Cellphone Star

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/07/504x_504x_blackberry-tour.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″While announcing the company’s intention to release an updated version of the a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged BLACKBERRY TOUR” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/blackberry-tour/”BlackBerry Tour/a with WiFi next year, a Sprint spokesman let slip that WiFi will also be present “in all its major devices going forward.” Big win!/p pWe’re still annoyed with current-gen or even last-gen smartphones that are lacking WiFi (which leads to a general annoyance with Verizon), so we’re glad to hear a major player is embracing it for the foreseeable future. Said the spokesman, “It is now a requirement for all our PDA equipment suppliers to include WiFi,” which is a pretty firm commitment. What do you think, readers? Is WiFi a dealbreaker in a smartphone purchase? [a href=”http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprints-blackberry-tour-sprout-wifi-next-year/2009-07-09″Fierce Wireless/a via a href=”http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/sprint-mandating-wifi-on-future-smartphones-wlan-lovin-blackbe/”Engadget/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Original post by Dan Nosowitz