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On Monday, my wife and I were on a little vacation in Oklahoma City (before my surgery). That day, Apple announced the iPad mini 8. And later that same day, while visiting Penn Square Mall, we happened upon an Apple Store where the new iPhone Duo was on display. So I checked it out firsthand. It’s interesting comparing the Duo and the iPad mini. A tablet… A phone… The new iPad mini 8 and iPhone Duo have some things in common. Their tablet displays are around 8” across. Their interfaces are iOS derived. They both have cellular. And they both have nano-texture OLED displays. Despite their similarities, they are quite different devices. If you had to pick only one to use…well it’s apples to oranges. One is a phone. One is a tablet. But the line is blurred and raises questions: What’s a phone? What’s a tablet? What’s a phablet? What’s a computer? Whatever these multitouch slabs are, I have thoughts. Duo My first understanding of the Duo came from initial reviews online. It seemed to be…

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