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iPhone jailbreaking still going strong
Although most iPhone users seem satisfied with the smorgasbord of applications delivered by Apple's iPhone App Store, power users yearn for more. Copy and paste, video recording and streaming, Internet tethering, and content search are just a few features third-party developers have already delivered to users hungry enough to "jailbreak" their iPhones.

BlackBerry GPS Navigation Tips
BlackBerry users seeking full-featured, GPS-based navigation applications with spoken turn-by-turn directions really don't have too many options. BlackBerry Maps, the default navigation app that ships with all new BlackBerry devices, offers maps and directions, as does Google Maps, along with some additional functionality.

Withdrawing from the addictive iPhone
The iPhone is out of my life. I won't get into the messy details, except to say it wasn't Apple's or AT&T;'s fault.

Review: Apple's new Airport Extreme gets dual-band Wi-Fi
Apple's new Airport Extreme wireless router looks just like its predecessor, but now offers dual-band networking for people with a mixed-wireless environment and "guest networking" for wireless visitors.

Extreme makeover, wireless edition
Corporate reorganizations are becoming almost commonplace in this difficult economic climate. Even the largest, most storied institutions are finding themselves parties to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and downsizings they probably didn't envision as recently as three months ago, much less when they negotiated their last round of wireless service and equipment deals.

Why WiMax should be on the CIO's radar
Despite the billions of dollars required to roll out a brand-new wireless network, the slowdown in the economy, and the reduced share price, the president of Clearwire, Barry West, is optimistic about the future role of WiMax in business. And he says tech managers should put WiMax planning on their agendas now.

Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700
The overhyped and feature-heavy Amazon Kindle 2 has a challenger: The Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700 weighs in at US$400 and has some strengths, but it has encountered tough sledding going against the Kindle's overall design and integration with Amazon's bookstore. (However, the announcement earlier this month of a deal between Google and Sony to distribute public-domain titles as e-books could change this.)

Heart to Heart
The Computerworld Honors program named the Byrraju Foundation the winner in the category for nonprofit organizations, for its innovative use of technology to deliver electrocardiograms, or EKGs, to rural Indians.

Palm Treo Pro & debut of IE Mobile 6
On March 15 the Sprint Palm Treo Pro officially goes on sale, and I've been testing a production unit for the past few weeks. It's basically the same Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone as the unlocked Treo Pro that I tested in late 2008. But the addition of Microsoft's new mobile browser makes this release notable.

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