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Article | 8/03/2013 Facebook turns News Feed into 'personalised newspaper'

Millions around the world begin their online day by checking out Facebook's News Feed. But what they see there is about to change. Facebook announced ...

Article | 8/11/2012 Why isn't Microsoft's answer to Siri built into Windows 8?

Windows 8 is supposed to be Microsoft's majestic OS reset -- a dramatic overhaul designed to usher the Windows platform into the age of mobility. And ...

Article | 16/10/2012 Fingerprints everywhere! Are we ready for 4 million dirty Windows 8 touchscreens?

When multitudes of Windows 8 users start playing with newly purchased hardware in the coming weeks and months, they'll encounter an indignity that onc...

Article | 8/10/2012 In Pictures: Computing advice that can stand the test of time

Just because computers are one big exercise in evolutionary progress, that doesn't mean certain computing maxims ever go out of style.

Article | 3/10/2012 28 pieces of computing advice that stand the test of time

Technology never stops moving forward. Hardware gets faster, and operating systems gain new features and (we hope) finesse. This is natural computing ...

Article | 20/06/2012 Windows Phone 7 users can't upgrade to WP8

If you own a Windows phone today, you won't be able to get all the hot new features and Windows 8 integration announced today without buying a new Nok...

Article | 20/06/2012 Windows Phone 8 will be deeply integrated with Windows 8 OS

Microsoft announced today that its new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, will become closely linked with desktop PCs and tablets running Windo...

Article | 19/06/2012 Microsoft announces new 'Surface' tablet PC ( + slideshow)

As many had speculated, Microsoft has announced a new tablet PC at an event today in Los Angeles.

Article | 25/04/2012 Car tech: The ultimate backseat driver

Driving may be the most hazardous thing we do every day. Combine the activity's inherent dangerousness with error-prone human drivers who are increasi...

Article | 13/03/2012 SXSW: Is Browser Tracking and Data Harvesting Good or Bad?

I spent almost all of my first full day here at SXSW attending sessions and talking to smart people about data privacy. After talking to both hardcore...

Article | 20/01/2012 Facebook announces 60+ new apps for 'Timeline'

You know those "Alex P is listening to Sleezin' by Freak-Z on Spotify" messages you always see in your Facebook ticker? You're going to start seeing m...

Article | 12/12/2011 Who makes the best printer?

Our survey results show up-and-down results for many printer makers. Samsung received high marks for its printers’ reliability and copy speed, but poo...

Article | 12/12/2011 Who makes the most reliable TV?

Among our readers, at least, LG seems to have emerged as the brand to beat in the high-definition television market. Readers gave LG sets high marks f...

Article | 7/12/2011 Tablet reliability and satisfaction: iPad comes out on top

Though a multitude of competing tablets have entered the marketplace, our results show that the iPad remains miles ahead of the pack in durability, ea...

Article | 7/12/2011 Smartphone reliability and satisfaction: iPhone tops the list

PC World readers like their iPhones. More survey participants own this model than any other phone, and an unusually high proportion of them praised it...