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Intel is trying to give a much-needed boost to Windows 8.1 tablets with a new holiday "Buying Guide." Front and center are tablets  (PDF) like the Dell Venue 8 Pro, HP Omni 10, and Lenovo Miix 2. All of the  tablets  in the guide use new Intel Atom Z3000 quad-core "Bay Trail" processors. The 8-inch Dell Venue (see CNET's hands-on  here ) is one of the highest profile  Windows 8.1 tablets to date because it boasts decent specs with a small price tag of $299 -- at least for a full-blown Windows 8.1 device. Those specs include a quad-core Z3740D Bay Trail processor, an 8-inch 1,280x800-pixel-resolution IPS screen, 2GB of RAM, a full-size SD card slot, Micro-USB charging, and weight of about 0.9 pounds. Though a resolution of 1,280x800 may seem inadequate compared with the 2,048x1,536 resolution of the 7.9-inch  iPad  Mini Retina, on an 8-inch screen it can more than enough for many people. (That comes to 188 pixels per inch for the ...

The application allows people to listen to the millions of songs in its library, as well as upload up to 20,000 of the user's own songs to the service for access elsewhere. The mobile music war just hit a higher note. Google on Friday  launched  its long-awaited Google Play Music application for Apple's iOS. The free application, which is available now in the Apple App Store, allows users to stream millions of songs and create custom radio stations. Unlike Apple's  iTunes  Radio and Pandora, there are no skip limits on Google Music. Those who want to listen to their own libraries also can upload up to 20,000 of their own songs to Google's music cloud service and access those on other devices. Google announced the Play Music app in May . At that time, the company promised it would be made available over the summer. Despite missing that mark, Google has come through with other promises it made in May. The app's streaming function, Google Music All Ac...