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 But HTC’s Touch Diamond doesn’t hide the outdated Windows Mobile well enough or often enough for a user to want to buy a whole new device.
Here are some useful shortcuts that come built into most of the BlackBerrys, even older models, made by RIM but not many owners actually use or know about them.
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.
Palm’s Centro is geared toward younger people who traditionally only carry a cellphone. Palm hopes the $100 device, a miniature version of the more expensive Palm Treo, will give it a much needed shot in the arm.
A new, free service launching in nine metropolitan areas sends travel directions to your cellphone via text message after using voice-recognition technology to determine your current location and where you’d like to go.
Katherine Boehret tests the new HP Photosmart A826 Home Photo Center, a product that combines functions of a photo printer and a digital picture frame, and finds a good idea in need of improvement.
Apple’s new iMac includes a radical-looking keyboard, but the bigger change is the major update to its iLife software suite. Katherine Boehret tests the new programs with a particularly close look at iPhoto and iMovie.
A look at alternative keyboard options: two sets that operate wirelessly using Bluetooth, and a stand-alone wired ergonomic keyboard made for touch typists.
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 [...]
In a test of two new smartphones, Motorola’s Q wins points for its low price tag and striking design. But Palm’s improved Treo, with greater speed and other enhancements, is still the best bet for serious users of mobile email, Web and Microsoft’s Office.
Two of the latest Microsoft-based, would-be Treo killers boast larger screens and roomier slide-out keyboards, but neither of the devices offers the form and functionality of the Treo 650.
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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