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Man, that Reclaim launch was just full of interesting off-hand comments, wasn’t it? Casey Ryan, a Samsung product development manager, stated confidently that “”by next year, touch-screen phones with full web browsers running the Android operating system will be available for well under $100.” Presumably this means more from Samsung, but that would be putting words in poor Casey’s mouth. Android’s role with entry-level handsets has been a little nebulous so far, but it’s sounding like Android will simply enable smartphones to reach further down the price chain, according to this statement. Signs that both LG and HTC are sniffing around cheap Android handsets mean that Samsung will have some competition in this weight category, with the main differentiator being what the manufacturers do with the operating system. Currently HTC has the lead, but we have yet to see what TouchWiz and S-Class look like on top of Android…
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
