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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.
Save a Wet Gadget, Salvage a Laptop Hard Disk The Bheestie Bag promises to dry out a wet phone, camera, or other gadget; plus, learn how to give an old laptop hard drive new life.
32 iPad Tips and Tricks Master your new iPad with these quick tips and handy iOS shortcuts.
How to Install the Silk Browser on Any Android Device Amazon's Silk browser precaches popular websites on Amazon servers in an attempt to speed up your Web browsing, and until recently it was exclusive to the Kindle Fire. Here's a guide to hacking it onto your rooted Android smartphone or tablet.

Gadgets News

iPad Accessories for Music Lovers You love your iPad 2. You love music. Now, if only there was some way to marry the two. Here are some new and exciting iPad accessories out there. All of the accessories listed are compatible with both the iPad and iPad 2.
Robot Camera Films Underwater, Streams Discoveries to Your iPad The HydroView underwater robot is controlled with an iPad and streams video to your tablet.
BYOD: Time to Adjust Your Privacy Expectations Bring your own device for work and you might give your employer permission to search it for pilfered secrets.
Google Nexus 7 Tablet Shows Up on Benchmark Site The name disclosed on the Righware site, “Google Asus Nexus 7,” suggests this will be a 7-inch tablet manufactured by Asus for Google.
Self-Stirring Pot Makes Instant Ramen Even Easier Feeling lazy? A Japanese dentist designs a cooking pot which stirs itself.

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A Taste of Android at Mobile World Congress A glimpse into Google's elaborate Android booth reveals more than apps: the booth has a smoothie bar, slides for adults, and an Android robot making bejeweled smartphone cases.
A Tap of Your NFC-enabled Phone Can Pay For Groceries, Get Movie Times, and Turn on Your Car NXP, Near Field Communication (NFC) chip maker, demonstrated the capabilities of this technology at its booth at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Intel Outlines Its New Vision For Smartphones Intel CEO Paul Otellini told the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona how his company plans to cater to both high and low-end mobile phones.

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Gadgets Reviews

TechHive: HTC One V at a Glance The One V might not have the most cutting edge specs, but it runs the latest version of Android and has a durable, premium design.
TechHive: Field Test--Sony XBA-3iP Headphones The audio quality for these headphones is on par with the best headphones in the $180-200 range, but these cost somewhat more.

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Downloads: Freeware, Shareware and Software to Buy

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitoring every action executed by the user or by the operating system and being able to react promptly when a malicious program is detected. Actions include repair, delete, block, rename and quarantine programs or files.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Free program protects against viruses and hackers.
3D Desktop This free Windows 7 theme includes dozens of gorgeous 3D images.

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