Email, Twitter, Facebook, SMS's, Video calls and a Bluetooth headset.. All on one device? Is it really needed?
The mobile phone companies are quick to tout their latest and greatest devices for business users and home users alike. With the rise of Web 2.0, Twitter reaching millions of users, Apple selling its Billionth Application and Facebook replacing coffee gossip meets, 2009 looks like the year to keep in touch, no matter where you are!
I for one am also a victim of this webnomenon. My Windows mobile device has a bundle of applications designed to keep me in touch with the far flung corners of the net, as well as local customers of course! But as I am getting asked more and more about what device to recommend for email on the road, its getting tougher to remain impartial. 3 years ago, there was Blackberry. It dominated the market along with Palm for business connectivity, with Microsoft's windows CE / Mobile PPC platform coming in a weak third! Nowadays, People are looking to Blackbery, Apple or Windows to power their thirst / need for information.
Whatever device you choose, they have Pro's and cons. My phone can receive push email, connect to twitter and even remotely connect to a server. I can use it as a modem for my laptop. or just browse the web on it, connect via Bluetooth and Wifi & I can even use it to make calls!!
I personally wouldn't be caught dead with an I-Phone and you wont catch me branding a Blackberry device either. I tend to stick to devices that i can upgrade easily, and solve any "quirks of software" on my own, as opposed to being told WHAT software i can run! Thats why i have used Windows Mobile for the last 5 years! I compare it to buying a new car, and being told you have to go to that garage up there on the hill to get petrol, because the car manufacturer has made a special deal with him.
Oh, and by the way: If you haven't noticed yet, I am not saying the other contenders cant do what my phone does. They ARE valid business devices. You just need to know how to get them working with your system in the most cost efficient and SECURE way. That's were we come in. We have already done the research, and implement all 3 devices into networks, and being independant we dont reccomend one device just because a paticular mobile phone provider is offering xyz commision for selling those handsets. In fact in this world of internet nad mobile connectivity, one thing you can be sure of is impartial advice about technology, and consultancy from people who USE technology and test new stuff all the time.. We are not just passionate about IT, its in our blood, Our case studies show that as well. Sometimes the smallest thing can make a difference.. as well as the price!
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