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• Star 6 beat-box app for iPhone improved

  December 15, 2009 4:59 PM PST

  App lets you create a virtual dance track with tons of beats and samples. The latest version has some important usability improvements, but get it before January 18, or you'll pay three bucks more.  Read more

  Posted in Digital Noise: Music and Tech by Matt Rosoff

• Synaptics Fuse: Multi-input phone gets a grip

  December 15, 2009 3:42 PM PST

  Concept phone points to how we'll be fingering, tilting, and even squeezing our phones in 2010 and beyond.  Read more

  Posted in Crave by Rich Trenholm

• Best downloadable games of 2009: A year without boxes

  December 15, 2009 2:48 PM PST

  Downloadable games are one of the fastest-rising trends in console and handheld gaming--here's our list of the most notable 20 this year across all formats.  Read more

  Posted in Crave by Scott Stein

• BlackBerry addicts drive safely with ZoomSafer

  December 15, 2009 1:00 PM PST

  ZoomSafer is a mobile application that prevents drivers from texting, talking, or e-mailing while driving.  Read more

  Posted in 2010 CES by Sharon Vaknin

• Five big business techs of the decade

  December 15, 2009 11:27 AM PST

  While a number of these technologies have their roots in the prior decade, it's the noughts that saw the pieces fall into place that let them truly change the landscape.  Read more

  Posted in The Pervasive Data Center by Gordon Haff

• Battleship for iPhone: Best board game adaptation yet?

  December 15, 2009 8:00 AM PST

  New gameplay modes add touches of strategy and help the warfare go faster in Battleship for iPhone. All that's missing is online multiplayer; for now you have to settle for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to battle opponents.  Read more

  Posted in iPhone Atlas by Rick Broida

• Inside the Google phone: A 'snappy' chip

  December 14, 2009 9:11 PM PST

  The Google phone will be the first non-Windows smartphone to use the screamingly fast Qualcomm Snapdragon.  Read more

  Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers

• China Unicom sells 100,000 iPhones since launch

  December 14, 2009 3:08 PM PST

  China Unicom announced this week that the company has sold more than 100,000 iPhones since the phone's launch October 30. The numbers have improved since the phone's initial release, but the numbers are still modest.  Read more

  Posted in iPhone Atlas by David Martin

Apple iPod Reviews from CNET Editors

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars		Apple iPhone 3GS - 32GB - black (AT&T) The bottom line: The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement. Read Review	$299.00 to $299.99

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars		Apple iPhone 3GS - 16GB - black (AT&T) The bottom line: The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement. Read Review	$199.00 to $199.99

Editor's rating: 4.0 stars		Apple iPhone 3GS - 16GB - white (AT&T) The bottom line: The iPhone 3GS doesn't make the same grand leap that the iPhone 3G made from the first-generation model, but the latest Apple handset is still a compelling upgrade for some users. The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement. Read Review	$199.00 to $199.99

Apple iPhone downloads

• iPhring Create your own free custom ringtones for your iPhone. Added on 2009-03-06 01:45:26.0

  17298 total downloads 359 last week

• Palringo Instant Messenger Lite for iPhone Send text and picture based messages to your IM contacts on multiple networks through your iPhone. Added on 2009-09-10 09:33:22.0

  Editors' rating 4 stars

  15548 total downloads 264 last week

• Facebook for iPhone (Web) Access your Facebook profile, status, message, and friends with your iPhone. Added on 2007-08-16 18:15:56.0

  17959 total downloads 240 last week

• Agree Free iPhone to AVI WMV MP4 3GP MOV Converter Pro Convert iPhone video into various video formats. Added on 2009-02-25 06:20:34.0

  18907 total downloads 155 last week

• Stanza Read books on your iPhone or iPod Touch with this nimble e-book reader. Added on 2009-07-24 04:00:13.0

  Editors' rating 5 stars

  5480 total downloads 134 last week

Apple iPhone pictures

• Best smartphones of 2009 (photos)

  CNET rounds up our favorite smartphones of 2009. Check out the photo gallery of the top 10 here.

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• The decade's 30 biggest tech flops (photos)

  After nearly 10 years of working at CNET, executive editor David Carnoy looks back at the most hyped tech products that didn't pan out as planned--or just flat-out bombed.

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• Top 10 most popular MP3 gadgets for 2009 (photos)

  There is no shortage of portable audio gadgets on the market today, but not all of them can be part of the cool clique--some are just more popular than others. Here is our list of the top 10 most trafficked MP3 players and headphones during 2009.

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• Top 10 most popular cell phones of 2009 (photos)

  There are a ton of cell phones and smartphones released each year, but some are more popular than others. CNET editors have compiled a top-10 list of the most popular handsets searched for by CNET users. See them all here in our photo gallery.

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Apple iPhone video

• Apple iPhone 3G S

  The Apple iPhone 3G S offers enough improvements over the previous model to make it a compelling upgrade. If you can get it at the cheapest subsidized prices, and you can be patient with AT&T, it's worth the time and money to get Apple's newest cell phone.

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• iPhone 0S 3.0

  The latest update to the iPhone's operating system adds a host of sorely needed features, including voice recording, stereo Bluetooth, and cut, copy, and paste. And once AT&T gets its act together, you'll get multimedia messaging, as well.

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• Apple iPhone 3G

  The iPhone 3G delivers on its promises by adding critical features and sharper performance. We still have some gripes, and we feel the new design wasn't entirely necessary, but it's a tremendous improvement over the original model.

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• Apple iPhone 3G: Music features

  Donald Bell, CNET's senior editor for MP3 players, takes a closer look at the iPhone 3G's music and video features.

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• T-Mobile G1 vs. iPhone 3G

  It's the two hottest touch-screen phones duking it out. Can the new kid on the block take down the champ?

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