The annual CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show kicks off next week in San Francisco, and I've already got in mind the cell-phone products and devices I expect and hope to see at the big industry event.
Technology journalists from around the world will converge next Wednesday on the Moscone Center for event, which comes at an interesting time for the cell-phone industry. Cell phone sales, worldwide, are not as red-hot as they once were. Just ask Nokia (NOK Quote). And Sony Ericsson. And, of course, Motorola (MOT Quote).
Now Apple (AAPL Quote) is leading the way. Despite the problems it's having with getting AT&T's (T Quote) 3G service to millions of new iPhone 3G customers, Apple has one of the hottest properties in the industry (priced $199-$299). And rightly so: iPhone has the best user interface on the planet.
But, consider the Samsung Instinct phone from Sprint (S Quote). It's an iPhone clone that is selling amazingly well -- probably because, at $129, it's a well-priced alternative to the iPhone, especially for Sprint customers. ...
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