Google’s search app for iPhone just got a big upgrade, with improved voice search that supports natural-language questions, just like Apple’s Siri. Yet, I don’t see myself using it.
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25 Free Android Apps to Get You Started
A smart phone won’t get you too far without at least a few great apps, and Android’s no exception. As you customize your new phone to your liking, here are 25 of the best (and free!) Android apps to get you started
5 Personal Technologies that Survived Hurricane Sandy
Here are the personal digital media technologies that still worked at the height of the storm.
How to Be a Frequent Smartphone Switcher
Want to have more than one smartphone at your disposal? Here’s how to swap SIM cards and keep costs down.
Review: iPad Mini, the First Small Tablet That’s an iPad
Apple’s new tablet is both a smaller, cheaper alternative to the big iPad and a larger, posher rival to 7-inch Android models.
Review: Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD Is Another Worthy $199 Tablet
The new Nook doesn’t have the most features, but it’s got a good screen in a featherweight package — and no ads.
Google Announces New Nexus Phone and Tablets
Although Hurricane Sandy wiped out Google’s big New York press-event plans, the company went ahead and announced its new Nexus phone and tablets anyway.
Hurricane Sandy: 8 Apps for Keeping Tabs on the ‘Storm of the Century’
Want to keep tabs on Sandy using your phone or tablet? We published this list of hurricane-tracking apps when Irene hit in August of last year. Here it is again, updated and joined by new ones
Could We See Wireless Carriers Subsidize Tablets?
Carrier subsidization of tablets may need to play a key role if the tablet market is going to get to the point where 100 million are being shipped per quarter worldwide.
The 5 Best Sites for Downloading Gorgeous Retina Wallpaper
Bored with Apple’s desktop backgrounds? Here’s where can you find the crème de la crème artwork without springing for an ultra-megapixel camera.
Samsung Chromebook: Not a Bad Laptop, but Definitely Feels like $250
Compromised as it is, it works pretty well — and for a $250 laptop, that’s no dubious distinction.
Review: Livescribe’s Smartpen Gets Wi-Fi, Embraces Evernote
The newest version of the unique pen makes it a lot easier to get notes, drawings and audio onto all your devices.