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Cellphone Headsets With Less Bulk, Background Noise

Two of the most important wireless earpiece makers are bringing out new models that attempt to make their products more attractive and functional. Both work well, despite some drawbacks.

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If You Have ChaCha and a Cellphone, You Have Answers

A free cellphone service called ChaCha lets you ask any question answerable via a Web search, by simply making a voice call. In most cases, it gave fast, accurate answers. But it has a few weaknesses.

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T-Mobile Service Ties Cellphones to Home, With Some Sacrifices

T-Mobile is rolling out a new system that allows you to use a cellphone account with any corded or cordless home phone. The system works well and is extremely simple to set up and use, but there are some drawbacks.

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Verizon’s New Voyager Looks Like the iPhone, But Software Is Inferior

Verizon’s new Voyager looks remarkably like the iPhone and even beats Apple’s product in certain respects. But Walt Mossberg says the Voyager suffers badly in the area where Apple’s phone shines: software.

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Ford, Microsoft Create Car System That Lets You Ask for a Song

The SYNC system from Ford and Microsoft is a big step forward in integrating cellphones and portable music players into cars, says Walt Mossberg.

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Ooma Puts Out a Call to Ditch Landlines for Web-Based Service

Walt tests a new type of VOIP option that differs radically from Vonage and other current providers. You pay for it only once, and you can keep your regular phone service as an integrated backup. (Video)

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