WiFi Finder
Locate wireless services by a specific address, city, state, country, airport, or zip code.
Blogs
Today in PCW Blogs
- Google Ordered To Release User Logs The urge to watch and share the latest funny clip from the Daily Show and other Viacom-owned subsidiaries has landed Google and its YouTube service in a lot of hot water as a judge has ordered the video-sharing service to turn over its logs.
- Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox 360 on Life Support In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain.
- Sony Update 'Bricks' Some PS3 Consoles: Firmware Pulled Sony has pulled the latest PlayStation 3 firmware update after complaints that it is causing problems with the game console and sometimes bricking (cannot function in any capacity) PS3s.
- Estimate the Fuel Hit Before You Travel Heading across the country in your RV. Or maybe you're just planning a trip over the July 4th holiday.
- Trigger Happy: Square Enix Resurrects Chrono Trigger on Nintendo DS Heaven help me, I somehow managed to completely miss Chrono Trigger -- one of the most popular console RPGs in gaming history -- when it debuted on the Super Nintendo all the way back in August 1995.
- Driving in California? Save $20 -- Use a Headset The July 1st California law is in effect: Wear a headset while blabbing in the car -- or face a $20 fine.
- Citibank Customer PIN Codes Stolen from 7-Eleven ATMs It looks like those "security" PINs that banks give us specifically to ensure our money isn't stolen are not as secure as we'd hoped.
- Bono Blasts ISPs for Turning Blind Eye to Music Piracy In a letter sent to NME Magazine, U2's Bono has weighed in on the issue of music piracy criticizing Internet service providers for showing indifference to the piracy of music taking place on their networks and letting it go on.
- PlayStation 3 System Update 2.4 Impressions Now there's a surprise: Everyone says Sony's servers are getting hammered, but I just sucked the entire update down through a high latency one-point-five Mbps satellite straw in all of 15 minutes.
Recent Columns
- Microsoft Announces Name, Pricing for Subscription Office Microsoft Equipt, a new bundling of Microsoft Office and other applications, will debut in July for an annual subscription rate.
- Tips for Working Online with the New Standard, PDF A review of PDF tips and tools now that Adobe's file type is an ISO standard.
- Used iPhones, Cheap? Will the 2G iPhone have a premium on the open market after its 3G big brother ships because it can be jailbroken and unlocked?
- Microsoft Aims at Office Interoperability The Redmond-based giant has released thousands of pages of documentation and new translation tools aimed at better compatibility between office suites.
- Oracle Still Top Dog in Tough Database Market The leading database vendor retained strong market share in 2007, but faces increasing competition from low-cost, open source alternatives.
- Mobile Platforms Loosen Grip Nokia's purchase of the part of Symbian it didn't already own may signal a change towards openness in mobile platforms, but it's too early to tell precisely what "open" means.
- In-Flight Broadband Soft Launches on American Fly high speed with American's new in-flight broadband service in just a few short weeks.
- Fiber Forces Fibs? Cable companies claim fiber links to residential neighborhoods, but Verizon has the real goods straight to your home.
- Verizon Revamps 3G Overage Plan Verizon has tweaked the cost of exceeding its 3G service plan caps each month in a good way, making it easier for customers to avoid enormous bills.
HP Ink Center
The Best of PC World
Best Prices on Digital Cameras
EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera Body OnlyPrice: $909.99
EOS Rebel XSi Black Digital Camera KitPrice: $795.00
D60 SLR Digital Camera KitPrice: $600.99
D300 Black SLR Digital Camera Body OnlyPrice: $1495.99
EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera KitPrice: $1089.00
D40 SLR Digital Camera KitPrice: $409.95
Latest News
-
Stevens Creek Software to Debut Three IPhone Apps Stevens Creek Software, which up to now has focused on developing software for Palm OS handhelds, is turning its attention to...
-
Jade Image Processing Plug-in Released for Aperture DataMind Srl has announced the release of Jade Plugin, designed to work with Apple's Aperture software. The plug-in is...
-
Opera Adds Ask.com Search to Web Browser Opera Software on Thursday announced that it has added Ask.com to its available search engine options in its eponymous Web...
-
My Passport Studio 320GB Western Digital's My Passport Studio is a portable hard drive that's bus powered--it doesn't include a power adapter. The...
-
'MindHabits' Game Improves Self-confidence Got Game Entertainment has announced the forthcoming release of MindHabits for Mac OS X and Windows. The new game costs...
-
Microsoft Stay-At-Home Servers You can now access the home network-at home, in the office, or even on the road.
-
HP Laserjet Center Combine excellent value with performance into one reliable and easy-to-use multifunction printer.
-
CDW Solution Center Deliver speed and scalability in your storage systems. Find out how at the CDW Solution Center.
Hot Downloads
- SpeedUpMyPC 3 SpeedUpMyPC - the award winning utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks.
Today's Special Offers
