There are many aspects about the iPhone and the iPod Touch that are loved so much by their fans, but one of the main ones is the app store. There are just endless applications to choose from. Some cost money and some are free, but they are all extremely cool. True, some are sillier than others, but it is still amazing what people come up with and how many options there are when it comes to apps.

There are many devices out there that are competing with the iPhone and some of them are RIM’s Blackberry Strom and Nokia’s famous Tube. Although there are positive things to be said about these phones, they do not compare to the iPhone. Yes, they do offer more features than the iPhone, however, when it comes to comfort, ease, and sophistication of the operation systems, they are worlds apart.

There are those that claim that the iPhone is just a lot of hype. Its lack of A2DP or stereo Bluetooth, combined with the missing video and MMS capabilities place it behind its competitors. That might be the case, but there is no doubt that when it comes to the Apple platform and the availability of compatible application, Apple is years if not decades ahead of its competition.

Since the iPhone came out last year it has been a race to see what company would come out with the best competitor. There have been many candidates such as the Samsung Omnia and some others, but now the crown jewel has arrived. The HTC Touch HD is by far the nicest looking cell phone out there, other than maybe the iPhone, just because it is Apple. This phone has a larger screen and a stylus, comes with an eight gigabyte memory card, and has terrific graphics. The price is a bit high, but for a device like that, it is well worth it.

Recent sales numbers prove how much better Apple is doing than many other smart phone companies. Jus in the past quarter alone Apple has sold 6.9 million iPhones worldwide. How unbelievable is that? Even though this does not put them in the number one place (that is still taken by good old Nokia) they have still managed to beat Blackberry which used to be the icon for smart phones.

Surprisingly enough HTC has been the company to introduce many of the most recent cell phones that have been extremely impressive. The Touch Pro, G1, and the Touch HD are some of the nicest phones out there, and now the T8290 is joining them. This great looking machine has WiMAX, which basically means it will have unbelievably fast Internet, faster than we’ve seen before. Go HTC!