A couple months ago, my boss came to me and told me my work cell contract was eligible for a new phone upgrade. I did some research, and moving away from a hacked moto-Razr would only prove worthwhile if I were to pack in a few more features (like email, mobile internet, and maybe a better camera). I first asked for a BlackBerry Pearl because I already had a BlackBerry World Edition 8830 and I didn’t need the extra bulk. When he vetoed my request to add an additional BlackBerry Data Plan to the already pretty hefty data plan the company had, I went back to the drawing board.

Things I knew I wanted:

• Exchange Support
• WiFi and/or Mobile Internet that does not suck.
• Decent Camera (the BB8830 doesn’t have a camera)

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In wake of the release of the new 3G-capable iPhone and the content I’ve been spidering about the Android SDK (Google phone) I’m going to let you in on a few of the things I use almost daily. This article also comes to you per suggestion on Skribit from Paul Stamatiou which has received some other votes. I’m adding the programs I use because to be honest, I don’t carry many gadgets around.

Firstly and most importantly, I have my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry 8830 “World Edition” phone. After using a generic LG flip phone for two years, when my contract was up for renewal I had come to the conclusion that I was ready for a smart phone or PDA. Research In Motion had a new, fairly powerful, handheld and what appeared to be the most capable for what I wanted to be able to do; so far it’s done a great job.

So what was I looking for in a new handheld? Firstly, a QWERTY keypad. You don’t understand the want for this until you’ve been using “T9″ or some other predictive text on a standard numeric keypad for two years and have a chance to toy with a friend’s QWERTY keypad. The next thing I looked for was (more…)