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Turn Your Kindle Fire Into A 'Real' Tablet

| Rick Lehrbaum, BYTE | April 23, 2012 06:30 PM
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If you root the Kindle Fire and put a real Android operating system and real Android apps on it, can you turn this neutered e-reader from Amazon into an Android tablet you can be proud of? The answer is yes, sort of. Read More >>

Category: Tablets
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6 Kickstarter Projects That Grabbed Our Attention

| Jacob Lopez, BYTE | April 20, 2012 03:48 PM
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Kickstarter is a crowd-funding website where people show off their ideas and ask for funding. There are plenty of good and bad ideas, but we're going to focus on six that caught our eye. Read More >>

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Focus On The Lytro: A Visual Tour

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | April 02, 2012 01:51 PM
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Who hasn't been frustrated by an out-of-focus photo? The Lytro Light Field Camera might be the most revolutionary change in photography since digital came along: it lets you refocus your photos after you take them. Don't sell your old digital camera just yet, though. The Lytro has some serious drawbacks, including a fixed amount of storage. Take our quick tour of this unusual camera's features, from touchscreen to output. To experiment with the other dynamic photographs we took using the Lytro, read our full review. Read More >>

Category: Photography
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Lytro: The Next Big Thing In Photography

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | April 02, 2012 01:51 PM
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Light field photography can eliminate the biggest problem photographers have: out-of-focus pictures. Don't toss your digital camera just yet, though. Although a major breakthrough, the Lytro is far from perfect. Read More >>

Category: Photography
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Google Awarded Patent For Advertising Based On Environmental Factors

| Jacob Lopez, BYTE | March 23, 2012 08:40 PM
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Google's newly awarded patent describes a process for listening to background noise, conversations, video, weather, and other environmental factors in order to serve targeted advertising. Read More >>

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Image Processing Tech Makes Magic Manipulations

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | March 22, 2012 12:14 PM
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"Random access JPEG" technology from Scalado lets camera users remove foreground objects, and create high-quality panoramas and 3-D images. Scalado doesn't make digital cameras--they just make digital cameras better. Read More >>

Category: Photography
Reviews

Microsoft OneNote Mounts Comeback on Android, iPad, iPhone and Windows Phone

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | March 14, 2012 04:12 PM
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OneNote Mobile offers a nice alternative to sync-to-cloud note-taking apps such as EverNote and Springpad. You can edit notes containing rich text, and sync with mobile devices via SkyDrive and the OneNote Web App. Read More >>

Reviews

iPhoto For iOS Is A Bargain At $4.99

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | March 14, 2012 01:38 PM
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If you enjoy photography, iPhoto for iOS could be the best $4.99 you've ever spent on an iPhone or iPad app. Read More >>

News

iPad 3 Rumors: What Did We Get Right?

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | March 07, 2012 05:20 PM
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Correction: Most of our predictions about the iPad 3 were spot-on, but our Jacob Lopez was a bit off in a one spot. Read More >>

Category: Tablets
News

Apple's 'New iPad' Is Here: What's New?

| Jacob Lopez, BYTE | March 07, 2012 04:08 PM
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It's official: Apple has announced the "new iPad" and is taking orders. Jacob Lopez shares all the highlights from the Wednesday event, including Apple's latest TV. Read More >>

Category: Tablets
Reviews

Genius Scan Turns iPhone, iPad Into Scanner

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | March 05, 2012 12:33 PM
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Skewed photos of business receipts and whiteboards on your iPhone? No problem. Straighten, brighten, and share captures with Genius Scan. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
How-To

How To Get Color Right In Your Video

| Max Cherney, BYTE | February 09, 2012 07:00 PM
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Getting colors in video to look right is tricky. You will do better if you white balance the shot before you begin. Read More >>

Category: Video Tech
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iPad Gets Better Access To Enterprise Documents

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | February 07, 2012 12:01 AM
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ionGrid's Nexus is a client-and-server product for distributing enterprise documents to the iPad--with high security, performance, and document fidelity. Read More >>

Reviews

Cool, Ad-Hoc Photo Postcards From Your Smart Phone

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | February 02, 2012 11:49 AM
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Want to send a great, cheap valentine? Take an appropriate photo with your phone, write a note, and send it as a fragrant postcard. Read More >>

Reviews

$99 Android Tablet: Better Than Entire 2011 Crop

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | January 23, 2012 05:11 PM
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There have been cheap Android tablets for a while. The NOVO7 hints at a lot of quality to come. Read More >>

Category: Tablets
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