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Classic gaming on the HP TouchPad with Android, a WiiPad, and a console emulator

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

HP TouchPad with WiimoteThe HP TouchPad makes a reasonably good gaming device whether you're running webOS or Android. There are a number of high quality webOS games for the tablet including Angry Birds and GUN BROS. Installing Android opens the TouchPad up to thousands of additional games that are available in the Android Market -- although you may experience a few glitches here...

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Deals of the Day (10-18-11)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Nook Simple TouchIt's a good day to be in the market for a cheap eBook Reader. Daily Steals is selling refurbished NOOK Colors for $135 today and if you're really looking for a bargain, you can grab a Delstar eReader with an LCD display for just $40 -- although I suspect you'll get what you pay for on that one. The best...

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RIM launches BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 beta (with Android app support)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT

BlackBerry Androi dappsIn addition to providing a sneak peek at the future of BlackBerry tablets and smartphones with the introduction of the BBX software platform today, RIM announced a few new updates for the existing BlackBerry Playbook tablet. First, the Native Software Developer Kit, or NDK has hit version 1.0 which means the tools to create native apps for the PlayBook are...

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RIM BBX software to run on future smartphones and tabelts

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:29 AM PDT

BBXResearch in Motion has announced that its next-generation tablets and smartphones will both run the same operating system. Right now the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet runs something called BlackBerry Tablet OS (which is based on QNX software), while the company's phones run BlackBerry OS. Future devices will run something new called BBX. RIM says it combines the features of of BlackBerry...

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Motorola launches the Moto ACTV (iPod Nano clone)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Moto ACTVMotorola is launching a new portable device called the Moto ACTV. It's kind of a 21st century watch -- presumably for people that haven't already decided that their cellphone is a a 21st century watch. The Moto ACTV is aimed at the fitness enthusiast crowd. It function as a portable music player, but it can also track your mileage as...

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HP releases webOS 3.04 for the HP TouchPad (with new camera app)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:49 AM PDT

webOS 3.0.4HP may not be selling very many HP TouchPad tablets anymore, but there are somewhere around a million of the discontinued devices in the wild and it looks like HP's webOS team hasn't forgotten about us just yet. The company has just released a software update for the TouchPad which brings performance improvements and a few new features. Among other...

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HP TouchPad tablet shipping again… in small numbers

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 06:28 AM PDT

HP TouchPadHP sold out of TouchPad tablets almost immediately when the company decided to cancel the product and slash the price by 80 percent in order to clear out the remaining inventory. Folks who had no interest in a $499 tablet running webOS were more than happy to spend $99 on the same tablet. Now HP and some of its retail...

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Microsoft PocketTouch: Use a phone while it’s still in your pocket

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 05:56 AM PDT

PocketTouchMicrosoft Research has developed a new capacitive touch technology called PocketTouch that works even when you place a piece of fabric between your finger and the touchscreen. This could let you control music playback or even send text messages on a phone without removing it from your pocket -- or even sticking your hand in your pocket. Since you can't...

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