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New Sony Reader: Will the New eBook Reader Launch eBooks Past Paper Books?

The new Sony Reader is an eBook reader introduced by Sony that is about the size of a paperback, but weighing just 9 ounces. The Sony Reader works with the Connect service, which is like iTunes for books. With 64mb of memory on board, and an expandable memory card slot, the Sony Reader is capable of carrying dozens of ebooks at once.

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The Best Hand Held Internet Email Device? The Sidekick

We think that you can’t go wrong with the Sidekick hand held Internet email device. For our money, it’s the best handheld Internet email device on the market today.

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Not Getting Edge Network or Edge Speed on Your T-Mobile Sidekick 3? If You Want Edge, It Will Cost You.

The new T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (not Sidekick III, no Roman numerals here!) came out this week, and our ongoing testing has revealed that the Sidekick 3, despite being Edge capable, is not actually yet on an Edge network. And if you want it, it will cost you.

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Sidekick 3 Bluetooth Services 411: T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Has Crippled Bluetooth Services

For what bluetooth services the T Mobile Sidekick 3 offers, it’s quite decent. Of course, it doesn’t have voice dialing. And it doesn’t stop there. Because it also doesn’t have any of the standard bluetooth services which you can get on pretty much any bluetooth-enabled phone now. Such as, you know, file transfer!

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Finding Help for the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 – Online User’s Manual for the T Mobile Sidekick 3

You can find an online users manual for the T Mobile Sidekick 3 at the Danger site (it is, after all, really the Danger Sidekick). To get online help for the Sidekick 3 (not the Sidekick III, as they did away with the Roman numerals with the Sidekick II), go here.

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T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Review: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the II and the 3 and Review of the T Mobile Sidekick 3

A Sidekick 3 by any other name (Danger Sidekick, Sidekick Phone, T-Mobile Sidekick – just not Sidekick III, please!) is the hottest new device to hit the streets. Complete with its own Sidekick 3 backgrounds (wallpaper) and its own Sidekick 3 bluetooth, here is a side by side comparison and review of the T Mobile Sidekick 3 (not the “T-Mobile Sidekick III” because they did away with the Roman numerals).

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Stolen Sidekick Thieves Leave Photo, Message Trail

After “buying” a stolen Sidekick, Sashacristal8905 at AOL used the stolen Sidekick to log into her AIM account, and take pictures of herself. And then was surprised when she was tracked down, and threatens the rightful owner! So does her brother, WarriorPena84, who is an MP in the Army.

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Blackberry Customers Lose Service Despite RIM and NTP Settlement

After the massive patent infringement lawsuit by NTP against Blackberry’s RIM, after months with millions of Blackberry users worried that they would forever lose their beloved Blackberry service, and pondering life without their Blackberries, and whether there was a Blackberry alternative, and after the 11th hour settlement between Blackberry and NTP to ensure that Blackberry users wouldn’t lose their service, guess what?

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Blackberry Lawsuit Settled

At last, Research in Motion seems to have seen the light, and has gone back to the bargaining table, and settled the multi-million dollar lawsuit against them. But you’d still be better off with a Sidekick, in my opinion.

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Is there an alternative to the Blackberry – a Replacement for the Blackberry? You Bet There Is!

As millions ponder a life without the RIM Blackberry device, they wonder “is there an alternative to the Blackberry? Is there a replacement for the Blackberry?” The answer is a resounding “yes!”

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Supreme Court Declines RIM Job in Blackberry’s Research in Motion v NTP Case

Blackberry maker Research in Motion, also known as RIM, has suffered another blow in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by patent-holder NTP. As the walls close in on RIM, an injunction may be imminent.

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The RIM Blackberry v. NTP Lawsuit Explained: You’re Not Likely to Lose Blackberry Service

The RIM Blackberry law suit with NTP has been in the news a lot lately. But what does this lawsuit really mean for users of the RIM Blackberry?

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T-Mobile Sidekick Part of Massive Outdoor “Urban Othello” Game

Urban Othello is an outdoor game of Othello, using city streets, and the T-Mobile Sidekick.

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Bluecasting’s Bluespamming Blasted by Internet Security Industry

Bluecasting says that what they do is not spamming, because you asked for it. The Internet security industry is taking notice, and they say that it’s dangerous.

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Amazon Takes it in the Shorts..er..Offers Shorts for Download

Amazon has just rolled out a new service, “Amazon Shorts”. Amazon Shorts are, according to the Amazon Shorts page itself, “never-before-seen short works from a wide variety of well-known authors, available only on Amazon.com. Try a new genre or a new author — there’s something for everyone.