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Blackberry Storm by Verizon:

The cost of this phone without a contract is $599.99 (depending on source) and with a 2 year contract with Verizon it is $199.99.
A rundown of the price:
Hardware: $199.88
Cheapest voice plan (only sold combined with data plan): $80
SMS plan: $5 for 250 messages
Price over two years: $2239.99

G1 Phone from Tmobile, officially introduced as the HTC Dream:

Cost of the phone: The device itself will cost $179.99 and the unlimited 3G data transfer will be an additional $25/month along with any normal calling plan costs or an additional $35/month with unlimited messaging. http://www.t-mobileg1.com/

Apple iPhone:

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Skystream is a company that offers a residential and small commercial solution to alternative energy. It is compatible with most homes and buildings and creates an effective independent energy source. Skystream offers a reliable product and is can be found all over the country.

This research blog post contains detailed information on Swift Wind Turbine. Swift Wind Turbine is a company that supplies residential wind turbine technology to homeowners that are environmentally concerned and wish to use an alternative energy source.

The BlackBerry is a smart phone targeting business users and is being developed by a Canadian company called Research in Motion (RIM). Unlike the iPhone and Windows mobile, the BlackBerry is not backed by a software giant such as Microsoft and Apple.

The iPhone is a smart phone developed by Apple. It is currently one of the newest types of phones available on the market (except for notably the Google Android). Ever since it was introduced in 2007, the iPhone has gotten tremendous support from personal and business users. One of the main reasons for its success is the high performing hardware and completely new and intuitively designed operating system.

Unlike the iPhone and the BlackBerry, Windows Mobile does not refer to a specific phone. Windows Mobile is an operating system (much like Windows). Almost all mainstream cell phone manufacturers offer phones which run the Windows Mobile operating system. The operating system is independent and can be used with any carrier regardless of whether they are GSM or CDMA.

The Windows Mobile operating system has been developed by Microsoft and has been made to look much like the popular Windows operating system for PC’s. The newer versions of Windows Mobile even provide a simplified version of Microsoft Office so that users can view and modify word documents, and spreadsheets. Users also get access to a simplified version of Microsoft Outlook to receive and send email even in HTML format. If users subscribe to a data plan, they can use a variant of the popular Internet Explorer to browse the web.

Purpose: To better understand the cost and benefits of the vertical loop geothermal systems
Unanswered Questions: None
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I continued my research on Opera, finding more and more ways to customize this browser and make it truly an enjoyable way to surf. This time around I found some cool features that will keep the user from loosing information or their place on the internet.