iPhone 3G also has. Then there&#8217;s cost, but let&#8217;s see how the <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5014419/samsung-instinct-full-review-verdict-best-sprint-phone-ever-best-samsung-phone-ever-too">phone stacks up</a>.</p>
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<li>3.1&#8243; haptic-touchscreen</li>
<li>EVDO Rev A data speeds</li>
<li>Email: HTML rendering</li>
<li>Processor: &#8220;slower than iPhone&#8221; (unknown)</li>
<li>GPS: Turn-by-Turn Navigation</li>
<li>Extra: Voice Commands</li>
<li>Price: $129 (after <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=hardware_and_devices&#038;articleId=9099958&#038;taxonomyId=140&#038;intsrc=kc_top">2 year rebate</a>)</li>
<li>Data: $69/month</li>
<li>Size: 4.57 x 2.17</li>
<li>Weight: 4.4 ounces</li>
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<p><strong>Verizon Samsung Glyde</strong><br />
<a href='http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/samsung-glyde-iphone-killer1.jpg'><img src="http://wisestartupblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/samsung-glyde-iphone-killer-300x270.jpg" alt="" title="samsung-glyde-iphone-killer" width="300" height="270" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-549" /></a>Aside from the ridiculous spelling of this phone, it has a pretty nice feature-set and doesn&#8217;t try to compete head-on with the iPhone, and that&#8217;s a good move. The Blackberry line has all stuck to the physical keyboards (besides the <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/05/13/blackberry-thunder-the-touchscreen-blackberry-weve-all-been-waiting-for/">Thunder</a>), and they seem to have been able to keep their street cred and <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3ARIMM">wall street</a> cred as a result. Verizon has the most reliable network, which should give all Glyde owners a good feeling, and they also have great data speeds with EVDO-Rev A. Now how do the features line up for the Glyde?</p>
<ul>
<li>2.8&#8243; haptic-touchscreen</li>
<li>EVDO-data speeds</li>
<li>Email: HTML rendering</li>
<li>Processor: Unknown</li>
<li>GPS: VCast with Traffic ($3/month)</li>
<li>Extra: Slide-out Keys!</li>
<li>Price: $249 (after <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=hardware_and_devices&#038;articleId=9099958&#038;taxonomyId=140&#038;intsrc=kc_top">2 year rebate</a>)</li>
<li>Data: $29/month</li>
<li>Size: 4.1 x 2.0 x .7&#8243;</li>
<li>Weight: 4.1 ounces</li>
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<h2>iPhone Killer Verdict</h2>
<p>Well, how you doing? Made your decision yet? You&#8217;re already locked into your contract anyway, so you&#8217;ve already made up your mind, but after looking at this, if this didn&#8217;t make you want to switch to AT&#038;T yet, I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s holding you back.</p>
<p><strong>My advice</strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not on AT&#038;T and want the best iPhone-like experience, I would go with any of the Blackberry devices these carriers offer. The Blackberry feature-set and UI are the next best thing to the iPhone 3g, but you want a touchscreen, right? Take your pick, but the Instinct looks like the next-best given the EVDO speeds and relatively painless feature set. There is news of a true iPhone 3G-killer in the Blackberry Thunder, but the release date is somewhere in the cosmos.</p>
<p><em>Let us know your choice in the comments.</em></p>
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