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T-Mobile SpringBoard review: The high-school girlfriend of tablets

I'm against signing up for multiyear contracts for tablets. The way I see it, the market is still too young to be committed to only one device for so long.

My advice is the same my uncle gave me in high school: it's best to shop around and not be tied down to any single device. Only he was referring to girls, if I remember correctly.

It's a smart move, but there's always going to be that really appealing, um, device that seems like a great deal and casts doubt on your belief that doing the smart thing is the same as the right thing. You know that tablet that totally works for you and is really cool and exciting at first and you start thinking, "Hey, maybe this is the last tablet I need".… Read more

T-Mobile SpringBoard tablet hands on: Looking good

Just when you thought the world didn't need another 7-inch Android tablet that few would end up buying, here comes the T-Mobile SpringBoard, the 7-inch tablet you'd do well to look at, for the right price.

Announced just before CTIA officially kicked off in San Diego, the SpringBoard offers quite a bit--"4G" speeds, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1,280x800 screen resolution, and surround sound. There's also a 5-megapixel camera that can record 720p HD video, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, support for HDMI, and up to six hours of battery life. There are … Read more