For several years, the iPhone (left) lacked copy and paste, which frustrated many users. It now has this capability, and it is very easy to use -- tap and hold for a second, slide the selection bar that appears, and tap the desired action from the floating menu. The BlackBerry (right) also has copy and paste, but in a more limited form. To copy, hold Alt and use the trackball to select your text, then release Alt to complete the selection. Then click the trackball to get to the copy, cut, and paste menu items. The iPhone allows you to cut, copy, and paste both text and graphics, while the BlackBerry can work only with text.

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