Best Mobile and Wireless Product
Editors' Best
GOLD
Windows Phone 7.5 • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
SILVER
Zenprise MobileManager • Zenprise • www.zenprise.com
BRONZE
Apple iOS • Apple • www.apple.com
Why It Won: Windows Phone 7 was already the superior smartphone platform, but Windows Phone 7.5 is even better.
"Conceptually, [Windows Phone] 7.5 isn't hugely different from its predecessor," said Paul Thurrott, senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. "See, Microsoft got the basics right with Windows Phone 7. The foundation is solid. So this time around, it was all about filling in the missing features. This is evolution at its finest. In many ways, Windows Phone 7.5 is to Windows Phone 7 as Windows 7 was to [Windows] Vista: the same basic OS, but streamlined, spit-shined, and made better. There are a few big changes, but most of the many new features in this release are small tweaks to existing features. But these little changes really add up. They're everywhere." Windows Phone 7.5 is a free upgrade for all existing Windows Phone 7 handsets.
Community Choice
GOLD
Apple iOS • Apple • www.apple.com
SILVER
Google Android • Google • www.google.com
BRONZE
Windows Phone • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
Other hot products in this year's survey . . .
Research In Motion's BlackBerry Professional Software
Rockliffe's AstraSync
Skype