Go places with the new craze: Smartphones

If you are planning on going global with your corporation or just partnering with an international business, supplier, company (etc.), you're going to need a way of communicating with them besides email, fax, snail mail:

Top phones for International Communication:
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1. iPhone[Apple (AAPL)]: This new phone from Mac has been in the market for a while and still has buzz going on around it. I'm sure everyone knows everything there is to know about this phone. The iPhone is now selling for $399, as opposed to its original listing at $599. The phone has many pros and great software features including iPod, Safari, youtube, Google Maps, and widgets that supply weather etc. This phone is great for International travel. The Global SIM card can only be from AT&T but thats the only downfall if your looking to get a SIM card from a different network. One big con which seems to be generally haunting Apple in general is the battery life. My three year old Powerbook barely lasts an hour, I have to dim the screen to make it to two hours. Reviews about the iPhone generally say that the battery life seems to barely last three hours which is difficult if your traveling and need to use it for its various features, especially the internet. Additionally, ITS PHONE!! Only having three hours of batter life is absurd.

NOTE: when looking for a smartphone that you can use for your international communications and management you'll probably be looking at many PDAs. Just remember that it was designed as a PDA before a phone. So if its the phone part that you are looking for DON'T BUT ONE!

2. Audiovox PPC 4100/SP230 [AT&T (T)]: This is the first GSM PDA phone from Audiovox. Its mainly PDA with a phone function the dials previous calls and your speed dials. Better if you're preference of communicating is email.



3.Blackberry 8830 "World Edition" [Verizon (VZ)]: The new phone from Blackberry was launched by Verizon oh May 14th was the first Global CDMA/GSM BlackBerry. Verizon also announced the availability of the Global Blackberry service, with quick email and effortless internet connection. Verizon Wireless’ new Global BlackBerry service allows customers to place and receive voice calls from more than 150 countries and send and receive e-mails in the United States, Canada and more than 60 countries worldwide. This goes for any Verizon wireless users. What a great deal. Check it out at Verizon and Blackberry's Research in Motion.