New ADA Group To Spark Innovation in Software Applications

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/23/2012

Will a new group spur better software applications for end users? The ADA will promote innovation among developers, from music apps to PC business applications.

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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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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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10 Key Features in Windows 8

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/19/2011

Windows 8 already contains a barrage of over 300 new features. To help you sift through the mire of Microsoft's Metro UI for the upcoming OS, here's a list of ten key capabilities available to early users.

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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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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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HP Pavilion dm1 on Verizon 4G LTE Soon

By Amber Riippa | 7/26/2011

Today Verizon announced when the HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr will be available with the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.

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Back to School: Video Chat Makes the Grade from PCs to Smartphones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/26/2011

Video chat is no longer just the stuff of Dick Tracy fiction. With options for face-to-face communications from PCs, Macs, iPhones, and Android smartphones, which video chat options are your best bet?

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Microsoft Launches Office 365, SMBs Tout Productivity & Mobility

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/29/2011

"To compete, SMBs need an edge," contended Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, at an Office 365 launch event which revolved around how SMBs are starting to use cloud-based online editions of Exchange, SharePoint and Lync for productivity and mobility features that make them look and feel more like big businesses.

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Samsung QX410 Notebook Now Available

By Charles P. Jefferies | 11/1/2010

Samsung has silently introduced a new notebook, the 14.1" QX410. It features a Core i5 processor and a 4G WiMAX for under $900.

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Dell Inspiron 11z and Mini 10 Get Sprint 3G/4G

By Charles P. Jefferies | 10/20/2010

Sprint today announced it will be offering the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook and 11z notebook with dual-mode embedded 3G/4G mobile broadband.

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Toshiba Adds 4G WiMAX to Portege R700

By Charles P. Jefferies | 10/13/2010

Toshiba today announced it added 4G WiMAX wireless capabilities to its Portege R700 business ultraportable notebook.

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