Steve Jobs may have been hugely resistant to the creation of a 7.0-inch iPad computer, but it looks as though new Apple chief executive Tim Cook has ever so slightly different plans for the iconic tablet.

More pointedly, a report offered up by the Wall Street Journal suggests Cupertino-based Apple is presently testing a tablet equipped with a smaller screen than the 9.7-inch display used in the existing device.

Citing unnamed sources from within Apple’s supply chain, the report outlines that said tablet has an 8.0-inch test display manufactured by Taiwan-based AU Optronics and South Korea-based LG Display.

If Apple is indeed planning to enhance the portability of its iPad line by introducing a smaller model, the introduction of an 8.0-inch screen would at least show that Cook ‘almost’ agrees with Jobs’ much documented opposition to 7.0-inch devices.

Jobs described 7.0-inch tablet devices as being “too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with the iPad.”

He also said users would need to sandpaper their fingers into points in order to navigate such cramped and shrunken interfaces—which is an aspect of self-inflicted discomfort an 8.0-inch iPad would likely avoid.

This crank radio is a good example of human ingenuity. Not only does the Kaito KA888 include multiple options for charging, but it also has some fabulous emergency features including a siren and a tuner to pick up two short wave radio bands. While it isn’t as durable as it could be, we were pleased with the compact size. This crank radio is our TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award winner, and it’s definitely one to look into, especially if you want a radio with alternative power source options.

The charging time for this crank radio is fairly good. By cranking for two minutes you can have an hour of play time. It is also one of the smaller crank radios we reviewed, which is useful if you have only a limited amount of space. T

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The iPhone has reached a legendary status in today’s modern world, and this is because of the features that no other phones can offer. It is only right to say that most phones nowadays are patterned after the iPhone, which makes it a benchmark for today’s devices.

Other mobile phones with touch screens boost a large screen display, in an obvious attempt to rival iPhone’s display. Aside from Samsung, other mobile devices that copied the external features of the iPhone is HTC Sensation and Sony Ericsson. This made it possible for the public to avail large phone displays, at a more affordable price.

The HTC EVO 3D and the LG Optimus boasts a three dimensional display which they thought would finally beat iPhone in the game. Howev

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ZTE isnt a name most smartphone shoppers would recognize, but the company has ambitions to change all that with the ZTE Tania. A 4.3-inch Windows Phone 7 device, the Tania aims to deliver not only all that Microsoft OS goodness youve come to love, but at a price that significantly undercuts rivals. The unit weve been using since last week is final hardware but non-final software, hence this being a preview and not a full review, but its still enough to get an early take on what ZTE hopes will be a smartphone game-changer in more ways than one.

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We cant say ZTEs styling has exactly blown us away.

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So you may have noticed the web kicking off about how you can now play addictive life-drainer Cut the Rope online for free. It’s part of an Internet Explorer marketing gimmick, but we’ve discovered a dirty secret behind the whole thing

This version of Cut the Rope has been ported to run in HTML 5 in your browser, and the team at ZeptoLab have made a video (below) explaining how Internet Explorer 10 makes it a piece of cake to do.

The deal goes as far as to lock some levels down, meaning you can only access them if you download IE yourself. All

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