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 Android Outsells the iPhone: No Big Surprise Google's OS is available on a variety of handsets, and those handsets are often much cheaper than an iPhone. |  Android Outsells Apple iPhone At Last, Says NPD At 28 percent of smartphone sales last quarter, Android finally gains on the iPhone and nips at the heels of RIM's BlackBerry, which took 36 percent. | | How Facebook Pulled a Privacy Bait and Switch When it first arrived on the scene, Facebook's main appeal was how well it protected your personal information. Those days are long gone. | | Motorola Gets Square with FlipOut Phone, Say Rumors Motorola may be prepping a basic touch-screen phone, dubbed FlipOut, with a QWERTY keyboard that runs the Android OS. | | Xbox Motion-Sensing Project Natal Coming in October? A Microsoft Saudi marketing manager claims the controller-free add-on for Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be available worldwide this October. | | Laptop Bags: Spring Fashion Lineup Schlep your tech in style with these hip totes. | | Why Sprint And Verizon Nixed the Nexus One You won't see a CDMA version of Google's superphone anytime soon, but all is not lost for Google and Android. | | Sorry Zynga, Farmville Needs Facebook Zyngas reportedly preparing its own social gaming site, and is prepared to leave Facebook completely. | | Windows 7 'compatibility Checker' Is a Trojan Spammers are sending out e-mails claiming to contain a Windows 7 upgrade adviser. It's a Trojan. | | Five Reasons HP "Hurricane" Can Compete With iPad HP is shifting gears from the Slate to the Hurricane--a seemingly stronger competitor for Apple's iPad. | | AT&T Maintains Its Grip on the iPhone Until 2012 Forget about the iPhone coming to Verizon anytime soon. Court records reveal that Apple and AT&T did sign a five-year deal. | | Mozilla Discusses Firefox 4 Plans The next major update to Mozilla's open-source browser isn't ready yet, but we're already getting an idea of the features it might include. | | Street Fighter Legacy: Awesome Live-Action Short Movie High-quality short film Street Fighter: Legacy is tearing up YouTube at nearly 1 million hits. With fan enthusiasm riding high, producer/director Joey Ansah already has his sights on the next step in what he hopes may turn into a series. | | Samsung to Invest US$21 Billion in Solar Cells, LEDs, More Samsung plans to invest US$21 billion to develop new businesses ranging from power-saving devices such as solar cells to healthcare. | | Study: iPad Not Always Easy to Use Usability study says inconsistent app design is causing problems for many users of Apple's tablets. | | Patent Office Upholds I4i Patent in Microsoft Dispute The patent office upheld an i4i patent that is at the heart of a dispute with Microsoft. | | Ubuntu Unity Interface Tailored for Netbook Screens Canonical's new netbook interface and platform offer more than just eye candy. | | Toshiba Eyes 3D Memory Chips With New Factory Investment Toshiba will take its first step towards mass production of a new generation of memory chip later this year when it begins construction of a new plant in Japan. | | Spansion Emerges From Bankruptcy Leaner, Profitable Spansion has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy later than planned, but it is now a leaner, more profitable company. | | SSDs Paired With USB 3.0 for Fastest Ever Backup Drive Perhaps this is what USB 3.0 was invented for. Storage maker OCZ Technology has announced a new external drive that combines solid state drive (SSD) with SuperSpeed USB 3.0. | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010The reviewers and bloggers of PCWorld see a great deal of software every month. In April, their favorites ran the gamut from the useful to the delightful--and a few that fit both descriptions. From encryption to syncing, from printer utilities to desktop tidiers, from problem-solvers to puzzle games and even a Commodore 64 emulator...here are the month's favorites. | | AxCrypt 6589 Downloads | Free | Filed Under Security | | Easy to use strong file encryption, integrated with Windows Explorer. Encrypt, compress, decrypt, wipe, view and edit with a few mouse clicks. | | | Agent Ransack (32-bit version) 36532 Downloads | Free | Filed Under File Management | | Search for files and look into documents without opening the actual file. | | | Microsoft Fix It 11387 Downloads | Free | Filed Under System Resources Tune-Up. | | Find and fix problems on XP or Vista PCs with this freebie from Microsoft. | | | See (3) more PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010 » | | Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • | | Sponsored Downloads | | Weight by Date ProStay committed to healthy living with the most complete diet and fitness software available for your PC. | | ImageForge Master EditionEverything you need to create high quality artwork: painting, photo editing, Web site art, animations, slide show albums, icons and cursors, etc. Plus you can generate buttons and banners with no drawing skill required, rename and filter groups of images, and more. |  | |
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