Big Computer-Makers Catch iPhone Fever - Richard Martin, Information Week

Handset makers including Nokia, Motorola, and Research In Motion announced new smartphones this week, hoping to capitalize on the "halo effect" of increased customer interest driven by the iPhone introduction. For months before the launch of the iPhone, rival handset makers talked about the "halo effect" the hotly anticipated device would have: The sleek new device from Apple would generate new innovation in the rapidly expanding smartphone market, and new attention from consumers and businesses. That has clearly happened, with innovative and feature-packed new devices pouring from the big handset makers including Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and HTC.

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