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Barnes & Noble Nook GlowLight review

The new Nook GlowLight boasts a better display and a brighter, more even built-in light. Barnes & Noble should have stopped there with the changes, but it didn't.
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Dell Venue 8 review

Dell created a decent, middle of the road Android tablet in the Venue 8 that won't wow shoppers but is good value for the price.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2013) review

The new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite improves upon last year's model but doesn't break what worked. Sporting a high-quality display, even light, comfortable design, and speedy performance, it's a good value at $120.
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No touching! We go hands-off with the HP Envy 17 Leap Motion Special Edition

HP just announced the first consumer laptop to fully integrate Leap Motion's gesture-based control, the HP Envy 17 Leap Motion SE. Ready to go touchless?
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Hands on: Motorola Droid Mini is small, but doesn’t skimp

The Droid Mini might be the smallest member of the new Droid family, but it is not a runt. Motorola make the screen tinier while keeping the specs the same size.
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Hands on: Verizon’s Droid Maxx goes big on everything (including the price)

We go hands on with the Droid Maxx, the most expensive of Motorola's new Verizon phones. Offering two-day battery life and wireless charging, is it worth the $100 markup? Find out here.
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Hands on: Motorola’s Kevlar-wrapped Droid Ultra is the thinnest LTE phone yet

We go hands on with Motorola's first new phone in many months, the Droid Ultra. The middle child in a new line, the Ultra hopes to capture HTC One, iPhone 5, and GS4 buyers, but does it have enough class?
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Hands-on: XO Tablet hopes to bring affordable computing to kids

The XO Tablet is an Android slate for kids with a low price and a high concept. The interface is designed to help kids explore their interests and combine education and fun in a way that isn't patronizing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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

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.
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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.
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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.

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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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?

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.
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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.

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...
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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.

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.
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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.

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?
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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.
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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.

‘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.
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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.