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HTC Evo is launched in the United States with Sprint as the service provider.  It is the first mobile handset capable of using the fourth generation mobile technologies.  It is faster and has improved screen and user interface.  Yes its better than the old iPhone.  But Apple is coming out with its own iPhone 4G. 

It used to be 3G services and GPRS.  GPRS is now being used by embedded devices usually in vehicles to serve as links for updates and requests for maintenance.  We don't see this very often nor notice it.  It's like an iceberg with a third of the ice underwater.  These embedded devices are in our cars, toys, appliances in the house, camera, and our lawnmower.  Each device has its own chip to control processes, connectivity and code.     

Imagine you buying a brand new car with one of these devices and a finger print scanner in the steering wheel.  Your 18 year old asked you if he could borrow the car and you said yes.  Only the car would not start when your son sat to drive the vehicle.  I think the technology is 3 to 4 years in the future.  But who knows?

HTC Evo with its 4.3 inches of screen is gigantic as far as mobile screens go.  My opinion is that in order for mobile web to really take off, the browser experience must mimic as close as possible, the one in the desktop.  How that is going to be accomplished is a designer's holy grail. 

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