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Sony Ericsson combines mobile Java and Flash

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Elgan: Dispatch from the war over cell phones
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Review: Asus P527 cell phone
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Review: Mio Moov 310 GPS
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Review: Iomega eGo Portable hard drive
Reminiscent of a hip flask, Iomega's eGo portable hard drive, with its solid metal construction, smooth finish, and sleek looks, slides handily into a purse or pocket so you can tote your important digital files wherever you go.

BlackBerry how-to: Free up device memory
Power users of BlackBerry smart phones need all the device memory they can get. These seven tips can help free up memory and keep your handheld running as smoothly as possible.

Do it in leather: cases for the iPod Touch
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Elgan: Which religion has the best cell phone?
Now you can get cell phones customized with services specific to your religion. Columnist Mike Elgan picks the three best devices.

Are iPhones from Mars and BlackBerries from Venus?
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Specialists have retrieved about 99% of the data on a disk drive on board the crashed space shuttle Columbia. Don't miss the photographs of the recovered drive. These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll be glad they didn't. Nearly 20 years after the first Internet worm, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes stock of the malware/anti-malware landscape and spotlights how the two sides are approaching the battle. Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system, says reviewer Michael DeAgonia.

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