Taking Apple to the mat?

clipped from news.yahoo.com Japanese Device Challenges iPhone Apple Inc.'s iPhone may still have the world's heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But there's more to the world of cell phones than Apple, and users outside Japan are missing out on some of the nicest-looking and most sophisticated phones ever made. Apple and other handset makers outside Japan, as well as mobile operators, have some catching up to do.