Smartphones Are Mobile Wizardry

New technology is heating up the mobile phone market, much to the delight of you and other consumers.

Some of the new smartphones are starting to make the iPhone old hat, even with its smooth touch screen and slick cover.

Now you can expect more from multimedia phones. Especially since Nokia, the biggie in mobile phones, has just released the 5800 XpressMusic.

The XpressMusic phone pushes right up into the face of Apples iPhone with Nokia's touch screen handset.

Google has jumped into the market with its G1 device running on its new Android platform that is rocking the techies.

Blackberry is using its smartphone to corner for business professionals, and now offers the Blackberry Storm touchscreen.

Nokia is after a share of the smartphone market with a mobile offering web browsing, push emails, digital camera and video playback facilities. But the real draw of the 5800 XpressMusic will be the music promotion.

If music is your thing, you can use the XpressMusic to get unlimited access for a year to the 5 million music tracks from the major labels of the music industry.

The new portable media devices will give you more choices other than iTunes. All this new competition is expected to give you better rates for downloads.

For videos, the new Archos 5 media tablet will let you watch video in MP4, AVI and WMV. You can enjoy the music formats MP3, WMA and AAC. Flash based games can keep you busy on a clear 5-inch screen. If all that is not enough, you can browse the web and check your email and even listen to digital radio.

And there's more to come. Even Microsoft is expected to jump in the battle for the mobile market.