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Apple iPad 3: Buy an Acer Iconia Tab A200 or Wait for iPad 3?

Apple's iPad 3 will be here before you know it, but if you don't want to wait another six weeks for it, consider the Acer Iconia Tab A200. It's a brand new 10.1-inch Android tablet, and Best Buy is selling the 16 gigabyte variant right now for $350.
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Asus Transformer Prime HD Release Date Given: iPad 3 in its Sights?

Asus Transformer Prime HD will get a release date that comes pretty close to the iPad 3 launch, and whether or not that's a coincidence, it's assured Prime HD is the only tablet that has a chance against the iPad. That's because Prime HD is a full featured 10-inch tablet with a true high-definition display, plenty of storage and the Android 4.0 operating system at its center.
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Motorola to Xoom Buyers: Woot.com Sold You Improperly Wiped Refurbished Tablets

Motorola discovered about 100 refurbished Xoom tablets had been sold by Woot.com that were improperly wiped of the previous owners' info, the company said in a statement Feb. 3. Motorola had done the refurbishing themselves, but they apparently didn't look very hard for the data because it's actually a really simple process. The devices in question were sold between October and December 2011, and Motorola claims they are certain no other devices were affected. People who bought one of t...
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Google Android Market Gets Security Makeover – Codename Bouncer: Ten Best Security Apps

Google now scans apps in the Android Market for security issues, and the makeover now has a sort of watchdog looking over the system. It's called Bouncer, and it combs through existing apps, new apps and even developer accounts. Security in the open source Android Market has long been a weak point in the Android system, and Google has finally begun to address it.
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Steve Jobs Ad: Why He’d Hate Android Commercial

Steve Jobs spent most of his life scoffing products that weren't created by the company he founded, but in a new Taiwanese commercial for an Android device, he's seen coveting a tablet PC other than the iPad.
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Ice Cream Sandwich Update for Xoom, but Gingerbread Remains User Favorite

Things got a little sweeter for Motorola users when the company released its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Xoom tablet in late Jan. However, the newest dessert-based operating system is pales in comparison to its predecessors, according to statistics from Android Developers official website.
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Galaxy Note vs. Lumia 900: Will Samsung's Hybrid Outshine Nokia's Best?

Samsung Galaxy Note, known as the first hybrid of smartphone and tablet, will hit the U.S. market on Feb. 17. The shape, size and features of the phone have already generated a great amount of interest among smartphone enthusiasts. But conquering the market will not be that easy for the Samsung hybrid as Nokia is also set to launch its flagship Windows phone - the Lumia 900 handset. Let us take a look at the specifications of the Nokia Lumia 900 and compare them to the Samsung Galaxy Note.
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Steve Jobs: Apple Founder Mocked in Taiwan Ad for Google Android Action Pad Tablet

A TV advert that uses a Steve Jobs impersonator dressed in wings and a halo to sell an Android tablet computer has been criticized for its poor taste. In the ad, Taiwanese comedian and impersonator Ah-Ken, dressed in Jobs' trademark black turtle neck sweater and blue jeans, extols the virtues of Action Electronics Co.'s combined tablet PC and multi-language dictionary, which runs on Google's Android.
Super Bowl 2012 Drinks: Drinking Games And Recipes For Giants-Patriots Game

Super Bowl 2012: Top 9 Apps for New England Patriots vs. New York Giants Game

The 2012 Super Bowl will feature a heated game between the New England Patriots led by Tom Brady and the New York Giants led by Eli Manning. Sports fans in Indianapolis and at home will be able to follow the game closely with new mobile apps made for the 2012 Super Bowl. Follow the game closely with one of these nine top Super Bowl 2012 apps.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket HD vs Galaxy S2 Skyrocket : What's the Difference?

Samsung has been busy updating many of their top smartphones in the new year, and one of them is the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket on AT&T. The new HD version showed up at CES 2012, and the main difference is the improved display that now comes on the 4G LTE-enabled device. But both are fast, thin, full-featured devices like most of Samsung's pricier phones. The S2 Skyrocket HD improves on the original's 800x480 pixels and introduces a true HD 1280x720 version of the Super AMOLED display.
Facebook Filing for $5-Bln IPO

Factbook: Facebook's Laundry List of Risks

Investors jumped on Facebook's regulatory filings on Wednesday for a glimpse into the company's inner workings ahead of one of the hottest initial public offerings in recent history. But there are also potential downsides.
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Angelic 'Steve Jobs' Loves Android in Taiwan TV Ad

He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one -- or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product.

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