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Firefox browser, an open-source project based on Netscape code, is pushing toward a 20% share of the market. A new version features improved performance and anti-fraud protections.

For mobile search with speech recognition and location awareness, Yahoo's oneSearch and Microsoft's Tellme have complementary strengths and weaknesses, but both are likely to improve.

There's more to Bluetooth these days, including wireless speakerphone kits for cars and setups that let your 3G phone work as a wireless modem for your laptop.

Netflix has made some titles available for streaming on PC for several months. Now, pony up $100 for a Roku Netflix Player and see them on TV. The drawback: A poorly designed Web site.

In the year since the iPhone launched, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry has gained market share. The new Bold, with added appeal for corporate users, is BlackBerry’s bid to counter Apple’s second-generation iPhone

Since the iPhone, multitouch hardware is getting more relevant. It gives users a more natural interaction with electronic devices, but the software still has a long way to go

There’s a lot of great video on the Web, but playing it on a handheld is a big challenge. vTap not only finds the video you want but reformats it so you can play it on your handset

HP is the first top-tier U.S. laptop maker to introduce a low-cost mini-notebook aimed at the education market. The challenge is getting software that can fulfill the hardware’s promise

Photoshop Express really isn't an online version of the photo editing software. But a lot of Photoshop technology powers what may be the most capable site for fixing photos for Web display

The SugarSync Manager and a Web service make it simple to get access to files of any sort from Windows PCs, Macs, Windows Mobile smartphones, or BlackBerrys.

Adobe's Flash software is the standard for online video, but now it lets you watch TV shows, movies, and videos on one player that you can set up without calling on your teenager for tech support

Apple is opening the iPhone to third-party applications, Verizon is opening its network, Google’s Android is an open platform for handset software, and government rules require buyers of newly auctioned spectrum to be open to all

Despite its name, Microsoft Office Live has little to do with Microsoft’s suite of productivity applications. Instead, it’s a package of tools to help small businesses establish a presence online. Ironically, one flaw is a lack of integration with Office

Databases are the workhorses of computing, but they are way too hard for most people to use. Bento, from Apple's FileMaker, brings the power of databases within the reach of everyone--at least if you have a Mac

The new MacBook Air is the sexiest laptop ever designed. But before long you'll notice some deficiencies that will greatly impact those most likely to use it: mobile professionals

Lots of folks were waiting for Service Pack 1 before moving to Windows Vista. With SP1 almost ready for release, they are likely to be disappointed. It fixes bugs and improves performance, but Vista's many annoyances are still with us

BusinessWeek's Steve Wildstrom says that DayJet flies three-passenger micro-jets with prices based on how flexible fliers are. For travel between smaller cities, it's an alternative to driving or chartering a plane

For longtime Palm fans, Windows envy is over. For the past six months or so, Palm's latest and greatest hardware, the Treo 700, has only been availalbe in a version that runs Windows Mobile. But now we have the Treo 700p from Sprint and Verizon, an all-Palm version of the 700 hardware. And there's a nice bonus: Not only does the 700p run on Sprint and Verizon's high-speed data networks, you can use it as a modem to give your laptop wireless data access as well

This week's podcast, featuring BW's Steve Wildstrom, originates at the Innovate!Europe 2006 conference in Zaragosa, Spain. It is conventional wisdom in the U.S. that government efforts to spur innovative businesses are doomed to failure. That belief is not shared in the Autonomous Region of Aragon in Spain, where the governments of the region and the capital city of Zaragosa are working to promote innovation in energy production and other businesses -- apparently with some success