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Smartphone Wars: iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Palm pre vs. Android - Our panel of smartphone experts from all different corners of the Web duke it out over some of the most contentious issues facing the smartphone industry today. What does RIM do so right that people become borderline addicted to their BlackBerrys? With Apple’s iPhone rumored to soon be coming to multiple carriers, will this be the shot in the arm that Apple needs to cut into RIM’s huge BlackBerry install base? Will the Palm Pre be a true alternative to the user interface of the iPhone? Is Google’s Android evolving into a full-fledged netbook operating system?

Guests include:

In the corner of Apple's iPhone:
Rene Ritchie, Community Editor for The iPhone Blog

Rene Ritchie's first computer was an Apple II, his first smartphone was a Treo 600, and his first foray online was as a moderator on Compuserve during the launch of Windows 95.

In the corner of Rim's BlackBerry:
Kevin Michaluk, Fearless Leader of CrackBerry.com

Kevin Michaluk was given a BlackBerry on the first day of the job. After learning the ins and outs of Old Blue (BlackBerry 7290), the BlackBerry became an integral part of Kevin's life.
Still unable to come to terms with his BlackBerry Addiction, Michaluk has continued to focus his efforts on the site's continued growth and operation in his roles as Community Manager/Editor. CrackBerry.com - the most trafficked BlackBerry community site on the net.

In the corner of the Palm Pre and Google's Android OS:
Dieter Bohn, Editor-in-Chief of the Smartphone Experts

Dieter Bohn is the Editor-in-Chief and VP of Communities for Smartphone Experts, overseeing smartphone communities at SPE sites such as AndroidCentral.com (for Google’s Android), WMExperts.com (for Windows Mobile), PreCentral.net (for Palm Pre), and CrackBerry.com (for Blackberrys). For the iPhone Blog, Dieter contributes Tipb of the Iceberg, a bi-weekly analysis of the iPhone and industry, and also co-hosts the Phone different Podcast with Mike Overbo.

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