Why 'smartphone' is a dumb label

02.03.2007

-- Sony Ericsson uses: "Talk & Text Phones," "Camera Phones," "Music Phones," "Design Phones" and "Web & E-Mail Phones."

-- LG uses: "EVDO Phones," "Bluetooth Phones" and "MP3 Phones."

-- Palm calls all phones "Smartphones."

-- Research in Motion calls all phones "Devices."

-- Samsung and Motorola avoid the categorization of phones altogether.