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 Dell's Aero Smartphone: An Embarrassment to Android Dell's new Aero smartphone ships with Android 1.5, a 16-month-old version of the Android operating system. No matter how you look at it, there's just no excuse for that. |  Apple iPad Invades the Enterprise A new survey shows business use is a major reason that employees are getting iPads -- it's not just for videos and surfing. | | Voice Calling Coming to Gmail? Google has an announcement today, and a voice enhancement to Gmail Chat is expected. | | Apple to Introduce 99-cent TV Show Rentals and iPod Touch: Rumor Apple will reportedly be holding an event on Sept 7 where it will introduce a new iPod Touch, Apple TV hardware, and a TV show rental feature. | | Apple iMac Touch-Screen Patent: Brilliant Concept or Crazy Idea? A January 2010 patent describes an iMac-like device that switches from OS X to iOS based on orientation -- a patent that poses more questions than it answers. | | iPhone: Great Device, Lousy Telephone? 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