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Sitting back with the Surface Pro 3: Ten apps to use in tablet mode

My Surface Pro 3 spends all week in the dock with an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. At night and on the weekends it pops out into tablet mode with these apps.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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Wunderlist

I recently wrote about my experiences over the past year with the Surface Pro 3and how it is the best computer I ever owned.

One of the first things I do on the weekend is check to see what my wife put on the Wunderlist Honey Do list.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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Browse in Google Chrome

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MSN News

I also like to check the news when I first get up to see what went on in the world during the night and the previous days.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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OneNote

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Amazon Kindle

The big screen of the Surface Pro 3 makes it easy to read lots of book content without too much page flipping.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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Editing photos in Fotor

Fotor is the best photo editor I found so far on my Surface Pro 3. It's easy to create collages and perform some basic photo editing.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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Gaming with Halo: Spartan Assault

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Watching shows with Netflix

The Surface Pro 3 is a great media consumption device and Netflix is one of my favorite services.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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Tweetium

I spend lots of time on Twitter and Tweetium is easily my favorite Windows and Windows Phone Twitter client.

Further ZDNet Surface Pro 3 coverage

-One month with the Surface Pro 3

-One year with the Surface Pro 3

-Five reasons to upgrade from a Surface Pro to a Surface Pro 3

-11th hour decision: Surface Pro 3 stays, Chromebook Pixel goes

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