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How Mobile Apps Are Changing Desktop Software

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July 23, 2012
Weekly Brief
Top Story: How Mobile Apps Are Changing Desktop Software First, they revolutionized smartphones. Now, app stores for Macs and Windows PCs are changing the way we work on laptops and desktops--for better and for worse.
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News
Google Nexus 7 Display Problems Reported The budget device may tablet reset expectations of an inexpensive tablet, but barely a week after its release, users have gripes.
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Curious About Firefox OS? Run It on Your Desktop Now anyone can play with nightly builds of Mozilla's mobile operating system, which is still in development.
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Heads to HTC One: An Update Roundup Now that the source code for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is available, the update announcements from phone makers such as HTC are starting to roll in.
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How-To
16 PC Mysteries Solved! Our digital detectives uncover the truth behind some of techs most baffling questions.
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How to Make Your Own Network Cables We show you how to clean up the rat's nest of cables behind your PC by making custom-length network cables and wiring your own network jacks.
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Attack of the Blue Screen of Death Brewski13 asked the Desktops forum for the best way to diagnose and repair a recurring Blue Screen of Death.
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Downloads
Beyond the Realm of Tolkien Ripoffs: Different MMORPGs

No matter how you dress them up, the bulk of today's MMOs offer relatively similar gameplay. Many also have very similar worlds: dwarves, dragons, elves, magic. We take a look at games which offer something that's unique, interesting, or odd. They cover a wide range of playstyles and tastes; "different" isn't a genre, and it's unlikely any reader will find all of them equally appealing. Most are free to play; all are free to try.

Lifetick Web app Lifetick offers a systematic way of making long-range goals--like taking a trip around the world, losing weight or running a marathon--a reality. But it doesn't pay enough attention to simple day-to-day tasks. *Note*: The Download button takes you to the vendor's site, where you can use this Web-based software.
KMPlayer KMPlayer, with its slick interface and multimedia librarian functionality, is a nifty free program for playing back video files, but its hard to navigate and its media decoder capability isn't universal. *Note*: The Download button takes you to the vendor's site, where you can download the latest version of the software.
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
Beyond the Realm of Tolkien Ripoffs: Different MMORPGs

No matter how you dress them up, the bulk of today's MMOs offer relatively similar gameplay. Many also have very similar worlds: dwarves, dragons, elves, magic. We take a look at games which offer something that's unique, interesting, or odd. They cover a wide range of playstyles and tastes; "different" isn't a genre, and it's unlikely any reader will find all of them equally appealing. Most are free to play; all are free to try.

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