HTC, Samsung, Nokia, RIM, Dell Highlight CTIA Devices

CTIA is where manufacturers and carriers go to unveil and demonstrate their latest smartphones and tablets, hoping to excite both the consumer and business worlds with a variety of new features and form-factors. As the smartphone and tablet markets grow white-hot, those companies seem more determined than ever to offer products that not only match their rivals capabilities, but add something new (and hopefully "wow") to the mix. At this years show, dual-core seems to be the standard to beat in terms of processing power, and woe to the smartphone that doesnt come with a high-megapixel camera (or even a 3D-capable one) embedded in its back. Android tablets are much on display this year, as their creators hope to take a chunk out of the Apple iPads commanding market share. Whether its the Dell Streak 7, the newly resized Samsung Galaxy Tab or T-Mobiles G-Force, everyone at the show seems to have a touch-screen device ready. Research In Motion is also gearing up its BlackBerry-branded PlayBook tablet, which utilizes a proprietary operating system. Phones are increasingly powerful, too: whether T-Mobiles G2x with its Nvidia Tegra, or Sprints HTC Evo 3D (capable of shooting the aforementioned 3D images), these devices have essentially become palm-size PCs. All of this money and effort spent on development and marketing, of course, means companies have a lot to lose if these devices arent a hit with the masses. Which brings us to the question: for all the smartphones and tablets making splashy debuts this week, how many will be around in a year? - ...

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