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Verizon Now Sells Subsidized Netbook With Cell Service

Verizon’s H-P Mini netbook is an adequate light-duty computer for a low price, but the charge for Internet service is high if used as a main online connection.

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Sharing Where You Are When You Care to Share

By Nick Wingfield

Cellphone location-sharing service Glympse is simple, useful and a non-creepy way to share your whereabouts when you want someone to know.

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Little Laptops With Linux Have Compatibility Issues

The companies behind Linux netbooks have made great strides in improving user interfaces, but until they can achieve similar breakthroughs in how the machines work with other devices, Windows netbooks are still a better deal.

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Palm’s New Pre Takes On iPhone

Palm’s Pre is smart, sophisticated and will appeal to those who want a keyboard. It could give the iPhone and Blackberry strong competition — if it fixes its app store and can attract third-party developers.

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The Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better, Than Its Sibling

While the larger Kindle DX performs its promised tasks adequately, its size and weight make it awkward and tiring to hold for long periods of reading.

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New iPhone Is Better Model–Or Just Get OS 3.0

Apple’s new iPhone 3G S and OS 3.0 offer plenty of new features. But the software may be enough of a boost to keep many users from buying the new model, Walt Mossberg writes.

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New Mac Laptops Use Batteries Sealed for Power

More electronic products are being designed with their rechargeable batteries sealed inside. Walt Mossberg tests two new Apple laptops with higher-capacity, sealed-in batteries.

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Only One Beyoncé: Services Pick Up After Your Music

by Geoffrey Fowler

TuneUp Media and MusicBrainz Picard aim to clean up and properly label personal digital-music collections.

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Gadgets Show How Much Power Your House Eats

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

An array of gadgets is vying to help homeowners cut energy spending. The devices provide real-time information about how much electricity is used across a home in terms that are easy to comprehend: cost per hour.

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In Browser Wars, The New Firefox Loses Some Edge

In this round of the browser war, Mozilla’s product no longer stands out as clearly superior.

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For Some, Move To Windows 7 Will Be Tough

While Microsoft’s Windows 7 stresses simplicity, the upgrade process will be anything but simple for consumers using XP.

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Hasta la Vista: The Many Versions of Windows 7

Walt Mossberg explains how to make the transition from Vista to Windows 7.

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New Netbook Offers Long Battery Life and Room to Type

Walter S. Mossberg reviews Toshiba’s new netbook, which aims to solve some common netbook issues.

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Taking Software For Older Drivers On a Quick Spin

Walt Mossberg, in his Personal Technology column, reviews DriveSharp, software that aims to train the brain to think faster on the road.

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A Service to Make 401(k) Tweaking a Piece of Cake

Cake Premium may be a helpful tool in confusing times. But its limitations make it an incomplete solution that’s no threat to a really good, honest investment adviser, writes Walt Mossberg.

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