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The beauty of digital media is the flexibility, Walt argues, and that flexibility shouldn’t be destroyed for honest consumers just because the companies that sell them have a theft problem caused by a minority of people.
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All over the world, consumers are turning to the Internet for phone service. Companies like Skype Technologies and Vonage Holdings have been marketing inexpensive, even free, calls. Now, Internet giants like Google and Yahoo, and software manufacturer Microsoft are upgrading their services and features to win the same customers.
Instant-messaging services [...]
Cellphones are becoming devices not only for reaching people you know but for reaching people you don’t know — yet.
Increasingly powerful and Web-enabled, the latest phones can do email, video, music, photo sharing and Web surfing. It was inevitable that popular online services such as “social networking” sites would find a home on cellphones as [...]
Walt tests his theory that it’s possible to leave a laptop home on some types of trips and rely on a combination of a high-end cellphone and an iPod. To his surprise, the no-laptop vacation worked really well.
Sprint did a good job designing the first mobile music store, writes Walt Mossberg. It’s a shame they spoiled this breakthrough service with stratospheric prices and overdone restrictions.
Internet phone network Skype is set to release a major software update and is introducing a new breed of compatible telephone handsets. This combination of hardware and software could propel the service into the mainstream.
Kodak’s free EasyShare software is a very nice photo-organizing program that works on both Windows and Mac and is closely integrated with one of the best online photo sites, Walt writes.
Walt Mossberg takes an early look at three programs that are part of Windows Live, a major Microsoft initiative to produce applications that are run over the Web rather than a hard disk.
Garmin’s Nüvi 350 GPS receiver is being recast as a “personal travel assistant” to shed its geeky roots. The device has a music player, photo viewer and more, but its core function, GPS navigation, is still too crude for its $900 price tag, writes Walt Mossberg.
The world would be better off if the biggest computer companies started catering more to the non-IT part of the market, where most computers live, writes Walt Mossberg.
Palm’s new Treo 700w uses Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software, but despite some nice features, it’s neither as easy to use nor as powerful as the Palm-based 650.
As well-designed as the iPod is, users are consistently frustrated by its inability to copy music to multiple computers or have multiple music libraries. Luckily, there are solutions to both problems.
Cingular rolled out its new wireless broadband service called BroadbandConnect last month. In his tests, Walt Mossberg found it very fast and reliable.
Kodak has introduced a pocket-sized camera with two lenses, each designed for different kinds of shots. Walt Mossberg says the EasyShare V570 camera works well, despite a couple of drawbacks.
Not much attention is paid to small search engines such as PubSub and Rollyo, but Walt Mossberg says they add a dimension that goes beyond what the main Google and Yahoo search sites offer.
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