The search for the best business smartphone to buy right now

The search for the best business smartphone to buy right now

The fall of 2010 is shaping up as a wonderful time to buy a smartphone for work — but if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, it can also be a particularly confusing time. It used to be a simple matter of picking up the latest BlackBerry. Now business users can safely choose the iPhone or any number of Android devices.

We write about the ins and outs of the mobile industry. While … Continue Reading

HTC Droid Incredible teardown reveals around $163 worth of parts

The search for the best business smartphone to buy right now

The components that make up HTC’s Droid Incredible Android smartphone cost about $163.35, according to a teardown estimate by market research firm iSuppli.

Most touchscreen smartphones today can usually be broken down into $150-$190 worth of components, so the teardown number isn’t a huge surprise. The Droid Incredible retails for $199 with a two-year contract on Verizon.

The phone shares many components with Google’s Nexus One (also built by HTC), so it’s no surprise that … Continue Reading

Verizon's next major Android phone, the Droid Incredible, coming April 29

The search for the best business smartphone to buy right now

The components that make up HTC’s Droid Incredible Android smartphone cost about $163.35, according to a teardown estimate by market research firm iSuppli.

Most touchscreen smartphones today can usually be broken down into $150-$190 worth of components, so the teardown number isn’t a huge surprise. The Droid Incredible retails for $199 with a two-year contract on Verizon.

The phone shares many components with Google’s Nexus One (also built by HTC), so it’s no surprise that … Continue Reading