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Rafe Needleman

Aug. 17, 2009 1:57 p.m. PT

Rafe Needleman Former Editor at Large

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.

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Is it a hoax, a blunder, or a real leak that's telling us that an upcoming Apple tablet will compete with the Amazon Kindle? A Borders Books survey asks customers if they're planning on buying an "iPad" e-reader.

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