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Lauren Goode

    Latest articles by Lauren Goode

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    Is it a smartphone or a remote? Or is it ... both?

    By Lauren Goode
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    Ten Essential Tablet Apps for Creative UrgesTen Essential Tablet Apps for Creative Urges
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    Unleash your (mobile) creative genius.

    By Lauren Goode
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    Fitbit responds to, ahem, a rash of new complaints.

    By Lauren Goode
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    Fitbit recently introduced not one, but three, new wrist-based activity trackers. Which one is right for you?

    By Lauren Goode
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    Okay, Google. Show me the goods.

    By Lauren Goode
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    “Snapchat’s interface is so intuitive now!” says nobody.

    By Lauren Goode
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    By Lauren Goode
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    All the ridicule, now at one-third the price.

    By Lauren Goode
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    By Lauren Goode