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 iPhone 5 Expected to Break Sales Record One analyst thinks the iPhone 5 could sell 1.7 million units on its first day of availability, smashing the 1.5 million unit one-day record set by the iPhone 4 release. Share:   |  Apple's iPhone Event: 5 Things to Watch For A new pitchman, possible new alliances, new roles for existing products, and a farewell to a classic -- keep your eyes on the stage for these on Tuesday. Share: | Apple Announces Cards iOS App You can now make the same kinds of cards you know and love from iPhoto on your iOS device, thanks to the new Cards app, announced at Apple's Lets Talk iPhone event on Tuesday. Share: | Walmart and T-Mobile to Sell No-Contract $30 Mobile Phone Plans With "Unlimited" 4G Data The plans also include unlimited text messaging and 100 voice minutes per month. They will be available on October 16. Share: | Kindle Fire Teardown Pegs Price at $209.63 Amazon is selling its device at a loss, but that's exactly what the company wants. Share: | Mango Update Progressing, but Samsung Owners Have to Wait Samsung owners were also affected when Microsoft temporarily had to halt the first upgrade of Windows Phone. Share: | 10 Big-Rig Laptops for Serious Gamers Not everyone wants a sleek, svelte laptop--some of us want power. Here are some options. Share: | Internet Explorer's Market Share Declines, Spelling Trouble for Microsoft A browser is everyone's primary gateway to the Internet, and if Microsoft can control the gateway, it can route people to its services rather than have them head to a competitor. Share: | Kindle Fire Preorders: 95,000 Units Sold Third-party research firm eDataSource's estimate comes close to the number of day one preorders for Apple's original iPad. Share: | HTC Acknowledges Security Flaw, Promises Quick Fix The vulnerability, on HTC's EVO 3D, EVO 4G, Thunderbolt and possibly its Sensation line, exposes nearly all a users data to any app that can access the Internet from the handset. Share: | iPhone 5: Sprint Exclusivity Doesn't Seem Possible How would AT&T and Verizon react to a deal that leaves them on the sidelines? Share: | Microsoft Officially Kills Zune Microsoft will focus on Windows Phone 7 as its primary MP3 player. Share: | Dark Souls, Probably the Second-Hardest Game You've Ever Played Available today: Action-RPG Dark Souls, sequel to Demon's Soul, and id Software's post-apocalyptic first-person shooter, Rage. Share: | Windows XP Usage Share Falls by Record Amount Microsoft's Windows XP lost an unprecedented amount of online usage share last month, according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. Share: | Massive DDoS Attacks a Growing Threat to VoIP Services When the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in March brought down the voice-over-IP (VoIP) call processing supplied by TelePacific Communications. Share: | Q&A: Why Consumerization Won't Kill Corporate IT Yes, the cloud is doing more nuts-and-bolts IT functions. But that doesn't mean corporate IT is dead, says Forrester analyst Matthew Brown. Share: | iPhone Users Rush to Dump Older Models in Run-up to iPhone 5 Release iPhone 4 trade-in business has been very brisk at companies that buy older smartphones, an early indication of how Apple's next model will sell, the firms said. Share: | Hackers Crack Internet Encryption: Should You Be Worried? BEAST is an exploit developed by security researchers to break the TLS 1.0 encryption used by most major browsers and websites. Heres how it works, and how you can protect yourself. Share: | Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Lenovo originally designed its compact ThinkStation C20 workstation for financial markets, but it can also be considered a powerful graphics workstation or software development platform. Share: | LightSquared Might Take Legal Action Over GPS LightSquared may take legal action if it is denied permission to build its planned LTE network because of concerns over interference between that network and... Share: | |  | | Top News on PCWorld.com |  Four Netflix Alternatives Tested Do recent changes to Netflix's services make you angry? We tested Netflix against four solid alternatives to see whether switching video providers is worth it. Share: | iPhone 5 Expected to Break Sales Record One analyst thinks the iPhone 5 could sell 1.7 million units on its first day of availability, smashing the 1.5 million unit one-day record set by the iPhone 4 release. Share: | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Classic Games in the Making: Old-School RPGs Are New Again In the early days of computer RPGs, all it took was you and your PC to enjoy a good story and the thrill of success. Today, you may want to experience new games in the old style--and that's what we're talking about here, to varying degrees of "new" and "old." The games in this unranked list mix old-school gameplay with new styles and ideas. We tossed in one classic for reference. All are single-player and turn-based; no 20-man raids or button-mashing required. --Ian Harac | | Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • | | Sponsored Downloads | | AseeSoft DVD Video to MP4 allA converter that allows you to transform your DVD movies into the standard MP4 format, which allows you to view them on all types of devices, including the iPod, PSP, Xbox and on mobile phones. Whats more, it can also convert to Divx, Xvid, SWF, even standard DVD format. 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