CNET to the Rescue 4: Flip that phone Video

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CNET to the Rescue 4: Flip that phone
Created: 06/09/2010
Video description: This week, Josh tells us how to weasel out of your mobile phone contract, what to do with an old phone, and how to connect an XBox to a PC with a crossover cable. Plus, we road test keyboard goo!

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