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This is the maddest tech we’ve seen. Take one bog-standard Android 4.0 tablet, inject it with steroids and boom! One instant 21.5-inch tablet we…
Ebay’s $1.32-mil game collection auction done
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HP covers work and play with powerful new desktop PCs
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Win a Gobii HD action cam with Gearburn and Kalahari.com
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Official: June’s best iPad games
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Coming soon: the Amazon Android smartphone
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iCade for iDevices channels old-school console magic
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Moto RAZR and MAXX snag ICS upgrade for eager South Africans
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iPad mini sets Nexus 7 in its sights
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