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New BlackBerry Offers Versatility in Flip Form

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on October 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm PT

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.

A Shopping Trip To the App Store For Your iPhone

Walter S. Mossberg and Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on July 22, 2008 at 6:50 pm PT

The best feature in Apple’s second-generation iPhone 3G is the “App Store,” a distribution mechanism for third-party programs. In general, the process of choosing and downloading apps is easy and quick, and most of the programs are useful or entertaining. Here’s a guide to choosing the apps for your iPhone.

Newer, Faster, Cheaper iPhone 3G

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on July 8, 2008 at 6:10 pm PT

Smart-phone shoppers who have been waiting for a cheaper iPhone that runs on faster cell networks might want to take the plunge on the iconic device’s latest iteration, but service costs have risen and battery life has dropped.