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Acer's Aspire TimelineX 1830T-3721 Is Sleek and Attractive, but Has Iffy Ergonomics Acer's new ultraportable brings Core i5 power to a diminutive design, but not perfection. - Jon L. Jacobi, PCWorld Mobile Gear How-Tos Laptop Tips: Add RAM, Recycle a Hard Drive, Tweak Power Settings Learn how to add memory to a laptop, turn an old laptop drive into external storage, and use your laptop's power settings most effectively. Share: Add Keyboard LEDs to Your System Tray This tiny utility shows at-a-glance if your Caps Lock, Num Lock, and/or Scroll Lock are activated. Share: Give Your Phone the Power of a Desktop PC Cross-platform apps such as Firefox Portable Edition, OpenOffice.org Portable, and Audacity Portable will give your phone full PC capabilities. Share: More Mobile Computing News RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800: A Visual Tour Droid Does Froyo: Your Guide to This Week's Android 2.2 Upgrade What Is Microsoft's New Mystery Product? Reality Check On Those 'Data-Mining' Android Apps RIM to Battle Apple With New Phone and Tablet, Say Reports BlackBerry Torch First Impressions: Fresh But Familiar Indeed Motorola and Verizon To Launch TV Tablet, Report Says Blackberry Torch 9800: Try Again, RIM Mobile News and Reviews Browse iPhone and Android App Reviews Visit the PCWorld AppGuide to read smartphone app reviews. Smartphone Reviews and News Compare prices, features, and reviews on candy bar phones, clamshell phones, slide phones and more. Laptops Central Browse all PCWorld.com reviews and how-tos. Browse the Mobile Computing Blog Remote Access and Management Small businesses run fast, so IT must react quickly. Now you can manage remote devices, remote workers and remote offices with                     LogMeIn Pro2. Visit the LogMeIn Resource Center. What's Your PC IQ? Think youve got geek smarts? Test your tech knowledge with our tricky trivia challenge - and learn a thing or two along the way. Start Advertisement Introducing LogMeIn Ignition for Android. Access your computer from your Android, and never leave anything behind. Directly control your Mac or PC, all your apps and all your files - with a simple click. Most Popular Searches iPhone 4 Droid X iPad Windows 7 Antivirus Essential iPhone App Collection: Must-Have Android Apps for Travel Ready to hit the road or take to the skies? We searched the Android Market for practical and cool apps that can assist you on your day-to-day commute or when you're going on a vacation. Before you leave the house for your next excursion, check out these essential travel apps. Wikitude World Browser Premium Hotels near me Layar Reality Browser 3.0 Trip Journal Currency Guide See more apps from 'Must-Have Android Apps for Travel' Discover 241399 iPhone apps in the PCWorld App Guide Product Reviews HTC EVO 4G 91 Pros Superb 8-megapixel camera; Gorgeous, responsive display Cons 4G coverage isn't everywhere Read Complete Review » Top 5 Android Phones » Top 10 Cell Phones » Sony VGN-Z598U/B 84 Pros Beautiful backlit widescreen display; Two GPUs to toggle between Cons The two SSDs jack up the price; Less-than-stellar sound Read Complete Review » Top Ultraportable Laptops » HP EliteBook 8440w 88 Pros Quad-core performance with discrete graphics; Ruggedized construction Cons Audio playback quality is poor; Video playback quality is mediocre Read Complete Review » Top All-Purpose Laptops » Top 10 Business Laptops » Get Big Savings When you Shop at PCWorld.com Shop online at PCWorld.com, where you can compare product information, read trusted reviews, and find the best prices on consumer electronics. G550 Notebook Price: $478.54 No User Ratings Yet Be the first to review MacBook MC516LL/A Notebook - Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz - 13.3" - White Price: $949.89 Avg User Rating 2 User Reviews Browse more Best Prices on Laptops, Notebook Accessories, Wireless Networking, Desktops Top News on PCWorld.com Microsoft's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cripple Windows XP Microsoft is trying its hardest to kill the operating system Windows XP, including refusing to issue security patches for XP SP2, putting many XP users at risk. Share: Google: Android Wallpaper Apps Were Not Security Threats Google has just finished its investigation into alleged "data-mining" Android wallpaper apps and found they were doing nothing that put users at risk. Share: Top Reviews on PCWorld.com Kids Review Kids' Tech We turned kids loose on the children's version of e-readers, laptops, digital cameras, cell phones, and gaming handhelds. Here's what they really thought of them. (Hint: 'I wish it had a touchscreen!') Share: Get Back to School with Toshiba's Satellite Laptop Toshiba's Satellite L645D-S4036 laptop is an affordable, lightweight machine that's great for budget-minded students. Share: Dell Latitude E5510: Basic Business Chops at a Price Dells updated Latitude E5510 offers the latest 32nm Intel Core i5 CPU and Intel integrated graphics, but it seems a little overpriced for its minimalist ethic. Share: Entourage Edge: Uneasy Marriage of E-Reader and Slate Share: Downloads: Editor's Collection PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: July 2010July is a busy month for travel and vacations, and our reviewers proved this even while working hard. They gave the thumbs-up to a laptop battery optimizer and a portable encryption utility, for starters. Better system benchmarking and tune-up tools made favorable impressions, as always. A sound enhancement program makes movies and music sound better--perhaps even on a tinny laptop playing by the pool (although we won't say that was one of our tests). System Spec   5738 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under System Resources Tune-Up. Get full details of your system with this free and portable utility. Jv16 Power Tools 2010   196987 Downloads  |  Trial  |  Filed Under System Resources Tune-Up. Clean out registry clutter, find duplicate files, wipe drives, and more with this "Swiss Army Knife" of utilities. EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition   438 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Recovery Recover 1GB of data free with this demo version of Easeus's data recovery program. See (11) more PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: July 2010 » Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • Sponsored Downloads eScan Internet Security Suite for Home Users (1 user, 1 year)Save $8! eScan Internet Security suite is a comprehensive AntiVirus and Content Security solution that defends your computer or system from viruses, spyware, adware, malware, keyloggers, hackers, spammers, phishing, objectionable content and many more similar threats. Desktop MaestroDesktop Maestro is an all-in-one application that integrates registry cleaning, system monitoring and privacy cleaning. It combines the features of PC Tools' award winning products Registry Mechanic and Privacy Guardian so that you have the range of tools at your fingertips to ensure optimal system performance, stability and user privacy.

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