NEC tablet with GSM and HSPA breaks cover at the FCC

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Regular readers will know that the FCC is a bit of a virtual whistle-blower, alerting tech-hungry Americans to when new goodies might soon be landing on their shores. Other times it coughs up the odd thing we weren't even waiting for.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it’s about time

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Facebook has been making a lot of promises during a tour to drum up interest in its ever-nearing IPO , but the one gadget-heads have been wanting to hear the most, a commitment to its mobile apps , has been elusive -- until now.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 lands at UK’s Carphone Warehouse

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Brits left unaffected by last month's US launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 can now get in on the Ice Cream Sandwich action: the silver version of the tablet recently landed at Carphone Warehouse in the UK, and the white model is reportedly coming on May 18th.

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The iPad Is Dangerous In Bed [Video]

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This Taiwanese girl just learned the laws of gravity from her iPad. Not the apps inside the iPad, but the iPad itself

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BBC to launch app companion for Antiques Roadshow, asks you to price up British heritage

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Perennial evening schedule-filler Antiques Roadshow will launch a new companion app in the UK, connecting PCs, smartphones, tablets and BBC's red button feature on TVs to the show, as it goes out live. It's shaping up to be very different to the existing PBS app , this time combining your incredulity over whether a painting is really worth that much with a quiz format. You'll be able to guess the value against the clock, with separate amateur and expert levels.

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The Upgraded iPad 2 Has Significantly Longer Battery Life Than the Latest iPad [Apple]

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The new iPad might have a gorgeous retina display, but a test from AnandTech shows that its predecessor gets better battery life.

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The Daily: Rupert Murdoch’s Tablet Experiment Heads to the iPhone [App Of The Day]

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News Corp's tablet-only publication The Daily isn't exclusive to tablets anymore.

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How smartphones and tablets are fueling commerce

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Smartphones and tablets are driving both in-store and online commerce, but their roles are distinct in many ways. Nielsen shed some light on how consumers are using both types of devices to aid their shopping. Overall, 79 percent of respondents in a survey conducted in the first quarter said they had shopped using their smartphone or tablet

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Logitech unveils its Solar Keyboard Folio for the new iPad and iPad 2, we go hands-on

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There are all sorts of ways to go green these days, from driving an EV to installing super efficient light bulbs , and now Logitech's given us an environmentally friendly way to type tactilely on a tablet.

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E Fun launches $130 Next 7S tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich, 1GHz CPU

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If you're still in the quest for that perfect Mother's Day gift, E Fun believes you should have to look no further than its recently announced Next 7S tablet. The outfit isn't a newcomer to budget-friendly territory, and it's keeping the trend rolling by pricing its latest 7-inch slate at a mere $129.99. That small amount of cash will get you an 800 x 480 display, a 1GHz single-core processor, 4GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD) and, more importantly, a serving of Android four-dot-oh (4.0.3 to be exact).

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