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3 Key Groups Google Will Need to Convince to Make Glass Successful

May 20, 2013 at 6:48 am

Google Glass was the talk of San Francisco last week as geeks paraded around town with Google's latest wearable computing eyepiece at the Google I/O conference, but is the rest of America ready to embrace this new form of technology?

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Backs Smartwatch Over Google Glass

May 2, 2013 at 6:34 am

Wearable computing--like smartwatches, smart eyewear with mounted displays, and sensors on clothing--is an emerging market that is predicted to explode over the next few years, so what device to buy and what to wear to maintain your geek chic?

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Will We See a $200 Android Notebook with Intel Atom on Monday?

May 2, 2013 at 5:40 am

Intel is set to announce its next-generation Atom processor, code named Bay Trail and based on the Silvermont architecture, come this Monday at its Santa Clara, California headquarters.

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Microsoft Confirms Windows Coming to Smaller Screens Soon

April 19, 2013 at 6:38 am

Thus far, all touchscreen Windows tablet launched today are sized with a minimum of a 10-inch display, but recent comments from Microsoft during its earnings call confirm what we've been hearing all along--Windows 8 will be coming to a smaller screen sizes.

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7-Inch Microsoft Surface Rumored for Production Later This Year

April 11, 2013 at 5:55 am

Rumors of a shrunken down Microsoft Surface tablet to compete against Apple's iPad mini and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 are once again, no pun intended, surfacing on the Internet.

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Will Apple Copy Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro With Convertible OS X Tablet?

April 5, 2013 at 6:09 am

Though Apple had repeatedly denied that a laptop running OS X with a touchscreen would lend to a good user experience, a recent patent filing may indicate that the MacBook-maker is exploring similar hybrid convertible form factors that Microsoft OEMs have been experimen...

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A Nexus Smart Watch Could Help Google Challenge Apple, Samsung

March 22, 2013 at 5:38 am

A new report says that Google is watching on its own version of a smart watch, a form factor that's picking up momentum with rumors of Apple and Samsung developing their own wrist companion to the popular smartphone market.

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Microsoft Lowers Licensing Costs In Preparation for 7-Inch Windows Tablets

March 6, 2013 at 6:36 am

Microsoft is said to be lowering its Windows licensing costs to OEM manufacturers in hopes of spurring new form factors for the tablet and computing space.

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Microsoft Hints at 7-Inch Windows Tablet

February 14, 2013 at 5:08 am

Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference, Microsoft finance head Peter Klein told attendees that Microsoft is open on exploring Windows tablets with different sizes and form factors.

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Asus Padfone, Transformer Pad Infinity Destined for AT&T’s 4G LTE

June 11, 2012 at 5:51 am

Asus Padfone, Transformer Pad Infinity Destined for AT&T's 4G LTE

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ClamCase Brings Clambook Laptop Dock to Most Android Smartphones, iPhone

June 7, 2012 at 5:49 am

ClamCase Brings Clambook Laptop Dock to Most Android Smartphones, iPhone

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Samsung Launching Dual-Touchscreen Android Flip Phone in China

June 7, 2012 at 5:41 am

Samsung Launching Dual-Touchscreen Android Flip Phone in China

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Samsung Rumored to Update Original Galaxy Note Phablet in October With Higher Res Display

June 5, 2012 at 5:00 am

Samsung Rumored to Update Original Galaxy Note Phablet in October With Higher Res Display

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Definition of Phablet Broadens as Analysts Predict 208 Million Units to Ship by 2015

May 24, 2012 at 5:36 am

Definition of Phablet Broadens as Analysts Predict 208 Million Units to Ship by 2015

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Asus Cites Snapdragon S4 Shortage for Padfone Delay

May 2, 2012 at 5:57 am

Asus Cites Snapdragon S4 Shortage for Padfone Delay

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Microsoft Patents Tablet That Converts Into Laptop, Desktop

March 9, 2012 at 5:38 am

Microsoft Patents Tablet That Converts Into Laptop, Desktop

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Samsung Ambitiously Paving the Phablet Road

March 1, 2012 at 5:54 am

Samsung Ambitiously Paving the Phablet Road

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Galaxy Note Successor Gets Bluetooth Approval

February 24, 2012 at 5:13 am

Galaxy Note Successor Gets Bluetooth Approval

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Verizon Customers Want the Galaxy Note, Petition Begins to Let Big Red Know

February 23, 2012 at 5:35 am

Verizon Customers Want the Galaxy Note, Petition Begins to Let Big Red Know

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Asus’ MWC Teaser Suggests Transforming Padfone Announcement?

February 23, 2012 at 5:34 am

Asus' MWC Teaser Suggests Transforming Padfone Announcement?

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Google to Sell Head Mounted Computing Devices By End of Year

February 22, 2012 at 5:28 am

Google to Sell Head Mounted Computing Devices By End of Year

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Fujitsu Eyeing Transforming Tablet Market in 2012 with an Asus Transformer Competitor

February 17, 2012 at 5:00 am

Fujitsu Eyeing Transforming Tablet Market in 2012 with an Asus Transformer Competitor

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LG Optimus Vu and Samsung Galaxy Note Pictured Together

February 13, 2012 at 5:30 am

LG Optimus Vu and Samsung Galaxy Note Pictured Together

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LG Hints at Optimus Vu Smartphone, MWC Introduction?

February 8, 2012 at 4:46 am

LG Hints at Optimus Vu Smartphone, MWC Introduction?

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Is the Samsung GT-N8010 the Galaxy Note II?

December 25, 2011 at 3:51 pm

Is the Samsung GT-N8010 the Galaxy Note II?

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LightPad Accessory Piggybacks on Lapdock Concept, But With 60-Inch Display

December 19, 2011 at 11:28 pm

LightPad Accessory Piggybacks on Lapdock Concept, But With 60-Inch Display

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Google, Apple Developing Wearable Computing Device

December 19, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Google, Apple Developing Wearable Computing Device

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Research: Got Fat Fingers? Avoid Amazon’s Kindle Fire

December 5, 2011 at 10:24 pm

Research: Got Fat Fingers? Avoid Amazon's Kindle Fire

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What Do You Think of Clamshell Smartphones?

December 5, 2011 at 8:42 pm

What Do You Think of Clamshell Smartphones?

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Lenovo Eyeing 5-Inch Pocket Tablet Market

November 22, 2011 at 10:38 pm

Lenovo Eyeing 5-Inch Pocket Tablet Market

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LG to Produce Displays for Apple iPhone 5, 7-Inch iPad

November 14, 2011 at 10:25 pm

LG to Produce Displays for Apple iPhone 5, 7-Inch iPad

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MacBook-esque Laptop Dock for Transformer Prime Spotted

October 27, 2011 at 4:44 am

MacBook-esque Laptop Dock for Transformer Prime Spotted

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Stratosphere Accessories Arrive at Verizon Store, Launch Imminent?

October 3, 2011 at 3:21 am

A number of accessories for the un-announced 4G LTE-capable Samsung Stratosphere for Verizon Wireless have begun to arrive at the carrier's stores, suggesting that a launch date may be close.

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5 Things the iPhone 5 Can Learn From the Droid Bionic

September 15, 2011 at 6:00 am

The iPhone 5 has a lot of attention, but it should look to the Droid Bionic to learn some new tricks.

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KT Spider Smartphone Hybrid Blurs Line Between Phone, Tablet, Gaming Console

September 6, 2011 at 12:38 am

Well, KT Spider ups the ante and makes a docking smartphone that can blur the line between a tablet, laptop, and gaming console, depending on which optional accessory you dock the device with

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