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• How to Buy a Cell Phone Need a new phone but dread making all those choices? Consumer Affairs Columnist Amber Bouman can help.
• How to Boost Your Gadget's Battery Life Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your gadgets' batteries and charge them up quickly and conveniently.
• Banning Texting While Driving Will Help, Education Is Key A law is needed but can only go so far. People need to understand there is no way to safely use a cellphone while driving and texting while driving is almost suicidal.
• US Agency Blocked Cellular Distracted Driver Research Fearing Congress, the Dept. of Transportation sat on data that could have saved lives and reduced accidents due to cell phone use while driving.
• How We Test Cell Phones We evaluate battery life, keyboards, software and more to determine which handsets are the best.
• Top 10 Cell Phones Need a break from your laptop? These productivity phones offer a lot more than the ability to make calls. Here are the 10 best smart phones available today, according to PC World Test Center reviews.
• Top 10 Cell Phones These are the best standard cell phones today, but ratings and rankings can change quickly due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.
• Disaster! How to Salvage a Wet Gadget Try these simple steps to resuscitate soaked devices.
• World Tech Update: Comics, Mars, and Phones IBM considers buying Sun, Google updates Mars maps, comics go high-tech, and more...
• E-Mail Text Messages to a Phone Drewziob asked the Answer Line forum how he can e-mail a text message to a cell phone.
• BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen Underwhelms There's been widespread anticipation for RIM's new touchscreen BlackBerry cellphone, the Storm. However, Senior Editor Denny Arar calls the touchscreen "a failed experiment."
• Sony's Walkman MP3 Player Thirty years after the first cassette Walkman was introduced, the Sony Walkman NWZ-S738F is now a high-quality MP3 player.
• iPhone 3G Torture Tests In our second annual iPhone Stress Tests, Senior Editor Tim Moynihan applied a serious beating to the Apple iPhone 3G using keys, breakfast cereal, water, dish soap, and city sidewalks.
• Lock Your Doors Via Cellphone The Schlage Link is a door-locking system that runs on a wireless technology called Z Wave and can be controlled remotely via cell phone.
• A Look at Palm's Pre and Other CES Cell Phones Here's the new Palm Pre's smart phone interface as the company demo-ed it for us. Also, a Dick Tracy-esque wristphone from LG, and Motorola's entry into the touchscreen smart phone arena.
• DigiYumi: Xbox Live Personal 'Security' Issues Xbox Live Gold subscription and personal security issues to be aware of.
• Flash Tools Updated at Adobe Max At Adobe Max 2008, the company has announced an update to its Flash platform with new tools for building user interfaces for Web, enterprise applications, and cellphones.
• Pantech's C610 Cell Phone Wants Your Vote! 'The Pantech C610 cell phone has a glossy screen that resists earmarks, it features a straight-talk design, and its camera is suitable for taking photos of Russia from your front porch.
• LG Lotus (for Sprint) Cell Phone The Lotus has a striking design, but an unattractive price.
• Google's Android Phone Hits Main Street The first U.S. cell phone based on Google's Android platform is now available at T-Mobile stores. The G1 costs $180 with a two-year service agreement and mail-in rebate. It is a direct competitor to the Apple iPhone.
• Our Headsets WON'T Cause Embarrassing Facial Rash One wireless headset company is making the most of a report that the nickel in cell phones can cause a nasty rash on your face.
• The Google Android Phone Arrives T-Mobile's G1, the first phone out with Google's Android operating system, is finally here. The G1 boasts excellent ergonomics and call quality, but it's held back by basic omissions, such as no standard headphone jack and a camera with few features.
• How to Buy a Cell Phone Here's what you need to know to get the cell phone and service plan that are right for you.
• Perfect Storm for BlackBerry? Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, and Research in Motion announced that the new BlackBerry Storm will go on sale around the world later this year.
• Trend-Setting HTC Touch Diamond HTC's Touch Diamond smart phone is a snazzy new device that features an attractive UI: HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface and it looks set to be a hit this fall.