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 Amazon Kindle Fire OS Update: 5 Fixes Outlined An overview of the OS update to Amazon's Kindle Fire budget tablet. Share:   |  Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011 Using these Google tools, you can now see the insides of large stores, views of the world's magnificent mountains, and a record of the devastation of Japan, among many other advancements. Share: | Simplify Web Page Viewing on Firefox with Evernote's Clearly Add-On The Clearly browser extension lets you create clean web pages on the fly for easier reading. Share: | Acer to Launch 15-inch Ultrabook for $699 Acer may be looking toward larger screens for its thin-and-light Ultrabook line. Share: | Microsoft Exits CES: 5 Reasons Behind the Move It's possible that Microsoft learned something that Apple realized a while ago: if you want something done right, do it yourself. Share: | Ready for a New Linux Desktop? Meet Mint's 'Cinnamon' A fork of the GNOME 3 shell, this new software is meant to add another intermediate option between GNOME 2 and GNOME 3. Share: | 3D Printing: A Technology Awaits its iPad Moment 3D printers are still very much a niche market. What would it take for the technology to break into the mainstream? Share: | A Brief History of Microsoft Vegas Keynotes (Now That They're Going Away) A look back at Microsoft and CES and the hits, flops, and head-scratchers including: Tablet PC, Windows Smart Displays, the Smart Watch, and the amazingly short-lived Urge music service. Share: | Mozilla Launches Firefox 9, Speeds Up JavaScript Mozilla also patched six Firefox vulnerabilities, and released a security update to the nearly-two-year-old Firefox 3.6 to quash a single bug. Share: | And Facebook's Top Games of 2011 Are& Facebook's top games of 2011 include Cityville and The Sims Social, as well as a bunch of stuff you've probably never heard of. Share: | Microsoft Bails From CES Tech Trade Show After 2012 Microsoft today announced that next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will its last as an exhibitor. Share: | Eight Signs Your Business is Tech-Illiterate Do you still own a PDA or a pager? How's your dot-matrix printer holding up? If you have a sincere answer to those questions, it's time to upgrade. Share: | The Tech Industry's Biggest Bozos of 2011 Léo Apotheker, Mark Zuckerberg, Reed Hastings, and the RIM twins are the bozos of the year, along with the iPhone 5 rumormongers. Share: | Sony Sued For Preventing Playstation Network Users From Suing Sony Court documents obtained by GameSpot suggest that a Northern California man has sued Sony for unfair and deceptive business practices. Share: | LinkedIn Eyes Growth in Asia Pacific in 2012 Professional social networking company LinkedIn started its Singapore office about 7 months ago and is set to double its staff there next year. Share: | Feeling Witty? Enter Google's Search Caption Challenge It's not a contest as there are no prizes. Google just wants to stimulate your creativity. Share: | Timeline: The Birth and Death of the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger In retrospect, it's not hard to see why AT&T thought its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile would sail through with relatively no issues. Share: | Sophos Updates Mobile Device Management Platform Latest version of Sophos Mobile Control includes reporting dashboard for compliance enforcement. Share: | LogMeIn Goes Free With iOS App for iPad and iPhone Remote Desktop Access LogMeIn has ditched the $29.99 price for its basic iPhone and iPad remote access app and is now offering it for free under the simple name 'LogMeIn.' Share: | Sustaining Your Career During Unsettled Times Sustainability, or creating economic prosperity without wreaking ecological havoc, is very much on the minds of executives at big brand companies like Coca-Cola. Share: | |  | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | PCWorld's Favorite Downloads of 2011All year long, we PCWorld reviewers immerse ourselves in desktop programs and Web software. After evaluating a program, often we uninstall itbut several of this year's finds earned places in our workflows and/or our hearts. These programs and services are the ones we reviewed for PCWorld Downloads and also kept using for our own productivity and enjoyment. Perhaps you started using them this year, too&and if not, well, a shiny new year is right around the corner. | | Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • | | Sponsored Downloads | | Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder StandardDont let your digital photos just lie around; show them off in the best possible light with this charming program that allows you to make Hollywood-style photo slideshows. Watch your photos on TV, mobile devices, even your gaming console. (Compatibility: Windows NT/2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista) Use discount code BURN-SEWP-WON to get 30% off for PCWorld newsletters subscribers! | | Asee DVD Video to MP3 ConverterConvert any DVD media to MP3 format for playing on your computer, MP3 player or mobile device. Extract DVD audio as well as multiple other formats and convert to MP3 music. (Compatibility: Windows 95/98/ME,Windows NT/2000/XP/2000/2003/SBS2003/Vista) PCWorld newsletters subscribers use discount code TOIP-BRIY to get 80% off! |  | |
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