Let's be honest here: HTC didn't exactly go nuts upgrading the Touch Pro. While the touch-screen is now bigger than before (480x800, instead of 480x640), and tilted at an angle, the innards are pretty much the same. Qualcomm 528 mhz processor? Check. 288 megabytes of internal memory? Check. 3.2 megapixel camera? Check. Uh?

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The first Omnia touch-screen phone didn't leave much of an impression on users. Despite having some cutting-edge hardware early on in the game, the phone suffered from a lousy integration with Windows Mobile 6.1, sluggish performance, and that general "wow" factor.

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It's here. Nokia started shipments of the flagship Nokia N97 smartphone earlier this month, with the phone slated to begin selling within the next several weeks. The N97 is, quite possibly, one of the most eagerly awaited handsets released by Nokia. Let's see why.

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When it comes to smartphones, and particularly touch-screen smartphones, Apple is king. However, with only one phone (well, two) under the company's belt, Apple can't quite compare to HTC when it comes to smartphone variations - the Taiwan-based semiconductor company has practically every type of smartphone ever invented in its portfolio.

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Rumors swirled around the internet for years predicting the existence of a GooglePhone. In the end, the rumors were true - to a point. Instead of producing an actual mobile device, Google did what Google does best: creating an intuitive software operating system that could compete with Apple's OS X.

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The original LG Prada was widely hailed as the first full touch-screen phone. While the phone itself had few redeeming features, LG's partnership with Italian fashion house Prada paved the way for future generations of touch-screen devices. And now, two years later, the KF900 is LG's newest touch-screen handset. Is it a worthy successor to an evolutionary phone or simply another iClone?

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When you're a phone manufacturer on the verge of going bankrupt, what's the best recipe for success? If you answered "design a $1999 phone," then congratulations: you're right! Motorola's fortunes in the past couple of years have fallen considerably, in part due to some pretty lackluster cell phones. But in its latest attempt to jumpstart its device portfolio, the company released the Aura, a highest-of-the-highest end swiveling handset with a price tag of $1999.

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