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• Most used apps on the iPad 3 (gallery)

  These apps are the ones I use most often on my new iPad, for both getting things done and having fun.

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• Verizon taking 4 Android phones global this summer

  By James Kendrick | May 21, 2012, 2:50pm PDT

  Verizon will enable four Android phones in its line to work overseas. Only a simple OTA update for the phones listed is necessary, along with a global data plan.

• Verizon HomeFusion: 4G LTE for the home

  By James Kendrick | May 21, 2012, 2:18pm PDT

  Verizon wants to be your home internet provider with the HomeFusion service which brings its 4G LTE network to the homestead.

• Spyder PowerShadow i4 battery case with dock for the iPhone (review)

  By James Kendrick | May 21, 2012, 4:02am PDT

  Battery cases for the iPhone are nothing new, but the PowerShadow i4 from Spyder adds a convenient dock to the mix.

• Friday folly: HTC changes U. S. Android phones to avoid injunction

  By James Kendrick | May 18, 2012, 5:33am PDT

  HTC has changed the Android software on its newest US phones to avoid an injunction brought by Apple.

• The tablet revolution is coming: Working anywhere without compromise

  By James Kendrick | May 17, 2012, 4:00am PDT

  The BYOD movement is just getting started, fueled by the capable tablet. It is now possible to get a full day’s work from almost anywhere, without compromise.

• We must fix the deplorable tech patent situation, and soon

  By James Kendrick | May 16, 2012, 8:34am PDT

  The patent situation in the technology sector is terrible, and we must fix it. Let business get back to making tech people can use, and not going to court to defend the natural evolution of tech.

• 6 Good apps for the BlackBerry Playbook

  By James Kendrick | May 16, 2012, 4:12am PDT

  The BlackBerry Playbook is a good value for the cheap prices available, but needs good apps. This short list contains my favorites and the most heavily used apps on my Playbook.

• ThinkPad X1 Carbon: When an Ultrabook is not an Ultrabook

  By James Kendrick | May 15, 2012, 7:00am PDT

  Don’t put an Ultrabook sticker on this new notebook from Lenovo. It’s a ThinkPad, and that carries more marketing weight.

• Advice for Windows 8 launch strategy: Target SMB first

  By James Kendrick | May 15, 2012, 4:15am PDT

  Microsoft will have a big task convincing large companies and consumers to embrace the newness of Windows 8. The SMB should be the target at launch.

• The Android dilemma: Too much choice, yet not enough

  By James Kendrick | May 14, 2012, 7:42am PDT

  Android is everywhere and that’s a good thing, except the one you want is often not where you can get it.