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3 Ways the iPad Could Kill Qwerty

The Qwerty keyboard is holding back a true revolution in interface design. What could replace it?READ»

LG Plans to Spam the Smartphone Market: 13 Phones Due 2010

LG's smartphone division is planning something a bit special--a press release just unveiled three new Windows-powered phones due very soon. And that's just the tip of the iceberg: ten more are due in 2010. The only phone from the ...READ»

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It's Time to Ditch the Physical Keyboard

Lenovo spent two years on the design of its new business laptop--but not on its internals. It took that long to tweak two keys on the keyboard. In this light, might it be time to ditch the old clickety-click of physical ...READ»

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LG Goes for Modular Cellphone Too, But it Should've Incorporated Modu's Sleekness

LG's users have just been branded "tech boffins" in a UK survey of cellphone users, and that kind of meshes with news of a new smart phone from the Korean company. The LG Versa, you see, is a unusual modular smart phone. ...READ»

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HTC S743 Sliding-QWERTY Cellphone For Business Users

HTC has just pulled the wraps off its US-bound S743 cellphone. It's a variation on the S740 sold in Europe, and it's a smooth-looking candybar with traditional 12-key keypad and a full sideways-sliding QWERTY keyboard. It's also a ...READ»