I was away at a conference most of last week, hence the lack of entries. (OK – so it wasn’t technically a conference – I took my son to the Star Wars Celebration IV in Los Angeles.)

The trip put my recently acquired HTC Excalibur smartphone to the test. (Rogers just started offering it in Canada – its the same phone as the T-Mopbile Dash.) It worked extremely well. The Windows Mobile 5 operating system ties in nicely with the desktop.

It has wifi which helps reduce those data roaming charges. I was able to connect to free wifi in airports, the hotel, and the LA convention centre to keep on top of email, and to keep in touch with home.

Look at the HTC on the Rogers site