Latest Phones

The Good: T-Mobile has a history of producing and influencing the design of great phones, and the Dash, aka HTC Excalibur is no exception. It looks stylish with its silver bezel and curved edges, offers a host of connectivity options including Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi, has the Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone operating system and offers quad-band worldwide coverage.

The Bad: The inabilities to only read, and not create Word; Excel and PDF documents may be problematic for business users, however e-mail can be synced with another computer via Outlook Mobile.  The 1.3 megapixel camera has a confusing interface and produces hazy, washed-out images.  Also, the touch-sensitive volume control strip on the right side of the handset is a little fiddly and unresponsive at times.

The Bottom Line: All in all this is a great offering for the modern mobile user with an ideal balance of features for both productivity and entertainment.  The long talk and standby times add extra appeal as does the integrated WiFi receiver.