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October 25, 2010
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Windows 8 Coming in 2012? Clues are surfacing again about Microsoft's next entry in the Windows line.
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Tablets, PCs, and E-Readers: Best of 2010 Important tablets such as the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab grab the glory here, but powerful PCs and e-readers aren't far behind in our rankings.
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Web Services and Games: Best of 2010 Phone service in Google Gmail, productivity enhancers like Evernote, and popular games such as World of Warcraft are among our picks for the best Web services and online offerings. And Facebook returns to the PCWorld 100 for the second year in a row.
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Productivity Software: Best of 2010 Put more productivity into your day with superb software such as the Google Chrome browser, and protect your PCs with Microsoft Security Essentials or Norton Antivirus 2011, among other top choices.
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Mobile Phones and Apps: Best of 2010 The popular Android 2.2 operating system for Google smartphones, the Samsung Epic 4G phone, and a host of interesting apps for both business and pleasure top our list.
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Storage and Useful Gadgets: Best of 2010 Our picks for serious storage--like the 3TB Western Digital MyBook Essential and the Iomega eGo SuperSpeed USB 3.0--mix here with innovative mice such as the Microsoft Arc Touch, and easy networking in the form of Cisco's M20 Valet Plus.
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Digital Cameras and Printers: Best of 2010 Sony's innovative Alpha NEX-5 interchangeable-lens camera and Canon's solid Pixma MG8120 inkjet multifunction printer outshine their competitors in 2010.
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HDTVs and Home Theater: Best of 2010 The Samsung UN55C8000 HDTV and the Apple TV streaming-media box rise to the top in the home-entertainment category this year.
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Why Apple's Mac App Store Will Be a Hit It's too soon to know for sure, but it looks like extending the successful iPhone App Store model to the Mac is a winner for Apple, its customers, and developers.
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Sony Walkman Cassette Player Dies In Japan, Lives On in U.S. Sony said 'sayonara' to the Walkman cassette player in Japan signaling the end of a seminal piece of personal technology.
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Nook Color E-Reader Revealed Briefly A product page on Barnes & Noble's website showed a screen protector for an unannounced Nook Color.
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Best Tech Products 2010: Full List, 1-100 PCWorld scanned the entire universe of technology this year--HDTVs, phones, tablets, PCs, e-book readers, storage, software, services, apps, digital cameras, camcorders, printers, and more--and picked the 100 best. Here's how we ranked them.
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Sprint Sells Galaxy Tab For $400 Starting Nov. 14 Sprint has started taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Tab at its stores which it will sell for $400 starting Nov. 14.
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Viral Vid Celeb Antoine Dodson Peddles 'Sex Offender Tracker' App Viral video sensation Antoine Dodson milks his Web-based 15 minutes fame to peddle a 'Sex Offender Tracker' app.
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Why Games for Windows Marketplace and Not Steam? Microsoft defends its Games for Windows brand against charges the service lacks Live-enabled titles and games in general.
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Windows 8 ETA: 2012, Beta Possible in 2011 A roundup of clues, hints and speculation in the blogosphere about the next version of Windows.
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Wi-Fi Direct Offers P2P Wireless without Hot Spots The Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying products to use "groundbreaking" technology.
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Gamewatch: Fable III, Rock Band 3, Star Wars The Force Unleashed II Check out the latest PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and handheld video games shipping the week of October 25.
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Android Security Better, But Stil Lags iPhone, BlackBerry Analysis: To get down to business, Google needs to improve its smartphone operating system's security beyond that of Android 2.2.
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Blistering Fast Graphene Transistors May Replace Silicon Silicon could be on the way out with graphene taking its place in semiconductors.
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Windows 8 Coming in 2012? Clues are surfacing again about Microsoft's next entry in the Windows line.
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Tablets, PCs, and E-Readers: Best of 2010 Important tablets such as the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab grab the glory here, but powerful PCs and e-readers aren't far behind in our rankings.
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Mobile OS Smackdown: Windows Phone 7 vs. iOS vs. Android Windows Phone 7 has some innovative and unique features, but are they enough to win over consumers? We pit Microsofts new mobile OS against Apples iOS and Googles Android to see how it stacks up.
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LastPass for Dolphin HD This app provides a limited but useful subset of functionality to LastPass Premium password sync service subscribers.
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LastPass for Premium Customers This app is so-so if you already have a Premium account with the LastPass password sync service, but otherwise it provides little incentive to upgrade.
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Make Photo Books, Cards, and More With MyPhotoCreations Free app MyPhotoCreations lets you create professional quality photo albums, books, cards, calendars, and more...and then pay if you want to print them out.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
One Year Later: Must-Have Windows 7 DownloadsWhat an impressive first year the Windows 7 operating system enjoyed, receiving almost universal praise from critics and users alike. Of course, even the most nimble, secure, and versatile OS has room for improvement. That's why we're following up our popular Best Windows 7 Downloads with another collection of essential apps and utilities, all designed to help you make your 7-powered PC even better. And believe it or not, they're all free.
WizMouse   21523 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Peripherals
Scroll non-active windows with this simple utility.
Dexpot   12962 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Desktop
Corral your wayward windows into different virtual desktops for a cleaner, better organized workspace.
Windows Live Mail   5647 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under E-Mail
Manage your e-mail with this successor to Outlook Express and Windows Mail.
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