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 [...]
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 But HTC’s Touch Diamond doesn’t hide the outdated Windows Mobile well enough or often enough for a user to want to buy a whole new device.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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