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• Facebook Home not coming to iOS or Windows Phone anytime soon

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  By Staff Reporter
  04.16.13 | No Comments
  The story of Facebook Home porting to Windows Phone and iOS broke earlier this week, and was quickly debunked as sources inside Facebook have confirmed that there are no porting plans for Microsoft and Apple’s platforms. Bloomberg originally reported that Facebook Home, the software hub for all things Facebook, was planned for iOS and Windows Phone platforms. While both companies allegedly have great working relationships with Facebook, Home simply won’t appear on either platform. Mark Zuckerberg kind of confirmed it when ...

  Topics: Apple, Facebook home, iOS, Windows Phone

• Razer Edge review: a gaming tablet that blows the mind

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  By Alex Roth
  04.11.13 | 3 Comments
  When you hear the phrase "tablet gaming," what comes to mind? Angry Birds, Infinity Blade and The Walking Dead games? Well what if we told you that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Batman: Arkham City and Far Cry 3 were now tablet territory? That's the dream being dreamt by the gaming aficionados at Razer. The makers of high-end gaming laptops like the Razer Blade and slick peripherals like the Razer Sabertooth controller now present the Razer Edge. This Windows 8 tablet for the hardcore set comes in two flavors: Razer Edge and Razer ...

  Topics: Games, razer edge, Reviews, Tablets, Windows

• Huawei Ascend W1 review: ready for a cheap Windows Phone 8 thrill?

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  By John McCann
  04.10.13 | No Comments
  After more leaks than a wicker canoe, the Huawei Ascend W1 was finally unveiled at CES 2013 as the Chinese firm's first Windows Phone 8smartphone. Aimed at the bottom end of the market, the Ascend W1 doesn't sport the premium polycarbonate unibody of the Nokia Lumia 920 or the sultry design of the HTC 8X, as it looks instead to rub shoulders with the Lumia 520 and various Android handsets such as the Ascend G330, Orange San Diego and ZTE Blade 3. With its rivals in mind you won't be surprised when we tell ...

  Topics: Ascend, Huawei, review, W1

• Dell XPS 18 hands-on review: an enormous all-in-one PC

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  By Dan Grabham
  03.14.13 | 1 Comment
  Dell's new XPS 18 has an 18.4-inch 1080p screen. But yes, it's a tablet.- albeit one that can double as an all-in-one PC. It's in the same vein as the pretty average Sony Tap 20 - so can it do better than sony at the 'family tablet' idea? For one thing, the tablet part is a lot lighter than the cumbersome Tap 20 and is absolutely fine for having on your lap - it's around 2.3Kg compared to over 5kg for the Tap. ...

  Topics: 18, Dell, review, XPS

• Flash now works on IE 10 as Microsoft softens software policies

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  By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
  03.12.13 | No Comments
  Microsoft wasn’t behind Flash when Windows 8 launched, and had blocked most flash sites on Internet Explorer (Metro version). Today however, Microsoft has overturned this verdict and will activate Flash for all sites, minus four percent of the sites that were tested and ran Flash on Windows 8 “poorly”. This activation comes in the form of an update for Internet Explorer 10, as highlighted in the official Microsoft blog. Arstechnica reports that all Flash sites were “whitelisted”. In other words, every ...

  Topics: flash, IE 10, metro, Windows 8, works

• Your next Windows Phone update is hopefully coming Xmas 2013

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  By Staff Reporter
  03.04.13 | No Comments
  According to a job posting asking for a Microsoft Phone engineer, the next Windows Phone update is set for a Christmas release. Unless you care for technical jargon, here’s the entry in the Microsoft job posting that drops the fresh details: This is a great time to join as we’re completing our current release are getting ready for our next release targeting the holiday of this year and we’re chartered with keeping the momentum for Windows Phone by bringing new killer ...

  Topics: updates, Windows Phone

• Nokia Lumia 720 and 520 revealed: from ultra thin to super cheap [MWC]

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  By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
  02.25.13 | No Comments
  Mobile World Congress says yes to two new Nokia Lumia’s, the 720 and 520. Read all about these cheap and cheerful Windows Phones below: Lumia 720 Here’s the official skinny on what Nokia is deeming a mid-range device. The Lumia 720 has a 4.3-inch display, 512MB RAM, a 1Ghz CPU and 8GB storage. It’s a mid-range Windows Phone, at a mid-range price, namely US$340. It has some cool features though that will distinguish it from the rabble. Namely that it’s 9mm thin ...

  Topics: 510, 710, Lumia, nokia, Windows Phone

• Logitech T650 Wireless Touchpad review: Windows 8 love

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  By Matt Hanson
  02.15.13 | No Comments
  It's no secret that Windows 8 is an operating system that's geared towards touchscreen devices. This means if you haven't got a touch-enabled computer then you'll miss out on quite a few features and shortcuts of Windows 8. Logitech's T650 Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad is a solution to this, since it enables you to perform Windows 8 gestures no matter what your hardware is. Connecting it up to a PC is perfectly simple, and it comes with a Logitech Unifying USB dongle, which enables you ...

  Topics: Logitech, TouchPad, Windows 8

• Microsoft Surface Pro: A meta-review

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  By Lenin VJ Nair
  02.07.13 | 6 Comments
  Microsoft Surface Pro reviews have come up on almost all top blogs and news sites. Most of them are about hating this device. Yes, hating it! Only a few of the publications, I suppose, have given us a positive rating for Surface Pro. This is not a review, but a review of the reviews out there, as you read rightly on the title "Meta-Review". Let’s start. The king of Ultrabooks?I looked through dozens of reviews of Surface Pro out there, and ...

  Topics: meta-review, Microsoft, Pro, review, Surface

• Acer Iconia W700 review: high-end 11.6-inch Windows 8 tablet

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  By James Stables
  02.07.13 | No Comments
  Windows 8 has seen a host of fresh designs for tablets and laptops, with many manufacturers trying their hardest to build a device that's capable of doing both jobs. That has led to some innovative thinking, such as the screen-spinning Dell XPS 12 and the Microsoft Surface and its detachable keyboard. However, the Acer Iconia W700 has a slightly simpler take on the hybrid design. The Iconia W700 differs from other hybrid tablets by not having a keyboard that attaches to the body of the tablet ...

  Topics: Acer, iconia, review, Tablet, w7

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