http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 1:39:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42940/5-gizmos-nixed-by-cellphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCellphones have sent five once-hot gadgets to the techno graveyard, Wired reports: The PDA: Dating back to the Psion Organizer 24 years ago, PDAs enabled busy folk to schedule meetings, keep addresses, and type notes. Only when cellphones included good calendars did PDAs die off.http://www.newser.com/story/42940/5-gizmos-nixed-by-cellphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Nov 2008 19:50:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41966/your-next-cell-phone-wont-have-any-of-these.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDesigners are hard at work on technologies for tomorrow’s cell phones, Priya Ganapati writes for Wired , with more functional touchscreens, developing voice recognition that learns, and typepad software with fewer typos. In 5 years, Ganapati writes, “your phone will be a smooth, sleek brick—a piece of metal and plastic with a few grooves in it and little more.”http://www.newser.com/story/41966/your-next-cell-phone-wont-have-any-of-these.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Nov 2008 14:44:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41300/lower-income-buyers-snatch-up-iphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultLower-income households are snatching up iPhones at a faster rate than their more financially flush counterparts, reports the Wall Street Journal , potentially attracted by its multiple uses—and single fee. By relying on the “Swiss-Army knife kind of device” to make phone calls, listen to music, and access the Internet, consumers save on the cost of individual gadgets as well as broadband connections.http://www.newser.com/story/41300/lower-income-buyers-snatch-up-iphones.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 30 Oct 2008 7:12:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40610/google-phones-appetizing-app-menu-is-functional-too.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith Google’s G1 smartphone making this week’s big tech splash, Katherine Boehret, in the Wall Street Journal , takes a look at some of the applications on offer, finding them “useful, entertaining, and mostly straightforward.” Of those she tested from the Android Market, “the G1's apps are more utilitarian than most apps I've tested for Apple's iPhone—and not quite as visually pleasing.”http://www.newser.com/story/40610/google-phones-appetizing-app-menu-is-functional-too.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 22 Oct 2008 7:27:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40560/apples-profit-jumps-26-as-iphone-sales-boom.html?refid=rss_all_defaultApple Inc. said its profit jumped 26% in its fiscal fourth quarter as the newest iPhone outsold the market-leading BlackBerry. Despite the blockbuster performance, which sent Apple's shares soaring in after-hours trading, the company issued what it called "prudent" predictions for the current quarter because of broader economic uncertainty.http://www.newser.com/story/40560/apples-profit-jumps-26-as-iphone-sales-boom.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 21 Oct 2008 19:18:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40439/put-it-away-ipods-are-so-yesterday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSoon iPods will seem as outdated as Walkmans—the only question is whether iTunes goes out the door with them, Kevin Maney writes in Portfolio . Consider how old-fashioned the iPod already is: You pay for downloads, fill up a hard drive with them, and cart them around, "like keeping a cow so you can eat your favorite cheese." Now consider the alternative.http://www.newser.com/story/40439/put-it-away-ipods-are-so-yesterday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 20 Oct 2008 18:28:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40085/google-g1-nice-try-but-no-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGoogle's upcoming G1 is the first real rival to the iPhone, but the different gadgets "are likely to attract different types of users," Walt Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal . Making phone calls was a lot easier on the G1, which worked great with Google services, Mossberg found in extensive testing. But the long-awaited new toy was a distant runner-up as a multimedia device.http://www.newser.com/story/40085/google-g1-nice-try-but-no-iphone.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 16 Oct 2008 8:33:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38815/flash-coming-to-iphone-and-its-a-must.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSigns are pointing to a Flash plugin coming to the iPhone sometime soon, Jason Kincaid writes on TechCrunch—but he’s of two minds about the benefits of finally getting “the real web” on Apple’s shiny gadget. Flash is absolutely essential for the internet, he writes, but making its processor work harder “is the last thing the iPhone needs with its already-lackluster battery life.”http://www.newser.com/story/38815/flash-coming-to-iphone-and-its-a-must.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 18:29:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38405/10-ways-to-replace-overhyped-gizmos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultYou can replace your most over-hyped devices with the tech world's top 10 wallflowers, compiled by PC World . Start with the iPhone: Stop stubbing your fingers on Apple's impractical keyboard interface. Sidekick offers the best QWERTY around. Nintendo Wii is hard to find and offers few good games. Sony PlayStation Portable packs new titles with Skype, online radio, and uploadable movies.http://www.newser.com/story/38405/10-ways-to-replace-overhyped-gizmos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 26 Sep 2008 11:48:58 CDT