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Hands on with Google Keep: Can it slay Evernote?

Posted March 21, 2013 - 8:48 pm

Evernote who? Google is taking on the perennial digital note-taking favorite with Google Keep, a service that lets you store quick notes, checklists, Web links, and photos for things you need to remember or keep track of.
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Hands on with Chromebook Pixel: Google goes after the MacBook

Posted March 2, 2013 - 8:08 am

The Chromebook Pixel is Google's answer to Apple's vaunted MacBook. But does the laptop's usefulness match its sky-high price tag?
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Chromebook Pixel review: A luxury laptop for life in the cloud

Posted February 27, 2013 - 3:56 pm

A deep-dive review of Google's new Chromebook Pixel laptop, which has high-quality hardware and an amazing touch-based display -- and a few limitations. So at $1,300, is it the laptop for you?
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Office showdown: Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps

Posted February 20, 2013 - 5:22 pm

The war between Google and Microsoft is heating up. Each tech giant offers a productivity suite serving the essentials for serious work online: word processing, spreadsheets, email, and calendars. Should you ally with Google Apps for Business, or root for Microsoft's Office 365 for Small Business?
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Apple and Google have nothing to fear from BlackBerry 10 -- but Microsoft does

Posted January 31, 2013 - 2:01 pm

Hands-on review: BlackBerry 10 is a big step up, but it's awkward to use in some key areas.
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Nexus 4 review: Google's instantly obsolete Android smartphone

Posted December 18, 2012 - 5:00 pm

Besides its lack of LTE, there's nothing horribly wrong -- or particularly compelling -- with Google's 'pure Android' device
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Nexus 10 review: The so-so Android tablet

Posted December 17, 2012 - 4:36 pm

Google's Samsung-made 'pure' Android tablet simply doesn't match up in quality or experience to Samsung's own Note 10.1
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Google Nexus 10 deep-dive review: Android, supersized

Posted November 11, 2012 - 9:41 pm

The Nexus 10 tablet brings the pure Google Android experience into a large-screen form. Here's an in-depth look at where it shines -- and where it falls short.
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Google Nexus 4 deep-dive review: Android at its best

Posted November 7, 2012 - 4:21 pm

Google's Nexus 4 offers outstanding hardware and an optimal Android experience, but it may require you to make a few compromises. Here's an in-depth look at the new flagship phone.
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Samsung Chromebook review: Google's new $249 computer

Posted October 21, 2012 - 7:24 am

Google's new $249 Samsung Chromebook finally gets the price right -- so what's the cloud-centric laptop actually like to use?
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Apple (Maps) picking

Posted October 1, 2012 - 11:48 am

What better way to test out Apple Maps than by using it to go apple picking?
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Review: Google Compute Engine rocks the cloud

Posted August 22, 2012 - 9:09 am

Google's new compute cloud offers a crisp and clean way to spin up Linux instances and easily tap other Google APIs
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Chrome for iOS nearly worthy of default browser status

Posted July 14, 2012 - 7:11 am

Google's Chrome browser for iOS is well made and a pleasure to use, particularly if you're deeply entrenched in Google's ecosystem. But owing to a few unfortunate limitations--many of them outside of Google's control--it's tough to recommend that anyone rely on Chrome as their main iOS Web browser.
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Google Nexus Q hands-on review: the buggy streaming story

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:45 am

Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part first look at the Google Nexus Q media streamer. You can read about the unboxing and setup experience in the first part.
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The best apps for Android and iPhone, 2012 edition

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:43 am

A smartphone is only as good as the apps you have on it. We've filtered Android’s Google Play store and the Apple App Store to select the most useful and fun apps for your phone. Check out our picks for the top mobile utilities, entertainment software, news apps, productivity tools, and games available today.
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Iconia Tab A700 review: Acer's terrific 10.1-in. tablet

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:43 am

Acer's Iconia Tab A700 tablet offers a bright 10.1-in. display and fast performance; it is definitely one to consider.
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Online storage face-off: Google Drive vs. Dropbox

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:35 am

In this corner, weighing in at 50 million users, and five years’ growth under its belt, the filer from Manila-er, the forest that counts all its trees, the synchronized, syncopated master of all it shares, Droooooopbox! And, in this corner, the Mountain Viewmaster, the original 800-pound gorilla, the only thing that scares Steve Ballmer while he sleeps, a giant among search engines, Goooooooglllleee! When these online storage sluggers come out fighting, will there be a knockout, or just a bloody match?
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Best apps of 2012: top replacement apps for Android and iPhone

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:30 am

Love your phone but hate the mail app? Wish the camera had more features? Here are a few apps that make the ones that came with your phone obsolete.
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Best apps of 2012: great games for Android and iPhone

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:19 am

Ditch your Nintendo 3DS and leave your Sony PlayStation Vita at home. With these apps, your smartphone can become the only game machine you need. It doesn’t matter if you'd rather blast zombies or slam pigs--these games are sure to suit everyone’s tastes.
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Best apps of 2012: noteworthy news apps for Android and iPhone

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:11 am

Why read the paper when you can get news crafted especially for you? Thanks to your smartphone, you can keep up with current events no matter where you are. Here are the apps that let you consume news your way--giving you more of what you care about, and less of what you don’t.
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Best apps of 2012: top entertainment apps for Android and iPhone

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:10 am

Who says smartphones have to be all about getting things done? With the right set of apps, your smartphone can become an unlimited source of entertainment. Whether you’re into taking and sharing snapshots or just looking for something to do nearby, these apps will help you stave off boredom while you’re on the go.
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Apple Siri versus Google Jelly Bean: voice search showdown

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:10 am

One of the big enhancements in the Android 4.0 (Jelly Bean) operating system update that Google announced on June 27 is improved voice recognition in search. You can now ask your Android phone questions in a natural way--meaning you no longer have to sound like a robot to get answers.
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Nexus Q teardown reveals heavy base, foreign parts

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:10 am

Google's Nexus Q media streamer isn't getting rave reviews, but at least it's a neat-looking piece of hardware both inside and out, as documented by iFixit.
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Google's Nexus 7 douses Kindle Fire

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:09 am

Google's $199 media and entertainment tablet slays the Amazon rival with pure Android and a Chrome browser
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Google Nexus 7 tablet review: solid, but not revolutionary

Posted July 7, 2012 - 7:05 am

The Google Nexus 7 tablet resets expectations of what an inexpensive tablet can and should be. Starting at $199, the Nexus 7 clearly guns for Amazon's same-priced but lesser quality Kindle Fire, which runs Amazon's limited flavor of Android. Make no mistake: Of today's 7-inch Android tablets, the Nexus 7 is the one to beat, and it is handily one of the best-executed Android tablets of any size you can buy. In some ways, that's not saying much; for as much as it does well--it has a tremendous 10-plus hour battery life, and it produces reasonably clear text and accurate colors--the Nexus 7 stumbles by leaving out an expansion slot. You need to step up to the 16GB $249 version for the Nexus 7 to make a sensible purchase, and even then you'll be settling short of the ideal tablet you really want.
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