Get Smart: a Guide to Spiffy Phones

November 19, 2007 By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Get Smart: a Guide to Spiffy Phones (AP)

A Nokia N95 multimedia phone is seen at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in this Jan. 11, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has shaken up the "smart phone" business and set other manufacturers scrambling to add features and make it easier to get e-mail, surf the Web and enjoy music and movies on a cell phone.

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So they all suck? At least I know not to spend any money on it.
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