The iPhone was already out on the market late June and everyone is buzzing about the services it can offer. Since January, people have been speculating about how it would affect your daily life since this all-in-one phone can really have everything on it. With the iPhone, you can surf the net, listen to music, and watch movies. It is a mobile phone that does virtually everything you can do on your computer and then some.

But before you actually go out and scream for the iPhone or put it on your Christmas wish list, you might want to look around in the mobile phone industry. Every since the iPhone was introduced and hyped in the mobile world, phone companies have also released phones that can match the functions and maybe offer even more. Here are some of the phones that are already on the market that might match the iPhone in everything it does.

Sprint Mogul – An HTC phone, this phone was released by Sprint as one of the niftiest phones out there that handle different types of media. Whether it is pictures, movies, or music, this thing can handle them all. The design may not be that good but the QWERTY slide phone is one cool gadget you may want to bring along in any place for bragging rights. It can access the net using the 3G network so you’ll have the fastest internet connection possible in your phone. Distributed by Sprint, this is a grade upgrade for Sprint users or the best choice for those looking for a sturdy phone without thinking of style.

Helio Ocean – Now this phone is looks really good, and I think I might buy one for myself. This phone was released by Helio, which is a part of the Sprint network by reselling their airtime. This baby was created by the company rather than selling other phone brands this time. There are two types of keyboards that you can pullout from its body – You can pull out a number keypad if you want to place a phone call, and you can also pullout a QWERTY keyboard if you want to send some text messages. Even though it can only pack 200Mb in memory you can always expand it with Mini-SD. The Internet is also available and the two forms of slide keyboard is just a perfect one two punch for you to step away from the iPhone.

RIM BlackBerry Curve – The latest gadget to come out from Blackberry, it can only boast of the upgrade of the design. Who needs upgrades of things when a Blackberry already has multiple features and functions? A timely change of design is just what Blackberry needs.

These are some phones that have all the features of the iPhone when it comes to the market. They are better than the iPhone in some ways while the iPhone is better than these phones in other areas. It’s always best to check them all out with your phone provider to see if they are available on your plan, and if you really want an iPhone right away, you may want to switch to AT&T since they will be the sole distributor for at least a year.

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If you think you live in a very isolated world with all the gadgets and things that you do only for yourself, think again. Technology might have fostered something isolating, but the new things that are coming out are definitely making things come together. For example, take a look at gaming consoles. Wii, X-Box 360 and PlayStation 3 have features that don’t just allow you to play against another person in your house, but you can also play with people around the globe, and you can talk trash at the same time.

Aside from this nifty tech, you also get to know more about places in different parts of the globe. Bloggers have taken it for themselves to post pictures about their experiences as they write about it, and give they give honest reviews of what really happened. They write directions and all the other things you would expect in a place once you set foot there.

Google has taken it into their account to do something like this in a creepy way for some I guess. If you want to know more about the place, you don’t need to restrict yourself to blogs, visitor’s reviews or things like that. At first Google has given us the maps, then the satellite view, and with the enhanced pictures later, a bird’s eye view of the place. Now they have outdone themselves again. If you go the Google maps homepage, you’ll have the option to look at certain places in street view.

Street View in Google will give you more than you ask for. Still at this early stage, the street view will give you the option to look at some streets like you are standing there. It’s like standing in the middle of the road and looking around where to go. You could see the shops, the cars, and the people walking in pictures. It’s a pretty neat thing considering you’re not familiar with the place and you want to know where you are and were you are going. Many have already reacted to this move by saying that it invades their privacy. It’s much like Google having the ability to zoom in to your house. This is just turning it a bit more personal, which of course causes further outrage. Yet Google is unapologetic since this information can be very useful for people who want not just mere pictures, but who want to know what to see in raw form and not in any glorified pictures of the city.

As of the moment there are limited cities and streets that have this functionality. However, it won’t be long until all the streets in the US will have a street view of their own. This maybe the end of the line for Google when it comes to privacy, but it’s up to the government in censoring these services so that they are not misused for illegal purposes.

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