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Feeling lazy? Let Android and Arduino stir your pots instead

Posted May 26, 2012 - 7:25 am

If you're anything like me, everything around you can distract you from cooking--something I'm not particulalrly good at. While something is simmering, you may float away to do something on your computer, only to come back later and find you've ruined the food. If you have an Android phone or tablet though, Ben Heck's latest hack gives you an assistant to help save your meal.
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Lenovo to add new Windows 8 tablet-laptop hybrids to its ThinkPad line

Posted May 10, 2012 - 3:05 pm

Lenovo plans to add business-friendly Windows 8 hybrid laptops to its ThinkPad line that will be similar to the convertible, flippable IdeaPad Yoga.
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Multi-user support for iPad on the way?

Posted May 10, 2012 - 7:25 am

The iPad has many attributes, but one of its more annoying shortcomings is its single-user design. Email, contacts, apps, and other tools are implemented for one person, when in reality several people may use an iPad.
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On lithium-ion batteries, smartphones, and impermanence

Posted April 27, 2012 - 7:30 am

Here’s one of those facts that is somehow both reassuring and disheartening in equal amounts: no matter how perfectly you treat your phone or tablet, you only get three or four years until it’s functionally useless without a charging cord nearby.
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Strong earnings should halt Apple's stock slide

Posted April 24, 2012 - 6:19 pm

Apple reported a 94% increase in second-quarter profit thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and iPad.
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Apple hands iPad rivals an opportunity, but who will take it?

Posted March 8, 2012 - 2:35 pm

Now that the third-generation iPad is out, rivals have a year to get closer to the new bar. Can anyone do it?
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iPad share of tablet OS market falls below 50%

Posted March 6, 2012 - 3:42 pm

Apple's iPad tablet falls below the 50% share of monthly tablet traffic for the first time, a mobile ad firm says.
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PlayBook 2.0 update is here, and does it really matter?

Posted February 21, 2012 - 2:26 pm

Research in Motion finally releases its long-promised update of its PlayBook tablet OS, but will it matter to anyone not already an RIM fanboy?
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Three things of note about the Galaxy Note Super Bowl ad

Posted February 6, 2012 - 12:19 pm

After the one-and-a-half minute spectacular, my wife asked me, "So, it has a pen that's going to be easy to lose?"
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No. 9 tech story of 2011: Tales of tablet triumph, tragedy

Posted December 26, 2011 - 5:39 pm

The tablet market saw some spectacular successes and unmitigated failures in 2011, from the iPad 2 and Kindle Fire to the TouchPad and PlayBook.
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Update: HP to go open source with webOS

Posted December 9, 2011 - 1:30 pm

HP chief executive Meg Whitman on Friday announced the company would turn over the fate of webOS to the open source community.
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Apple, you're not the iPad trademark boss of China

Posted December 7, 2011 - 9:17 pm

The Chinese company sued by Apple over rights to the iPad trademark files a counter-lawsuit to prevent Apple from selling its tablet under the iPad name.
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More proof Kindle Fire already is iPad's main challenger

Posted December 2, 2011 - 2:04 pm

Amazon.com's new Kindle Fire tablet is expected to grab nearly 14% of the tablet market in the fourth quarter, second only to Apple's iPad at nearly 66%.
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RIM pre-emptive Q3 warning laced with delusional happy talk

Posted December 2, 2011 - 11:58 am

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion warns Wall Street that its Q3 numbers kinda sucked. But great days are ahead!
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PlayBook: Dead tablet walking

Posted November 28, 2011 - 3:47 pm

With some online retailers pulling PlayBook listings from their websites just before the holiday shopping season, is Research in Motion's tablet on its last legs?
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Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 future tablet buyers prefer Kindle Fire

Posted November 21, 2011 - 2:36 pm

A new survey from ChangeWave Research shows a clear alternative to Apple's iPad tablet emerging.
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More bad news for RIM: PlayBook OS update delayed 4 months (or maybe forever)

Posted October 26, 2011 - 2:04 pm

It's been a bad year for Research in Motion. Fortunately, the latest news about its PlayBook tablet OS is encouraging-- oh, wait, it's not.
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Does Apple finally have a tablet battle on it hands?

Posted October 21, 2011 - 7:07 pm

Global sales of the iPad fell in Q3 to 67% from 96% a year ago, according to a research firm. And the Kindle Fire looms.
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$35 Android tablet for students launched in India

Posted October 6, 2011 - 12:07 pm

The iPad still rules the tablet world, but an Indian government project now claims to have a 7 inch Android tablet for students for $35. Really $50, but subsidized to make if more affordable.
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iPad, meet your first serious competition

Posted September 28, 2011 - 12:52 pm

At $199, Amazon.com's Kindle Fire tablet computer should be attractive to shoppers who want a good tablet at a reasonable price.
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Apple's iPad has 80% of American tablet market, research shows

Posted September 27, 2011 - 2:25 pm

Strategy Analytics reports that Apple's iPad grabbed 80% of tablet shipments in North America during the second quarter.
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Beginning of the end for RIM's PlayBook

Posted September 26, 2011 - 3:34 pm

With production lines cut and deep discounts being offered, RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook is headed down the TouchPad trail.
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Amazon tablet to challenge Apple iPad for holiday sales

Posted September 26, 2011 - 11:30 am

In the continuing battle for tablet market share, Apple's iPad still wins, and should sell at least three-quarters of all tablets sold this holiday. But Amazon, who already has a hit with their Kindle, may steal millions of sales from iPad this Christmas if the tablet they announce this Wednesday meets even minimum expectations.
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After Steve Jobs, Apple shares hit an all-time high

Posted September 19, 2011 - 6:59 pm

Despite the departure of visionary co-founder Steve Jobs, shares of Apple continue to climb.
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Windows 8 teases about tablets and faster booting

Posted September 12, 2011 - 11:43 am

Tuesday, September 13, Microsoft will officially release some details about Windows 8 to get the hype machine in gear until the OS actually ships. Two of the rumors getting the most play are about running on tablets and faster boot times.
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