Chapter 8. Breaking Boredom with Entertainment Options

Driving the movement to handheld devices that are both phone and Internet capable is the desire to have a single device for communications, entertainment, and productivity needs. Before now, companies have struggled to reach that level of functionality.

With the latest round of mobile devices, including the T-Mobile Android phone and the iPhone, we’re getting much closer to being able to use a single unit for everything. You’ve already seen how the Android phone can handle some of the basic functions of communication and productivity. But what about entertainment?

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