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Nook Simple Touch just $59 (new)

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E-readers are better than tablets for reading (it’s a fact). If you don’t own one this is about as cheap as they get for a good one. Walmart has them for $59 and you can pick it up at a store or ship it (you pay for it to be shipped though): link

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Early Hands-on with Lumia 928 calls phone “thick, heavy and covered in plastic”

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Business Insider got their hands on the Lumia 928 in advance and they don’t have nice things to say about it. “…the Lumia 928 is still noticeably thicker and heavier than other top-tier phones like the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, and HTC One. The plastic also feels a bit cheaper than the materials used … Read more

Microsoft releasing Android app to help Android users find Windows Phone replacements apps

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imageThe war is on snitches. Microsoft is releasing a new Android app that helps Android users make the switch to Windows phones by showing them that they can move to Windows phones without losing their favorite apps. It’s called “Switch to Windows Phone” and  is an Android exclusive at this point:

Switch to Windows Phone inventories all the applications on the Android phone and sends that inventory to the Microsoft SkyDrive cloud. When customers log in to the same SkyDrive account from the Switch to Windows Phone app loaded on their Windows Phone 8, the app finds the same set of applications. If there are no exact replacements, the app recommends similar ones, according to Guru Gowrappan, executive vice president for products at application search firm Quixey.

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Dell’s XPS 18 Portable All-in-One PC (Gablet) begins preorders with 18.4” display and 8hr battery

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Dell’s XPS 18 Portable All-in-One Desktop is now up for pre-order. It’s a desktop/giant tablet (I’m calling it a gablet unless you have something better).  This is a full Windows 8 desktop PC running Core i3 or i5 chips, with varying memory, but in all cases sporting a tremendous 18.4” 1080 IPS display and weighing … Read more

Goldman downgrades Microsoft to sell–shares down 3.5% and falling

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Following the IDC report showing declining PC sales (despite declining Mac sales as well), the markets are going nuts. Goldman Sachs has downgraded Microsoft to ‘sell’ and in pre-trading they are down 3.5% and MarketWatch notes that if Goldman’s estimates are right then they have them pegged for a 10% drop. So yeah that’s why … Read more

Verizon Nokia 928 in black revealed

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@Evleaks has done it again: https://mobile.twitter.com/evleaks/status/320360832833835009/photo/1 For comparison you can see how the camera looks on the Lumia 920 below. The edges look tapered on the 928 too. Sent from my Windows Phone

ASUS VivoTab RT just $380

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Consider this repriced as the ASUS VivoTab RT 32GB is just $380 from Amazon. That doesn’t have a keyboard ($78 more) but at this price it’s infringing on the Android tablets in terms of pricing but include the full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for free. This is actually more in line with … Read more

Nokia releases Storm in a Teacup Xbox Live title for Windows Phones

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Yup another one. This one is a puzzler that’s also $3 ( http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/storm-in-a-teacup/f16ee4df-c9f3-420e-9b8c-5b81a0c8ea91 ): Take Storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. Storm’s brother Cloud has created an amazing dream-like world for you to explore! Solve puzzles, avoid pitfalls and beat the bad guys in this imaginative and unique platformer! Features:• Explore and … Read more