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BlackBerry versus iPhone 3.0 - Deathmatch rematch

The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but does its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? In May, I pitted the BlackBerry Bold in a head-to-head competition against the iPhone 3G, which handily beat RIM's business standard in most areas. After all, the iPhone 3.0 OS enhances the e-mail, calendar, and search functions that many BlackBerry users focus on and that IT loves about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).

| Feature | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | 07/03/09 at 8:23 am |


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Interview etiquette tips

Mistake #10 new grads make during job interviews: Updating Facebook status

| Feature | Career | 07/03/09 at 8:00 am |


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Neuromancer at 25: What It Got Right And Wrong

A look at Neuromancer's major tech inventions, including the ones that are already coming true, as well as some that seem unlikely to happen anytime soon.

| Feature | Tech & society | 07/01/09 at 10:53 am |


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A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive

Despite Microsoft's insinuations, numbers show that Vista's adoption has been poor. Is it time to look forward to Windows 7?

| Feature | Operating systems | Windows | 06/30/09 at 8:54 pm |


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