From: PC World on Tue, May 19 2009 11:26 AM

At Microsoft’s recent Tech Ed Conference in Los Angeles, the company encouraged users to download and try the release candidate of the OS and went as far as saying that users testing Vista should abandon that effort for the Windows 7 release candidate.

From: PC World on Sun, May 17 2009 4:18 AM

The Samsung Impression has a fantastic display--the first commercially available AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen. With a roomy full QWERTY keyboard, an intuitive touchscreen interface, and some advanced features, the Impression is one of the best midrange messaging pho...

From: PC World on Sat, May 16 2009 1:42 PM

In this week’s show Atlantis launches to fix Hubble, the European Commission fines Intel, iRobot ships bots to the battlefield, Kabul gets WiMax, a Thai hospital boosts safety with robots, and eye tracking systems go open source.

From: PC World on Fri, May 15 2009 10:53 PM

In this walkthrough, Senior Editor Robert Strohmeyer walks you through the steps needed to install Ubuntu--a popular Linux distribution and Windows competitor--on a PC. This fast, simple operating system runs well on limited system resources, boots quickly, and is very easy to operate.

From: PC World on Tue, May 12 2009 12:40 PM

The PT-01USB Turntable from Numark is designed to easily let you turn your old vinyl records into modern-day MP3 files. With its bundled software, the device can separate each side of an "album" into individual tracks. Senior associate editor Mark Sulllivan takes it out for a spin and lets you k...

From: PC World on Mon, May 11 2009 11:30 AM

At Japan’s Kondo Battle, robots from across the nation came to fight and win bragging rights and an entry to the bigger Robo-One event. Robots, start your engines!

From: PC World on Sun, May 10 2009 9:59 AM

In this week’s show, Amazon intros a new, larger Kindle, the Microsoft Imagine Cup declares a U.S. champion, Windows 7 release candidate becomes publicly available, Steve Ballmer gives Stanford students a pep talk, a robot mows the lawn, a computer snaps together like Legos, and robots battle it...

From: PC World on Sat, May 09 2009 8:30 AM

Some of Windows 7’s new interface tweaks are pretty slick, which is why software developers have already started cranking out copycat tweaks for Windows Vista (and, in some cases, XP). Follow along as we show you how to add these utilities to freshen up your PC's UI.

From: PC World on Thu, May 07 2009 3:45 PM

Amazon hopes the Kindle DX’s larger screen will make newspaper and magazine content--as well as cookbooks and textbooks--easy to read.The Kindle DX can store 3,500 books--more than double the capacity of the Kindle 2. It should be available in late summer or early fall.

From: PC World on Wed, May 06 2009 3:18 AM

The $130 Aliph Jawbone is an extremely comfortable to wear Bluetooth headset that features excellent call quality. It’s also something of a fashion statement, since it has a striking textured surface and is available in seven colors. The device's standout feature: It does an especially fine...

From: PC World on Sat, May 02 2009 2:28 PM

Microsoft announces the public availability of its Windows 7 release candidate. The new OS will first be available to Microsoft Developer Network and TechNet subscribers and then on May 5 to the public. Some of the new additions on the release include remote media streaming which Microsoft says e...

From: PC World on Sat, May 02 2009 2:19 PM

In this week’s show: a number of laptops of netbooks get refreshed with new technology, Taiwan researchers show off a speaker made of paper, IBM’s Watson supercomputer plans to compete on Jeopardy, and celebrities gather in Los Angeles for cell phone parties.

From: PC World on Sat, May 02 2009 2:23 AM

Senior Editor Tim Moynihan takes a look at six HD, YouTube-friendly pocket camcorders from Creative, Kodak, Sony, and Pure Digital, including the brand new Flip UltraHD. With features ranging from a wide-angle lens to variable frame rates, one of these devices in the $150- to $230-range is bound...

From: PC World on Fri, May 01 2009 2:19 AM

Producers of the TV game show Jeopardy plan to pit IBM supercomputer Watson against human contestants. Under the hood of Watson is a natural language processing technology; the machine has other real-world applications in the medical and other fields.

From: PC World on Wed, Apr 29 2009 2:41 PM

Two of Japan’s biggest laptop makers announce new netbook PCs. Toshiba jumps to a more spacious 10-inch screen in its new netbook, the NB200, which is based on the N280 version of Intel's Atom chip. Fujitsu enters the netbook market with the Loox M. Fujitsu has sold netbooks before but this...

From: PC World on Wed, Apr 29 2009 2:23 PM

We take a look at three iPhone apps--Tweetie, Twiterrific, and TwitterFon--that provide you with varying degrees of functionality in displaying your Twitter feed and keeping up with it.

From: PC World on Tue, Apr 28 2009 1:35 PM

In Japan, Microsoft unveils a line-up of titles designed to take sales of Xbox 360 consoles there, just at one million now, towards two million. Among the headlining games are "Bayonetta," "End of Eternity," and "Magna Carta 2," all due to be released this year. Japan is important for Microsoft ...

From: PC World on Sun, Apr 26 2009 9:12 AM

In this week’s show: a verdict in the Pirate Bay case, Sun finally finds a buyer, a whole heap of green news for Earth Day, and a high-tech way to get around on the Tokyo subway.

From: PC World on Sat, Apr 25 2009 6:52 AM

If you’re looking for a phone that's a fashion statement, you'll be on the right track with the LG Prada II. However, while it has a great feature set and a user-friendly interface, its lack of integrated GPS is a disappointment, especially in view of its high price.

From: PC World on Fri, Apr 24 2009 4:07 AM

Fujitsu launches a green laptop in Japan that will have its energy consumption offset by the company purchase of wind power "green energy credits" for each model sold. The tiny laptop is among the company’s smallest models and features a 5.6-inch screen that can swivel around and fold back on its...