9 Things I Hate About Laptops

Friday, November 20th, 2009
9 Things I Hate About Laptops

I’m a big man with big, goony hands. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned from testing laptops for PC World, it’s that a good keyboard and trackpad on a laptop is kind of like a toilet. You take it for granted until you’re stuck with one that doesn’t work so well

Fast Forward: Verizon’s Droid takes on Apple’s iPh

Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Fast Forward: Verizon’s Droid takes on Apple’s iPhone

Please don’t call the Droid an “iPhone killer.” Verizon Wireless’s new Motorola smartphone, running Google’s Android open-source software, won’t drive Apple’s device from the market. (Besides, labeling anything an iPod or iPhone killer usually seems to ensure its quick demise.) But the Droid is a..

Help File: Moving iTunes music to a new computer; AVG’s

Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Help File: Moving iTunes music to a new computer; AVG’s free upgrade

How do I move my iTunes music to a new computer? People can make this out to be an ordeal — I’ve seen readers ask whether they had to run specialized tools, as if iTunes files were alien from other data.

Archos 5 Internet Tablet

Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Archos 5 Internet Tablet

Though Archos has been cranking out innovative portable touchscreen media players for years, to consumers, its devices have scarcely managed to stand out from the crowd. One reason for that has been a lack of compelling software.