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January 5, 2010
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Nexus One is way cheaper than iPhone

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January 5, 2010
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Nexus One: Smartphone revolution still on hold

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January 4, 2010
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Facebook cuts off Suicide Machine access

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    Biggest tech stories of 2009

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    Ep. 191: Best tech of the decade

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    Ep. 1127: Microsoft and EU browser roulette begins

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    Ep. 1129: Is Google finally too big?

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    Google Chrome OS

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    Ep. 190: Online TV and movies

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    Ep. 1124: Alexandria: The greatest hard-drive crash

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    Ep. 1122: AT&T blames the children

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    Ep. 1119: Do we want Google knowing every site we go to?

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    Air travel tech

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My software editorial reviews (showing 2 of 2)

August 25, 2009 Cross-platform consistency

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August 25, 2009 For power Web users

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My product editorial reviews (showing 3 of 8)

September 21, 2006 Soapbox (beta)
September 18, 2006 Google Notebook
August 28, 2006 Google Apps
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My product user reviews (showing 3 of 9)

July 22, 2007 Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG65 (Silver)

"A Mixed bag"

User's rating: 3.0 stars

November 13, 2005 VP201B 20.1-inch Black ThinEdge UltraSlim Bezel LCD Display

"Very nice monitor"

User's rating: 3.5 stars

November 13, 2005 "Great features, bad phone"

This product is no longer available.

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My blogs and podcasts (showing 3 of 1665)

January 5, 2010 Nexus One is way cheaper than iPhone

Filed in: Rafe's Radar

January 5, 2010 Nexus One: Smartphone revolution still on hold

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January 4, 2010 Facebook cuts off Suicide Machine access

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My forum posts (showing 3 of 122)

September 11, 2008 "Thanks everyone!"

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September 11, 2008 "Fair question"

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September 11, 2008 "THANKS"

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My comments (showing 3 of 280)

December 10, 2009 "Yes, I am hearing that some people are getting..."

In reply to: "How to fix Facebook's new privacy settings"

December 7, 2009 "See earlier story:..."

In reply to: "Hands-on with the JooJoo"

December 7, 2009 "The background color of the home screen changes..."

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  • Nexus One is the budget iPhone: http://bit.ly/4FEXbO
    2:53 PM on January 5
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    10:43 AM on January 5
  • PC just crashed, hard. Taking picture of screen to save work I was doing.
    10:34 AM on January 5
  • BTW pretty sure Zipcar isn't renting Maseratis. Pretty sure driver of that car is just a jerk.
    9:49 AM on January 5
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    9:24 AM on January 5

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    I run the group at CNET.com that reviews computer systems, peripherals, accessories, networking products, software, and internet services. I also write two columns (Works for ME, for CNET; and Rafe's Radar, for Release 1.0), plus the thrice-weekly AnchorDesk newsletter. And I'm working on our small business coverage. I also have a rarely-updated personal blog, www.rafeneedleman.com. I like to hear from CNET users!
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