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Latest BlackBerry Is Flashy, Familiar

BlackBerry users are a stubborn bunch, almost as fond of their device’s familiar features — scroll wheel, full minikeyboard and big screen — as they are of constantly checking email. So when I directed all of my work and personal email from my current BlackBerry to the newest BlackBerry 8800 for this column’s testing, I [...]

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The iPhone Is a Breakthrough Handheld Computer

The iPhone is a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer, Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret say. A major drawback: the network it uses. Video

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HTC Can’t Disguise Windows Mobile Flaws

It’s exciting to think about iPhone competitors giving better software a real try. But HTC’s Touch Diamond doesn’t hide the outdated Windows Mobile well enough or often enough for a user to want to buy a whole new device.

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A Tiny Touch Screen for Less

Katie tests Asus’s Eee Top, the company’s first entry into the all-in-one PC computer category. At $600, or half the cost of the least expensive iMac or HP TouchSmart, the Eee Top brings the fun and accessibility of a touch-screen computer to people who might not otherwise afford it.

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Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube

Samsung’s new LED TV 7000 is integrated with the Yahoo Widget Engine, allowing people to watch TV and access the Web on the same big screen at the same time.

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Cool Trays Take the Heat Off Your Lap

Many laptops tend to run hot, making them uncomfortable and sometimes painful to use on your lap. Now, companies are selling trays and pads designed to cool hot laptops and, in turn, cool laps.

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Nintendo Freshens a Game Player

The Nintendo DSi’s two cameras, snappy Web browser and music-player capabilities make it a likable and well-rounded device.

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IPod to Reach Out and Touch Someone

New phone applications have been added to Apple’s iPod Touch, but the features come with a few drawbacks.

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A Kick Start to the Sidekick’s Social Side

The new Sidekick LX has a camera, 3G-connection and social-networking apps, but the absence of a touch screen is glaring for this expensive device.

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Web Surfing in a Wireless Network of Your Very Own

Verizon Wireless’s MiFi allows you to create a private Wi-Fi network anywhere and can be used by multiple devices at once, but the luxury of MiFi doesn’t come cheap.

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Easy Way to Log In Face Time

Logitech Vid aims to help non-techies who simply want to use their Webcams to see someone while they’re talking, without any fancy features.

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Second Chances: T-Mobile Tries Again

A review of T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, the second “Google phone” to be released.

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A BlackBerry Priced Right For Newcomers

A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.

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New Perspective On BlackBerrys And iPhones

Seeking the best, and worst, of both worlds, BlackBerry and iPhone users switch products. The Mossberg Solution takes a look at what they like and don’t like about their new toys.

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Bluetooth Headsets That Up the Chic Factor

Review of two Bluetooth headsets that look stylish enough that you won’t mind being seen wearing them: The Plantronics Discovery 975 and Aliph’s Jawbone Prime.

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