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Tip: Pocket Express Aggregates Smartphone Content

Service downsizes the Web to make it more manageable for smartphone users. Best of all, Pocket Express is free.

Tip: Sprint Drops Smartphone Prices

AmySprint makes a strong case for upgrading from your cell phone to a smartphone now with several low-priced models the carrier is now offering.

Tip: OneBusAway Puts Bus Tracking Into Commuters' Hands

Riding the bus in Seattle gets a little more comfortable and convenient thanks to new cell phone and smartphone service.

Tip: BlackBerry Bold — Swapping Out SIMs a Little Too Easy

AmyThe rear cover of the new BlackBerry smartphone comes off too easily sometimes.

Tip: BlackBerry — Grab Screen Images With Capture It

AmyAssign the program to a convenience key and you'll be all set to turn whatever you’re looking at on your BlackBerry's display into an image file.

Tip: Samsung Epix — Getting Out of Standby Mode

AmyThe Samsung Epix defaults to the Power button to wake it up from standby mode. You can change that, however.

Tip: Samsung Epix — Resetting the Smartphone

A work-around for when you need to perform a hard reset but don't know the Windows Mobile's reset password.

Tip: Samsung Epix — Managing the Epix's Epic Finger Mouse

AmyThe Windows Mobile–run Samsung Epix is the first smartphone available in the U.S. with a built-in optical mouse.

Tip: Windows Mobile — Manage Your ActiveSync Settings

AmyHow to influence what data gets transferred between your PC and Windows Mobile.

Tip: Phone — How to Free Up Resources Through a Force Quit

A way to make your iPhone more responsive should performance slow down.

Tip: iPhone — Listening to Public Radio

Most radio apps for the iPhone allow listening to formerly aired programs, much like a podcast. Not so with Minnesota Public Radio, which delivers three streams of audio in real time to listener’s Apple smartphones and iPod Touches.

Tip: BlackBerry Flip — Taking Pictures

AmyWhile the camera is not this smartphone's strong suit, it sure is convenient.

Tip: BlackBerry Flip — Music Tips

AmyListen to music on the BlackBerry Pearl Flip whether it's open or closed.

Tip: BlackBerry Flip — Going Home

AmyThe default MyFaves screen of the clamshell smartphone does not include an icon to get you to the standard BlackBerry home screen.

Tip: BlackBerry Flip — Access Contacts Quickly

AmyPersonalize the T-Mobile MyFaves icons on your home screen for fast visual access to those you call most often.

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