The smartphone maker Palm loses money as the launch of Apple's iPhone hurts sales of its own products.

Scott Karp submits: I presented at an internal conference for the interactive division of a major media company this week, and among all the conference attendees, I didnt see a single iPhone.

For the last few weeks in the wireless phone universe, it's been all iPhone all the time. But now that the hype over the release of the phone has died down - and the backlash against it has begun - other wireless companies are pushing products with similar features.

To hear other wireless carriers tell it, the introduction of Apple Inc.'s iPhone on AT&T Inc.'s network is no real threat.

Among consumers, the excitement around Apple Inc.'s iPhone, launching on Friday, centers on its cool looks and innovative interface. In the cell phone industry, the iPhone will be closely watched because it breaks several conventions governing the relationships between handset manufacturers, carriers and consumers. If successful, Apple could end up changing the way phones and the industry work.

We'll show you how to spruce up your handset so that it rivals an iPhone.

BlackBerry and Treo devices will continue to slug it out this week, as their respective companies post their latest quarterly results Thursday, a day before the launch of their much-anticipated competitor known as the iPhone.

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Apple Inc. may face plenty of competition from wireless phone makers when it launches its iPhone this coming week. But when it comes to the high end of the market, it largely has the field to itself.

Walt Mossberg tries out two new smart phones ahead of the iPhone's highly anticipated release. One is the latest attempt by BlackBerry's maker to appeal to consumers. The other is a high-resolution camera phone by Nokia.

Sony Ericsson has shown off a range of new handsets. Probably most significant is a Walkman branded handset which is undoubtedly being pitched to compete with Apple's iPhone.