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12/22/2009

University student wins a smartphone!

After sifting through hundreds of submissions, we've come up with a winner for the Samsung Omnia II. Check out the winning entry!

To begin, I'll just say that I would probably consider myself to be an average University student from Kingston, Ontario. Last year, I had the brilliant idea of purchasing a touch smartphone because, well let's be honest, it looks pretty cool and I thought maybe it would help me with the ladies... just a little bit. WRONG, it was with the purchase of this touch phone that quickly summoned a nightmare that would have to last an enduring 3 year contract with this terrible device...

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12/15/2009

Palm Pre smartphone giveaway

Palmprebell121409 Cellphones have come a long way in the past few years. Back in the day, you had to lug the things around in a briefcase because they were so huge. Now, they're smaller, but size isn't everything. We need more features! Email, touch screens and app stores are simply not enough. Surely, we can innovate more than that?

For a phone to be truly smart, I personally want a built-in breathalyser to stop me from drinking and dialling. Oh, and a special alarm that tells me when I'm exceeding my minutes. What features do you want? Send them to us in an email - be constructive, please - and you could win a Palm Pre.

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Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.