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Apple is the tech equivalent of Disney World?!??!!!!

Apple is the tech equivalent of Disney World?!??!!!!I think the gist is that computer tech is the equivalent of Disney.That would make Apple The Pirates of the Caribbean.I would assume that continuing the analogy would make MS the equivalent of It's a Small World.I allways thought their productsa little "Mickey...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Low-cost PC, Apple Inc., Disney World?!??!!!, Disney Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-14

Asus expanding line of low-cost PCs

Asus expanding line of low-cost PCsWowNOw that's cheap. I'm all for it. But did I read right, a laptop with a 20" screen? To be honest, I'd like an Eee, but I've had reserves about the size. If they had one in a 10" screen with an 8 g HD...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Linux, Notebooks, AIO, ASUS, low-cost PC, laptop computer, computer company, PC, computer

Discussion threads 2008-01-31

Photos: Low-cost PCs

Photos: Low-cost PCsdo you realizehow small a 7 inch screen is to look at.and why dont they use a chalkboard like everybody else - a big one !If your choices are a 7" screen or nothingyou can understand why having only a 7" screen isn't that big of a deal....

Tags: Notebooks, Low-cost PC, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world

Photos: Low-cost PCs around the world$100 computerI am missing something: how will the hand-crank connect to the Internet?

Tags: Low-cost PC, photograph

Discussion threads 2005-11-28

Additional Resources

Invent Upshot 1.1.0.60 (Windows)

Invent Upshot is a new, feature rich and low TCO, agent-free network discovery, hardware & software inventory and remote tool, with which you can manage a single PC to several home and corporate networks in a few minutes hard wired or wireless. This software is not just another network inventory...

Tags: Software, Network, UpShot, Microsoft Windows, Aplixio, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-25

ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition 4.7 (Windows)

Traditional antivirus solutions cannot protect you until after they have discovered a new threat and produced a signature to counter it. ThreatFire does not rely on signatures, but instead provides behavior-based protection. It is designed to be used alongside your existing antivirus software and it fills the gap in protection...

Tags: Antivirus, PC Tools, Microsoft Windows, ThreatFire AntiVirus, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0.0.415 (Windows)

Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with...

Tags: Virus Protection, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Virus, Avira, Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Asus K60IJ-RBLX05

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Buying a budget laptop often means cutting corners, so let's take a look at the Asus K60IJ-RBLX05. With a 16-inch screen and a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, ASUS, processor, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware

Perhaps neitherHopefully you are right and they'll use this process to allow customers to earn free content. Unfortunatley I see this as being a way for Apple to increase its warchest by forcing its followers to view ads. Perhaps it'll be a blend - view enough ads to put $10...

Tags: hardware, O'Grady, advertisement, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Vizio VO320E

Photo gallery: Vizio VO320EVizio chose to adorn its VO320E 32-inch LCD with claims of environmental consciousness, saying the little set exceeds Energy Star guidelines by 15 percent. But that's not a very high standard, and according to our tests the Vizio, while definitely no power hog, sips just...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, Vizio, Vizio VO320E

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

Windows 7's first 100 days: So how were yours?

My windows 7 experience I had previously posted this, but my comment is more relevant to your article: After reading so much reviews praising how wonderful windows 7 was, I decided to give it a go. So here, I bought the W7 DVD and decided to upgrade my Vista SP2...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Win 7, Microsoft Windows 7, first 100-day, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Panasonic debuts digital photo frame with audio

Panasonic has announced the upcoming release of a digital photo frame, the MW-10, which will also feature an audio system and iPod dock. The frame hosts 9-inch WVGA LCD screen, which can display photos from a CD, SD memory card or from its 4...

Tags: Audio, Panasonic, Apple iPod, Digital Photograph, Photograph, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-13

HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y

HP's $480 Pavilion Slimline s5220y is another low-end slim tower PC that offers mediocre performance and equally unexciting performance packaged in a relatively boring case. Its small stature might tempt some of you to use it as a light-duty PC, or even a media-streaming box, but its out-of-date connectivity options...

Tags: Desktops, Ethernet, Video cards, DVD, Consumer electronics, Slimline, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion as companies end litigation war; Is it a new chip era?

Inhell got off cheaplyProbably AMD needed the cash now because it would have gotten a lot more in a trial.This is good news for computer usersGood news all around. The cross licensing will allow advancements with a minimum of lawyer intervention.Won't matter, AMD is toastThey haven't produced a CPU worth...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, litigation, phenom, amd, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Microsoft Project Natal available for $50 next year?

The rumor mill has been buzzing with a potential release date and price tag for Microsoft's mysterious new gaming console: Project Natal. Announced at E3 this past summer, there haven't been many definite details announced so far, but we think there is potential for natural interaction...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Games, Microsoft Project, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Dell Studio XPS 8000

Dell's Studio XPS 8000 offers an attractive chassis and mostly up-to-date features. Its configurations start as low as $699, but our $1,329 review unit is a solid upper-midrange performance desktop that will play games and handle more demanding digital media tasks with little difficulty. For the very price-performance conscious, both...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Studio XPS 8000, Intel P55, Dell Studio XPS 8000, motherboard

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Source code for ikee iPhone worm in the wild

iPhone is officially the most malware ridden mobile platform in the worldAnd since the "bad guys" always go after low hanging fruit, that [b]proves[/b] that iPhone is the [b]least[/b] secure mobile platform in the world. Buy an iPhone if you want to be infected [b]within seconds[/b] by malware [b]that requires...

Tags: Smart phones, Cyberthreats, Apple iPhone, jailbreak, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Memory Booster Gold 6.1.1.490 (Windows)

Memory Booster Gold is accommodated to deal with problems of memory management. It is a feature-rich yet easy-to-use program. Whether you want to improve your PC's performance or cleanse fragmentations collected in your system, it must be the tool of choice. Memory is a precious resource for computer, when it...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows, Computer, WinCare Tech, Productivity, Flash Memory

Software downloads 2009-11-10