Blackberries are not the only fruit. These nifty 3G-ers from HTC and Sony Ericsson both offer push email, PDA-style organizational features and QWERTY keyboards. They take very different approaches to styling, but both want a slice of that BlackBerry pie.

Designs of the times
The slim, light M600i is undeniably the better looking of the two handsets, but then Sony Ericsson has always gone for uncluttercd minimalism. HTC’s handset, meanwhile, may have a Motorola- style name, but it sure doesn’t have Motorola style. The TyTN (ouch!) is rotund and anonymous: more a PDA than a mobile.

Neither phone has a traditional number pad. Sony spreads its letters over a quirky pad of 15 keys, each with two characters. It’s smaller than a BlackBerry keyboard, but it’s slower than the TyTN’s sliding keyboard.
Both also offer virtual keyboards and handwriting recognition via bright, crisp touchscreens, and both have jog dials. The TyTN also has a four-way menu pad. The M600i does not, and you’ll miss it.

The TyTN’s Windows Mobile 5.0 interface benefits from being more familiar than the M600i’s Symbian system, but both are swift and straightforward for messaging and push email.

The HTC is groaning with business software, from MS Office Mobile suite to Pocket MSN, while the M600i has the less impressive Quickoffice, RSS feeds, and a PDF reader. Both also have Web browsers that struggle even with simple HTML sites and are crushed like grapes by the Nokia N80’s excellent browser.

Frame it up (or not)
TyTN’s two-megapixel camera is OK for holiday snaps or close-up portraits and there are creative options galore, plus a front-facing camera for video calls. Sony Ericsson has sworn off cameras completely here, which is odd given they’re traditionally one of its strengths.

The TyTN triumphs on connectivity, too, trumping their and Bluetooth on the Sony with power-efficient Wi-Fi access. The M600i has a 64MB MS Micro card, while the TyTN’s TransFlash slot is empty but it does have 60MB internal memory.

The TyTN struggles when it comes to actually making phone calls. Its virtual number-pad is slow and clumsy, and it’s too easy to hang up with your ear. The M600i’s 7.5-hour battery life trounces HTC’s 4.5 hours, although that advantage all but evaporates if you use 3G.

The TyTN knows what it is: an executive toy with bags of extras. The M600i is less sure of itself, but in truth, neither pushes all the right business buttons, and as for consumer use.., forget it. As a result, neither really kicks BlackBerry’s butt.

Topping the list is the fct that this centuries-old beverage is now affordable and is conveniently packaged for easier mobility like C2 Cool and Clean Green Tea. Not to mention C2’s variety of yummy flavors that makes tea-drinking even more of a treat. C2 is the only beverage in the country that is naturally brewed from green tea leaves and bottled fresh is convenient PET re-sealable bottles.

And this new green iced tea craze is a refreshing change from the usual drinks because of the extensive health benefits that come with drinking green tea regularly. This beverage is well-known particularly because of its carcinogen-fighting and body-slimming effects.

Studies show that green tea has many possible health benefits. For instance, studies conducted by Dr Ed Okello of Newscastle University’s Medicinal Plant Research Centre suggested that tea could boost the memory of everyday tea-drinkers. Green tea in particular is capable of obstructing the passage of an enzyme, which plays a role in the production of protein deposits in the brain of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

A recent study, researched by Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and led by Neil E. Kay, M.D., found out that a component in green tea helps kill Leukemia cells. After studying leukemia cells taken from 10 patients, they found out that green tea’s component EGCG interrupted survival signals, which caused leukemia cells to die in 8 out of 10 patients.

Another interesting discovery about green tea was stated in the findings presented by study author Dr. Jack E Bukowski or Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Based on his research, green tea can help boost the immune system by helping fight off infections.

In addition to that, green tea is said to be a possible bone strengthener because it contains fluoride and flavonoids which may both enhance bone strength as mentioned in the study made by researchers from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital.

Even more studies try to prove the many health benefits of green tea. Because of a catechin called
epigallocathecin gallate (EGCG), green tea was found to be 100 times as effective at neutralizing free radicals as Vitamin C and 25 times more powerful than Vitamin E.

And because both vitamins are well-known antioxidant, EGCG also beat other antioxidants when it comes to preventing cellular damage brought about by certain diseases particularly cancer.