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Borders Adds Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Tablet
PUBLISHED: 8/21/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Borders is adding to its hodgepodge of eReading devices, this time adding the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Micro Cruz Tablet unveiled last July.
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BlackBerry BlackPad to Run QNX OS?
PUBLISHED: 8/20/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
RIM is turning to QNX Software Systems for its BlackBerry tablet operating system, a company RIM acquired in April that is best known for automotive and industrial software but counts Cisco Systems as one of its customers.
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Rumor: Acer Waiting on Android 3.0 for Tablets
PUBLISHED: 8/20/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
At TabletPCReview, weve long maintained Google Android 3.0, codenamed Gingerbread, will be the Android tablet OS. And it seems each Google Android tablet delay supports our claims. Now, news out of the Taiwans DigiTimes provides another hook for us to hang our Gingerbread hat.
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HP Releasing webOS Tablet in Q1, Windows 7 Tablet Coming Soon
PUBLISHED: 8/20/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Finally, an HP exec goes on the record with some solid tablet news. HP VP Todd Bradley said during HP's Q3 earnings call that the company plans a Q1 release for the webOS tablet, possibly called the PalmPad, and a Windows 7 tablet PC will be coming soon.
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Best Photo Effects Apps for the iPad
PUBLISHED: 8/19/2010  BY: Jen Edwards
Last week's roundup of photoediting apps for the iPad was all business, focusing on the apps that help you quickly crop your photos and apply filters to them in order to improve the images. This week is all about fun, with a vast array of apps that promise to do everything from the silly to the awe-inspiring. Read on to find out which of these apps measure up to the highest standards for photo effects.
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Pandigital Unveils Second Try at Android Gadget
PUBLISHED: 8/19/2010  BY: Jacqueline Emigh
Pandigital is now giving its beleaguered Android OS-based Novel tablet eReader a second try with the announcement of a new version, this time outfitted in a black chassis and Barnes & Noble eBookstore integration.
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Toshiba Could Introduce Android OS Tablet in Early Fall
PUBLISHED: 8/18/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Toshiba's first tablet running Google's Android OS is going to be released in the next couple of months, according to an unconfirmed report. This is likely a version of a tablet shown of by a company executive earlier.
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iPad 2 Rumors Rise with Tales of Mini Versions and Field Tests
PUBLISHED: 8/18/2010  BY: Jacqueline Emigh
As rumors around the iPad 2 grow ever more elaborate, separate reports are surfacing that a field test is already scheduled and that Apple will release ARM processor-based 9.7- and 7-inch editions early next year.
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Rumor: HP Zeen Tablet/Printer Due in September
PUBLISHED: 8/17/2010  BY: Kevin Bierfeldt
More details of the HP Zeen have leaked, once again by the perpetual rumor starters at the DigitTimes. So the usual disclaimer on accuracy and reliability apply.
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More Samsung Galaxy Tab Details Emerge
PUBLISHED: 8/16/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Since info first leaked on the Android tablet earlier this summer, the Samsung Galaxy Tab has been the subject of much specualtion and many rumors. And this weekend some more details emerged on the potential iPad Killer, this time from across the pond.
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Official MSI WindPad 100 Shots Unveiled
PUBLISHED: 8/16/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Things have been quiet with the MSI WindPad since the company unveiled prototypes at Computex Taipei earlier in the year. But the would-be hackintosh tablet has taken a small step closer to the market with the release of official press photos.
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iPad App Buyer's Guide: Back to School 2010
PUBLISHED: 8/16/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
The Apple iPad was far and away the number one media tablet in TabletPCReview's Back To School Buyer's Guide. But even though it's ideal for consuming media, it's also a valuable learning tool thanks to the thousands of student reference, organizer and note taking apps available in the iTunes App Store. Here are TabletPCReview's top five.
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