Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus

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Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus Consumer Reports is no longer recommending Apple's iPhone. On Monday the iPhone 4 received a "do not recommend" rating from the consumer ratings publication. - Jared Newman, PCWorld More From Today @ PCWorld Droid X Debuts This Week; Expect Instant Hit Motorola's next smartphone might not match iPhone's white-hot sales, but Android phones are making inroads everywhere. Share: Gmail Signatures Get Fancy with Rich Text Editor Now you can spice up that bland plain text Gmail signature with a company logo and some bold formatting. Share: How Netgear's ReadyNAS Ultra Redefines the Role of Network Storage New network-attached storage redefines the concept of entertainment storage with TiVo support. 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