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It’s time to stop calling Windows Phone ‘WP7’

commentary Let’s get one thing straight. Microsoft’s mobile operating platform isn’t called “Windows Phone 7.” How do I know? Because Windows Phone 8 is right around the corner. Yet “Windows Phone 7” is exactly how CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the platform and its first nine handsets in 2010, and it’s how people have commonly referred to the operating system–including CNET. …

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Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: How to choose

Now playing: Watch this: Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet 5:25 Editors’ note: This article was originally posted November 23, 2011. We’ve added some material and updated it on February 24, 2012, based on further use of the products and the introduction of Barnes & Noble’s 8GB Nook Tablet. Now that the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Nook …

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