By Dave Johnson PC World (US) December 10, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – I love this time of year. The weather turns brisk, a dusting of snow settles on the trees, and holiday music fills the air. The only downside? Shopper’s anxiety: I never know quite what to buy for my friends and family. So that [...]

By Jim Dalrymple Macworld.com February 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Nova Media on Thursday released a hardware development kit for 3G devices. The hardware kit allows developers to simulate 3G hardware and software solutions. The kit consists of an embedded 3G module as well as a mainboard with USB support and the necessary Mac OS [...]

By Jeff Bertolucci PC World (US) January 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Reliability and Service: Routers Most people don’t fret much about their Wi-Fi routers, because they’re pretty reliable compared to other devices. Just under three-fourths of our surveyed router users pronounced themselves either very satisfied or extremely satisfied with the reliability of their Wi-Fi [...]

By Zack Stern PC World (US) January 06, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – With only a few days left in the year, I’ve been looking for ways to upgrade my PCs while still scoring deductions on my 2008 taxes. Whatever your motivation, a few simple upgrades can make you more productive. And these upgrades make more [...]

By PC World India staff PC World India December 10, 2008 BANGALORE  – XFX is now offering the popular Far Cry 2 game bundled with its GeForce 9 series of graphics cards. According to a press release, in India the game is being offered free with the GeForce 9600GT card. The XFX GeForce 9 series [...]

By Grant Gross IDG News Service (Washington Bureau) February 17, 2009 WASHINGTON- Two U.S men have been indicted on several software counterfeiting related charges for allegedly selling pirated software on eBay and through Web sites. The indictment, announced this week, was returned by a federal grand jury for U.S. District Court for the District of [...]

By Scott Nichols PC World (US) January 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Users trying the Windows 7 beta who keep their computers safe with McAfee virus protection are in for a bit of disappointment — and a loss of security. According to a Channel Web report, when you try to run McAfee Total Protection in [...]

By Rick Broida PC World (US) January 06, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – So long, AIM. Farewell, Yahoo Instant Messenger. See you in hell, Windows Live Messenger. Though I still love to chat on your networks, I don’t love your bloated, intrusive, still-non-cross-platform-after-all-these-years software. Programs like Pidgin and Trillian solve the cross-platform problem, allowing you to [...]

k PC World (US) December 10, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – I guess it was really just a matter of time until it happened, but thanks to PlanetBeing, an industrious member of the iPhone Dev Team, Linux is running on an iPhone. iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo The port is of the Linux [...]

By Danny Allen PC World (US) January 06, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO  – What would the ultimate full-size laptop need to include to convince you to ditch your desktop for good? Our dual-screen laptop concept merges some of the best tech from Apple, HP, Intel, Lenovo, Toshiba, and others, along with some old-fashioned “if only” whimsy. [...]