| Cool slideshows: Bring in the iPhone clones
The 2009 Mobile World Congress did not disappoint with the sheer volume of new devices, all with a new "angle" to introduce to the mobile phone market. The gold standard is still the Apple iPhone 3G, and industry leaders like Samsung, LG, HTC and many more took a stab at trying to steal the smartphone spotlight. We take a look at the top "iPhone killer" contenders and breakdown what each "newbie" has to offer. Forget the Oscars: Sit back for the 404 Awards
The Oscars may recognize the best that Hollywood has to offer, but Hollywood so often gets the technology wrong. In honor of the 81st Academy Awards airing Feb. 22, we've compiled the 404 Awards to recognize unreal appearances by technology in 2008 films -- and point out a few films that got it right. Latest from The video library: iPhone controls concept car
It can send e-mails, play video, access the Web and snap pictures, but control a car? Swiss automobile design house Rinspeed will unveil a concept electric car controlled by an iPhone at next week's Geneva Motor Show.
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View the slideshow MWC: Samsung introduces Memoir phone
At Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled the Memoir, a touch screen cell phone with an 8 megapixel camera, a first for the US according to the company. Organizing retail loyalty cards on cell phonesNTT Communications in Japan has begun trials of a system that promises to combine up to 100 loyalty cards in a single cell phone application.
NASA OCO satellite failsIt was supposed to be a mission that helped scientists working on the problem of global warming but in the end it produced more junk. Microsoft TechFest videos
Commute UX keeps your eyes on the road
At TechFest 2009 Microsoft Research is showing off many projects in development. One of them is an in-car infotainment technology called Commute UX.
The low power data center
Microsoft Research hopes to make data centers more efficient. They are testing a prototype data center that runs off of low-power processors.
Real and virtual worlds collide
Augmented reality technology mixes the real world and the virtual world. At TechFest 2009, Microsoft Research demoed its augmented reality tools. Latest Twisted Pair podcast: Honest, Ma, it's a college course!
Jason and Keith discuss faster wireless via Verizon LTE, what a Microsoft retail store would look like, and whether Facebook causes cancer. Latest Newsmaker of the Week podcast: Why ex-employees are stealing your data
Dr. Larry Ponemon talks with Tim Greene about a study that showed 59% of employees who had quit, were fired or laid off admitting to stealing company data. What's being stolen? How can companies stop this? Ponemon and Greene discuss these issues. (15:09) Parents vs. kids: Online activity monitoring
Symantec unveils its Norton Online Family service this week and Newsmaker Jody Gibney explains why the cloud service could get parents and kids talking about what not to do while surfing the Internet. (10:55) Latest Network World Panorama podcast: Starting a new business in a bad economy
With a gloomy economy and layoffs looming at every corner, you might think that now would not be the best time to quit your job and start a new business. But that might be the perfect time to do so, argues author Ed Hess, who talks about some of the steps you should take before you make the leap into starting a new business. (15:17) Latest cool news from Microsoft Subnet Video of the new Mac Mini leaked...mabye
Yoni Heisler writes in his iOnApple blog that footage of the next-gen Mac Mini may have been leaked. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. | 
Out of the more than 150 products tested, a baker's dozen rise to the top of the list.
Six readers dish on their must-have network products, from desktop systems to wireless access points.
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