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Can iPhone's Carrier-Switching Magic Be Replicated?

tom_spring@pcworld.com (JR Raphael) — 2008-10-06T14:32:03-08:00

The iPhone 3G has enough power to lure people over from other carriers. Nearly a third of iPhone users abandoned their mobile providers for AT&T in order to get their hands on the 3G, some new research shows. So...

Microsoft Gains Traction in Search Wars with Desperate Ploy

tom_spring@pcworld.com (Brennon Slattery) — 2008-10-06T08:31:01-08:00

Microsoft's Live Search attention-seeking ploys may be paying off. According to Hitwise statistics, Microsoft has gained traction in the search market with its Cashback program, in which users who comparatively shop for and eventually buy items through Live Search receive...

Hands On with the Revamped Ask

icpaul@gmail.com (Ian Paul) — 2008-10-06T07:25:21-08:00

Fast answer to a query of the new Ask.com Ask.com was relaunched with new and improved features today as it sets its sights on regaining ground in the consumer market. Ask says its site is faster than before, has...

Amazon Kindle 2: Details and Pictures Leaked

id.bogdan@gmail.com (Daniel Ionescu) — 2008-10-06T06:26:26-08:00

Leaked pictures of the forthcoming incarnation of Amazon's ebook reader, Kindle 2 have surfaced this weekend on the Web. The new device features various improvements and a design overhaul which reminds us of the early iPod days. After Amazon...

Samsung Innov8 Up Close

melissa_perenson@pcworld.com (Melissa Perenson) — 2008-10-05T05:58:26-08:00

At the E for All Expo, Samsung showcased gaming on its new flagship smartphone--at least, it's a flagship phone in markets outside of the U.S. The hook for E for All, an entertainment show in Los Angeles over the...

Nintendo DS Gets First-Person Shooter Game

melissa_perenson@pcworld.com (Melissa Perenson) — 2008-10-04T15:57:53-08:00

The Nintendo DS isn't a platform I normally associate with graphics-intensive gaming. But Graffiti Entertainment showed its C.O.R.E game at the E for All Expo in Los Angeles this weekend, and it looked impressive given the platform it was...

Adobe Makes You the Housekeeper

alan_stafford@pcworld.com (Alan Stafford) — 2008-10-03T15:22:10-08:00

People often say that Adobe's Photoshop image editor is way too cluttered--that it has so many tools strewn about, buried in menus or hidden in palettes, that you can't find what you're looking for. Well, with its soon-to-be-introduced Configurator tool,...

Rate Hike for Digital Music Averted: iTunes Stays Open

snichols@skidmore.edu (Scott Nichols) — 2008-10-03T11:28:55-08:00

Monday Apple all but threatened to close up iTunes pending a decision by the Copyright Royalty Board as to whether to raise digital music distribution royalty fees or not. And while it may have been an empty threat, we...

Windows XP Death Date May Be Extended - Again!

tom_spring@pcworld.com (Brennon Slattery) — 2008-10-03T08:32:11-08:00

For all the money Microsoft has spent pimping out Windows Vista, they certainly can't seem to let XP go. The Register reports that Microsoft has yet again extended the deadline for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to produce machines equipped with...

Hollywood Director Asks Fans to Fake Out File Swappers

icpaul@gmail.com (Ian Paul) — 2008-10-03T08:26:28-08:00

The world of BitTorrent mixed with Hollywood this week, and it turns out that's never a good combo. Saw director Darren Bousman may have tried to encourage his fans to upload fake soundtracks of his new movie to BitTorrent...

Why Nokia's 'Tube' Is the iPhone's Biggest Threat

id.bogdan@gmail.com (Daniel Ionescu) — 2008-10-03T04:39:04-08:00

The iPhone is still king of the smartphone, but Apple's future dominance is in serious question with a flurry of new competitors. Nokia is the latest to threaten the iPhone's dominance with its just released touchsceen phone the 5800...

Obama and iPhone: How Technology is Changing the Campaign

tom_spring@pcworld.com (JR Raphael) — 2008-10-02T14:07:11-08:00

Barack Obama is bringing a new high-tech twist to the presidential race. The Democratic team has unveiled an iPhone app that lets voters stay connected to the campaign and locate contacts in key battleground states. iPhone Features Political preferences...

Google's Chrome Losing Ground

tom_spring@pcworld.com (Brennon Slattery) — 2008-10-02T08:31:51-08:00

One month after a much-hyped jump into the business of browsers, Google's Chrome hasn't quite set the world on fire. Chrome's market share has already begun to decline from the 1 percent it sponged during week one down to its...

Google's Redesigned Blog Search

icpaul@gmail.com (Ian Paul) — 2008-10-02T06:53:53-08:00

Google has relaunched Google Blog Search with its own memetracker. A memetracker takes all the latest blog posts about popular news and issues and aggregates them to make browsing the latest topics much easier. Google's new page lists a variety...

How Will Apple's NDA Removal Impact iPhone Owners?

id.bogdan@gmail.com (Daniel Ionescu) — 2008-10-02T03:48:44-08:00

Apple has lifted strict rules governing its iPhone NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) policy yesterday relenting on its traditionally tight code of silence surrounding product development. IPhone developers rejoiced at the lifted restriction seeing Apple's NDA requirement as silly -...