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Over the past several weeks, we've had a blast creating our own little Star Wars universe with some fun crafts from Bonnie Burton's "The Star Wars Craft Book." From Admiral Sackbars to Chewbacca tissue boxes, we couldn't think of a more delightful way to show our love for the series.

However, we also know there's an entire galaxy of you out there who are just as or even more devoted to the Star Wars franchise and show your appreciation in other ways, and we want to hear from you.

To cap off our DIY Weekend series of intergalactic crafts, we're on the hunt for the most dedicated Star Wars fan. You may not be into art projects, but you might have an epic toy collection or a Star Wars-themed room in your house. Whatever it may be, we want to see it. … Read more

Meet Crave's new chief correspondent, Bonnie Cha.

Many of you surely already know her as a longtime esteemed member of CNET's mobile-reviews team. What you don't know is that the scheming minds behind Crave have long plotted to kidnap Bonnie and drag her to the Crave cave. Our evil plan has finally hatched (cue the "mwahaha").

During almost eight years on the mobile beat, Bonnie wrote a few hundred reviews; co-hosted numerous Dialed In podcasts; reported multiple times from CES, CTIA, and Mobile World Congress (where she once got pick-pocketed); and even traveled to such exotic locales as Canada to track down the hottest handsets.

As Crave's new full-time staff writer, Bonnie will cover all manner of gadget goings-on, from the sublime to the downright silly. She's especially fascinated by the intersection of tech and lifestyle, and the minds behind the inventions that impact our daily lives. She's also intrigued by the cool DIY projects readers have going on. Keep your eyes and RSS feeds open; she's already working on some great stories. … Read more

It was a crazy week in cell phone land, what with the Droid Razr and the Galaxy Nexus making their worldwide debut on the same day. And it's not over yet, as Nokia and Microsoft have an announcement of their own coming up this week. Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? We also talk about the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and all the latest reviews.

News Windows Phone Chief: Nokia to talk road map next week … Read more

Yes, it's that time of year again: time for the annual Apple iPhone harvest. This time, it's the iPhone 4S, which looks a lot like the old model, but with some pretty substantial improvements. We also discuss last week's CTIA trade show where we saw several new Android handsets, and Jessica witnessed phone destruction at the hands of Nokia. We also look forward to tomorrow's triple-event extravaganza: BlackBerry DevCon, the Motorola/Verizon event in New York, and the Samsung/Google event in Hong Kong. And last but not least, we say a fond farewell to Bonnie … Read more

Google buys Motorola, and now HP is killing off WebOS devices. What a crazy week in mobile land! We also go in-depth with RIM's new BlackBerry OS 7 handsets, discuss the imminent U.S. arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S II, and more.

News Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5B WebOS goes down in quiet death After a long wait, T-Mobile releases BlackBerry Bold 9900 Verizon and Sprint reveal BlackBerry 7 handset pricing; to launch in August AT&T prices BlackBerry Torch 9810 at $49.95 … Read more

Apple fans got their annual dose of goodness this week with the company's 2011 Worldwide Developer's Conference taking place just down the street in San Francisco. We didn't get a new iPhone this time--or even a hint of when the next hardware will come--but everyone's favorite fruit company did offer a preview of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 5. This time around the update was pretty incremental, but we got some important updates such as a better notifications system and wireless software updates. Also in the podcast, Nokia's CEO defends the switch to Windows … Read more

This week, we tell you what we thought of the Xperia Play's gaming controls. We also discuss T-Mobile shutting down the Danger service, the latest HTC phones, Android news, and the continuing debate over radiation. Also, yes, we do talk a little about the latest Apple announcement.

News The iPad 2 makes its debut iOS 4.3 hitting March 11 Hot spot coming to GSM iPhone 4s Playing the Xperia Play Before there was the Xperia Play T-Mobile to shut down Sidekick data service May 31 … Read more

It's yet another busy week in the mobile world, with the Google launch of the Android Market Web store, a preview of a 3D smartphone from LG, and a couple of 4G phones from T-Mobile and AT&T. Oh, and apparently we're a Triple Crown contender in the Kentucky Derby! Sort of.

News Google announces Web-based Android Market Android Market Web Store photos BlackBerry Curve Touch in the works? LG to demo Optimus 3D in Barcelona Virgin introduces Kyocera S2100 for PayLo … Read more

News of the Google Nexus S may have surprised nobody, but that doesn't stop us from dissecting the specs on this first Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone while Kent steals off for some rigorous testing. In the meantime, U.S. Cellular makes some notable moves, the crew spills their holiday wish lists, and Bonnie seems to have undergone an unusual makeover.

News Google and Samsung officially announce Nexus S Six things not to love about the Nexus S Comparing the Nexus S and Nexus One … Read more