Hottest new apps of SXSW

Add newsletters@cnet.online.com to your address book | View online   Today on CNET       Share on Facebook  |  Share on Twitter March 12, 2012     Laura Cucullu Senior features editor Profile Email Hottest new apps of SXSW SXSW is where Twitter, Foursquare, and others started their journey to becoming household names. So what hot new apps have dominated this year's annual music, film, and interactive festival in Austin? Here are some of the new ones we're particularly excited about. Read more | Share on Facebook        Lenovo's stunning metal IdeaPad Adopting the looks of an ultrabook and an Apple MacBook, the IdeaPad U400 wins on design and overall value. It's above other equally good laptops that are out there right now, but by how much?  More | Share on Facebook          Top 5 solid-state hard drives If you're looking to upgrade your hard drive to one of the latest state-of-the-art solid-state drives, check out CNET Editor Dong Ngo's latest recommendations.  More | Share on Facebook          Please do not buy these phones Fact of life: not everything can be a hit. Case in point: these phones, which really, really missed the mark. You may be surprised by the big-name smartphones on this list.  More | Share on Facebook          Highest-rated gadgets right now Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 8GB Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, the 2012 BMW 650i, and an Editors' Choice Award-winning monitor.  More | Share on Facebook          New iPad: All you need to know Apple's third-generation iPad delivers most features we were expecting. Chiefly, a Retina Display. But also 4G, quad-core graphics, new cameras, iPhoto, and 10 hours of battery life.  More | Share on Facebook        Latest news   EU to e-book publishers: We'll settle--if you do as we say     Apple expanding in Texas with $304 million investment     At CNET's SXSW 'big data' panel, sparks fly over privacy     Injured Shanghai workers say Apple visited factory hours before explosion     The best OHs at SXSW?     Latest Windows downloads   GPS Tracker Data Logger     MP3 Stream Editor     DeployMaster     Active Query Builder VCL Edition     Contact Wolf     OTHER CNET RESOURCES     CNET.com     CNET TV     CNET How To     Latest CNET Reviews     Top 10 must-have gadgets     CNET Exclusives     CNET Mobile reviews     CNET Editors' Choice winners     Shopper.com

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