The site with the best logo in the world, The Register, has posted a new review of the iPhone by Tony Simith. It's well worth reading if you are still on the fence about the phone. I'll quote a couple of paragraphs from the end of the review. I agree, by the way, with everything Tony says, including his criticisms.
"What swings it for me, is that the iPhone works and works well. It doesn't feel limited in either speed or functionality by its size and portability. After years of trying a wide range of smartphones based on all the major operating systems, it is so good to have a device that doesn't pause for a second or two whenever you change apps, or the screen orientation, or a web page. The iPhone's UI is nothing if not fluid, and that is so welcome and - for me - worth the trade-offs in functionality. ... Over-priced, over-hyped and - soon - over here, the iPhone proves yet again what the iPod demonstrated: that great software can beat good hardware. The iPhone succeeds because it takes a stack of useful web services, makes them look pretty and easy to read, and gives them to you almost anywhere. Crucially, this is not a phone that's accumulated PIM, music and web features over time, it's a fully integrated device from day one that presents all the information you want in a consistent way. The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
You can find the full review here.
The Register's first review of the iPhone, by Cade Metz, can be found here.
