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The Best Tech Holiday Gifts Under $200 If you have two Benjamins to spend on holiday gear for a loved one (or even yourself), you have a range of choices--including robots, kooky Japanese watches, great graphics boards, brightly colored USB 3.0 storage, and more. Share: News Violent Video Game Ban Could Set Dangerous Precedent Should the government regulate sales of violent video games? The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing the issue--and its decision could have a serious impact on the future of First Amendment rights. Share: How Not to Piss Off the Internet How could Cooks Source have better handled the claim of plagiarism, the defense and the rebuttal? Share: Kinect Games Launch Guide From fitness to fantasy to family fare, here's a complete (so far) guide to games shipping at Kinect's launch and in development for release soon. Share: How-To How to Buy a Digital Camcorder The current cast of consumer HD camcorders ranges from small to smaller. 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Share: Downloads: Editor's Collection PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: October 2010This October, our reviewers must have floated from place to place like falling leaves; they certainly liked mobile software. They gave the thumbs-up to a BlackBerry call minder and an iPhone data helper. When at the desk, they kept connected to the world outside with cloud storage and the Web. Video conversion struck a chord, as did security. CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3   154 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Site Administration Manage Amazon S3 storage with a slick standalone client. Xilisoft iPhone Magic   44 Downloads  |  Demo  |  Filed Under File Management This app is expensive, but offers an easy way to get all kinds of audio and video files on your iPhone. Project: Merge   16 Downloads  |  Trial  |  Filed Under XML/CSS Tools Find and fix differences between XML files. 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