| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 3, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| SPECIAL REPORT
Road Warriors, Choose Your Weapon NOKIA 9110 This updated version of Nokia's little-purchased 9000 is slimmer and, at nine ounces, lighter than its predecessor. It costs $800, and it's available in Europe--but not in the U.S. NEOPOINT Look for this hot newcomer from upstart Innovative Global Solution to take rivals by surprise. It's a phone, an electronic organizer, and a reasonably fast Web browser rolled into one. And it weighs just 6.4 ounces and costs less than $300. SAMSUNG INTERNET PHONE The Korean manufacturer is selling the phone in its home market and plans to debut a version in the U.S. this summer. It boasts E-mail, messaging, and Web browsing, but it may be too bulky to make a global splash. MOTOROLA 1000PLUS The longtime leader in wireless phones plans to ship its first Web-capable phone by the end of summer. But you can only use it if you're a Nextel customer. Motorola plans to ship Net phones for a broader range of customers by yearend. ERICSSON R380 The Swedish company's new Net phone has potential. Besides Web browsing and E-mail, it includes an organizer and a speakerphone and can recognize handwriting. Still, it's about the same size as Ericsson's average cellular phone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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