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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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WALT MOSSBERG

 Droid a Savvy Choice 
 for Smartphone Fans 

Users sick of AT&T now have an option

bloggers' first look

 Verizon Unveils 
 Droid Smartphone 

All looks promising, but some think OS is still no match for iPhone

 Enter Tapman: 
 Metallica Debuts 
 iPhone App 

Rockers seek to stay relevant with finger-tapping game

 Nokia Sues Apple 
 Over iPhone 
 Technology 

Finnish cell phone maker alleges copyright infringement

 How to Slash Your Phone Bill 

Cell phone bill out of control? Here's how to save

 Celebs' Fave 
 Smartphone 
 Apps 

Katie Couric, Ivanka Trump share the best apps for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm

Sidekick Users Revolt Over Mass Data Loss

Forums crowded with angry users; some threaten lawsuit

Big Bucks Elusive for
App Store Developers

'App Store Millionaires' few and far between

Dell to Launch
Android Phone for AT&T

Company's first mobile device should be out early next year





 Google, Verizon 
 Team Up on 
 Smartphones 

Move to Android seen as real challenge to iPhone, BlackBerry

Hackers Are After Your Smartphone

Mobile devices, stuffed with personal data, become juicy targets

Tech Review

HTC Hero: Finally a Worthy Android Phone

Sprint's latest could be serious competitor to iPhone, Palm Pre

TECH REVIEW

CNN's iPhone App Is a Winner

Well-designed add-on makes life easier for network's video-savvy citizen journalists

Smartphones Heart QWERTY, Click Off Users

iPhones, Blackberrys ignore alternative keyboard, to enthusiasts' chagrin

10 Webapps Worth
Tweeting About

Create chatrooms and manage voicemail with these lesser-known programs 

Traffic Tweets Send Mixed Messages

States send updates, but prohibit drivers
from reading them

Analysis

Great Network Won't Make Up for Boring Phones

Verizon has reach, but is way behind on sexy smartphones

With Spotlight on Apple, Palm Unveils Pixi

Smartphone is 'super-adorably skinny'— but who's paying attention?

 How to Improve the BlackBerry 

RIM dominates in sales, but the iPhone has big advantages

 iPhone Nears China Debut 

Apple receives license from Chinese government for prototype



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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar

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Nov 24, 09 | 10:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Microsoft is a company that Rupert Murdoch understands. When he talks about the technology business or about the Internet or Google, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call Gadget, he invariably reverts to talking about Microsoft, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call IBM. What is Microsoft going to do? he asks, oddly echoing—indeed anticipating—Jeff Jarvis’ book, What Would Google Do? Murdoch’s question... More »

Books Are Bad for You

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Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

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Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

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Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

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Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

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Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

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Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

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