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Internet-a-Gogo: Airlines to Offer In-Flight Access

This summer, Wi-Fi access will arrive in the passenger cabins of some commercial U.S. airliners with a new system called Gogo. For travelers who want to stay connected in the air, Gogo does the job, but it has its limitations.

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Apple Daydreaming: Report Predicts Move Toward Home Devices

Forrester Research imagines the Apple products of 2013 in a new report. Their conclusion: While much of Apple’s great successes have been mobile products, the company will seek to colonize rooms throughout the home.

Guest columnist Nick Wingfield is filling in this week for Walt Mossberg, who returns June 5.

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Asus Offers Travelers Small, Mobile Eee PC, but It’s Too Cramped

A tiny new computer called the Eee PC is better than competing products in certain respects, such as text entry and price. But it still has too many compromises to pry most travelers away from their larger laptops.

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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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New T-Mobile Phones Use Wi-Fi Networks That Save on Minutes

A new type of T-Mobile cellphone can place calls over Wi-Fi for a flat monthly fee without using regular cellphone minutes and can switch seamlessly to regular cellular service, but has a few drawbacks.

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Ahead of the iPhone, Other Makers Offer Some Quality Devices

Walt Mossberg tries out two new smart phones ahead of the iPhone’s highly anticipated release. One is the latest attempt by BlackBerry’s maker to appeal to consumers. The other is a high-resolution camera phone by Nokia. (Video)

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Helio’s New Ocean Has a Clever Design For Phone and Email

Walt Mossberg tests out the new smart phone from Helio. He finds the Ocean has an elegant solution to the common design problem of how to optimize smart phones both for making voice calls and for email and Web surfing.

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