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Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared
Can free antivirus software protect you? Or is it worth paying for a full-blown A/V app? We look at the benefits--and pitfalls--of free and paid antivirus products.
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30 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2011
From Windows 8 to the iPhone on Verizon to Mass Effect 3, here are 30 tech products we're looking forward to seeing in 2011.
- 10 Tech Accessories You're Paying Too Much For
- Android Honeycomb: A Detailed Tour of Google's Tablet OS
- Razer Switchblade: World of Warcraft in Your Pocket?
- The 20 Biggest Tech Failures of 2010
- Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns
- Google Enhances E-mail Security in Apps
- Google's Chrome 8: What's New, What's Next
- Mac App Store Hits 1 Million Download Mark
Software Reviews
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Divide and Conquer With Slice It! For Android Challenging and good-looking, Slice It! will keep you busy for hours—if you can ignore all the ads.
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Be the Chef In Bistro Cook for Android If you’re craving a fast-paced cooking game, Bistro Cook might satiate you—if you can get past the ugly graphics.
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Bebbled: A Puzzle Game That Will Have You Hooked Addictive and challenging, Bebbled is one of the most enjoyable games in the Android Market.
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Alibre Design 2011 Personal Edition: CAD Software Slightly Simplified Looking to design things? This complex package of 3D design software is interesting and rewarding once you get the hang of it.
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RealPlayer Plus Makes Syncing With Mobile Phones Easy The fourteenth version of RealPlayer adds mobile-phone-friendly features, but ads detract from the appeal of this for-pay version.
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Eco-Friendly Vehicles from ShowStoppers at CES Senior Editor and eco-enthusiast Mark Sullivan shows off some of the latest electronic vehicles on display during the ShowStoppers event at CES. Take a moment to check out the Polaris Ranger electric ATV and the Nissan LEAF, an electric hatchback with integrated smartphone support courtesy of Airbiquity.
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Mac App Store Hits 1 Million Download Mark It took just 24 hours for Apple to rack up 1 million downloads from the Mac App Store, the company announced on Friday morning.
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Mac App Store Stumbles Over Pre-owned Apps Analysis: Apple's Mac App Store is up and running. It works. It works well. Very well.
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Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns Easy hack means some apps could be infected with malware, security firm warns.
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Razer Switchblade: World of Warcraft in Your Pocket? It's an Intel Atom-powered handheld that's like a netbook and kind of not, and it just might put the world's most popular MMO (among others) in the palm of your hand.
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Eco-Friendly Vehicles from ShowStoppers at CES Senior Editor and eco-enthusiast Mark Sullivan shows off some of the latest electronic vehicles on display during the ShowStoppers event at CES. Take a moment to check out the Polaris Ranger electric ATV and the Nissan LEAF, an electric hatchback with integrated smartphone support courtesy of Airbiquity.
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Ballmer Shows Windows on ARM Processors In his wide-ranging keynote Ballmer touched on a lot of topics, but maybe most interesting was the future of Windows.
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Interactive Cake and Tech Nostalgia On PCWorld Podcast #102 The team from PCWorld's GeekTech blog invades the Podcast! Listen in as we chat about interactive foodstuffs (what?), Minecraft, and our first computers.
Software How-Tos
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Make the Office 2007/2010 Toolbars More Familiar Not a fan of the Ribbon? Free plug-in UBitMenu restores the "classic" Office menus, making it easier for you to transition to the new versions.
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Free Tools Consolidate Reward Cards, Share Files, and More These free online services and apps let you create one reward card to rule them all, share huge files, and use Windows as your weather service.
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Apply the Orton Effect for Glowing, Vibrant Photos Use your image editor to add emotional resonance to your digital photos with this layering technique.
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5 Fixes for iTunes' Famous Flaws Apple's iTunes has its flaws and isn't nearly as flexible as it should be. There are ways to fix some of the flaws via free or low-cost add-ons.
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Three Must-see Excel 2011 Tricks Microsoft Excel 2011 is packed with new features, but three areas in particular are worth taking some time to learn.
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Laptop Showcase
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- avast! Free Antivirus Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Free program protects against viruses and hackers.
- Microsoft Office 2007 (Free 60-Day Trial) This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes.
Editors' Picks
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Eco-Friendly Vehicles from ShowStoppers at CES
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Free and Easy Basic Image Editing With Windows Live Photo Gallery
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Divide and Conquer With Slice It! For Android
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Mac App Store Hits 1 Million Download Mark
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Mac App Store Stumbles Over Pre-owned Apps
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Mac App Store Pirate Raid Raises Security Concerns
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Razer Switchblade: World of Warcraft in Your Pocket?
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Google Enhances E-mail Security in Apps
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Boxee to Land on Viewsonic TV, iPad (Sort of)
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Downloads to Recover Your Files and Save Your Bacon
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Active@ File Recovery: Reliable and Affordable, but for Windows Only
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Android Honeycomb: A Detailed Tour of Google's Tablet OS
