Hands-on articles

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  Article

  Flipboard 2.0 refreshes app's look, now lets everyone run their own magazine (hands-on)

  By David Pierce on March 26, 2013 09:15 pm + 96 comments

  Flipboard announced today that it has 50 million users, and also released a new version of its app Continue reading…

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  Article

  I played 'Hawken' on the Oculus Rift and it made me a believer

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2013 12:59 pm + 131 comments

  On a breezy, sunny day in San Francisco, I joined the team behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality Continue reading…

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  Video

  Windows Blue hands-on preview

  on March 25, 2013 10:08 am + 2 comments

  Tom Warren takes an early look at Microsoft's upcoming OS, Windows Blue. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Windows Blue: a video preview of what's next for Windows 8

  By Tom Warren on March 25, 2013 10:00 am + 531 comments

  Windows Blue made an early appearance on the internet over the weekend and we've had a chance to Continue reading…

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  Article

  Apple updates its controversial Podcasts app with playlists, tweaked UI, enhanced iCloud support

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 21, 2013 05:06 pm + 82 comments

  Apple's Podcasts app for iOS was probably one of its most controversial releases — thousands of Continue reading…

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  Article

  Pandora now available on Windows Phone 8 with ad-free listening through the end of 2013

  By Chris Welch on March 21, 2013 08:30 am + 92 comments

  In October of last year, Microsoft pledged that Pandora would soon arrive on Windows Phone 8 and Continue reading…

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  Article

  Canon launches EOS Rebel SL1, 'the world's smallest and lightest DSLR' (hands-on)

  By David Pierce on March 21, 2013 01:00 am + 67 comments

  We've seen a lot of cameras over the last few months that attempt to get DSLR-level image quality Continue reading…

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  Video

  Google Keep hands-on

  on March 20, 2013 06:59 pm + 2 comments

  David Pierce takes a first look at Google Keep for web and Android. Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google Keep: a basic note-taking app, or the start of something big?

  By David Pierce on March 20, 2013 06:56 pm + 403 comments

  When a note-taking app called Google Keep surfaced briefly the other day, it did so to considerable Continue reading…

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  Feature

  RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 19, 2013 01:30 pm + 183 comments

  When I heard Google was planning to kill Google Reader as part of a “spring cleaning exercise,” Continue reading…