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iPhone Hysteria

Plus: New Dells, Google vs. Microsoft, and PS3 Price Cuts

Eric Dahl, PC World

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UTC
Plugged in negative icon.iPhone HysteriaiPhone Hysteria: What's worse--waiting days in line for a device that didn't sell out or paying $500 for a phone with a dog-slow data plan?
Plugged in neutral icon.New DellsNew Dells: We love the United Colors of Benneton look, but must all the new desktops and laptops be named Inspiron? Confusing.
Plugged in positive icon.Google vs. MicrosoftGoogle vs. Microsoft: Desktop search dust-up pits the two tech giants against each other. Who said heavyweight pugilism was dead?
Plugged in positive icon.Taser and iRobot Team upTaser & iRobot Team up: It's for the military now, but we're hoping for a Roomba that'll be able to make people lift their feet for the vacuum.
Plugged in negative icon.Draft N's Nth draftDraft N's Nth draft: What's good for beer but bad for Wi-Fi specs? Drafts. Seriously, you'd have to be drunk to buy draft-n gear now.
Plugged in positive icon.PS3 Price CutPS3 Price cut: Underperforming console drops to $499. That helps, but it doesn't alter the final score: Nintendo's Wii is still cheaper and cooler.

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