Tablets and eReaders
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How to Update an Old iPhone
Not all iPhones can run the new iOS 17. Find out which version of iOS is the latest that's available for your iPhone and how to install it.
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Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini PC Back-to-School Giveaway
For the home or dorm, the Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini blends modern form and practical function. Enter for your chance to win one in our Back-to-School Giveaway!
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Lenovo Tab M9 Summer Travel Giveaway
Enter for your chance to win this Lenovo Tab M9 in our Summer Travel Giveaway! The perfect way to enjoy me-time at home or wherever your travels take you!
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How to Find Cheap & Free eBooks
From selections of free books from major retailers to Netflix-like subscription ebook services, these are our favorite sources for cheap reads.
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Forgot Your Apple ID Password? Here's What to Do
If you have forgotten your Apple ID password, it is possible to reset it so you can regain access to your account. Here’s how.
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How to Update an Old iPad
Not all iPads can run the new iPadOS 16. Find out which version of iOS or iPadOS is the latest that's available for your iPad and how to install it.
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Kindle Scribe Is a Great Textbook Replacement, But Not Affordable
With the addition of pen input, the 10.2-inch Kindle Scribe eReader would be the perfect device to replace textbooks if it weren't so expensive.
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Amazon’s $99 Kindle Delivers a Paper-quality Reading Experience
With a new 300ppi screen, the entry-level 2022 Kindle and Kindle Kids eReaders catch up to other Kindle models in offering a paper-quality display.
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Should You Upgrade to the New iPad Pro?
Powered by Apple’s own M1 chip, the new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models are much more powerful and sleeker than the last generation — but that’s not all.
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The Best Note Taking Tablets
Whether you like to type or hand write your notes, we found the best tablets for taking notes.
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5 Affordable Laptops and Tablets for Back to School
Outfitting your child with a device for remote learning need not cost a fortune. We found five affordable options to fit each learner’s needs, starting at under $100.
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Inexpensive DIY Rear-Seat Entertainment Systems
Our picks of the best and easiest to install do-it-yourself rear-seat entertainment systems to consider for your next road trip.
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Amazon's New Fire Tablets Deliver Great Value for Under $100
Amazon's new tablets have a sleeker look with narrower bezels and longer battery life. They're some of the best tablet deals on the market.
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Best Cyber Monday Deals on Laptops, Tablets, Networking and Home Office
Whether you're looking for a new computer or just want to upgrade your home office with a new printer, Cyber Monday has you covered with great savings.
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Best Black Friday Deals on Laptops, Tablets, Networking and Home Office
Whether you're looking for a new computer or just want to upgrade your home office with a new printer, Black Friday has you covered with great savings.
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Microsoft is Closing its Ebook Store and Deleting Your Ebooks
When Microsoft shuts down the DRM servers for its ebook store, your access to your books will disappear with it.
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iPadOS Makes the iPad a Multitasking Powerhouse
The iPad strikes out on its own with iPadOS, which may give the tablet the boost it needs to replace your laptop for good.
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New iPad Air and iPad mini are better and faster — but which iPad should you buy?
With Apple's recent iPad refresh, there are more iPad options than ever. We'll run down the latest models to help you find the right one to buy.
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How to Find the Best Deals on iPhones, iPads and Other Apple Products
You can find sales on even the priciest Apple products this holiday season. We show you where to look.
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Google Introduces New Pixel Phones, Pixel Slate Tablet & Home Hub Smart Display
See how Google's artificial intelligence technology is delivering innovative new features in the Pixel 3, Home Hub smart speaker and Pixel Slate tablet.
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Microsoft Launches a Low-Cost Windows Tablet Computer
Microsoft's new Surface Go tablet has the power and portability to be the perfect entry-level Windows computer.
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Turn your Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet into a Echo Show
Alexa is already available on Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets. Now you can get the Echo Show experience with the Show Mode Charging Dock.
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The Best Way to Take Notes
These digital alternatives to pen and paper give you information-retaining benefits of handwritten notes with the organization and convenience of digital note taking.
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Apple's Updated $329 iPad Is Faster, with Pencil Support
The latest iPad is designed for students and classrooms, but it's a solid upgrade for anyone.
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4 Must-Have Gadgets for Back-to-School
From tablets to graphing calculators, give your child the best start on the school year with these tech products.
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New iPad Pros & iOS 11 Updates will Increase Productivity
What you need to know about the new Apple iPad Pro and the enhancements coming with iOS 11.
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Top Tablets for Work and Play Announced at MWC
Lenovo and Samsung announce tablets designed to compete in a tablet market dominated by Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface.
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6 Things You Need to Do Before Selling Your Android Phone
Here's how to back up all your personal data and ensure you're not leaving anything behind for your phone's new owner.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab E Holiday Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win one of three Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8-inch tablets from Sprint!
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Amazon Boosts Performance, Cut Price on Fire HD 8 Tablet
For $90, you won't find a better tablet than Amazon's updated Fire HD 8.
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LG G Pad F 7-Inch Tablet Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win one of four LG G Pad F 7-Inch tablets from Sprint!
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Our 11 Favorite Travel Gadgets
Before you head out on your next trip, consider these top travel gadgets including the best camera, luggage tracker, selfie stick and more.
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Is the Kindle Oasis the Best eReader?
Amazon's Kindle Oasis gets a better display, extended battery life and an improved reading experience. Is it right for you?
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Smaller 9.7-inch iPad Pro Offers a Better Camera
As expected, Apple announced a 4-inch phone, the iPhone SE. It's essentially an iPhone 6s packed into an iPhone 5s-size body with lower price tag to match.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8-Inch Tablet Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win one of five Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8-inch tablets from Sprint!
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Lenovo Launches New Android Tablets for Families
Lenovo has unveiled two affordable new Android tablets designed for families to use at home, the 7-inch and 8-inch TAB3.
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Where to Trade in Your Phone & Other Gadgets for the Most Money
When it's time to upgrade your tech or just when you need some extra cash, know your options with this guide to selling your old electronics.
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Dashboard Tablet Brings Smart Car Features to Any Car
For less than $300, you can bring smart car connectivity to your pre-smart car through Rand McNally's new OverDryve dashboard tablet.
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Amazon's 7-inch Tablets Now 20 Percent Off
Amazon Fire tablets, known for providing a lot of bang for the buck, just became even more affordable with a 20 percent price drop.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1: From Laptop to Projector to 3D Camera
The Lenovo X1 transforms from a tablet to a laptop and comes with optional modules that let you use it as a laptop, a projector or a 3D camera.
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Amazon Announces the Best Fire Tablet for Reading
Amazon’s Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition can do everything a Fire can, but adds a leather case and a year of Kindle Unlimited for $100 cheaper.
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Night Readers Get Blue Light Filter for Amazon Fire Tablets
A software update for Amazon Fire tablets brings a blue light filter to help you sleep after nighttime reading, parental controls and a kid-friendly browser.
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Google Can Remotely Access Unencrypted Android Devices
Is your Android phone vulnerable to a remote reset by Google? It might be, if full-disk encryption isn't enabled and it runs an older version of Android.
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Is Microsoft’s Surface Book a MacBook Killer?
Microsoft kills it with a new laptop that deserves much tech love. But is it enough to give Microsoft back its juice?
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Amazon Launches $49 Fire Tablet
The 7-inch Amazon Fire tablet packs the same power as the current low-cost front runner, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, but with a far smaller price tag.
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Apple iPad Pro: Desktop-class Performance in a 12.9" Tablet
The new 12.9" Apple iPad Pro features iOS 9, 4 speakers, a 10-hour battery and twice the processing and graphics power as the existing iPad Air 2.
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Lenovo ideapad MIIX 700: A Windows 10 Two-in-one Convertible Tablet
The Lenovo ideapad MIIX 700 is a Windows 10 two-in-one tablet hybrid convertible with solid watch band hinge construction.
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New Lenovo Tablet Has Wall Projector Built In
The 10.1-inch Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 Pro is an Android 5.1 tablet with a built-in projector that can rotate 180-degrees.
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LeapFrog Epic Android Tablet for Kids Grows Up as They Do
The LeapFrog Epic is a 7-inch Android-based tablet with safe browsing, parental controls and a removable safety bumper for younger kids.
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Google Nexus, Samsung Phones to Get Regular Monthly Security Updates
Google Nexus smartphones and tablets, along with Samsung mobile devices, will now receive regular monthly security updates and patches.
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Amazon Blocking Reviews from Authors' Friends, Family & Acquaintances
Amazon is using big data, likely pulled from social networking sites, to understand the interpersonal relationships between its customers.
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LeapFrog Introduces Nick-licensed Card Games, New Platinum Tablet
LeapFrog Imagicards teach kids math and language skills by way of scannable trading cards featuring PAW Patrol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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iPad Glitches Ground Dozens of American Airlines Flights
An iPad software issue in plane cockpits caused the grounding of several dozen American Airlines flights yesterday.
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HBO Now Coming to Sling TV This Month
More devices are getting access to HBO without a cable subscription thanks to Sling TV.
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Google Cut Android Malware in Half in 2014
Google has released a surprising report about how much malware they've been able to stop last year on Android devices.
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Case Adds 4G LTE to Wi-Fi-only iPad mini Models
The AT&T Modio LTE folio case allows you to connect a Wi-Fi only iPad mini (gens 1 through 3) to the AT&T 4G LTE mobile data network.
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Scribd Adds Unlimited Comic Book Access
All-you-can-read e-book service Scribd has added over 10,000 past and present comics (Archie, X-Men, Thor, Ninja Turtles) to its library.
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Twitter Chat: Travel Smart with Your Mobile Devices
Join us Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT as we chat about getting more out of your mobile devices on the road—for work and family travel.
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Researchers Develop a Smartphone Screen that Corrects for Vision Problems
Your future smartphone could automatically adjust its screen focus to cancel out common eye problems like myopia.
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A Kids Tablet that’s Worry and Hassle Free
Amazon takes the worry out of buying your child a tablet with tons of free apps, videos and ebooks, a worry-free replacement guarantee and a kid-tough case.
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Review of the Apple iPad Air 2
The iPad Air 2 has a faster processor, thinner body and better battery, but is it time for you to upgrade? Our tablet expert lays it out for you.
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Amazon Kindle Software Update Brings Family Sharing
Kindle e-reader owners can now create a 'Family Library' network of linked household Amazon accounts to share books between family members.
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B&N Sync Up! Turns Paperbacks into E-books for $4.99
Barnes & Noble's limited-time Sync Up! offer lets you buy the digital version of an eligible purchased paperback for $4.99 more.
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Apple Unveils the New iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3
Apple's new $499 iPad Air 2, measuring just 6.1mm thick and weighing less than a pound, is being billed as the "world's thinnest tablet."
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Google Introduces the Nexus 6 Phone and Nexus 9 Tablet
The Nexus 6 is a giant, powerful 5.9-inch phablet with a 496 PPI screen; the Nexus 9 is a 8.9-inch tablet powered by an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor.
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The Best 8-inch Android Tablet
A beautiful display, blistering performance and comfortable design make the Nvidia Shield our best 8-inch Android tablet.
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What We Know About the New Apple iPads & iPad Pro
Apple is expected to hold an event in California this Thursday to reveal details on the latest generation of iPad tablets, including a new iPad Pro.
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HP Intros $199 Stream 11 Windows Laptop
Hewlett Packard's HP Stream 11 laptop offers a dual-core Intel Celeron, Windows 8.1 experience for just $199 to start.
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Amazon Announces New Kindle Tablets Including the Voyage
Amazon rolls out a new line of Kindles next month including new HDX's, an upgrade to the Paperwhite and new kid-centric line.
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Toshiba's 7" Encore Mini: A $119 Tablet
Toshiba's latest Windows 8.1 tablet offers a quad-core Intel chip, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage for just $119.
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Oversized 12.9" Apple iPad Coming Next Year
Apple's suppliers are expected to begin production of a new, larger 12.9" iPad by the first quarter of next year.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Brings Full Android to an eReader
This new e-Reader runs Android 4.4, a 7-inch screen and 10 hours of battery life.
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The Best 10-Inch Android Tablet - 2014
The speedy and long-lasting Samsung Galaxy Tab S has a brilliant display made for video and games, yet it also has impressive productivity features.
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Amazon Launches a $9.99 Subscription ebook Service (Updated)
Leaked details suggest Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited ebook program will offer unlimited access to 600,000+ titles for $9.99 per month.
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Report: Your Skin Rash Could be Caused by Contact with Technology
Doctors have traced a case of allergic contact dermatitis in an 11-year-old boy to his contact with an iPad tablet, Pediatrics reports.
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Waterproof Tech For a Day at the Beach or Pool
Here are our favorite water resistant and waterproof gadgets for a fun, safe and memorable day at the pool or beach.
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Apple Launches Back-to-school Deals on Macs, iPads, iPhones
Apple is offering bonus back-to-school gift cards worth up to $100 in addition to its traditional student pricing.
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Where to Find Free and Cheap E-Books
From collections of public domain titles to Netflix-like subscription e-book services, these are our favorite sources for cheap summer reads.
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LeapFrog LeapPad 3 KidsTablet Gets Big Upgrades
LeapFrog's new LeapPad 3 tablet offers more than 1,200 educational games and apps, a new capacitive touch screen and kid-safe web search.
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Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S gives the Apple iPad stiff competition with a Super AMOLED display that's thinner and produces noticeably deeper and brighter colors.
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US Ambassador Sworn in on Kindle
Kindle versions of both the US constitution and Bible are now being used at official swearing-in ceremonies.
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Hewlett Packard Launches $99 HP 7 Plus Tablet
Hewlett Packard's latest Android (Jelly Bean 4.2.2) tablet packs quad-core performance into a solid, value-priced package.
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Microsoft Unveils its Surface Pro 3 Tablet/Laptop Hybrid
The Surface Pro 3 is Microsoft's thinnest, lightest and most powerful Windows 8 tablet yet, but will it be a success where the others failed?
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The Best Indoor HDTV Antenna
The combination of a small sleek design, positive reviews and low price make the Mohu Leaf our pick for the best indoor HDTV antenna.
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Acer Introduces New Laptops, Tablets and Hybrids for the Summer
Acer rolls out budget Android tablets and laptops as well as new convertibles and all-in-one computers for the summer. We have the inside scoop.
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Apple Now Accepting iPads for Trade-in
Apple announced that it will begin accepting iPad tablets in exchange for storewide credit as part of its expanded Reuse & Recycling program.
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Sony's High-End 10.1" Xperia Z2 Tablet Now Available for Pre-order
Sony's waterproof 10.1" HD Xperia Z2 tablet, running Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat, hits store shelves May 4 with a $499.99 MSRP.
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The Best Portable Battery Charger Under $50
The Macally MBP30's combination of portability, power, connectivity and price makes it the best portable battery charger under $50.
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Samsung Showering Galaxy Buyers with Gifts
Samsung's new Galaxy Gifts and Galaxy Perks programs offer new device owners free access to useful premium apps and services.
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The Best Portable Battery Charger
With its built-in cables, flexible recharging options and compact style, the myCharge Hub 9000 has everything you need in a portable charger.
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4 Fabulous Bags for Your Tech
Easily carry your tablet, laptop, smartphone and all the other essentials in one of these stylish bags.
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Asus PadFone X: A Phone and Tablet All-in-One
The AT&T-exclusive Asus PadFone X is a 5-inch HD Android smartphone that docks in the back of a 9-inch tablet.
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Travel Smart with Your Mobile Devices - Lenovo Moms Twitter Chat
Join us Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT as we chat about getting more out of your mobile devices on the road—for work and family travel.
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Amazon Kindle Gets New Parental Control Features
Amazon is adding a new Learn First feature to its Kindle FreeTime parental control suites, giving parents more power over their kids' tablet time.
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The Best Large Android Tablet
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is our top pick for best large Android tablet with its quality display, a slim, comfortable design and robust performance.
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Using Your Mobile Devices in the Kitchen - Lenovo Moms Twitter Chat
Join us Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT as we chat about cooking in the kitchen with your mobile devices.
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Beauty & Fashion on Your Tablet Twitter Chat
Join us Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT as we chat about our favorite beauty and fashion apps.
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Amazon Now Offering Personalized Photographic Kindle Cases
Looking for a way to personalize a tech gift without ruining it? Check out Amazon's new line of customizable Kindle cases.
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Get More Done with Your Tablet - Lenovo Moms Twitter Chat
Join us Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT as we chat about our favorite tablet apps and getting more done on your tablet.
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iPad Air Criticized as Incredibly Difficult to Repair
Be careful with that new iPad Air: According to website iFixitit, excess glue makes Apple's newest tablet a dicey and fragile repair.