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Asus Taichi Windows 8 Ultrabook, Tablet Hybrid Unveiled

The Asus Taichi Ultrabook doubles as a Windows 8 tablet, and succeeds the Asus Zenbook Prime as the Taiwanese company’s flagship Ultrabook.

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10 Things That Make the HTC One X ‘The One’

The HTC One X is a gorgeous Android smartphone with an impressive hardware to boot. Here are 10 reasons the HTC One X is The One.

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Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy S3 Hands-On & First Impressions

Our expert gadget reviewer finds the Samsung Galaxy S3 to have an impressive hardware configuration and improved custom platform based on Android 4.0 ICS.

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Asus Transformer Pad TF300 Sneak Preview

While not as sexy as the Transformer Prime, the great hardware and the affordable price make the Transformer TF300 a very attractive tablet hybrid.

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Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Hands-On

A quick look at the upcoming 2nd-generation ultrabook from Acer Philippines left me wanting more. I managed to spend a couple of hours with the Acer Aspire S5 and I was already convinced this ultrabook rocks.

Apple's iPad has been the subject of trademark litigation in China with Proview Technology claiming ownership of the "iPad" trademark. Apple and Proview have since entered into a $60M settlement (Photo Credit: Abe Olandres / Tech Wire Asia).

Hands-On With the New iPad (or the iPad 3)

Our resident gadget expert reviews the new iPad, and concludes that the HD display and upgraded camera may not exactly be reason for an upgrade over the iPad 2, but great features for new iPad buyers, nonetheless.

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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Philippines Top Contractors on oDesk

A recent study shows that Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines are among the top Asian contractors on freelance site oDesk.

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Philippines Clocks 844 Million YouTube Videos Viewed in January, Now #3 Website after Facebook, Yahoo!

YouTube is the Philippines’ #3 accessed website, with 844 million views in January 2012.

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Hands-On With the Sony Xperia S

Sony and Ericsson split from their mobile joint venture and Sony has taken over the business with its first device being the Android-powered Xperia S.

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Quad-Core: The New Battlefront Among Smartphone Makers

While smartphones previously competed in terms of GHz, the game is now played in terms of the number of processing cores, with quad-core smartphones like the LG Optimus 4X HD coming soon.

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