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Tablets

Apps

The best apps to download for your new smartphone or tablet

Salvador Rodriguez The must-have apps to make the most of your new smartphone or tablet.

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Tablets

Apple may release 13-inch iPad in 2014

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Adario Strange, Salvador Rodriguez Apple has a larger sized iPad in the works for 2014, according to a source from the company's Asia supply chain.

Tablets

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet v Kindle Paperwhite e-reader

Kindle

Paddy Wood Tablets and e-readers are very different beasts, and deciding which to get depends entirely on your needs.

Mobiles

Sony Xperia Z Ultra is slim and gorgeous, but a real handful

Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

KATIE CINCOTTA Pulling this big unit out of the box elicited gasps of disbelief from most of those I showed it to.

Tablets

Apple's new iPad mini with Retina display goes on sale

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Chris O'Brien In a surprise move, Apple has announced the iPad mini with Retina display is now available for purchase.

Tablets

iPad Air v iPad mini with Retina display

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ADAM TURNER With the new full-sized iPad's dramatic weight loss, you might think twice about purchasing the tiny iPad mini.

Mobiles

Is the stylus making a comeback in mobile gadgets?

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Jenneth Orantia Once destined to become a relic of the '90s, could the stylus be making a comeback?

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Tablets

North Korean version of the iPad, the Samjiyon, has Gone With the Wind

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Andrea Peterson There's almost no internet access in North Korea, but that hasn't stopped the isolated nation from producing its version of an iPad.

Tablets

Barnes & Noble releases new Nook e-reader

Barnes & Noble is releasing a new Nook e-book reader for the Christmas holidays while it evaluates the future of tablet computers.

Tablets

Why Apple refuses to put a keyboard on the iPad

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Will Oremus If tablets are really replacing computers, why doesn't the iPad have a keyboard?

Mobile

Apple still managed improvements despite stiffer competition

An Apple employee shows off the new iPad Air at a satellite launch event in central London on October 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT

MACMAN Apple's relatively low-expectation launch event in San Francisco on Tuesday still managed to produce improvements to its hardware and software line up.

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Tablets

Apple iPad Air, iPad mini priced at a premium

Apple employees show off the new iPad Air (R) and iPad Mini at a satellite launch event in central London on October 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT

JAMES W MANNING Apple has confirmed it is not competing on price but on reputation with consumers facing higher prices for many of its new devices, making them more expensive than many Android and Windows alternatives.

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Tablets

Nokia launches first tablet with Lumia 2520, new Windows phones

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Anick Jesdanun Nokia is expanding its line-up of Windows phones and introducing its first tablet computer.

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Tablets

Apple unveils new iPad Air, iPad mini

Apple employees show off the new iPad Air (R) and iPad Mini at a satellite launch event in central London on October 22, 2013. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT

Adam Satariano Apple has unveiled a thinner, lighter iPad Air and an updated iPad mini with a high-definition screen as it battles to stay ahead in the increasingly crowded tablet market.

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New iPad mini sees Apple fans queueing already

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MACMAN The punters have begun queuing for what is expected to be a spiffy new version of the most successful iPad so far, the iPad mini.

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Review

iPad mini cases: STM v Targus

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ADAM TURNER Doubling as a protective case and a stand, these iPad mini covers aim to keep your little tablet computer safe on the go.

Tablets

New iPads expected at Apple event

SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 23: The new iPad mini (C) and two fourth generation iPads are displayed after they were unveiled during an Apple special event at the historic California Theater on October 23, 2012 in San Jose, California. The iPad mini is Apple's smaller 7.9 inch version of the iPad tablet.   Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP

Apple is holding an event in San Francisco next week to announce new products - likely updated iPads.

Review

Hands on: Microsoft Surface 2

Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets.

Adam Turner It's a major overhaul, but can Microsoft's second-gen tablet succeed where the original Surface RT failed?

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Apple to unveil new iPads October 22: report

SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 23: The new iPad mini (C) and two fourth generation iPads are displayed after they were unveiled during an Apple special event at the historic California Theater on October 23, 2012 in San Jose, California. The iPad mini is Apple's smaller 7.9 inch version of the iPad tablet.   Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/AFP

Apple will reveal its latest line-up of iPads on October 22, according to a report citing sources familiar with the plans.

Mobiles

Windows Phone gains in Europe, Apple up in US

A man uses the camera of a Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone as he poses in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013. Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia, which will continue as a maker of networking equipment and holder of patents, was once the world's dominant handset manufacturer but was long since overtaken by Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive market for more powerful smartphones. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)

Windows smartphones are making significant inroads in Europe, while Apple's iPhone is strengthening its position in the US.

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Microsoft unveils Surface 2 tablets

The Microsoft Corp. Surface Pro 2 tablet computer and color type pads sit on display during an event in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. Microsoft Corp. introduced two new versions of its Surface tablet, the software maker?s latest bid to challenge Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the hardware market after its first devices fell flat. Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg

Sinead Carew and Bill Rigby Microsoft has unveiled faster, more powerful versions of its Surface tablet in an effort to boost poor sales and mount a stronger challenge to Apple's iPad.

Mobiles

Why get a new iPhone when you can download most of the new software features for free?

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BEN GRUBB You don't need to buy the iPhone 5S to experience some of its new features. From next Thursday, Apple's latest operating system, iOS 7, will be available as a free download.

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Review

Hands on: Asus Nexus 7 2013

Asus' Nexus 7 (2013) 7-inch Android tablet.

Adam Turner The best little Android tablet just keeps getting better with Google's second generation Nexus 7.

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Tablets

Microsoft plans tablet computer event

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Microsoft has sent out invitations to a September 23 event at which it is expected to unveil new Surface tablets to challenge iPads and Android devices dominating the market.

Phablet

Samsung Galaxy Note 3: hands on review

A model displays the new Samsung Galaxy Gear, left, which is connected ivy Gear Watch with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3, right, after the presentation in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Samsung has unveiled a highly anticipated digital wristwatch well ahead of a similar product expected from rival Apple. The so-called smartwatch is what some technology analysts believe could become this year's must-have holiday gift. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Gear on Wednesday in Berlin ahead of the annual IFA consumer electronics show. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Pete Pachal The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is more of an evolutionary upgrade than a revolutionary one.

Review

Parallels Access: How your iPad can run your Mac or PC

Visitors look over the new iPad mini at an Apple event in San Jose, California October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

David Pogue The new Parallels Access app eases the compatibility obstacles between the iPad and a Mac or PC.

Tablets

Wet noses to the touchscreen, iPads go to the dogs

Anna Grossman holds her Ipad while her dog Amos touches the screen with his nose.

Robert MacPherson You may or may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly try to get Fido to use an iPad.

Computers

Windows 8.1 released October 18

An attendant demonstrates the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Microsoft launched a radical redesign of its world-dominating Windows operating system, introducing a touch-enabled interface that attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing mobile devices powered by the company's fiercest competitors. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chris Gardner Microsoft will begin rolling out the free Windows 8.1 update on October 18.

Data

Mobile data sharing plans on the way

Photo: Steven Siewert

LUCY BATTERSBY Australian consumers will get access to mobile data sharing plans within a year, with at least one telco promising to launch the new pricing option in coming months.

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Apple to unveil thinner iPad model: report

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Tim Culpan and Adam Satariano Apple is preparing to introduce a new, thinner iPad, sources familiar with the plans say.

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