Fitbit Sees How You Run, Walk and Sleep
A tiny $99 tracking device knows when you are walking, running and even sleeping.
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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.
Second Chances: T-Mobile Tries Again
A review of T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, the second “Google phone” to be released.
App Aims to Up Social Status of Some Basic Cellphones
Katie reviews iSkoot’s Notifier, an application designed to give basic cellphones smart-phone-like capabilities.
Lost Cellphone? Your Carrier Has Your Backup
Katie looks at solutions from T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon for backing up and syncing your cellphone’s contacts.
Web Searches That Really Bear Fruit
There’s nothing more frustrating than a fruitless Web search — or one that returns results that distract you from your original goal. This week I tested two free tools that attempt to make your Web searches more relevant by learning from users’ reactions to search results.
Organizing Your Web Life in One Place
Katie reviews Windows Live, Microsoft’s Web-based attempt to consolidate many of the regular activities you perform on the Internet: sharing photos on Flickr, emailing via Hotmail, posting status updates on Facebook, following tweets on Twitter, sending instant messages on Google Chat and keeping a calendar on Apple’s MobileMe.
Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac
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.
Where Your Old Gadgets Find a Second Life
Digital electronics will eventually break or get replaced. It’s hard to know what to do with the gadgets that get left behind. But there are Web sites that make it easy to get rid of old electronics — and some offer cash for them, too.
Tracking Your Money Without Paying a Mint
A free Web site called Mint.com hopes to help users get a better handle on where their money is going, how much is in each account, and what can be done to budget that money more efficiently.
Navigating the Web to Purchase a Car
Katherine Boehret gives a guide to sites that may help you or someone you know browse for a new or used car on the Web.
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