Motorola’s Droid Is Smart Success for Verizon Users
The new Motorola Droid phone is best super-smart phone Verizon offers, writes Walt Mossberg.
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The CLIQ, Storm2 Join Long Parade of iPhone Threats
Motorola’s CLIQ and RIM’s Storm2 are among the many interesting challengers to the iPhone.
HTC’s Hero May Be Your Scene
Walt Mossberg reviews the new Android-model phone, recommended for Sprint customers and others looking for something powerful and different.
Apple’s iTunes 9 Makes it Easier to Share, Organize
Walt Mossberg reviews Apple’s free iTunes 9 update, which has two outstanding features: Home Sharing and an easier way to organize your library.
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.
True/Slant Tests Another Model Of Web Journalism
True/Slant takes a novel approach to Web journalism with new forms of advertising and an effort to blend journalism and social networking.
Unigo.com Gives Everyone a Say About College Picks
Walt takes a close look at a a new, free Web guide to colleges–and mostly likes what he sees. The information isn’t just words and numbers, but includes lots of photos, videos and student input for most schools.
iLife Gets Better; Just Don’t Ask It to Find a Face
Walt reviews the new features of iPhoto, GarageBand and iMovie in Apple’s iLife ’09.
Clickfree Backs Up Your Files Easily, So You’re Not Toast
If you got a new computer over the holidays, you’re probably focused right now on enjoying all its cool features, or savoring how much faster it is than the old warhorse it replaced. The last thing you want to dwell upon is the chore of backing up your data. Still, backing up your files is important.
Flock Web Browser Eases Multitasking But Has Drawbacks
Flock, a little-known Web browser, attempts to take the pain out of online multitasking by keeping your social networks, photo sites or news feeds visible at all times. The browser works well, but it isn’t for everyone.
Xobni Can Make Good Old Email Even More Useful
Xobni is a new, free plug-in module for Outlook that has some flaws, but Walt Mossberg finds that it turns the email experience from one that was organized by messages and dates into one that is organized by people and relationships.
SnagFilms Finds Virtual Theaters for Documentaries
SnagFilms is a great idea for getting documentary films in front of more people, writes Walt Mossberg. It’s a new service that allows anyone with a blog, a Web site, or even a page on a social-networking site, to open a virtual movie theater and show these documentaries, free.
Adobe Web Photo Site Is Great for Editing, but Lacks Some Basics
Adobe’s Photoshop Express offers the nicest set of Web-based photo editing tools I have seen. They are sophisticated for a consumer application, yet easy to use. However, it’s rough around the edges.
Now, It’s a Picnik To Edit Your Photos Using a Web Program
Walt Mossberg says Picnik — a Web-based photo-editing application — is good for tweaking and improving photos, then posting them to photo Web sites, saving them to a computer, emailing them, or even printing them.
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