Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal's grand old man of technology coverage, has given the new iPhone a positive reception compared to business smartphones such as the Palm Treo and the Blackberry. As for what we young folks in Europe call 'texting', he (and co-writer Katherine Boehret) had this to say:
"The iPhone's most controversial feature, the omission of a physical keyboard in favor of a virtual keyboard on the screen, turned out in our tests to be a non-issue, despite our deep initial skepticism. After five days of use, Walt -- who did most of the testing for this review -- was able to type on it as quickly and accurately as he could on the Palm Treo he has used for years. This was partly because of smart software that corrects typing errors on the fly."
So in a test against bulky, business-oriented smartphones, the iPhone is off to a good start. (Thanks to Adam for the link tip.)
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