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Dell XPS 11

Hands On: Dell XPS 11 is a nice convertible with an annoying touch keyboard

Dell's new XPS 11 bends over backwards to please the tablet-loving crowd, but by radically changing the keyboard, it may alienate laptop lovers.
Computing Reviews
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Hands on: HP enters the supersized tablet fray with the Envy Rove 20

The world of giant Windows 8 tablets just got bigger with the introduction of the HP Envy Rove, a 20-inch all-in-one PC set to go on sale in July.
Computing Reviews
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Hands on: $479 HP SlateBook x2 Tegra 4-powered Android tablet hybrid

The HP SlateBook x2 will be one of the first Tegra 4 Android tablets when it ships this summer, and it's shaping up to be a great tablet/notebook hybrid.
Tablets Mobile
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Hands on: BlueAnt’s Ribbon makes any pair of headphone wireless

If you wish your headphones were wireless, the $70 BlueAnt Ribbon is a great solution. We’ve come to appreciate the power of Bluetooth more and more these past years. Particularly since smartphone screens started getting bigger and holding one up to your face either looks ridiculous or tires out your arm. There are some nice […]
Wearables Mobile
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Hands on: Toshiba’s Portégé Z10t is a mini but mighty Ultrabook

Toshiba's Portege Z10t is designed for business, but it has a lot of the features mainstream consumers wish they could get on an Ultrabook or tablet hybrid.
Computing Reviews
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5 reasons to liberate your ebooks from their DRM prison

Protect ebooks you paid for from the whims of Amazon, Google & any other bookseller who wants to control where & how many times you can access them
Phones Mobile

The S4 has a Galaxy of features; here are the 10 best

You can spend hours digging through the Galaxy S4's many features, gestures, controls, and settings, or you can read our deep dive into the best of them.
Mobile Best-ofs
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iPad Mini vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0: Battle of the 8-inch tablets

Want to see how the best of the mid-sized tablets stack up against one another? Check out our spec comparison of the iPad Mini vs Galaxy Note 8.0 from Samsung.
Tablets Mobile
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Best Android phones for $350 or less

Hate carrier contracts but don't have $500, $600, or $700 to spend on a phone? Never fear, there are awesome alternatives available.
Mobile Best-ofs

Want to post something on eBay? You might want one of these mobile photo studios

The key to a good seller listing is better pictures, but you don't need a DSLR and a full photo studio to make that happen. All you need is a portable, foldable smartphone camera photo studio and your dreams.
Mobile News
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PlayLater lets you download any streaming movie or TV show: Here’s how to use it

How would you like a DVR for all your online video services? Record movies or TV episodes from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and more, save them to your hard drive, then watch them on any device whenever you want. Sound illegal? Apparently it's not.
Mobile Guides
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5 clever ways to keep your old iPad from gathering dust

A stunning number of people keep older iPads around instead of selling them. We get why you might not want to send it to Gazelle for money, but don't just let your last gen iPad sit around, unused. Put it to work!
Tablets Apple
amazon announces kindle paperwhite

Brick-and-mortar book stores tell Amazon, ‘We don’t need your stinkin’ Kindles’

This week Amazon announced a program that will allow indie bookstores to sell Kindles and get a cut of ebook profits. Indie booksellers took one look, laughed, and rode away with their collective middle finger in the air.
Mobile News
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) gallery

At IFA in Berlin today, Samsung unveiled a new iteration of its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. We've got official shots of the new tablet, which sports a high-resolution screen and comes with a built-in stylus.
Tablets Android
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Google City Experts is awesome now – but will it suffer the same fate as Yelp Elites?

Google wants to beat Yelp at its own game, but can it avoid the same pitfalls?
Social Media News

Hands On: HP goes all-in on Android, releasing four tablets for the holidays

Today HP busted out with four new Android tablets, all named HP Slate-something, that are doing their best to make us forget about its last tablet.
Tablets Android
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iWork may be free with your new iPhone, but these alternatives are way better

iWork apps are free for new iDevice owners, but free does not always = good. Check out 3 other office suites you should see before you settle for iWork.
Mobile News

Kindle MatchBook alternatives: Are there other ways to digitize your physical books?

The Kindle MatchBook program will give you free or cheap e-book versions of physical books bought through Amazon. But what about all those other books you have taking up space? There are options, but few of them are strictly legal...
Mobile News
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Upgrade, repair, and modify your smartphone bit by bit with Phonebloks

What is more important to you in a mobile phone, looks or upgradability? If you picked the latter, then you'll probably get excited about a new phone concept called Phonebloks, a modular smartphone that's user repairable, upgradable, and customizable.
Mobile News

Our favorite Nexus 7 Accessories

The new Nexus 7 is inexpensive, leaving room in the budget for accessories. Make it more productive, give its multimedia powers a boost, plus a lot more.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Apple Makes iWork apps free, but only if you buy a new iPhone 5S or 5C

When you buy a shiny new iOS device you'll also get the iWork apps for free (whether you want them or not). This includes iPhoto and iMovie. If you already have an Apple iDevice...well... sorry, but you still have to pay $10 or $5.
Mobile News

Kobo’s brilliant Pocket partnership makes the Aura more than just another e-reader

Kobo's new tablets and e-reader are nice, but not groundbreaking. Reading content from your Pocket account on an E-Ink screen? Now that's interesting. How long will it be before B&N, Kindle, and Sony start cuddling up to the competition?
Mobile News
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App Review: SwiftKey 4.2 remembers who you are when you switch phones

SwiftKey has long been one of our favorite Android keyboards for both smartphones and tablets but we didn't like having to re-teach it every time we got a new device. With this update, that's no longer an issue.
Mobile Reviews
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12 useful online services and apps for students

Before you send your student off to high school or college, sign them up for a few key services that will make learning, studying, & having fun easier.
Mobile Best-ofs

‘Nook Video’ app joins Android and iPad, takes on Netflix and Amazon Video

Barnes & Noble released Nook Video apps on iOS and Android this week and recently updated its ebook reader apps to bring them up to par with the experience on the Nook HD. There's very little exclusive to B&N's home-grown tablets left, anymore.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Protect and accessorize your Galaxy Note 8.0 with these cases and adapters

Ready to trick out your new Galaxy Note 8.0? We found the best cases, covers, keyboards, stands, docks and more for Samsung's pen-enabled Android tablet.
Tablets Android
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Review: iRig’s Mic Cast takes phone audio recording to a new level for $40

The iRig Mic Cast is a capable $40 external microphone that works with the iPhone and Android phones, upping the quality and saving the day.
Tablets Mobile

Review: Belkin’s Dyle TV Receiver connects your iPad to your local television networks

This tiny antenna makes watching local programming on your iPhone or iPad easy and the Dyle mobile TV service is free. Too good to be true? Yep.
Tablets Mobile

Review: ‘Magic Sound Box’ looks like it’s from 1992, and sounds like it too

The magic behind the Magic Sound Box is that it doesn't need a Bluetooth or any other fancy wireless connection to amplify audio. Just rest your smartphone on top and abracadabra! the audio gets way louder.
Mobile Reviews

StandScan ($20) vs. ScanDock ($400): Which smartphone scanner is worth your cash?

Want to use your smartphone to scan stuff? There are a handful of simple, inexpensive scanner stands around to help facilitate that. There's a fancy, expensive model, too. Does higher cost net higher quality? We test two phone scanners to find out.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Google’s new Nexus 7 gets slimmer, packs a 1080p screen, Android 4.3

Best Buy leaked it early and then Google finally made it official: the second generation Nexus 7 is here. The 7-inch Android tablet to beat is thinner, lighter, and more drool-worthy. Will it make the iPad Mini nervous?
Tablets Mobile
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Is Apple the ultimate villain in the e-book price fixing scandal?

A judge found Apple guilty of colluding with publishers to fix e-books prices in order to level the playing field against Amazon. Who is the real big bad guy here? And who ultimately suffers when giant companies collide?
Mobile News
Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 lineup

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 line comes in three sizes: 7, 10.1, and a new 8-inch version. The Tab 3 8.0 might new new, but it's stealing the show with a great size, smooth performance, and an awesome new color. Is the 7-inch size passe now?
Mobile Reviews
Nokia Lumia 520

Nokia announces the budget Lumia 520, and it’s coming to T-Mobile

The new Nokia Lumia 520 shares the same design language as previous Lumias and won't wow you with specs, but your budget will appreciate the low price coupled with sleek design and soem sweet pre-loaded apps.
Mobile News
Nook HD and HD+ Discontinued

Citing declining sales, Barnes & Noble discontinues Nook HD, HD+

Barnes & Noble will no longer make tablets in house and stopped making the Nook HD and Nook HD+. What does this mean for current owners?
Tablets Mobile

Nook HD and HD+ are on sale again

The Nook HD and Nook HD+ are on sale, again. The two tablets cost $130 and $150 for the time being.
Mobile News

Will iOS 7’s Activation Lock really deter iPhone theft?

One of the most important features in iOS 7 barely got two minutes mention in the keynote but could prove a big favorite among iPhone and iPad fans.
Tablets Apple
TextMaker for Android

TextMaker for Android is our favorite mobile office app

We finally got around to trying out TextMaker for Android, and it may just be our favorite word processor on Android, with a robust set of features including word wrap and track changes.
Tablets Android
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