CES 2012: Cool New Products for Storing Your Content Online or on Your PC

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/8/2012

Would you like to manage content sitting on your PC, Facebook, and Google+ all in the same place? How about accessing "private" info stored on your PC from your smartphone? Cool new PC and cloud storage technologies will be out there at CES, and here in advance are some of them.

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Software Bargains for PCs and Macs Going Strong Through January

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/2/2012

Are you thinking about spiffing up a new (or old) PC or Mac with brand new software soon? Then here are some hot discounts on software products from top vendors, good through the beginning, middle, or end of January -- or even beyond.

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25 Top Gadget Add-Ons for PCs, iPhones, iPads, and Android Devices

By Jacqueline Emigh | 12/13/2011

The Christmas countdown is on, but there's still time ahead for finding gadgets that will add more power, connectivity, storage, and/or fun new features to PCs and/ or mobile devices. We've chosen 25 gadget suggestions (including an overall winner).

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Top Software Picks: 22 Hot Apps for PCs, Phones, iPads, and Android Tablets

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/28/2011

Here are our picks for seven top software apps in each of three device categories: PCs, smartphones, iPads and Android tablets. We've chosen an overall winner, too!

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Holiday Deals on PC Software: Black Friday - Before and After

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/18/2011

November is a fabulous month to get bargains on PC software, whether you're shopping for yourself or for somebody on your holiday gift list. Great deals are already out there and more will be coming on Black Friday!

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Top Holiday Software Gift Pick: McAfee All Access, for PC, Mac and Mobile Security

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/14/2011

This year's nod for top software holiday gift goes to McAfee All Access, a cross-device security suite for safeguarding Windows PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones.

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Antivirus Security Shootout: Microsoft Vs. Symantec Vs. McAfee Vs. Kaspersky

By Charles P. Jefferies | 10/28/2011

How did four popular antivirus security software products stack up when we put them to the test? In this buyers guide, we reveal the winner. Read on to find out.

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How Many Users Will Really Dump Facebook, and Will Google+ Gain?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/10/2011

While some outraged users dump Facebook, complain to public officials, and launch lawsuits, others downplay privacy concerns.

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McAfee Releases 'All Access' Security for PCs, Macs, Tablets & Phones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/28/2011

McAfee on Tuesday rolled out McAfee All Access, an offering aimed at providing security for unlimited numbers of PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.

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Norton Launches NIS 2012 and NAV 2012 for PC Security and More

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/7/2011

As a big piece of a larger set of Norton product announcements, Symantec on Wednesday launched Norton Internet Security (NIS) 2012, an update to its PC software with new mobile gadget protections.

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Facebook Fights Google+ on Face Recognition and Business Fronts

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/30/2011

Up against new rivalry from Google+(Plus), Facebook took steps this week to calm user disenchantment with its facial recognition and to beam a bigger smile toward business members.

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Is Google Peeping into Too Many Places?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/27/2011

Some people fret that Google is growing far too nosy, in light of the search engine maven's buyout of face recognition specialist PittPatt, its insistence on "real names" in Google Plus, and its disclosure of the locations of notebook PCs and cell phones worldwide in 'Street View'.

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