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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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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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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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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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How Apple Gets All the Good Apps

While Apple never creates apps for other mobile systems or devices, its major mobile-platform foes — Google, Amazon and Microsoft — make many of their apps available for Apple devices.
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Roku 3: Easier Streaming and Remote Headphones

Walt reviews the Roku 3, a new $100 streaming set-top box from Roku.
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A Wristwatch Tells When Phone Calls, Emails Arrive

Walt reviews a new $150 digital wristwatch called Pebble that connects to an iPhone or Android phone wirelessly and displays notifications and previews of calls, texts, and emails.
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