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Get an iPhone desktop dock

I come from a PalmPilot background. In the old days, our devices didn’t connect to our computers via a stray cable that’s always getting in the way. Our devices didn’t lay prostrate on our desks while charging or syncing. They sat upright, faced forward, and gave us something to look at. In other words, they docked. You can dock an …

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Nokia buys mobile Web browser firm

In a bid to up its smartphone game, Nokia has acquired Chicago-based mobile Web browser firm Novarra. Eleven-year-old Novarra is known for developing the Vision browser, as well as platforms to serve content, advertisements, and analytics. It previously supplied its technology to Palm and U.S. Cellular. [Official Nokia statement] The acquisition makes sense for the world’s largest phone maker, which …

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