Phones that last and last

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	What's hot this week Kent German Senior Editor, CNET.com Phones with great battery life Battery life is one of the most important factors to consider when buying a cell phone. No matter how flashy a handset may be and how many cool features it may offer, it won't be worth much if the battery runs out too quickly. Fortunately, CNET performs talk time battery life tests on every handset that we review. Here are a few current cell phones that lasted over 7 hours in CNET's talk time tests. Read more  Battery life charts  See all cell phone reviews This week's five hottest products LG enV Touch (Verizon Wireless)  Check prices Apple iPhone 3GS - 32GB - black (AT&T)  Check prices Palm Pre (Sprint)  Check prices Samsung Jet  Check prices RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless)  Check prices Latest reviews and features Samsung Solstice SGH-A887 (AT&T) The Samsung Solstice offers a touch screen and multimedia features, but its performance isn't the best. Read more  Check prices Pharos Traveler GPS 127 While the Pharos Traveler 127 holds the advantage over most GPS-enabled smartphones by coming preloaded with navigation software, it loses any competitive edge it had due to sluggish performance. Read more  Check prices Innovative Bluetooth headsets Here at CNET, we see a lot of Bluetooth headsets come our way. Most of them are pretty generic and don't seem too different from anything else. Every once in a while, though, we come across headsets that stand apart from the rest. Here are four standouts. Read more Cricket TXTM8 The Cricket TXTM8 is a great little messaging phone for Cricket customers. Read more  Check prices The 411 Demystifying 3G Nicole Lee Associate Editor The world of cell phones and smartphones can get a little confusing, especially with all the different acronyms for cellular technologies. In this week's 411 column, CNET editor Nicole Lee helps one reader decipher the alphabet soup by explaining the difference between 2G and 3G. Read more Cell phones forum and discussion Flash for BlackBerry Storm Posted by norkotix on 7/24/2009 Is there any talk of providing Flash media capabilities for the Storm? Most Web sites use Flash applications and the BlackBerry asked to install the software to view application and says it is not compatible. Is there something else that can be used to view?  Read more  Best T-Mobile phones 1. Samsung Memoir T929 - black (T-Mobile) 2. T-Mobile MyTouch 3G - white (T-Mobile) 3. RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile) 4. T-Mobile Dash 3G 5. Motorola V195s (T-Mobile)   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More CNET resources  CNET podcasts  Crave: CNET's gadget blog  CNET Editors' Choice winners  Cell phone reviews  Ringtones and accessories  Five best Bluetooth headsets
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