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Apps Raise the iPad’s Aptitude for Real Work

iPads and other tablets are being used every day for productivity tasks once reserved for laptops. Walt Mossberg looks at apps that attempt to emulate the features of Office.

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A Printer for the iPad

Walt answers a reader’s question on finding a printer for the iPad.

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Two Products for People Who Miss the Old Windows

Walt reviews Start8 and Pokki, two products that restore the Start Menu to WIndows 8.
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The 411 on Phone Discounts

Walt on why carriers price the HTC One differently.

Laptop Guide: Timing the Market and the Machines

It should be an easy time for laptop buyers, but the market is still pretty confusing and frustrating. Walt offers his guide to buying a new laptop.
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Galaxy S 4 Is a Good, but Not a Great, Step Up

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is an evolution of prior Samsung models and despite some improvements, it still is especially weak in the software Samsung adds to basic Android.
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Facebook Gets a Hold on Phones

Facebook Home, a new suite of software Facebook is introducing for Android phones, aims to take over phones right from their lock screens.
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Dell Laptop Does Flips to Try to Be a Thick Tablet

The latest attempt at a convertible laptop comes from Dell and is especially creative, and even kind of cool, says Walt.
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New Flipboard: News and Posts Handpicked and Shared

A new second generation of Flipboard allows users to create and share their own handsome digital magazines with a few clicks and without any design talent required, says Walt.
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Letting Go of Gmail

Walt answers readers’ questions on deleting a Gmail account, Roku and transferring files from an old PC to a new one.

How Much of a Tablet Can You Get for Under $300?

Walt looks at two large tablets for under $300: the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD and the Asus MeMo Pad Smart 10.1.
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Roku and Your TV

Walt answers readers’ questions on the new Roku 3 and the easy-to-use Telikin computer.

How Apple Gets All the Good Apps

Clearing Up an iPad Picture Problem

Roku 3: Easier Streaming and Remote Headphones

When an iPad Isn’t Enough

A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive

A New View on Windows

For $19, an Unlimited Phone Plan, Some Flaws

Should You Upgrade to Windows 8?

Surface Pro: Hefty Tablet Is a Laptop Lightweight

BlackBerry Reinvents Itself to Compete With All-Touch Smartphones

Depending on the Cloud

Sometimes They’re Tablets, Sometimes They’re Not

A Way to Share Photos, Files And Money in Black & White

Can a Touchscreen Replace a Mouse?

Windows 8: Not for Old-at-Heart PCs

A Printer for the iPad

May 07, 2013 at 6:10 pm PT

The 411 on Phone Discounts

April 30, 2013 at 6:09 pm PT

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