Ever since this blog started, the HTC TyTN was regularly present. Like when it came out in Germany as the XDA Trion, or when it was rebranded as the Dopod 838 Pro. When Cingular picked up the PDA phone and rechristened the 8525, it gave the high-end gadget yet another name.

So how does the Cingular variant perform? Windows Mobile Today says:

"...it's got just about everything you could ask for in a smartphone, save the svelte footprint and bargain price tag. True road warriors - for whom productivity trounces trendy and thin - will find much to like in the Cingular 8525."

Ah the beauty of subsidies. For "only" $400 (after signing up for a 2-year contract and a $50 rebate), Cingular subscribers get a powerful quad-band phone. With a 2.0 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, and HSDPA-capability, just to name a few.

I don't want my employees snapping up company secrets! Get the Cingular 8500, which is an 8525 with a camera.