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How to Edit Office Documents on Your Tablet You can use your iPad or Android tablet to view and edit office documents instead of having to boot up your bulky laptop.
How to Benchmark Your Android Device Evaluating the performance of Android-based devices is serious business. We show you how to conduct testing in a way that produces consistent, repeatable results.
Remove a Program That Lacks an Uninstaller Billiebong wants to remove a program that lacks an uninstaller, and turned to the Utilities forum for help.
Run XP Software in Windows 7 SIUC asked the Windows forum about running software intended for Windows XP in Windows 7
How to Build an Energy-Efficient and Quiet Gaming PC Building a system that maximizes game performance is easy; doing it while keeping power consumption down is harder. Here's how you can build your own, and make it whisper-quiet to boot.

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Topics Reviews

Inside the Magnavox Odyssey, the First Video Game Console Magnavox's 1972 settop box debuted so early that it didn't even include a computer. Here's a look at what makes this pioneer of home video games tick.
Find and Update Out-of-Date Drivers With RadarSync PC Updater RadarSync is a comprehensive, complete tool for identifying and updating outdated drivers.
Two World War II Reference Apps for the iPad Both World War II Interactive and Timeline World War 2 do an admirable job at using iPad features to present facts and figures about the war in an engaging way. But it's the latter app that excels at putting its own unique stamp on presenting history.
TechHive: Hands on with the New Facebook Camera App In my brief hands-on tests, Facebook Camera came across as an app designed to harvest your phone number and current location rather than a compelling alternative to any other camera app.
TechHive: Hands on With Bing's Social Search Feature While Google famously promotes items from its Google+ service in search results, Bing includes results from multiple social networking sites.

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