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.

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.