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Vodafone recently unveiled its Christmas collection which among other devices include the Nokia N95 8GB and Samsung F700 for which the carrier has an exclusive agreement. Beside the touchscreen, the so called “iPhone killer” also packs the HSDPA support as well as the full slide-out QWERTY keyboard — the features iPhone is missing.
Vodafone seems ready for the iPhone competition. Or is it?
Neither Samsung F700, nor Nokia N95 8GB will bring the Vodafone the publicity of the iPhone. If you remember, in March this year we reported how Apple got about $400 million worth of marketing for free. While the iPhone lacks 3G (hopefully this will be fixed for the European launch), ChangeWave found that 77% of iPhone owners were “Very Satisfied” with it. No other handset maker can match that.
My point is — the interesting times are ahead of us. I can’t wait to watch iPhone being revealed in Britain. Message to Vodafone – don’t use your U.S. business’ (Verizon) “strategy” to beg for some attention on the iDay. 
[Via: PCWorld]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
