Corel Painter 11 Painting and Drawing Software
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
A worthwhile upgrade overall–and a must if you have a Wacom Intuous or Cintiq tablet and use its virtual pencils, chalk, pastels, and other nonpaint tools to do sketching.
Six HD Pocket Camcorders Side-by-Side
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
We compare six HD, YouTube-friendly pocket camcorders from Creative, Kodak, Sony, and Pure Digital, including the brand new Flip UltraHD.
Samsung LN37A550 37-Inch HDTV
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Samsung LN37A550 is an extremely easy HDTV to use, but an uninspiring picture quality and disappointing sound mar its appeal.
Allio ATVI-3G4542 42-inch HDTV With Built-In PC
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Allio ATVI-3G4542 does a poor job as an HDTV and as a Windows computer, especially given its premium price.
Sharp LC-42D85U 42-Inch HDTV
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Sharp LC-42D85U delivers a good picture and very good sound, but little about this HDTV stands out.
Samsung LN46A630 46-inch HDTV
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Samsung LN46A630 delivers a very good picture at a decent price, but a few things about this HDTV seem poorly thought out.
Philips 42PFL7403D/F7 42-Inch HDTV
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Philips 42PFL7403D/F7 has some nice touches for a low-cost HDTV, but it suffers in a crucial area: image quality.
Honeywell Altura MLX 42-Inch HDTV
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The inexpensive Honeywell Altura MLX may look like a bargain, but this HDTV disappoints all around.
Motion Studio Makes an Animator Out of You
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Easily create standalone executable animation files with vector graphics and bitmap images.
Wild West Guns for IPhone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Recalling old arcade shooters like Mad Dog McCree, Wild West Guns is a gallery/rail shooter for the iPhone. Utilizing the…
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PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Let’s Golf for IPhone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Let’s Golf, a US$6 3-D iPhone game from Gameloft, mixes rich graphics with solid controls and a nice set of options. The…
MarcoPolo 2.5
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
[Ed. note: This week, Glenn Fleishman takes a Mac Gems look at two utilities for automatically configuring your Mac’s settings…
AmbiScience Brain Power for IPhone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Developer Tesla Audio Sciences believes that through the proper music and beats, your brainwaves can be changed to be more…
Xerox Phaser 6280/DN
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Xerox Phaser 6280/DN is a moderately priced compact color laser printer that features automatic two-sided printing and…
Pure Digital Releases New Flip Camcorders
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Pure Digital Technologies, makers of the popular Flip line of pocket camcorders announced today the release of two new pocket…
First Look: Kodak Zx1 and Flip UltraHD
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
High-definition pocket camcorders are becoming increasingly popular items to shove in a pocket or purse thanks to their…
Gminder Adds Offline Reminders to Google Calendar
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
This desktop utility offers quick access and extra features for your Google Calendar.
HD Pocket Camcorders
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Ultracompact video cameras built for easily sharing clips on the Web have become a surprise success.
HeavyMach for IPhone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Back in high school on the weekends, I could often be found playing side-scrolling action games that were fun and didn’t need…
Top 10 Unlocked Cell Phones
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Save yourself the hassle of contracts with one of these unencumbered cell phones.
Groupie for IPhone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
What’s a hard-core music freak to do when you’re out on the town and you need to check tour dates for your favorite bands? No…
HP 2009m LCD Widescreen Monitor
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
This reasonably priced 20-inch widescreen LCD showed good image quality in tests.
Create Professional Comics With Manga Studio EX
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The gold standard in manga publishing software returns with full color support.
Top Bluetooth Car Kits
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
With one of these Bluetooth speakerphones installed in your car, you can take cell phone calls hands-free.
Iqua Vizor Sun Bluetooth Car Speakerphone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
If you want a solar-powered car speakerphone–and you can expose your vehicle to the sun regularly–consider the Iqua. The audio quality is nothing to write home about, however.
LG Electronics Solar Car Kit HFB-500 Bluetooth Speakerphone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
LG’s Bluetooth car speakerphone delivers great-sounding calls, most of the time. But if you live in an area that’s usually overcast, you can’t maximize the solar-power benefit.
Parrot Minikit Chic Bluetooth Car Speakerphone
PC World :: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Parrot’s Bluetooth car speakerphone does a great job with calls, and its phone-book downloading works as advertised, but voices often sounded muffled or far away to other parties.
Do YOU Really Know What’s Inside Your Computer?
Tech ARP :: Sunday, May 03, 2009
Meet Huang Jing. She is a young Chinese lady who discovered that her laptop was using an Intel engineering sample CPU. She sued the manufacturer, ASUS for “defamation, selling defective products, and false accusation”. She also claimed that Intel not only knew about the misuse of engineering samples by their partners, but also helped or allowed them to do so.
Although her claims of Intel’s complicity are so far unsubstantiated, the practice of illegally repackaging tray processors or misusing engineering samples is widespread. Do YOU know what’s really inside your computer? Are you sure you are even using an Intel processor, much less a genuine one? Read on and find out why this is important to you as a consumer, and how you can avoid buying fake Intel processors.
Choosing From Similar PC Configurations
iXBT :: Saturday, May 02, 2009
“Today we are going to benchmark inexpensive home multimedia systems that are not designed for active gaming. What’s a typical portrait of such a PC? We’ll try to recreate it from scratch.”
Gigabyte Open Overclocking Competition 2009
Hot Hardware :: Saturday, May 02, 2009
While most computer enthusiasts overclock their systems to get increased performance from their components, there are a select few that push the limits of hardware to another level for the entertainment factor alone. Instead of just trying to get higher frame rates for gaming or better throughput for other types of workloads, these extreme enthusiasts run a series of benchmarks to see who can achieve the highest score or finish with the fastest time. Professional overclockers throughout North America often participate in ongoing competitions online to see how fast they can run their processors and graphics cards for bragging rights and geek glory. In this world, operating voltages are raised to insane levels and stability means being able to submit results before the system crashes. You can think of it as PC drag racing in a sense. And for the same reasons that drag racing draws spectators, extreme overclocking has steadily grown in popularity through the years. Some manufacturers are even designing parts made specifically for this exclusive crowd. Whether it be processors, motherboard, memory, power supplies, or video cards, the extreme enthusiast scene is evolving.
For the second year in a row, Pacific Palms Resort in the City of Industry, California was host to the Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship North American Final. On Saturday April 25th, 2009, Gigabyte flew in the best of the best among the extreme overclocking scene to find out who would represent North America in the World Championships being held in Taipei, Taiwan on June 3rd…
