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IFA is currently underway in Berlin, and manufacturers around the world have begun to unveil their fall lineups of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Unique and innovative Windows 8 PCs are the main focus, but Samsung also took the opportunity to announce the Galaxy Note II and the ATIV S. The hosts of the CrowdGadgets podcast discuss their favorite announcements, as well as the Apple v. Samsung trial verdict and much more.
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Features
Is it possible to turn a cake into a Windows Phone? One 13-year-old girl did, and she walked away with a Nokia Lumia 900. Find out how she baked a winner in our exclusive interview. We also take a look at how Amazon Kindles help schools save money on books and how fluxLoop is revolutionizing the pizza restaurant industry using mobile technology.
Reviews
Pocketables is chock-full of reviews, ranging from hardware like the Google ASUS Nexus 7 tablet to accessories such as the Incipio Protective Cover or Body Glove for the HTC One S and the IPEVO Origami Folio for the iPad 2 and the new iPad. We also reviewed software like SkyDrive for Android, Wallpaper Wizard for OS X, and Windows 8′s Charms.
Good and EVO
Paul has a great guide on how to repair the most common HTC EVO 4G hardware problems. Of course, sometimes you just need to update the software. HTC has released the source code for the HTC EVO 3D Ice Cream Sandwich kernel, and a new site aims to have all of the HTC ROM Update Utilities in one easy-to-find place.
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We know how much you love giveaways, and that’s why we’re giving away a brand new Nexus 7 tablet and $50 cash in the month of September. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment under any article during the month of September; each comment you leave is a single entry. Intrigued? Be sure to check out our official announcement for more details!
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the galaxy note is a monstrosity. its much to large to act as a phone independently.
Not true, best phone I’ve owned. It’s slim and fits into my pocket
This is really good news as I like crowdgadgets. After I purchased my first EVO a couple years back, Good and EVO dang near become my home page. Keep up the good work at pocketables.
Thanks! We put a lot of hard work into our content, so we’re glad you enjoy it.
My daughter would certainly love the brand new Nexus tablet and 50 bucks to for college. They would both come in handy and she is always looking for the latest technology. In fact, she told me about this blog about a month ago.
Yeah I agree good and evo was my go to site for my og evo and I loved that an app was made for it. One word…….awesome! Keep the content coming.
It’s going to be difficult to choose which Windows 8 tablet/hybrid to purchase due to the numerous offerings from HP, Asus, and even Microsoft itself.
I am in the same boat! There are so many good options out there now (Asus tranformers, Nexus 7) and many others soon to be released. It is so hard to choose.
I believe Good and Evo is the best and most resourceful site that is dedicated to Evo phones since it was first put on the market in 2010. I even have the G&E app. Its always exciting to see when you have a notification for new articles to read about new Evo stuff.