I N T H I S I S S U E
Welcome to today's Inside PCMag.com newsletter.
Now that the Yahoo! deal is dead in the water, Microsoft Corp. is gauging Facebook 's interest in a possible acquisition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. In October of last year, Microsoft took a $240 million stake in the social network, but now may be looking to up its ownership. What do you think an acquisition would change on the site, if anything? Discuss it in the forums.
 Feature: The New Pocket PCs
Review: This Laptop Is How Thin?
Gift Guide: Last-Minute Mother's Day Gifts
Column: The Seven Deadly Twitter Sins
Bargain Hunt: Laptops
Ulanoff: Your Life Is Online
Security Watch: Malware Takes On Characteristics of "Legit" Software
Check Out the New ExtremeTech.com
ADVERTISEMENT
 |
Feature: The New Pocket PCs
Picking a phone--let alone a smartphone--is no small task. Not only do you have to find the right service provider, you also need to figure out which mobile platform or OS is right for you before you can even start thinking about which handset to get. Here, we try to eliminate some of the guesswork and lay out the pros and cons of the major mobile platforms, as well as make suggestions for the best handsets to go along with each.
Review: This Laptop Is How Thin?
Not only does the Toshiba Portégé R500 (SSD) earn PC Mag's GreenTech Approved seal, it weighs less (yes, less) than the Apple MacBook Air. This ultralight laptop does make some concessions to keep its profile trim, such as opting not to include as standard an optical drive and a longer-life battery and opting to incorporate a smaller but pricey SSD drive. Get more details in the full review.
Plus: Apple Leopard Server Shows Its Claws
The new OS finally gives the Apple market a viable alternative to Windows Small Business Server.
Gift Guide: Last-Minute Mother's Day Gifts
You've got less than 48 hours until Mother's Day is officially here, and you still haven’t found the perfect way to show mom how much she means to you? Don't panic; there's still time. And even if you're on a tight budget, you can still find the perfect present to make her smile this year. One of these affordable tech gifts at $50 and under--including solar garden lights and stylish computer mice--may do the trick.
Column: The Seven Deadly Twitter Sins
Do you Twitter? How many people do you follow? Odds are you've added a couple of feeds to your list and lived to regret it. Am I right? That's because there are some no-nos that are sure to knock down anyone's Twitter subscriber base. Executive Editor Dan Costa lays out the seven deadly sins to avoid if you want to be a Twitter star.
Bargain Hunt: Laptops
It's a common complaint: The second you buy a new computer--laptop or desktop--it already feels outdated. And while upgrades in processors and other components justify that assertion, it doesn't mean that a seemingly "outdated" model needs to be kicked to the curb. What it does mean, though, is that if you're shopping for a new laptop, knocking yourself down to the previous model will save you some serious cash. Here are four examples of bargain laptops.
Ulanoff: Your Life Is Online
Much more of your digital activities and assets are living online than you think. Or you may have suspected this all along but may not have been able to prove it for certain. Recently, though, thanks to his son's Xbox 360, Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff found proof positive that it's true. Read his column for the full story.
 |
SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82%
Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. Plus, you will receive FREE software from PC Magazine with your subscription. Don't miss this limited time offer.
PC Magazine is America’s #1 technology magazine, delivering authoritative, lab-based comparative reviews of technology products and services to more than 6.6 million professionals every issue.
|
Security Watch: Malware Takes On Characteristics of "Legit" Software
We're seeing reports of malware vendors including advertising (predictably, for other malware) in their own programs. We've even heard of malware authors attempting to assert intellectual property rights for their code. What will they think of next? Head over to Security Watch for more.
Plus: Vietnamese Firefox Distribution Carried Malware
Mozilla's Window Snyder announced on her Security Blog that the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 contains malicious code.
Check Out the New ExtremeTech.com
Our sister site has a new look, but it's much more than skin deep. Editor Loyd Case walks you through some of the site's new features and sections.
To find out more about what's going on in the world of technology, check out www.pcmag.com throughout the day!
 The PCMag.com Bookstore
PC Magazine's Windows Vista Solutions
We've got all the answers you need to get the most out of Microsoft's new OS. In our Windows Vista Solutions book, we'll help you pick the right version of Vista, optimize it for maximum security and/or flexibility, and configure it to suit your work habits. Also, learn about new features and applications like Windows Photo Gallery, Media Player 11, and Internet Explorer 7.
PC Magazine's Office 2007 Solutions
Want to get the most out of your new Office suite? Struggling to make sense of the Ribbon? Let PC Magazine show you how with our Office 2007 Solutions book, with tips and shortcuts for the apps you use the most during your workday: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Learn how to safely install the suite and keep it up to date, integrate it with Windows Vista, and use even the most advanced features.
More Books
| FEATURED OFFERS |
 |
Learn how to plan successfully install your VoIP application |
Voice Over IP (VoIP) deployments can cause unexpected or unplanned power and cooling requirements in wiring closets and wiring rooms. This FREE paper explains how to plan for VoIP power and cooling needs, and describes simple, fast, reliable, and cost effective strategies for upgrading old facilities and building new facilities.
Download Now
|
|
|
Increase Productivity With Online Backup
|
Learn how Dreambuilder Investments uses MozyPro to focus on higher-level business operations, increase quotas, add new users, save more than $5,000 each year, and help them safeguard against disaster.
Read More |
|
|
Keeping Your SQL Server™ Databases Defragmented with Diskeeper®
|
How can you eliminate your SQL Server Databases' I/O bottlenecks, data gridlock, and bandwidth clogs? This white paper explains how fragmentation is responsible for many of these lags. The paper also explains the aftereffects of building onto a fragmented database and how that database can be restored to optimum speeds. The outline of this article also gives you a quick, painless solution that will automatically defrag and continually protect you system in real time.
Download free 30-day trialware and see for yourself! |
|
|
eNewsletter Information
You are subscribed to Inside PCMag.com with the email address kallyorama@gmail.com. Click here to *** from this newsletter.
To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here.
Copyright © 2008 Ziff Davis Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
|
|
FEATURED VIDEO
|
|
We test out a tuner that gets you free over-the-air HDTV and lets you convert it to a number of different formats. Check it out.
More Videos>>
|
PCMAGAZINE UTILITY DOWNLOADS
SPECIAL OFFERS
Find the ThinkPad that fulfills your business requirements! Click here today!
Special Offers Now on Thinkpad® and Lenovo 3000 PCS.
Save Now >
Free White Paper:
A Smart Server Strategy for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Learn More!
|
Back to newsletter list
