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Tablet

A tablet is a portable, flat computer with a touchscreen display.

The tablet is suitable as a personal computer while traveling due to its low weight and compact size. Since no fold-out keyboard is integrated, tablets are less appropriate for writing larger amounts of text. The tablet functions can be expanded by so-called apps. The simple handling, field of application and design are similar to a smartphone.

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Show us how you Quiz! 29.10.2020

Are you a real DW fan? It’s time to find out! Only our biggest fans can answer all these questions correctly. Find out and win an iPad.
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Using opioids a delicate balancing act 27.08.2019

Got a headache? Take a painkiller. Abdominal pain? Why not take a tablet? And for severe complaints? Opioids can help. But whether taken as medication or for leisure, they can quickly become highly addictive.
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Blue light triggers sweet tooth in rodents, study shows 11.07.2019

Are you staring at your smartphone or computer screen for too long? Think twice about it! The blue light can trigger a craving for the sweet stuff — at least in rats.
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Chechen refugee interrogated in Germany for sharing a DW article 26.05.2018

Police in Bavaria have searched the room of Chechen refugee Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov and seized his phones and tablet after he shared an article posted by DW. The article features a photo of "Islamic State" fighters.
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German language officially gets 5,000 new words 07.08.2017

"Emoji" is now a German word, as are "Darknet" and "Tablet." The official dictionary of the German language, the Duden, is getting an update, adding 5,000 new words taken from contemporary society.
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US holds off on laptop ban on flights from Europe for now 30.05.2017

US security officials say they won't impose a ban on notebook computers on flights from European country just yet. In March, restrictions were placed on travelers to the US from some Middle East countries.
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EU alarmed by US laptop plans 12.05.2017

The suggested US extension of bans on laptop and tablet usage during flights from the EU has prompted urgent talks. A French government source said Paris would resist such strictures.
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age 21.12.2016

Two heads are better than one – how German twin brothers, alias "Die Lochis", became YouTube stars. App art: we look at the new forms of art emerging on smartphones. And: an amazing high-tech Christmas video from Texas.

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Art with Apps 21.12.2016

More and more artists are discovering the Smartphone and developing apps that foster user creativity. The applications range from live image editing to controlling light installations.

What apps does DW offer? 14.12.2016

DW offers applications for your smartphone and tablet.
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Ancient Ten Commandments tablet auctioned 17.11.2016

The world's earliest-known complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments, a 1,500-year-old stone tablet, was sold at a US auction for $850,000. It had spent over three decades as a paving stone.
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Apple and Art 09.05.2016

Apple products have become a favorite tool among artists and filmmakers, not just due to clever marketing. High resolution displays and customized apps fulfill high expectations
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Top 5 tablet brands 18.03.2016

1. Apple (16,1) | 2. Samsung (9,0) | 3. Amazon (5,0) | 4. Lenovo (3,2) | 5. Huawei (2,3) | (million devices sold Q4/2015) Source: ABI Research

Latest gadgets unveiled in Barcelona 23.02.2016

Mobile phone makers are unveiling their latest gadgets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They include a smartphone that functions as a car key and a hybrid tablet/smart projector.
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iPads in the classroom 08.12.2015

If you can't beat them, join them - one German school is using tablets as learning tools.
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age | 07.12.2015 08.12.2015

Apps in the field: reDonbass records war damage in eastern Ukraine. Blackboard to tablets: iPads are revolutionizing the classroom. And on Exit: Van Gogh comes to life.
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