Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Apple iPhone 5S vs. Google Nexus 5

This article was taken from IT World, and wrote by Jon Gold

February 26, 2014, 12:10 PM — Samsung made the Galaxy S5 official on Monday at a Mobile World Congress presentation in Barcelona, touting a slimmed-down approach to the latest flagship's feature set and simplified design.

It's a small but notable departure for the South Korean company, whose devices all too frequently combine undeniable engineering brilliance with a glut of marginally useful features. Co-CEO J.K. Shin and other Samsung executives who presented at the event were eager to talk up the way in which the company had listened to input from their customers.

iPad Mini vs. Google Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire

This article, originally was published by Sharon Machlis at itworld.com

Here's how the iPad Mini's announced tech specs stack up against popular 7-inch tablets from Google and Amazon. (Of course, while the specs are important, there's more to a tablet than a data sheet. Computerworld will have a hands-on review of the iPad Mini soon.)