If Congress approves its text before Christmas, the referendum will probably be held in March.

ECONOMIST: And very little time before Congress adjourns

As a consequence the phone keeps showing the last graphic or text sent to its second display even if its battery has died.

BBC: Yota smartphone

She read me the capabilities of the unit, which included unlimited domestic text messaging (didn't know if the unit would have its own phone number) with premium and international SMS available for a fee, unlimited instant messaging, and "unlimited access to 1 premium portal" (AOM, MSN, Yahoo), as well as support for "some" other email providers.

ENGADGET: The ogo to get the go ahead from AT&T Wireless today?

Google has its Google docs tools, so if you wanted to create a spreadsheet or any type of text document you would simply go to a web page that has all the functionalities of a word processor, but because it's taking place on the Internet, you can access it from anywhere, and you can get other people accessing it as well.

NPR: Will 'Cloud Computing' Work In White House?

The biggest drawback is that you can't use the device on its own without a phone, but if you're a heavy browser user or need to do some serious text input, but aren't doing anything serious enough to demand a real laptop, the REDFLY might just hit some sort of sweetspot for heavy Windows Mobile users.

ENGADGET: REDFLY Mobile Companion gets previewed