Smartphones of CTIA Fall 2009: 10 Groundbreaking Gadgets

The world's top handset makers showed off their latest and greatest at the recent International CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 show. Check out these 10 up-and-coming handsets from HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, RIM and Palm.

By Al Sacco

At the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) mobile and wireless event last week in San Diego, CIO.com's Al Sacco got an eyeful of the newest, cutting-edge smartphones.


HTC, Nokia and Samsung gave a look at the emerging trends in smartphone design as they served up a plethora of new devices at the International CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 show.


While some handset heavies including BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), Palm and Apple were notably absent from the CTIA floor, we still got a sneak peek at some upcoming wares from RIM and Palm at a private media event. Click on through the slides for details.


If your craving for new handhelds still isn't satisfied, jump over to our breakdown of new smartphones from CTIA Spring 2009 for a look at 10 more great gadgets.

Nokia N900

Why It's Hot: Nokia's latest smartphone is the Finnish handset maker's first handheld to run the flashy Maemo operating system.
OS: Maemo
Radio: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA 900/1700/2100MHz
Carrier: NA
Display: 800 x 480
Memory: RAM: 256MB; ROM: 768MB
Processor: 600MHz
Camera: 5MP
Price/Availability: Available for preorder now for $649.00. Device is expected to be released by "end of October."
Other Notable Feature(s): Maemo browser, powered by Mozilla, supports Adobe Flash 9.4; stereo Bluetooth; and A-GPS.


Al Sacco