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As the PC World Turned
(News) In the beginning, working at PC World was exciting, rewarding, occasionally stressful--and, above all, unforgettable. To mark our 25th anniversary, veterans of the magazine's early days look back.
(News) In the beginning, working at PC World was exciting, rewarding, occasionally stressful--and, above all, unforgettable. To mark our 25th anniversary, veterans of the magazine's early days look back.
Top 50 Tech Visionaries
(News) Without the imagination and hard work of these fifty innovators, technologies you use every day might never have been invented.
(News) Without the imagination and hard work of these fifty innovators, technologies you use every day might never have been invented.
The Top 15 Vaporware Products of All Time
(Reviews) These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but beyond a few prototypes, they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll probably be glad they didn't.
(Reviews) These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but beyond a few prototypes, they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll probably be glad they didn't.
The 10 Most Important Technologies You Never Think About
(News) You may not spend much time considering Unicode, XML, and digital signal processing, but you couldn't get through your day without them.
(News) You may not spend much time considering Unicode, XML, and digital signal processing, but you couldn't get through your day without them.
Microsoft Launches NGO ICT4D Academy in Africa
(News) Microsoft has launched a nongovernmental organization (NGO) academy in Africa that will focus on regional scalability...
(News) Microsoft has launched a nongovernmental organization (NGO) academy in Africa that will focus on regional scalability...
Technology Allows Scrolling the Declaration of Independence
(News) Vistitors to the U.S. Library of Congress will be able to scroll through a draft of the Declaration of...
(News) Vistitors to the U.S. Library of Congress will be able to scroll through a draft of the Declaration of...
Europe Set to Award Contracts for Galileo System
(News) The process of picking technology companies to build the satellites and ground stations for Europe's satellite navigation...
(News) The process of picking technology companies to build the satellites and ground stations for Europe's satellite navigation...
Lawmaker: Digital TV transition faces challenges
(News) The U.S. faces several challenges as it moves to all-digital television broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009, including a lack of funding for consumer education, a U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.
(News) The U.S. faces several challenges as it moves to all-digital television broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009, including a lack of funding for consumer education, a U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.
Computer Ranking System Picks NCAA Tournament's Final Four
(News) Next year a computerized ranking system built by professors at Georgia Tech could help you make your Final Four basketball picks.
(News) Next year a computerized ranking system built by professors at Georgia Tech could help you make your Final Four basketball picks.
Green computing finds its place at show
(News) Cebit is taking on a green tinge this year, with the Climate Savers Computing Initiative playing a central role at the trade show, which opens March 4 in Hanover, Germany.
(News) Cebit is taking on a green tinge this year, with the Climate Savers Computing Initiative playing a central role at the trade show, which opens March 4 in Hanover, Germany.
Tech group urges increase in US gov't research funding
(News) The U.S. Congress should keep the promises it made in the America Competes Act of 2007, and restore funding to three federal agencies that conduct basic research, a group of tech CEOs said.
(News) The U.S. Congress should keep the promises it made in the America Competes Act of 2007, and restore funding to three federal agencies that conduct basic research, a group of tech CEOs said.
Heathrow launches RFID trial to track luggage
(News) The U.K.'s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.
(News) The U.K.'s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.
Technology gets chic, saunters on the runway
(News) Servers, e-mail applications and other less-than-chic combinations of hardware and software typically inhabit the technology realm. Linen is rarely equated with LEDs, while discussing couture along with the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard is almost laughable.
(News) Servers, e-mail applications and other less-than-chic combinations of hardware and software typically inhabit the technology realm. Linen is rarely equated with LEDs, while discussing couture along with the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard is almost laughable.
PC World's 25th Anniversary
(News) A suite of articles, blogs, and slide shows celebrates our silver year.
(News) A suite of articles, blogs, and slide shows celebrates our silver year.
Tech Toys From the Past
(News) Geek chic of years gone by isn't so cool today, as technology races on.
(News) Geek chic of years gone by isn't so cool today, as technology races on.
Toyota cars to monitor driver's eyes for safety
(News) Toyota will start building a safety system into some of its cars this year that monitors if a driver is clearly watching the road during situations when a crash may occur.
(News) Toyota will start building a safety system into some of its cars this year that monitors if a driver is clearly watching the road during situations when a crash may occur.
High-tech sits behind high-seas drama
(News) When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world's TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you're at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection.
(News) When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world's TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you're at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection.
What Will--And Won't--Happen in 2008
(Reviews) Everybody has a prediction for what the new year will bring. We look at the most common forecasts for the tech world, and separate the sure things from the hooey.
(Reviews) Everybody has a prediction for what the new year will bring. We look at the most common forecasts for the tech world, and separate the sure things from the hooey.
Sony Demos Superfast Wireless Data Transfer
(News) Sony's Transfer Jet technology can move data wirelessly at rates of up to 375 megabits per second, at short range.
(News) Sony's Transfer Jet technology can move data wirelessly at rates of up to 375 megabits per second, at short range.
The 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year
(Reviews) Web apps that transcend the Web. PCs that redefine what a PC can do. And oh yeah, a certain cell phone you may have heard of. We pick 25 breakthroughs that you can get your hands on right now.
(Reviews) Web apps that transcend the Web. PCs that redefine what a PC can do. And oh yeah, a certain cell phone you may have heard of. We pick 25 breakthroughs that you can get your hands on right now.
Mobile Linux Group releases First Spec
(News) While Google's Linux mobile phone platform, Android, is currently in the spotlight, the Linux Phone Standards Forum also is making progress.
(News) While Google's Linux mobile phone platform, Android, is currently in the spotlight, the Linux Phone Standards Forum also is making progress.
Greenpeace slams Nokia, Nintendo in electronics guide
(News) Nokia fell from first place to ninth and Nintendo placed last in the latest guide to green electronics from Greenpeace.
(News) Nokia fell from first place to ninth and Nintendo placed last in the latest guide to green electronics from Greenpeace.
10 Tech Pioneers: Where Are They Now?
(News) These former technology luminaries have all taken different paths. How different? One's a country doctor, one's a budding movie mogul, and one teaches toddlers--and he's not even alive.
(News) These former technology luminaries have all taken different paths. How different? One's a country doctor, one's a budding movie mogul, and one teaches toddlers--and he's not even alive.
Hubble tech, Facebook help save endangered species
(News) Hubble space technology and the global networking power of the Internet is being put to good use in wildlife conservation by giving researchers a clearer understanding of the status of the endangered whale shark.
(News) Hubble space technology and the global networking power of the Internet is being put to good use in wildlife conservation by giving researchers a clearer understanding of the status of the endangered whale shark.
EU, US make breakthrough on GPS, Galileo interoperability
(News) The European Union and the U.S. Thursday announced a breakthrough in their efforts to make Galileo and GPS (global positioning system), their respective satellite navigation systems, interoperable.
(News) The European Union and the U.S. Thursday announced a breakthrough in their efforts to make Galileo and GPS (global positioning system), their respective satellite navigation systems, interoperable.
Tomy to release tiny humanoid robot
(News) Toy robots have been in the dog house since the demise of Sony Corp.'s Aibo, but another Japanese company, Tomy Co. Ltd., hopes to change all that. In October it will start selling what it says is the world's smallest humanoid robot.
(News) Toy robots have been in the dog house since the demise of Sony Corp.'s Aibo, but another Japanese company, Tomy Co. Ltd., hopes to change all that. In October it will start selling what it says is the world's smallest humanoid robot.
IBM, HP share bragging rights on supercomputer list
(News) IBM Corp. still operates the fastest supercomputer in the industry, but rival Hewlett-Packard Co. has more of them in operation, according to a closely-watched global survey released Wednesday.
(News) IBM Corp. still operates the fastest supercomputer in the industry, but rival Hewlett-Packard Co. has more of them in operation, according to a closely-watched global survey released Wednesday.
Peer-to-Patent allows public to find prior art
(News) U.S. technology vendors submitted five patent applications for last Friday's launch of a Web site that allows the public to review proposals before patents are granted. Less than a week later, the public had submitted claims of previous inventions that could invalidate each one.
(News) U.S. technology vendors submitted five patent applications for last Friday's launch of a Web site that allows the public to review proposals before patents are granted. Less than a week later, the public had submitted claims of previous inventions that could invalidate each one.
The Ferrari of Videoconferencing: Telepresence
(News) Emerging technology features high-def plasma screens in a specially constructed room; participants appear on the screen in life size and with zero latency.
(News) Emerging technology features high-def plasma screens in a specially constructed room; participants appear on the screen in life size and with zero latency.
Taxi, follow that satellite ...
(News) Kukiri Asatiani arrived in San Francisco from his native Republic of Georgia seven months ago, so he doesn't exactly know his way around the city yet. But that didn't stop him from starting work as a taxi driver last week.
(News) Kukiri Asatiani arrived in San Francisco from his native Republic of Georgia seven months ago, so he doesn't exactly know his way around the city yet. But that didn't stop him from starting work as a taxi driver last week.
US state to dump touch-screen e-voting systems
(News) In a major shift on e-voting that could ripple to other states, the Florida legislature Friday voted to replace nearly all of the state's touch-screen voting systems with optical scan devices.
(News) In a major shift on e-voting that could ripple to other states, the Florida legislature Friday voted to replace nearly all of the state's touch-screen voting systems with optical scan devices.
Digital Home: It's the experience, not the device
(News) Consumer experience will drive the adoption of home media technology, not a particular piece of equipment, an executive of Intel Corp.'s Digital Home Group said Tuesday.
(News) Consumer experience will drive the adoption of home media technology, not a particular piece of equipment, an executive of Intel Corp.'s Digital Home Group said Tuesday.
Readers' Choice: Best Tech Products PCW Missed
(News) These winners weren't on our Top 50 list--but you told us they should have been.
(News) These winners weren't on our Top 50 list--but you told us they should have been.
What's Your Favorite Tech Product of All Time?
(Reviews) You know what PC World's number 1 product is--now tell us yours.
(Reviews) You know what PC World's number 1 product is--now tell us yours.
The 50 Best Tech Products of All Time
(Reviews) From breakthrough hardware to time-honored software, we salute those amazing products that changed technology--and our lives--forever.
(Reviews) From breakthrough hardware to time-honored software, we salute those amazing products that changed technology--and our lives--forever.
EU aims to avoid RFID regulation
(News) The European Commission has formed a group to provide it with advice about RFID (radio frequency identification), which it aims to avoid regulating, according to the commissioner in charge of that area.
(News) The European Commission has formed a group to provide it with advice about RFID (radio frequency identification), which it aims to avoid regulating, according to the commissioner in charge of that area.
Now it's the ads that zap the viewers
(News) I was hungry and it had started to rain when my mobile phone buzzed to tell me I could now buy sugar in a hermetically sealed packet. A picture on my phone's screen of a goldfish swimming past the cheery new packaging drove the point home.
(News) I was hungry and it had started to rain when my mobile phone buzzed to tell me I could now buy sugar in a hermetically sealed packet. A picture on my phone's screen of a goldfish swimming past the cheery new packaging drove the point home.
European retailer embeds RFID chips in shoes
(News) One of Europe's largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.
(News) One of Europe's largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.
Groups kick off DTV transition efforts
(News) A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.
(News) A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.
Qualcomm on the hunt to retool the mobile phone
(News) Qualcomm is betting on its Code Division Multiple Access cellular technology.
(News) Qualcomm is betting on its Code Division Multiple Access cellular technology.
Texas Instruments Announces New All-in-One Digital Video Technology
(news) Texas Instruments Announces New All-in-One Digital Video Technology
(news) Texas Instruments Announces New All-in-One Digital Video Technology
Microsoft Offers R&D to Small Companies, Startups
(news) Microsoft Offers R&D to Small Companies, Startups
(news) Microsoft Offers R&D to Small Companies, Startups
Analysis: Future Looks Bright for OLED Displays
(news) Analysis: Future Looks Bright for OLED Displays
(news) Analysis: Future Looks Bright for OLED Displays
Which Candidate Is More Tech-Friendly?
(news) Partisan panel debates presidential candidates' stand on technology issues.
(news) Partisan panel debates presidential candidates' stand on technology issues.
Plugged In: Privacy Fears Dog Google's Free E-Mail
(howto) Plus: Fake spyware removers, phones that ID songs, and home robots.
(howto) Plus: Fake spyware removers, phones that ID songs, and home robots.
Is E-Voting Safe?
(news) Millions will cast their ballots this year using voting machines based on PC technologies. We answer the most pressing questions about ballot box security.
(news) Millions will cast their ballots this year using voting machines based on PC technologies. We answer the most pressing questions about ballot box security.
Move Into the House of the Future
(news) Planned community Playa Vista builds in technology to make life easier.
(news) Planned community Playa Vista builds in technology to make life easier.
Software Pioneer Looks Back--and Ahead
(news) Philippe Kahn speaks out on Borland, camera phones, and the future.
(news) Philippe Kahn speaks out on Borland, camera phones, and the future.
Up Front: Hot Technology vs. Proven Technology
(howto) Here's how to tell when it's time to ring out the old and ring in the new.
(howto) Here's how to tell when it's time to ring out the old and ring in the new.
Star Wars Gets Intel Inside
(news) Lucas's special effects firm chooses Pentium 4 to power newest animation projects.
(news) Lucas's special effects firm chooses Pentium 4 to power newest animation projects.
For People Who'd Rather Write Than Type
(news) Tablet PCs have all the mobility of a clipboard--but with computer features.
(news) Tablet PCs have all the mobility of a clipboard--but with computer features.
Up Front: Making Technology More Friendly
(howto) It's sobering to remember how maddeningly unfriendly these devices can be.
(howto) It's sobering to remember how maddeningly unfriendly these devices can be.
IBM Guides Partners Into a Mobile Future
(news) IBM's voice recognition, custom wireless shopping, and data conversion tools will power partners' end products.
(news) IBM's voice recognition, custom wireless shopping, and data conversion tools will power partners' end products.
In 2001, Watch for Faster, Cheaper, and Smaller PCs
(news) What's next for computers, monitors, printers, notebooks? PCWorld.com gathers 2001 predictions.
(news) What's next for computers, monitors, printers, notebooks? PCWorld.com gathers 2001 predictions.
Make Your Cell Phone Live Longer
(news) Electric Fuel's disposable batteries and recharging kits let you talk longer.
(news) Electric Fuel's disposable batteries and recharging kits let you talk longer.
IBM Gets Fashionable With Wearable Cell Phone
(news) A jewelry cell phone for wired women blurs the line between technology and fashion.
(news) A jewelry cell phone for wired women blurs the line between technology and fashion.
Sign at the Digital X: E-Sign Law Takes Effect
(news) Businesses see huge savings in electronic documents, but standards issue looms.
(news) Businesses see huge savings in electronic documents, but standards issue looms.
Locking Out the Disabled
(howto) Office buildings have wheelchair ramps, TV has closed captions, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way.
(howto) Office buildings have wheelchair ramps, TV has closed captions, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way.