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February 16, 2010
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Why Google Has Become Microsoft's Evil Twin The backlash over Google Buzz reveals an even bigger problem: The people behind the people's search engine are deeply out of touch.
Windows Phone 7 Series: First Impressions With a touch-friendly and clean interface, Windows 7 is a huge overhaul from Windows Mobile phones of the past.
Apple's Aperture 3 Freezes Some Users' Computers After Apple released its pro photo editing app, support forums filled up with reports of memory leaks, frozen computers and "out of disk space" warnings.
Microsoft Gets Its Groove Back Microsoft is riding a wave of successful product launches that could suggest that 2010 will be a good year for the company
Standardize This! 10 Technology Messes That Need Fixing Why should every mobile device in your house have a different charger? Why cant a cell phone from one network work on every other system? These ten solutions would stop the madness.
Olympic Games: Join in the Fun via Video Game Videogame your way through the Olympic Winter Games with these digital adventures.
Windows Phone 7 Spurs Microsoft's Mobile Strategy With the unveiling today of Microsofts sweeping redesign, its now official: The phone is not a PC.
Skype on Verizon Smartphones: The Good, the Bad A crippled version of Skype's VoIP service will be offered on Verizon Wireless phones.
Dell Mini 5 To Run On Unreleased Version Of Android According to a recent report, Dell's upcoming Mini 5 tablet device will run a currently unreleased version of the Android operating system.
Will A Mobile Alliance Be Good For You? The new Wholesale Applications Community promises easier app development, but a few details must still be worked out.
Windows Phone 7 Series: Microsoft's Fresh Start Microsoft's new mobile OS doesn't look like past versions, and that's a very good thing.
Apple Banning Hackers From the App Store? Two prominent iPhone hackers recently found their Apple IDs banned for "security reasons."
RIM Intros New BlackBerry Browser to Rival iPhone Safari BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Tuesday introduced a new browser for its devices, which runs on WebKit, the rendering engine behind Apple's Safari browser.
First Look: HTC's New Smartphones and Sense User Interface The Legend, Desire, and HD2 impress with gorgeous designs and intuitive, touch-friendly software.
Opera 10.5 Grabs Browser Speed Crown Opera Software's beta of Opera 10.5 leapfrogged every rival to become the world's fastest browser, benchmark tests show.
HTC Unveils Update to Nexus One and HTC Legend HTC unveiled its two newest Android smartphones. The HTC Desire is similar to Nexus One, while the HTC Legend boasts an aluminum casing.
Toshiba Unveils Its TG02 Smartphone Toshiba's update on its TG01 multimedia smartphone has made a quiet debut at this week's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona.
Intel and Nokia's MeeGo Join a Brewing OS War Intel and Nokia are teaming to offer a new kind of mobile OS that is a cross between a mobile and a netbook OS
Adobe AIR 2.0, Full-featured Flash Player Coming to Smartphones Goal is to give desktop and mobile users the same capabilities for AIR and Flash.
Verizon Users to Get Skype in Late March Verizon Wireless has joined forces with Skype, and its subscribers will be able to start making calls using Skype on nine selected smartphones in late March.
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Most Popular Download Introductions of January 2010As 2010 began, PCWorld.com site visitors didn't forget their tried-and-true software--but they plunged into new programs as well. The popularity of backup programs and system utilities suggests that some readers made New Year's resolutions to back up and clean out their PCs. Photo-processing software did well, too; perhaps that means a memorable holiday season. Whatever the reasons for downloading these programs, one thing remains clear: Free software is always a hit.
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