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Battery-Charging Bags Keep Devices Going On The Road

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 23, 2012 08:00 AM
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If you carry multiple devices and don't have time to sit and let them charge, a Powerbag could be the answer. Powerbags--backpacks, briefcases, and messenger bags made by the eponymously named company--include an internal battery with short cables for charging various devices. We tested a backpack. Read More >>

Category: Peripherals

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: Second Look At Great 7-Inch Tablet

| Rick Lehrbaum, BYTE | May 22, 2012 04:30 PM
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This new low-cost 7-inch Android tablet has virtually everything you'd want in a compact, thin, lightweight, low-cost device. It's a great mobile companion for both work and pleasure, includes many worthwhile Android apps, and is priced low enough that it's hard to justify NOT getting one. Read More >>

Category: Tablets

System Description: The Apple-II by Stephen Wozniak

| Stephen Wozniak, BYTE | May 18, 2012 08:25 AM
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In this BYTE article from May 1977 Stephen Wozniak describes the hardware and system software in the then brand new Apple II. Circuit diagrams and BASIC listing are included. Read More >>

Category: Desktop PCs

Three Apps That Will Reveal The Identity Of Unknown SMS Texts

| Dino Londis, BYTE | May 15, 2012 08:00 AM
As BYOD becomes more popular, text ID services may help employees manage their new contacts and filter out spam, while keeping the enterprise network secure. Read More >>

Documents To Go: Terrific Office App For Android

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | May 14, 2012 02:31 PM
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Documents To Go is a workhorse app on my Android tablet. I use it for note taking during meetings as well as reviewing text documents and spreadsheets. It can open and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files without conversion and is faster and more flexible than the free Google Docs for Android app. Read More >>

Apps To Save Your Lost or Stolen iPhone

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 04, 2012 09:00 AM
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Here are five apps that you should consider installing on your smartphone so that you are prepared in case your device goes missing or you're a victim of "apple picking." Read More >>

Category: Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: The First Must-Have Android Tablet

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | May 03, 2012 09:00 AM
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) doesn't cost much more than the ultra-popular Kindle Fire, yet this 7-inch tablet comes loaded with iPad-like hardware and the latest Android operating system, a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich. Here's hoping the Galaxy Tab 2 launches a new breed of affordable yet capable Android tablet. Read More >>

Category: Tablets

Finally, An iPad With A Keyboard!

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 01, 2012 04:31 PM
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If only iPads had keyboards, preferably built into a case. The ZAGGfolio Apple iPad 3 keyboard case is a good product, but iPad apps aren't designed to use a keyboard. Here's why. Read More >>

Category: Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Note: A Phone And Tablet In One

| David Chernicoff, BYTE | May 01, 2012 12:00 PM
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The Galaxy Note from Samsung, available in the U.S. only from AT&T, breaks new ground. It's not just a large phone with a big, beautiful screen like the Droid Razr. It adds a stylus that makes annotation and new application types possible. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones

Google Drive: Half-Baked Cloud, With Scary License

| Dino Londis, BYTE | April 27, 2012 12:54 PM
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Google Drive is an improvement over Google Docs, but it's been released without many of the features that had promised to elevate it above other free consumer cloud services such as Dropbox. Further, this Google service attempts to create a new relationship with users, one that could threaten your privacy. Read More >>

Top 5 GPS Apps For The iPhone

| Chris Spera, BYTE | April 27, 2012 08:00 AM
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Find your way around town or across country with one of these navigation applications for your iPhone. Read More >>

Skype For Windows Phone: Hands-On First Look

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 26, 2012 01:52 PM
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Microsoft has finally released Skype for Windows Phone. See what InformationWeek's Eric Zeman had to say about it after taking it for a spin on his Nokia Lumia 800. Read More >>

Microsoft Boosts SkyDrive Software, Storage

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | April 25, 2012 12:25 PM
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SkyDrive, Windows' free personal cloud storage service, now appears as regular files and folders on Windows and Mac, just like Dropbox. Read More >>

Logitech Earbuds For Business Sound Good

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | April 24, 2012 12:00 PM
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The BH320 is a high quality set of earbuds designed for business Unified Communications applications. They're comfortable, the sound is excellent, and they are light and feel good. They are also expensive, but not outrageously so. Read More >>

Category: Peripherals

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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