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Sync Your iPod to Your PC With iPodRobot
IPodRobot is a utility that's designed to get around one of Apple's most annoying limitations. When you plug an iPod or iPhone into a computer that has iTunes, you're able to sync the PC's playlist onto the device--but you can't go the other way. You can't copy what's already on the device to the PC. (Photos are an exception, as newer iPods and iPhones store these separately and they are accessible as if the device were an external drive.) Hence the need for a utility like iPodRobot ($20, 7-day feature-limited demo), which lets you copy everything on an iPod or iPhone to a PC.

Deathmatch: Palm Pre versus iPhone
There's been one promised iPhone killer after another, but none has given Apple's popular smartphone worthwhile competition to date. Now Palm has its Pre, a device that looks to be a serious contender for the best next-gen mobile device crown.

Q&A: The man who helped raise server operating temperatures
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Five fab apps for iPhone OS 3.0 and the new 3GS
Developers are just starting to release new applications that take advantage of iPhone OS 3.0 and new hardware in the iPhone 3GS. Computerworld's Dan Turner looks at five keepers.

San Francisco misses the NextBus
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iPhone 3GS Gets Jailbroken, Hack Available Online
The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS.

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The carrier coup must be stopped
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Bluelounge CableDrop
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