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February 23, 2010
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Google Earth For Android: A First Look Google has just released its new Google Earth for Android application. Here's a look at what it can do and when you can expect it to reach your Android phone.
AT&T Roars Back in PCWorlds Second 3G Wireless Performance Test After generating disappointing results in our tests last spring, AT&Ts 3G network is now the top performer in our 13-city tests, with download speeds 67 percent faster than its competitors'.
Apple's Ban on Sexy Apps is Selective If Apple is cleaning apps with sexual content out of its App Store, why is the Sports Illustrated swimsuit app still around?
Lenovo Introduces ThinkPad X201 Tablet The tablet balances the slate functionality of viewing rich content, while providing a keyboard to create documents.
'Hands-Off' Reviews of Microsoft's Project Natal Emerge Microsoft trots out its Xbox 360 motion-detection peripheral at a London event, but lag-related timing issues raise questions.
When Schools Spy on Their Students, Bad Things Happen Sometimes even I am blown away by how mind-numbingly stupid people can be when it comes to technology.
Why Wal-Mart Wants VUDU Wal-Mart has confirmed that it's buying video-streaming service VUDU and will take on Amazon and Netflix in the burgeoning online-movie business.
Apple App Store's Dirty Little Secret If you're an iPhone owner, you've probably got a virtual wardrobe full of deleted iPhone apps.
Microsoft Chief's Battle Plan: Vaporize Google's Cloud Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, has an ambitious plan to revitalize Microsofts software, beef up its services, and beat the tar out of Google.
VeriSign Rolls out New Web Site Verification Service VeriSign is introducing a new certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and their Web site is free of malware.
After Numerous Shake-Ups, is MySpace Dying? Once the most popular social networking site in the world, MySpace is now attempting to recapture the public's attention.
Virtualized USB Key: The Future of Online Banking? IronKey has come up with a USB drive that can be used to access accounts virtually.
Windows 7 Early Adoption Easily Beats Vista's Windows 7 continues grow far faster than its predecessor Windows Vista, capturing 9 percent of the operating system market in its first five months.
Twitter Use Explodes, Hits 50 Million Tweets Per Day Recent reports that Twitter is losing users may be off the mark according to new numbers released by the micro-blogging service.
Recession Pushes Chip Makers to Move on 28nm Chips Xilinx plans to release its first 28nm chips by Q4 amid the need to lower costs to attract new customers as the world pulls out of recession.
FTC Warns of Widespread P2P Data Leaks In what appears to be a warning shot, the Federal Trade Commission has sent out letters to about 100 companies, informing them about sensitive and confidential data being found on peer-to-peer networks.
Study: Android, IPhone Fastest-growing Smartphone Platforms Android and Apple's iPhone OS were the best performing smartphone platforms in 2009.
Recycle Your Gear to Help Combat Global E-Waste Here are five ways to recycle your old gadgets while making sure that the hazardous materials won't end up in landfills at home or abroad.
Bloom Box: Power Industry Game-Changer or Hype? A new, highly anticipated energy technology, already in use at Google and eBay, is expected to be unveiled on Wednesday.
Homebuilt Glove Mouse: The Power Is in Your Hand DIY hack puts mouse innards on the outside of a glove, allowing you to mouse around without a mouse.
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Google Earth For Android: A First Look Google has just released its new Google Earth for Android application. Here's a look at what it can do and when you can expect it to reach your Android phone. Apple's Ban on Sexy Apps is Selective If Apple is cleaning apps with sexual content out of its App Store, why is the Sports Illustrated swimsuit app still around?
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
PCWorld's Fantastic Freebies 2010: All-Time GreatsIn the 15 years of PC World's Best Free Stuff articles, some freebies come up time and time again. Here are the ones that meet the gold standard.
Adobe Reader    248702 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Browsers & Clients
The ubiquitous PDF reader is feature-laden and extremely versatile, and finally loads faster.
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This free office suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, and drawing and presentation programs.
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Basic client software offers improvements, simplicity, and a great starting point for peer-to-peer file sharing.
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