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Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere

Walt says the Slingbox — a new gadget that allows viewers to watch TV shows they receive at home in other locations, and on devices other than their TV sets — is a very good product that makes place shifting a reality.

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Verizon’s Fios Service Moves U.S. Internet Beyond a Snail’s Pace

Walt tests Verizon’s new Fios high-speed Internet service, which delivers far faster connections than other services now on the U.S. market for only a slightly higher monthly fee.

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Media Companies Go Too Far in Curbing Consumers’ Activities

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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Two Tech Leaders Aim For Bold New Portable, But Miss the Mark

Samsung’s Q1, an Ultra Mobile PC that’s smaller than the smallest mainstream laptop, goes on sale next week, but the machine is so deeply flawed in key respects that it amounts to little more than a toy for techies.

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Pearl BlackBerry Offers Video, Camera, Music, As Well as Great Email

BlackBerry’s new Pearl is aimed squarely at consumers who need powerful email capabilities, but also want style and bells and whistles. And it’s a beautiful piece of work, Walt Mossberg says. (Video)

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Microsoft’s Zune Challenges iPod

Microsoft will challenge Apple with the launch of a digital-music player called the Zune, complete with an online music store and software to go with it. (Video)

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Anyone Can Produce, And Star, in a Video — Just like Mine

Walt Mossberg explains how he makes his weekly Web videos — and how viewers can easily do so as well.

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It’s Not All YouTube — The Web Is a Trove Of Watchable Videos

Some of the most interesting video online isn’t on YouTube. In some corners of the Web, people are producing real, episodic TV shows.

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Tips for Getting Past Some of the Hassles of Buying a New PC

Walt gives his annual spring buyer’s guide to desktop PCs, including tips for the Windows Vista operating system.

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Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone

Walt reviews Linux’s relatively slick Ubuntu variation and finds the alternative operating system too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users. (Video)

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Apple’s iPod Touch Is a Beauty of a Player Short on Battery Life

The iPod Touch is an elegant and capable music player, but this cousin of the iPhone is short on battery life and lacks some important software features, writes Walt Mossberg. (Video)

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If You Are Drowning in Remote Controls, Harmony Is a Lifesaver

Two new Harmony remote controls help to reduce living room clutter by replacing multiple remotes and make it much easier to use an entertainment system.

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Don’t Tell Your Boss, But There Is a Way to IM Despite Blocks

Internet-based instant-messaging services Meebo and KoolIM circumvent barriers to downloadable software and are far less vulnerable to viruses.

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Some Basic Features You Should Demand When Buying a PC

It’s time for Walt’s annual fall PC buyer’s guide and, surprisingly, 10 months after Microsoft’s Vista operating system emerged, Vista is still the biggest puzzle in consumers’ computer-buying decisions.

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Leopard: Faster, Easier Than Vista

Apple’s new version of OS X, called Leopard, builds on Apple’s quality advantage over Windows, says Walt Mossberg. Leopard is better and faster than Vista, with a set of new features that make Macs even easier to use.

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