Gadget review

The iPhone lost it spot as the top selling phone to the Blackberry Curve in the first quarter of this year, but that doesn’t necessary spell the end of the iPhone’s market dominance, said Ross Rubin, an analyst for the researchers NPD Group. According to NPD survey, the five top selling smartphones between Jan09 an March09 were the Blackberry Curve, iPhone 3G,BlackBerry Storm, Blackberry Pearl and T-Mobile G1 with the Anroid operating system.
The Curve was the big winner for two main reasons. One was Verizon’s “Buy one, get one free” deal for the Blackberry. Another one is the Curve is available through four major carriers while the iPhone remains exclusive to At & T.
But not to take anything away from the capabilities of the Curve, Rubin said, “it’s lightweight, inexpensive and thin, and embodies the characteristics that make the Blackberry a popular phone.”

The fact that the Curve shot ahead on an aggressive promotion signals promise for the much-awaited Palm Pre.
“When a carrier supports a device, it does well,” Rubin said, assign that sprint had promised record spending to market the Pre.
The Pre may be the iphone’s most prominent challenger in coming months. As a conclusion , we see smartphones continue to gain share in the overall handset category.