Palm Pixi Needs a Dusting of Speed
Palm offers the Pre’s webOS operating system in a tinier package: the Pixi.
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Palm offers the Pre’s webOS operating system in a tinier package: the Pixi.
Katherine Boehret reviews small, inexpensive laptops from Nokia and H-P with higher-resolution screens that reveal more of what’s online.
Goby.com aims to take the guesswork out of finding leisure activities.
The new Zune HD offers a rich screen and a wealth of artist information, but it can’t compete with iPod Touch’s app offerings.
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.
A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.
RealPlayer SP grabs videos from the Web and converts and transfers them to over a dozen portable devices. While other software programs perform two or just one of these tasks, RealPlayer’s trio of talent make it like a digital Swiss army knife.
This holiday season, instead of gathering around the piano for traditional sing-alongs, some families will gather around their television sets and game consoles to make music — by playing games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider how to transfer content from the old Windows PC to a shiny new Mac.
This Thanksgiving, families across the country will gather around the television just as quickly as they gather around the turkey. And with good reason: Many people will be staring at beautiful high-definition TV sets.
Smartphones are masters of multitasking. They email, browse the Web, instant message, take pictures, run applications or play videos and music. So it’s easy to forget how uncomfortable they are to use as phones.
Apple’s Genius is a helpful tool for quickly making a playlist, but Microsoft’s Zune software truly allows people to discover more about their own music.
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 But HTC’s Touch Diamond doesn’t hide the outdated Windows Mobile well enough or often enough for a user to want to buy a whole new device.
Kinoma Play is one application that is desperately needed by Windows Mobile users, and it just might remind them that there’s a better way to navigate media and media-related Web services without needing to buy a new mobile device.
Motorola’s ROKR E8 is a head-turning phone with many built-in advances that give it a smarter interface than basic cellphones. Its standout feature is its keyboard, which dynamically changes to accommodate whatever you’re doing.
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