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HP ElitePad 900 review: A rugged Win 8 tablet for business road warriors
This mil-spec tested tablet can take punishment, but its performance is held back by a slow processor and a small amount of memory.Reviews
Review: Download Facebook photos and albums with fbDownloader
We put more of our lives on Facebook than we like to admit. If you lose access, you lose data…so back it up.Reviews
Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Cart review: Put your 27-inch tablet on wheels
The IdeaCentre Horizon weighs nearly 19 pounds. Lenovo's cart accessory renders it portable and suitable for electronic board games.Reviews
Review: Free and portable Briss cuts PDFs down to size
Snip away the unwanted parts of your PDFs with Briss. It's free, portable, and open-source.Reviews
Review: Glipho makes blogging social
Glipho aims to become a "social publishing engine" for bloggers. It's neatly organized and easy to use, but right now, at least, Glipho's social reach is limited by the size of its own social network.Reviews
Review: Tweetro+ is a perfect mash-up between Twitter and Modern interface
Tweetro+ is a touch-optimized Twitter client for Windows 8's Modern interface that manages to make the best of a controversial platform and deliver the goods.Reviews
Review: N-Trig DuoSense Pen 2 is a simple way to take notes and sketch on your Windows 8 or Android tablet
N-trig's DuoSense Pen 2 ships only with specific tablet and laptop lines for Windows and Android, but for those setups, it's a nice built-in accessory.Reviews
Invasion of the tabletop tablets: Are these fiendishly clever hybrids the ultimate family PCs?
You can thank Windows 8 for this bold new experiment: touchscreen all-in-one computers that can move all around the house.Reviews
Review: LG Optimus G Pro is an oversized phone with a beautiful screen
With a beautiful screen, a powerhouse architecture, and a slightly slimmer body, LG’s Optimus G Pro is the new king of the phone/tablet hybrid market.Reviews
Review: Livescribe Sky WiFi Smartpen links your ink and audio to Evernote
This wireless smart pen captures your handwritten notes and audio recordings and saves it all to Evernote. While pricey, it's a great device for those not intent on going paperless.Reviews
Review: Connectify Dispatch combines network adapters to increase speed and reliability
Connectify Dispatch makes the most of nearby WiFi, but be prepared to make the investment.Reviews
5 free remote desktop apps for Windows 8
Want to access your PC for free when away from the office? Don’t sweat; here are five easy but feature-rich remote desktop Windows 8 apps.Reviews
Webcams that mean business: Brother’s NW-1000 HD VideoCam vs. Logitech’s BCC950 Conference Cam
Logitech's BCC950 ConferenceCam and Brother's NW-1000 Webcam deliver corporate-quality videoconferencing with SMB price tags.Reviews
Review: FatBatt keeps you off the grid longer, for a fee
FatBatt impresses with personality and a smart, slick interface…but other packages do more for less. The clever company that makes this software is one to watch.Reviews
Upgrade your home network with a media-streaming, backup-ready NAS box
Single-drive, network-attached storage boxes attach to your router and start at around $200.Reviews
NeatReceipts scanner makes filing a snap
Whether you’re looking to make tax time a little easier, or a giant stack of business cards is threatening to swallow your desk, NeatReceipts can help.Reviews
Doxie One makes on-the-go scanning simple
Looking for a quick and easy way to digitize documents? You'll be well-served by the stylish Doxie One portable scanner.Reviews
Review: Pingraphy lets you schedule your future Pinterest pins, get stats
Social media is important for self-promotion on the Internet, but nobody can stay up 24 hours a day to post updates. This is why Pingraphy becomes an essential service.Reviews
Review: Easily edit images and create collages using Fotor in Windows 8’s Modern interface
With its simple looks and wide selection of presets, Fotor makes photo editing a quick, visual experience. It's no Photoshop, but it's easy and fun, and it works well for basic image editing.Reviews
Review: Mysms works with Android or iPhone to let you text from your PC
Although mysms's compatibililty with both Android and iPhone is appealing, its PC component is awkward.Reviews
Review: Portrait Professional Studio dramatically transforms your images
When we see photos of ourselves, there's always something we don't like about them – a spot, a blemish, bags under the eyes. Now with Portrait Professional Studio, you can remove those unsightly elements and make yourself look as good as new.Reviews
Review: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Yoga 11 is convertible, portable, and…it runs Windows RT
This laptop-tablet hybrid would be a lot more tempting if it ran Windows 8.
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Review: Asus VivoTab Smart offers full Windows 8 OS in hybrid tablet form
This slim tablet has slim accessories to match. Its full Windows OS is nice, but it is a tablet, so don't expect PC-level performance.Reviews
HP Envy x2 looks great and lasts a long time, but speed is just adequate
The ENVY x2 is well-designed convertible Windows 8 tablet with great looks and even better battery life. Performance is just adequate, though not disappointing.Reviews
Review: Customize and alter your photos with PC Image Editor
You don’t need to be a highly skilled Photoshop designer to make your photos sparkle. PC Image Editor is an easy-to-use program that tweaks your images.Reviews
Review: Razer Edge Pro tablet—insane performance that’s completely impractical
Razer has built the most powerful Windows 8 tablet in the world. Its mission: To deliver sublime PC gaming. Its execution: Mixed.
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Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner
Which note-taking tool stands above the rest? We pit Google's upstart software against the heavyweights from Microsoft and Evernote.Reviews
Review: IsoBuster recovers files from just about anything
Isobuster's name is only a partial clue to its functionality. It opens and extracts files from images files, but it also recovers data from any type of media.Reviews
Samsung Chromebook 3: Cheaper, more productive alternative to a tablet
This Chromebook is perfect for someone who wants a lightweight, portable tablet-like machine that has a keyboard.Reviews
Do social media ads really work? We put them to the test!
We placed ads on AdWords, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and StumbleUpon. Which service provided the best ROI? The results will surprise you.Reviews
Review: Dell XPS 10 Tablet (32GB, keyboard bundle)
Dell's clever Windows 8 RT convertible tablet delivers sensational run time from its dual batteries, but performance feels sluggish.Reviews
Review: SocialBro analyzes your Twitter community
SocialBro is a handy tool for analyzing your Twitter community, and its free version boasts a slick interface. But the app works reliably only in Google Chrome, and it continually pushes you to upgrade to a paid version.Reviews
Review: Tweriod tells you when to tweet
Tweriod analyzes your tweets and your followers to find out when your tweets will reach the most people. It integrates with Buffer so that you can schedule your tweets to appear during those times.Reviews
Review: MobileGo for iOS goes where iTunes won’t
Wondershare's MobileGo for iOS is a full-featured media management tool for your iOS device. It offers a host of useful features, including a robust contact manager, but it's pricey, at $40.Reviews
Supercharge your laptop with 6 powerful utilities
No laptop load-out is complete without these handy software tools for expanding screen real estate, collecting battery data, creating hotspots, and more.Reviews
Review: Connectify Hotspot turns your laptop into a hotspot
Connectify Hotspot provides the tools to act as a software router between whatever internet connection you provide and the other computers connected to your laptop.Reviews
SugarSync 2.0 goes public, we go hands-on
SugarSync recently rolled out a new-look interface with fancy new features. Is it enough to push the power-user's preferred cloud storage service over the top?Reviews
Review: Slicetige-G takes the pain out of designing your Google profile
Slicetige-G is a simple and lightweight program that can help you design an attractive cover image for your Google profile, complete with a sliced out profile picture, and other customizable extras.Reviews
Review: Document Metadata Cleaner strips personally identifiable metadata from your files
You can tell a lot about a document by its metadata, such as when the document was created, who created it, the time of its last edits, and more. If you are determined to keep this information a secret, Document Metadata Cleaner can help you.Reviews
Review: Protect your photos from thieves by watermarking them with My Watermark
Protect your photos online by adding a visual watermark with My Watermark.Reviews
Review: Surface Pro is the world’s best Windows tablet, but still can’t close the deal
Surface Pro is a marked improvement over Surface RT, but the Windows 8 hybrid market is rapidly changing, so Microsoft's latest tablet may not be the device for you.Reviews
Review: CopyTrans makes iOS management easy
CopyTrans lets you manage your iPhone or iPad , backing up its contents to your PC or syncing various iTunes libraries. At $20, it's not cheap, though.Reviews
Review: CopyTrans Photo offers pricey iPhone photo management
For the price, CopyTrans Photos should make it a lot easier to import new photos from your phone to your computer.Reviews