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Tablet adoption could give flip phones new lease on life

This story originally published August 23, 2012, and updated on October 26, 2012. commentary Here’s a list of people who tell me they want a simple phone: my retired parents who have easy access to a computer and two clunky laptops at home, my nonagenarian grandmother, and the tech-savvy CNET reader who recently thanked me for my review of the …

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iPad mini vs Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Now playing: Watch this: iPad mini vs Google Nexus 7 vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 4:26 The iPad mini sports a 7.9-inch screen and lighter, slimmer design than its big bro — desirable traits for sure. But how does it compare to the other popular 7-inch slates? Here I pit it against Google’s Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD …

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