Derek Kessler
Derek Kessler is a Former Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He's been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm, and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.
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While it's not the most impressive of tablets, even at its low price point, the Alcatel Plus 12 still stands out for doing things just a little bit different.

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CES 2017 is over and we're all back home, but before we left Las Vegas, we gathered around the microphone for one of our favorite trade show traditions: the mega cross-site podcast!

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CES always brings a flood of new gadgets and laptops and insane tech that'll never see the light of day — and the 2017 edition of CES was no different. Here are our favorites!

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Acer, HP, Dell, and more dip their toes in the VR waters.

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The first iteration of the LG Gram laptop series was rightly panned for its poor battery life. But now? They've fixed that and made it even lighter.

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The Dell XPS 27 All-in-One PC has an enormous chin for good reason: there are a bunch of speakers in there.

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Razer's opening up their Chroma RGB lighting tech to accessory makers. Oh, and they made a crazy full-room projector that makes your entire room your gaming canvas.

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What can I say? Dell's new 32-inch 8K display is the most gorgeous picture I've ever seen. Those 5K displays should be ashamed.

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Dell doesn't think you need to make a whole computer to dramatically change the user experience.

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Because why not?

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Despite making some truly excellent laptops over the years, Samsung's never made a true gaming PC. That changes now with the new Notebook Odyssey.

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Samsung has updated their Notebook 9 Ultrabook, continuing with their ridiculously thin and light ways.

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Lenovo's new Miix 720 2-in-1 tablet features the latest in processors, an improved pen, and just about everything else you'd want in an updated Surface Pro.

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Lenovo's updating their whole ThinkPad X1 line — the Carbon laptop, Yoga convertible, and Tablet… tablet — with new processors, fast LTE, Windows Hello authentication, and more.

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The biggest hurdle facing VR right now is a lack of content, and Lenovo has a smart way to fix that.

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Lenovo has a pair of updated Y-series laptops for CES 2017 — and a whole new gaming-focused sub-brand. This is Lenovo Legion.

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Alexa, show me Lenovo's new stuff.

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Lenovo has a pair of laptop docks and a pair of new monitors that embrace the dream of a single cable of USB-C and Thunderbolt 3.

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A question of semantics

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There's been a small semantics debate amongst the Windows Central staff: what's the difference between a "2-in-1" and a "convertible"? Or are they just two ways of describing the same thing?

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We're putting the latest and greatest smartphone cameras to the test — but this time, we want you to tell us which one you like best.

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What's Windows Phone look like when we go all-in on Continuum? Where are smartwatches going? When will I be able to get Windows 10 installed in my face? These are all very pressing questions.
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