July 01, 2005, 3:14 PM PDT
The Razr returns
Posted by: Kent German

Call it the cell phone whose popularity just won't die. Ever since its introduction last autumn, the Razr V3 has done wonders for both Motorola and Cingular. And CNET readers have been searching for our review like mad ever since. Though it's not perfect, the Razr is admittedly very sexy, and Motorola has made it even more so with the introduction of its new Razr V3 in black. For the moment, Cingular has a monopoly on both phones, though speculation is rampant that T-Mobile will get a version this summer. Some reports say it could happen this month, while others say later. Either way, you can be sure Catherine Zeta Jones will be flashing one along with her smile in a future T-Mobile commercial.

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July 01, 2005, 2:35 PM PDT
Verizon rolls out new EV-DO cities
Posted by: Kent German

Verizon added more cities to its 3G EV-DO network this week, bringing the total number of markets to 48. The expansion comes six months after the carrier announced both the EV-DO network and its accompanying V Cast service at CES in Las Vegas. Verizon is now far ahead of its rivals in the size of its 3G network and the number of multimedia phones that support it.

The new cities include New London, Connecticut; Athens, Georgia; Indianapolis; Lake Charles, Louisiana; St. Louis; Rochester, Syracuse and Long Island, New York; Akron and Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Beaumont and San Antonio, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; and Seattle, Washington.

Though we readily the welcome the news, we're still miffed that EV-DO is not yet available in San Francisco. Sure, the Bay Area isn't the largest metro area in the country, but we happen to be somewhat familiar with gadgets and technology here. Once Verizon gets the necessary spectrum in San Francisco, we should be up and running. Until then, though, we're not happy about staying on the sidelines.

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July 01, 2005, 2:17 PM PDT
ActiveX danger within Internet Explorer
Posted by: Robert Vamosi

Microsoft issued an advisory today affecting all versions of Internet Explorer (5.01, 5.5, and 6.0, including Windows XP with Service Pack 2). Attackers could craft a COM object, javaprxy.dll, on a Web page that might cause your browser to crash and execute malicious content. Microsoft has no patch to offer at this time but recommends setting IE's Internet and local intranet security zone settings to High before running ActiveX controls.

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