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Toshiba Thrive Review

The Toshiba Thrive abandons the quest for thinner and smaller to bulk up on utility features, making it one of the most versatile Android tablets available.
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HP Veer 4G Review

The HP Veer reverses smartphone screen sprawl with a tiny 2.6-inch screen and compact body, but hacks off a number of important features to reach its impossibly small size.
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Motorola Droid 3 Review

The Motorola Droid 3 offers excellent battery life, speed and one of the best Android keyboards ever, but its lack of 4G and poor screen prevent it from steamrolling the competition.
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Motorola Photon 4G Review

Review: The Motorola Photon 4G offers dual-core power and 4G speed, but still suffers from Motorola’s notoriously bad display technology.
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Acer Iconia Tab A100 Review

Review: The Acer A100 improves on many of the flaws of the A500, but suffers from a screen that can be hard to see and short battery life.
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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Review

Review: T-Mobile’s Sidekick 4G delivers the same great keyboard and hip posturing the line is known for, but falls short where more modern handsets deliver.
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T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide Review

Review: T-Mobile’s MyTouch 4G Slide may be the best deal going on T-Mobile, offering a hot dual-core processor, full QWERTY keyboard and capable 8-megapixel camera for $99.
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Motorola Droid Bionic Review

Review: The Motorola Droid Bionic has an impressive spec sheet, but still bears a number of rough edges despite its protracted path to store shelves.
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Samsung Galaxy S II Review

Review: The Samsung Galaxy S II elbows aside well-equipped competitors on AT&T to become the network’s strongest Android offering to date.
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Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Review

Review: The IdeaPad K1, Lenovo's first Android Honeycomb tablet, does mostly everything well but offers nothing exceptional to set it apart from a crowded Android tablet market.
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LG Thrill 4G Review

Review: The LG Thrill 4G draws buyers in with a unique glasses-free 3D display, but its solid specs and low price help give it staying power long after the novelty of the screen has faded.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Review

Review: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 comes closer than any other Android tablet to rivaling Apple’s iPad 2.
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HTC Amaze 4G Review

Review: The HTC Amaze 4G wraps a fast processor, outstanding camera and king-size screen in a unique design, even if its price teeters a bit on the high side.
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Samsung Focus Flash Review

Review: The Samsung Focus Flash offers strong specs at a bargain price point, making it ideal for smartphone users who favor practicality over the bleeding edge.
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Motorola Droid Razr Review

The Motorola Droid Razr aims to rekindle the company’s golden days with the thinnest body available in a smartphone, plus speedy 4G and a huge OLED display. Check out our full review for details.
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HTC Radar 4G Review

Review: Despite aging specs, the HTC Radar 4G leverages Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, a solid design, and an affordable price tag.
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Amazon Kindle Fire Review

Review: The Amazon Kindle Fire strips out frivolous tablet features in favor of a low price, ease of use and outstanding content.
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HTC Rezound Review

Review: HTC's marriage with Beats audio produced the Rezound which uses Beats software to up the audio quality on this Android phone.
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Motorola Atrix 2 Review

In our Motorola Atrix 2 review, we find that Motorola attempts to revise and fix up its original dual-core phone for AT&T.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Review

Review: The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus offers a sleek Android experience in a portable form factor, though its small size can also get a little cramped.
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Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Review

The long-lasting Motorola Droid Razr Maxx lets out a notch on its belt to improve upon the super-skinny original in a number of critical ways.
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Nokia Lumia 800 Review

Nokia jumps into Windows phones with the Lumia 800, a device that looks and feels like a classic Nokia phone but doesn't impress with all of its features.

Toshiba Excite 7.7 Review

Toshiba’s Excite 7.7 tablet delights with a compact size, plenty of power and a gorgeous AMOLED screen, but can’t compete on price.

Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 Review

Lenovo’s IdeaTab S2109 emulates the form factor of the iPad, but feels like a cheap imitation.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Review

The S Pen is great and its processor is fast, but the Galaxy Note 10.1 fails to make its mark.
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Apple iPhone 5 Review

Apple’s iPhone 5 brings its screen size up to par with Android competitors while simultaneously getting lighter, faster and sleeker.
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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 Review

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD has a great price, but doesn’t fix many of the original Fire’s problems.

Motorola Droid Razr M Review

Motorola’s Droid Razr M is one of the best petite handsets on the market.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Review

Amazon pushes the e-reader to a new level with a gorgeous new front-lit screen and updated touch interface.
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Sony Reader PRS-T2 Review

The Sony Reader’s lack of a light-up screen leaves it behind many competitors, but its light weight and sharp design still leave an impression.

ASUS Vivo Tab RT Review

The Asus Vivo Tab is one of the first devices to come out running Windows RT, the tablet version of Windows 8, but is it worth the $600 price tag?
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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT Review

Microsoft builds a tablet so pleasant to use that, at times, we forgot about the current limitations of Windows RT. But is it worth the high asking price?
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HTC Windows Phone 8X Review

The HTC Windows Phone 8X might just be the first good reason to own a Windows Phone in some time. How does it stack up? Read on.
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LG Optimus G Review

We review the Optimus G, LG’s boldest attempt yet to gain attention as a leader in the smartphone space, but can the company’s latest flagship phone match the growing competition?

Apple iPad Mini Review

We examine the iPad mini, Apple’s first attempt at creating a smaller iPad to compete with the likes of the Kindle Fire and Nexus 7. Does it have the chops to justify its higher price, though?
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HTC Droid DNA Review

The Droid DNA is the first smartphone with a 1080p screen, but do its extra pixels come with a price? Read our full review.
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Google Nexus 10 Review

The Nexus 10 is Google’s attempt to refine and fix the 10.1-inch Android tablet, but is it worth the $400 price tag?
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HTC One X+ Review

HTC doubles down on its One X to give it another shot at life. Read our full review of the HTC One X+.