Lincoln Spector - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Lincoln Spector

Article | 11/08/2004 Sharp ships 3D monitor

If you want to play 3D computer games without wearing special glasses, or watch Ghosts of the Abyss without looking like a geek, a new LCD monitor jus...

Article | 4/08/2004 New Ghost draws from drive image

Symantec has updated its Norton Ghost image backup program, and the new version reflects technology in Drive Image from PowerQuest, the former rival S...

Article | 30/07/2004 Fujifilm revamps digicams

Fujifilm has announced five new digital cameras aimed at the hobbyist market, people who aren't professional photographers but who want more from a ca...

Article | 15/06/2004 Acrobat hits devices--via Linux

You can already view Adobe Systems' Acrobat PDF files on Windows PCs, Macintosh systems, and Unix and Linux computers. You may soon be able to see the...

Article | 9/06/2004 DVD-RAM hits surprising speeds

The rewritable DVD formats--DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM--are gaining on their write-once cousins DVD-R and DVD+R in speed. But here's a bigger surpris...

Article | 11/05/2004 Samsung shows tiny audio players

Samsung Electronic is unveiling new digital audio players, which the company claims are the smallest of their kind.

Article | 14/04/2004 Iomega debuts versatile backup drive

Iomega is releasing in the US this week a new all-around backup solution: It uses hard drive technology, but is packaged in removable cartridges so yo...

Article | 5/04/2004 MailWasher Pro enhances spam filter

Just as spam is getting smarter and more aggressive, so are the antispam weapons; FireTrust has updated its MailWasher Pro to use an advanced spam fil...

Article | 29/03/2004 Dual DVD drives take over

The days of worrying about whether you need DVD+R or DVD-R discs may soon be over. Eighteen months after Sony Electronics announced the first dual DVD...

Article | 23/03/2004 Six-megapixel cameras focus on consumers

Remember when a 6-megapixel digital camera was a professional tool? No longer. Olympus and Konica Minolta Photo Imaging are both announcing consumer-f...

Article | 16/02/2004 Recovery Commander gives XP the boot

What do you do if Windows 2000 and XP can't boot? V Communications Inc. has a solution: Recovery Commander, now available as a US$40 download from the...

Article | 9/02/2004 Fujifilm expands digicam line

Fujifilm AG has announced new digital cameras for both ends of the user spectrum: Two entry-level models and two for professional photographers. None ...

Article | 27/01/2004 Extra-suite virus and spam: Internet Security Suite 6, Norton Internet Security 2004

The biggest movers in the PC protection business, Symantec and McAfee, sell software to protect your computer from various online thugs. Now, both co...

Article | 9/09/2003 Norton updates toughen online security

Norton Utilities have shifted their focus from desktop calamities to online threats, and the 2004 updates being released this month target spammers, v...

Article | 8/09/2003 Creative unveils lightweight Nomads

Portable MP3 players keep shrinking, and Creative Labs is continuing the trend with the release of its smallest and lightest series of such devices: t...