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May 13, 2010
Mobile Computing
14 Ways to Supercharge Your Smartphone
Never pay for ringtones, avoid getting lost, and always find the best prices with these genius downloads and services for your smartphone. - Ian Paul, PCWorld
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HP's WebOS-based Hurricane Tablet Coming, Report Says Will Hewlett Packard dump its Windows 7-based tablet prototype in favor of a one-panel slate running Palm's WebOS?
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Lenovo ThinkPad W510: Workstation Power, Workstation Bulk Youd never call the W510 svelte, but if you need workstation muscle, this ThinkPad offers excellent performance in an ugly duckling chassis.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T410: The Classic ThinkPad Gets a Platform Upgrade Lenovo updates the classic ThinkPad T-series with Intel 32nm CPUs. The T410 retains the legendary keyboard feel, but also remains somewhat pricey.
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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   6653 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)   36634 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under File Management
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Microsoft Fix It   12456 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under System Resources Tune-Up.
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