The Cliq is Motorola’s first phone using Google’s Android OS. While the hardware has some nice features, the interface may need a little work yet.

Back in February Microsoft added a .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 plug-in not only to Internet Explorer but to Firefox. The add-in can be installed to Firefox without your approval, leaving Firefox vulnerable to IE exploits.

Contrary to some earlier reports, the iPhone 3GS can be jail-broken. It just requires more effort and a different approach.

Most PCs, especially laptops, use a timed screensave/hibernation feature to save power when not in use. Now researchers are working on a Sonar Power Manager that can detect if the user has moved away from the machine.

The Booklet 3g from Nokia further blurs the line between notebook and phone with the promise of a 12-hour battery life. The Booklet uses an Intel Atom Z530 1.6-GHz processor to run Windows 7.

The Wi-Fi Alliance has been working on a new wireless networking specification. The new “Wi-Fi peer-to-peer” spec will overlap some Bluetooth capabilities possibly influencing its future.

Earlier this year MSI released the Wind Top AE1900, an all-in-one machine with a large price and low performance. They’ve gone back and re-designed the device, upgrading the processor, RAM, and video, while lowering the price.

Moving your data “into the cloud”, onto someone else’s server, has proven problematic so far this year. Microsoft lost data for Sidekick users, then found it again. Apple wiped drives. Facebook and Google have had outages. And the Swedes misplaced a period in their URLs.

Released to coincide with the second season of the animated series, Star Wars The Clone Wars Republic Heroes puts you in the shoes of the cartoon heroes of the Republic. It’s no secret there’s a long history of bad Star Wars video games; is Republic Heroes a rare Star Wars success, or does it fall prey to the curse of previous titles? Read on as Editor-at-Large takes a look at this new release from Lucasarts.

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The Acer Aspire 5738PG has a special coating on the screen that allows you to view 3-D images, with the aid of polarized lenses. Otherwise, it’s a 15.6 inch screened laptop.