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The Daily Roundup for 05.15.2013
Posted On 15 May 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all ha...
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HP intros the Split x2 Windows hybrid and the Android-based SlateBook x2 (hands-on)
Posted On 14 May 2013 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
The Envy x2 has never been our favorite Windows 8 tablet, but that hasn't stopped HP from selling loads of them. The device has been such a success, in fact, that the company is expanding the x2 series to make room for two follow-on products: the ...
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The Daily Roundup for 05.09.2013
Posted On 09 May 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all ha...
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HP ElitePad 900 review: HP’s first Windows 8 tablet for the business world
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
HP's business PCs have always been surprisingly pretty. Not that good looks are high on our list of criteria, mind you, but at the very least they make a strong impression. Now that companies have gotten more comfortable with tablets (and Windows ...
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Jon Rubinstein joins Qualcomm board of directors
Posted On 06 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
When Jon Rubinstein left HP, it wasn't certain whether he would retire (again) or once more respond to the siren's call of technology. Clearly, he couldn't resist -- Qualcomm has confirmed that Rubinstein is joining its board of directors. It's no...
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HP redesigns its ProBook laptops for small businesses, prices start at $499
Posted On 05 May 2013 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
Last fall, HP took a small step toward refreshing its ProBook business notebooks when it started offering some of them with AMD Trinity chips. Eight months later, it's time for a real makeover: the company just announced a handful of new models wi...
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OpenMobile ACL for webOS resurrected on Kickstarter, hopes to bring Android apps to HP Touchpad
Posted On 28 Apr 2013 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
The promise of OpenMobile's Application Compatibility Layer is enticing: seamlessly run Android apps on another operating system as if it was meant to be there. Unfortunately for fans of Palm's last hurrah, the project's webOS port died with the H...
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Switched On: Microsoft’s small tablet trap
Posted On 28 Apr 2013 By Ross Rubin. Under: Uncategorized.
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. More Info Microsoft reiterates that Windows 8 could see small(er) devices soon Windows Phone sees big gains at the expense of BlackBerry and Symbian M...
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Engadget’s laptop buyer’s guide: spring 2013 edition
Posted On 26 Apr 2013 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
You asked; you got it. When we ran our first-ever laptop buyer's guide earlier this year, many of you wrote in, requesting that we include more affordable picks (not just, you know, twelve-hundred-dollar Ultrabooks). So with this latest seasonal g...
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HP’s Slate 7 tablet goes on sale, brings on the Beats for $170
Posted On 26 Apr 2013 By Brian Heater. Under: Uncategorized.
After a false alarm, HP is keeping to its initial promise of delivering its Slate 7 Android tablet this month -- and with a few days to spare, no less. The seven-inch device, which first popped up at MWC back in February, is now on sale in the US ...
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