BBC NEWS | Technology | Mobiles 'to replace handheld PCs'
Gadget lovers could find that their mobile phone fulfils all their needs in the very near future.
So says David Levin, head of phone software firm Symbian, reviewing the firm's future prospects.
He said the falling cost of putting extras, such as cameras, into handsets would mean big changes for the consumer electronics market.
I think the vision is true. Whether Symbian lead it is another matter, especially given Motorola's decision to pull out of the Symbian partnership.
My (or rather my Wife's) new phone has a camera (BTW no one has suggested a good moblog approach :( )poyphonic ringtones and games. My colleague has an Orange SPV which gives him the PDA functionality, top games, a MP3 player (though not a camera) In an ideal world (and where I had more money!) I would like a mobile that does all of the above and more. A combination of phone PDA, Wifi synching and Internet connection (not just GPRS or 3G) and of course Bluetooth accessories like a headset. I'm never going to afford circa £500 though, so wait I must. Just as the operators will to work out how to make mre revenue from such products and making them mainstream