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>> TOP STORY
The 10 best Twitter add-ons
Supercharge your Twitter account with our selection of the best third-party apps
>> Monday, Feb 16, 2009
Microsoft sued over Windows XP downgrades
Lawsuit seeks refund over Vista-to-XP charge
O2 customers test apps to earn cash
New O2 Litmus works on various mobile platforms
Flash Player 10 for smartphones demoed
Adobe Flash to boost mobile web
Sony Ericsson shows off 12Mp cameraphone
Idou touchscreen phone coming in June
32nm Arm Cortex enables high-def mobile phones
Low-power chip on show at mobile conference
LG puts Intel's Moorestown into new MID
New platform uses 10x less power than Menlow
>> Sunday, Feb 15, 2009
The best online travel sites
Book your holiday using Web 2.0 tools
>> Saturday, Feb 14, 2009
11 music download sites compared
DRM-free digital downloads
The 10 greatest PC games of all time
Simply the best games of the past 30 years
How the IT world conspired to kill Conficker
With global effort, a new type of worm is slowed
Deal of the week: Hi-Grade W5800 Notebook
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Blogs
>> Friday, Feb 13, 2009
Apple iCard petition nears 1,000 mark
By Lexton Snol | PC Advisor Blog
Oh, no, gasps the man as he spots the envelope leant up against the vase holding a single rose.
>> Thursday, Feb 12, 2009
Five ways nVidia Ion will supercharge netbooks
By Darren Gladstone | PC Advisor Blog
Netbooks are cost-effective and cute....but "powerful" and "business-friendly" aren't exactly words that spring to mind.
>> Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009
Mind the gap folks, here’s Google Latitude
By Matt Egan | PC Advisor Blog
Google's Latitude has been thrust upon an unsuspecting world, to predictable howls from the privacy lobby.
The privacy problem with Google Latitude
By Scott Bradner | PC Advisor Blog
Google recently made a big splash when it announced Google Latitude - an application that lets you let your friends know where you are in real time.
>> Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009
Apple iPhone vs Amazon Kindle
By Rick Broida | PC Advisor Blog
There are at least five reasons why the Apple iPhone is a better e-book reader than the Amazon Kindle 2.
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Downloads
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Games
>> MOST POPULAR GAMES
Hyperballoid 2
Hours of brick breaking fun with four different worlds and 200 exciting levels.
Fishdom
Solve underwater puzzles and create your dream aquarium!
Mahjongg Artifacts
Great graphics and an enticing story mode make this game an instant classic!
Jewel Match
This game will have your eyes sparkle with hours of jewel smashing fun.
Around the World in 80 days
Book a trip around the World. It will be first class!
Reader reviews
>> LATEST READER REVIEWS
>> Sat, Feb 14, 2009 00:00
HP Pavilion tx1000: My laptop has a hardware fault that results in loss of wireless. Despite an expensive repair, it...
>> Wed, Feb 11, 2009 00:00
WhiteSmoke General Writing 2009: What's nice too is the format, I like how easy to read it is, if u want to change something u...
>> Mon, Feb 09, 2009 00:00
Sonic Unleashed: SEGA have definitely made a good return with Sonic unleashed, the daytime stages are awesome and...
>> Sat, Feb 07, 2009 00:00
HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni: Cheap, easy to use but with inherent fault.
>> Sun, Feb 01, 2009 00:00
WhiteSmoke 2008+ Executive: I write a company newsletter for a non-profit agency, and have used Whitesmoke to help tweak my...
Reviews
>> TOP REVIEW
BlackBerry Curve 8900 review
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 from Research in Motion is available on O2, and is the 'thinnest and lightest' BlackBerry smartphone to date.
>> Monday, Feb 16, 2009
Advent AIO200 PC review
The Advent AIO200 is an all-in-one PC that takes the Apple iMac as its inspiration.
LG Netbook X110 review
LG sees itself as a cool fashion brand, producing popular mobile phones under its own name and with Prada branding, some innovative flatpanel monitors and TVs - and in the LG Netbook X110m, a better-than-average netbook.
Asus ENGTX285 TOP review
The Asus ENGTX285 TOP is a PC graphics card based on the GeForce GTX 285.
>> Friday, Feb 13, 2009
Hi-Grade W5800P review
Pretty in pink is Hi-Grade's W5800P, an attractive 15in-screen laptop costing less than £500
Traxdata MultiMediaDrive review
The Traxdata MultiMediaDrive is an external backup drive, designed to help you get media files off your PC and into your TV.
Most popular
1. FREE WINDOWS 7 UPGRADES FOR NEW VISTA PCs
Microsoft plans to give away free Windows 7 upgrades to people buying PCs with Windows Vista until as late as January 31 of next year, according to a reputable source.
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Deal of the week: Free £450 laptop with mobile broadband!
Free laptop offers with mobile broadband contracts are proving a huge seller in the build up to Christmas, even outstripping sales of mobile broadband dongles. This HP 550 laptop is free from 3 Mobile on a £30/month mobile broadband contract, and similar offers are available from all the main providers.
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New Products
>> Friday, Feb 13, 2009
Medion Akoya E2005 D Nettop PC
By Carrie-Ann Skinner | New Products Blog
Medion has launched the Akoya E2005 D Nettop PC - a compact mini tower PC that will suit home and business users for whom space is at a premium.
>> Thursday, Feb 12, 2009
Medion S1211 Hello Kitty netbook
By Rosemary Hattersley | New Products Blog
Medion has launched a 1.2kg mini notebook with the Hello Kitty character emblazoned all over its lid. The limited edition Windows XP Home Edition netbook costs £329 and comes in either black or white.
>> Thursday, Feb 12, 2009
Vexia Econav fuel-efficient satnav
By Rosemary Hattersley | New Products Blog
You may think that satnav devices are all about ensuring a swift and safe passage along the open road, but they're also about getting you from place to place efficiently.
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Shopping
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Consumerwatch
- Anyone had dealings with Custcomp
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Games
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- Desert island - which game?
- FEAR 2
Windows Vista
Digital World
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Networking
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Reader comments
>> LATEST READER COMMENTS
>> Sun, Feb 15, 2009 22:15
Yeah it makes total sense to give people a free copy of an OS just because they didn't like the...
>> Sun, Feb 15, 2009 21:59
This damn Phorm crap is the last straw...You get adverts on TV every 10 mins..Adverts on the...
>> Sun, Feb 15, 2009 18:59
I dissagree about world of warcraft. It isn't so much the best, more the most addicting. I would...
>> Sun, Feb 15, 2009 18:54
I dissagree about world of warcraft. It isn't so much the best, more the most addicting. I would...
>> Sun, Feb 15, 2009 18:16
And what about those home users who shelled out ### for Vista, the non performing OS?
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