It wasn’t all that long ago that Apple shocked the wireless world with the first, practically buttonless iPhone—well, save for the prominent “Home” key just below the touchscreen. Now, some of the biggest players in mobile gadgets are looking to take...
Sabrina writes: Is there a phone where you can buy the hardware and use a Google Voice number via Wi-Fi for calls, all without dealing with Verizon, Sprint, or any other service? I don’t want to pay crazy monthly bills if I don’t have to. Thanks! Hello...
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t all that long ago that Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the legendary BlackBerry, ruled the roost when it came to smartphones. But now RIM is hanging on for dear life, having suffered a one-two punch...
I haven’t fired up my desktop copy of Microsoft Office in months, and I must tell you … I don’t miss it. Instead, I’ve become a fervent believer in Google Docs, Google’s free, online office suite. Never fear, I’ll dive into the basic...
Picture this: a three-pound netbook with more than eight hours of battery life, but no hard drive. Instead, Google’s new line of cloud-based Chromebooks relies entirely on Google’s online services, such as Gmail, Google Documents, and Google Calendar, not...
Margaret writes: I’m finally ready to break down and get the iPhone 4, but here’s my question: which one should I get, the 16 GB version or the 32 GB one? I don’t want to spend an extra $100 on the 32 GB iPhone if I don’t really need all that...
Want to scour the web for a word or phrase without having to bother with the keyboard? Starting soon, you’ll be able to just say your search query into your PC’s microphone, and Google will take care of the rest. Also on tap: the ability to search on an...
Is your four-digit PIN for unlocking your iPhone “1234,” or “0000”? How about “2580,” “1111,” “5555,” or “5683”? If it happens to match any of those codes—or any of the other top-10 iPhone PINs,...
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