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readers,
Can technology be sexy?
Here at CNET, we certainly think so, especially when we're
talking about cell phones. Case in point: the new Motorola
V70, due to be released later this month. The tiny,
superlight model--with its stunning, 360-degree rotating
keypad cover and optional Gucci lanyard that slips over your
neck--makes a fashion statement. No surprise, then, that the
V70 was one of the featured presents slipped into every
Academy Award nominee's goodie bag at the most recent Oscars.
This is one hot phone. In fact, CNET staffers have been oohing
and aahing over the single V70 we currently have in the
office, though many of them believe the phone's design will
appeal more to women than to men. Our cell phone diva, Senior
Editor Joni Blecher, isn't so sure. "Put it on the bar," she
suggests, "and see what it attracts."
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Get
your grad a cool tech gift
Is your
favorite student heading into the real world? Make sure he or she is
prepared. Our grad gift guide is loaded with desktops, notebooks,
MP3 players, digital cameras, and more. In
Tech Trends
MP3
Insider: The columnist and the congressman
Representative Rick Boucher (D-Virginia) is one of the
handful of people in Congress who are trying to protect your rights
to use the CDs you buy in the way intended by the framers of our
Constitution. This intriguing half-hour interview is available as a
text transcript or as an MP3 download. In
Electronics
Dell
unveils cheapest mobile P4 notebook
CNET
takes an in-depth look at this line, which features processors
ranging from Celerons to P4-Ms. See why we recommend the Inspiron
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new focus on database integration and server-side applications, Web
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Dreamweaver's e-commerce dream become a hobbyist's nightmare? Our
beta preview tells almost all. In
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Motorola
V70
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"it" phone--that model that everybody lusts for--and the V70 is it.
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Wireless
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Gamers set to Counter-Strike |
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| A counterterrorism game made a
killing last week, Bill Gates made a plea, and a Russian hacker put
KaZaa on a strict diet.
(For the week ending April 30)
--Steve Fox, editorial director,
CNET.com
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Counter-Strike:
Valve
Software's counterterrorism game (a modification, or
mod, to cooperative fragfest Half-Life) shoots to the
top with a new version. If gamers can't get a life, at least
this way, they can get a half-life. |
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Winamp:
Audio
player Winamp scores a face-lift with version 2.80. Our
favorite install? Ogg Vorbis support, which has been lighting
up the Buzz Meter as of late. |
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KaZaa
Lite:
Russian hacker "Yuri" put KaZaa on a diet
last week. His tweaked KaZaa Lite deactivates Brilliant
Digital Media's stealthily bundled peer-to-peer network.
Surprisingly, KaZaa parent Sharman Networks has no plans to
retaliate. |
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Mozilla:
The
eternal, in-progress browser project continues to hedge its
bets. This week saw the unveiling of Mozilla 1.0 Release
Candidate 1. As the site notes, "This build isn't 1.0 yet, but
please try it out and use Talkback to report crash data."
Apparently, versions 0.9.7, 0.9.8, and 0.9.9 weren't
preliminary enough. |
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Bill
Gates:
The Microsoft CEO took the stand last week
and defended his OS before the courts, citing Windows'
"stability, consistency, and quality." I was planning to
insert a joke here, but my computer just crashed.
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