After years of service (and torture), my XDAII has finally bit the big one. It’s a shame since I really wish it would hold out for another year.<\/p>\n
I’ve realized that for my purposes, the Windows Mobile (WM, formerly PocketPC) is the<\/em> definitive platform to have for a smartphone. Having said that, I’ve always budgeted at that price-point should I ever need a new one.<\/p>\n I have to admit though that these days, the Apple iPhone has made it difficult for me to decide what type of replacement I would want. There’s no doubt the iPhone would be an awesome phone. But I’m not convinced by the iPhone just yet. There are so many<\/em> legitimate “concerns” in that phone that are keeping me from just making the switch to MobileOSX<\/em> (I just made that up, I don’t know what the OS is officially called). Yet it still has massive iconic appeal, a marketing approach which Apple has polished to perfection. While all logic<\/strong> tells me to stick with the tried and tested Windows Mobile, the geek in me really wants that shiny new iPhone.<\/p>\n Having said that, I’m pretty much 50\/50 on the matter. Which is why I would’ve preferred that my XDA conk out when the iPhone was finally out (an supported in our country); so that I can actually try and compare it with a WM device it and decide once and for all<\/em> which type of phone would better fit my needs.<\/p>\n Alas, life isn’t that kind; my phone died a year too early. And hence I have<\/em> to buy a replacement phone. Sadly, there’s really no choice for me other than a WM device or the iPhone – and since the iPhone hasn’t hit Philippine shelves, nor the bulk of its “features” currently supported by our network providers – there really wasn’t a choice to be made in the first place.<\/p>\n Since I was already going to spend quite a bit for the WM phone, might as well get a good one. I decided on a WM device that was small,<\/strong> as well as handle all possible networks<\/strong> you could throw at it. As of the moment, there’s only one unit that fits all of those criteria: The XDA Atom Life.<\/a><\/p>\n The unit will be arriving tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After years of service (and torture), my XDAII has finally bit the big one. It’s a shame since I really wish it would hold out for another year. I’ve realized that for my purposes, the Windows Mobile (WM, formerly PocketPC) is the definitive platform to have for a smartphone. Having said that, I’ve always budgeted …