It's game on for bargain hunters. Black Friday is here, and so are the super sales. If you're wondering what the latest tech deals are Friday, you're in luck. While you've been sleeping off that food hangover, I've scoured the Web for the best and freshest deals. Not ready to brave the crowds? Don'...
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Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year. Just like the Chrome Web browser, Google's carving out a small slice of the market for people who want the company's buzzwords of speed, s...
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Asus, Toshiba and Sony laptops may be more reliable than MacBooks according to research from Squaretrade, but within a few years, a lot of laptop owners will have trouble regardless of brand. Squaretrade's latest report on laptop reliability found that, on average, 31 percent of laptops fail...
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Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS . Some swear it'll be a hit ; others are convinced it's destined for failure . Love it or hate it, though, this puppy's one tough piece of software to ignore. So what's Chrome OS all about, and what could d...
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Black Friday doorbusters are loss leaders designed to whip up consumerist lust and draw shoppers to stores. Retailers typically lose money on these giveaways, but hope that while you're online or in store, you'll grab a few high-markup items too. One of this year's most intriguing offers is a $1...
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Today I saw something that made my eyes go wide: A friend reached for the mouse, clicked the Start button, and then went back to the keyboard to type the name of the app he wanted to launch. I asked him what I considered an obvious question: "Why didn't you just press the Windows key?" ...
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Last week, while I was jet-setting off to Dell HQ to get a gander at the Adamo XPS (you did read our exclusive look at prototype laptops that'll never make it to market , right?) I found myself with a lot of free time at the airport. I could have been productive and done some writing--but that wa...
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Black Friday 2009 Ready to grab the hottest holiday tech deals? Read our advice before you hit the stores. Top 5 Black Friday Gotchas » HDTVs for the Holidays: No Bad Time to Buy » Top 10 Black Friday Websites » 8 Tech Tools For Black Friday Deals ...
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In this special Thanksgiving episode of the PC World podcast, editors Tim Moynihan, Mark Sullivan, Ginny Mies, and Patrick Miller tell you everything they know about Black Friday tech deals, tricks, pitfalls, and problems. Download the podcast here . You can also stream the podcast via QuickTime:...
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Are you dying to own a Mac, but you just can't get your mind past the minimum $1000 cost of getting an Apple computer? If so, today may be your day to buy. It's Black Friday, and even Mac prices are getting cut. These prices aren't as deep as other tech products, but you can still find some deals...
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This week is as good a time as any--just before Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Consumerpocolypse Tuesday--to look back at a year's worth of laptops. In fact, we've got a huge laptop holiday gift guide feature that I encourage you to check out. In the meantime, though, I threw out an innocent-enoug...
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Leading analysts are making different predictions about the impact of Windows 7 on PC sales, and the reasons seem to boil down to the time frame considered, plus the perspective of the particular analyst. "Windows 7, with its polished user interface and several new consumer-friendly features...
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If the rumored Apple tablet isn't the greatest thing since Gutenberg's printing press, we'll all be terribly disappointed. The mythical device 鈥?which may or may not be an oversized iPod , a newfangled netbook, a Kindle killer , or a newspaper savior 鈥?is the Loch Ness Monster of high tech: a ...
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This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Robert Strohmeyer, Mark Sullivan, Ginny Mies, and Darren Gladstone celebrate our 50th episode with a feisty chat about the Windows 7 launch, Verizon Droid, the new dual-OS Acer netbook, and net neutrality. Download the podcast here . First up, Windows 7 ...
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Hope you didn't put away those Windows 7 party hats because, apparently, Lenovo waited a couple days longer to share its news: It has crafted "Enhanced Experience" PCs that are faster and Windows-ier than competitors. Lenovo worked closely with Microsoft on the optimizations, even going so...
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This is an image of a concept Apple tablet. The New York Times' executive editor, Bill Keller, may have inadvertently confirmed the existence of the oft-rumored Apple Tablet in a private speech earlier this month. Keller may have also let slip the name of the new device: Apple Slate. Then again, ...
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Despite the tightening of belts all across the globe, computer manufacturers are obsessed with the concept of style, building ultra-thin, expensive machines fat with flair and aimed toward the budgets of the elite. The tease of Dell's latest iteration of its Adamo laptop -- which purports to be ev...
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Raul Maristany wants to add WiFi to aging laptop. Is it possible? If the laptop has a PC card slot, it should be able to take a wireless PC card. (If the laptop is old enough, the slot may be called PCMCIA--and no, that didn't really stand for People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.) How...
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This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Tim Moynihan, Robert Strohmeyer, Darren Gladstone, and Mark Sullivan discuss some of the biggest tech happenings of the week. You can download the podcast here . Google's Gmail service was down for 100 minutes earlier this week , sending tens of million...
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Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security made it clear that border crossing officials could continue to search any device that can store electronic media without any suspicion of wrongdoing. Although the revised policy ensures searches will be completed in a "timely m...
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