Corel Launches First Pinnacle Video Editing Tools Since Avid Buyout

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/28/2012

Beyond adding new PC video editing features in Pinnacle Studio 16, Corel has updated Studio for iPad. Corel VideoStudio Pro software lives on. Avid Studio doesn't.

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Microsoft Forced to Rename Metro After a Failure of Due Diligence

By Andy Patrizio | 8/13/2012

The new user interface you've come to know as Metro has a clumsy new name.

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Top Five PC Software Applications for School or Office

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/1/2012

Here are five of the hottest software packages for PCs and Mac for August 2012. Categories include office suites, graphics, storage, videoconferencing and cool tools.

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Microsoft Releases Windows 8 to Manufacturers

By Michael Wall | 8/1/2012

Today marks an important milestone in the Windows 8 project, as the team has finally reached the RTM stage. With the product development and testing now done, Microsoft has started handing off the final code to their OEM partners. Meaning consumers are one step closer to obtaining the long awaited OS on their favorite computers and devices.

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Hands-on Dell's XPS 14 and XPS 15: A New Standard

By J.R. Nelson | 6/26/2012

When Dell brought back the XPS name, it did so with little fanfare. The first new XPS computers were mediocre, with little to differentiate them from the models they replaced. But these - these are worth of the XPS moniker, and might be the best laptops Dell's yet made.

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Sony Teams With LL Cool J on Music Software for 'Realtime Collaboration' Anywhere

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/24/2012

Sony and rapper LL Cool J have rolled out software for Web-enabled music collaboration anywhere in the world, initally available only with Sony's E 14P laptop.

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Recycling PCs and Other Gadgets: Think Before You Toss to Benefit Green Tech

By Jacqueline Emigh | 5/23/2012

Want to get rid of an old PC, phone, or some other gadget? Here are places you can go to dispose of stuff in a "green" way. You might pick up a wad of cash, too.

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Windows 8 Loses DVD Support

By Andy Patrizio | 5/14/2012

As if those shiny discs didn't have enough problems, now DVD playback won't be a part of the standard Windows 8 experience.

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PDF Tools Roundup: Pros & Cons of Five Popular Choices for PCs

By Ted Needleman | 4/30/2012

You've probably used PDF readers, but you might not know as much about PDF creation tools, which let you do much more. Here's a roundup of five product choices.

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Corel Rolls Out WordPerfect Office X6, a Microsoft Office Alternative

By Jacqueline Emigh | 4/26/2012

For PC users wanting alternatives to MS Office, Corel has unveiled a new edition of WordPerfect Office which adds an Android OS app, plus eBook publishing.

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Tax Return Filing on PCs and the Web: Which Solution Is Best?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 4/11/2012

The tax countdown is on! If you haven't done your returns yet, here are three solutions for PC and Web tax filing that can help take the stress out of the process.

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IBM To Rival Google & Microsoft with Online Office Suite for Consumers & Businesses

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/14/2012

After going live with SmartCloud for Social Business this month, IBM plans to add IBM Docs - another online service for consumers and businesses - later in 2012.

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