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Now Showing, an iPad That’s Almost a TV

Altec Lansing has produced a stand that enhances sound and charges your iPad as you view TV or listen to tunes.

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Kindle Books Get Page Numbers and Social Features

Amazon previewed a Kindle update, including page numbers and social features, that could make it easier to read e-books in classrooms or book clubs.

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Kindle Books Get Page Numbers and Social Features

Amazon previewed a Kindle update, including page numbers and social features, that could make it easier to read e-books in classrooms or book clubs.

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I Really Really Hope This NoteSlate Paper Tablet Is Real [Tablets]

The NoteSlate is a 13-inch e-ink tablet that mimics paper.

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Perk Up Your Galaxy Tab With Homemade Gingerbread [Roms]

It’s just possible that the crafty folks at the XDA developers forum have managed to upgrade the Galaxy Tab from trainwreck to fender bender. All it needed was a healthy dose of Gingerbread

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Asus has a Secret Weapon against the iPad

In a recent interview with IDG , Jonny Shih -the chairman of ASUS- has mentioned that his company is working on a “Secret Weapon” that no one has seen yet, but that the world will soon see as we get closer to the launch date. He also said that he already knows about some details of the upcoming iPad 2 , such as details about the system on a chip (SoC) that the next iPad will run on.

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iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak released by the Chronic Dev team

The Chronic Dev Team has just released their latest version of the iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak. This version is untethered, meaning you can reboot (power off, then on) your phone without having to use your computer. GreenPois0n RC5 works with all iOS devices running 4.2.1 – the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, but GreenPois0n only works with Mac computers at the moment, so Windows/Linux users, you’re out of luck in the mean time

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XOOM and Thunderbolt release dates leaked on Best Buy

According to the Best Buy – Grand Rapids South profile on Facebook, we now have the release dates for the Motorola XOOM Android tablet and HTC Thunderbolt Android phone! It seems like the XOOM keeps getting pushed back – from 14 th to 17 th and now we have the release date placed on the 24 th . Who knows if it’ll change in the future, but for now it looks to be confirmed. As for the Thunderbolt, it will be released on the 14 th – a full 10 days before its predicted 24 th release date, right smack on Valentine’s day

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Samsung Galaxy Tab has pretty high return rates

Isn’t it a wonder what good marketing can do for you? That is what’s happening with the Samsung Galaxy Tab after the real story breaks cover, where the return rates of this Android-powered tablet device is far higher than that of its main rival, the Apple iPad. We’re talking about a Wall Street firm estimating that around 15% of the Galaxy Tabs sold are actually returned, which is nearly 700% higher than what the iPad is looking at (2%)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab has pretty high return rates

Isn’t it a wonder what good marketing can do for you? That is what’s happening with the Samsung Galaxy Tab after the real story breaks cover, where the return rates of this Android-powered tablet device is far higher than that of its main rival, the Apple iPad. We’re talking about a Wall Street firm estimating that around 15% of the Galaxy Tabs sold are actually returned, which is nearly 700% higher than what the iPad is looking at (2%).

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