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The VivoTab Smart a straightforward, no-frills Windows 8 tablet.

If you've recently picked up a Windows 8 device or are expecting one for the holidays, you're likely going to be looking for some new apps to try. CNET has the essential list to get you started.

This week, our editors reviewed a laptop messenger bag that recharges your gadgets, a solid Windows 8 convertible laptop, and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200, a megazoom camera that was impressive enough to earn CNET's Editors' Choice Award.

From IObit, makers of the popular Windows utility Advanced System Care, comes a brand-new tool for scanning your Android system and optimizing its settings for peak performance.

The latest lower-end Windows phone from Nokia sports a brilliant exterior, with lime-green and orange options.

We take a look at the newest version of the Bing Translator app, available now for Windows Phone 8. While it may not support as many languages as Google Translate, it does have a few big features that are worth seeing.

It was a good week in tech: our editors applaud the new iMac and find that the fourth-gen iPod Touch holds its own. Windows 8 laptops, a Bluetooth speaker, and the placeshifting Slingbox 350 keep us happy on the road, and a toylike camera gets four stars.

Verizon and Nokia team up to offer a high-value Windows Phone 8 device that's a little thick around the middle.

We go hands on with the newest version of Nokia Maps on the Lumia 822 and get a look at where the map data that powers it comes from.

T-Mobile's Nokia Lumia 810 is a solid brick of a Windows Phone, but it's what's on the inside that counts.