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 The New Pocket PCs
Little Big Hard Drives
A Free Firewall Aces Our Tests
D-Link's 24-Port Ethernet Switch
Bargain Hunt: Laptops
Security Watch: Malware Takes On Characteristics of "Legit" Software
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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.
Little Big Hard Drives
We know, you've heard this rant from us before, but its importance never changes: You must, must, must back up your data. And with the incredible amount of portable hard drives out there that pack oodles of memory into small--and pretty--packages, there's no excuse not to. . These four drives are among the best in the gamey
A Free Firewall Aces Our Tests
Standard signature-based antivirus/antispyware programs can't recognize a threat that's too new to have a signature. ThreatFire 3.5 relies strictly on advanced behavior analysis to identify and remove both known and unknown threats. This free utility will be an excellent complement to your existing protection. Read the full review to find out why it earned our Editors' Choice.
D-Link's 24-Port Ethernet Switch
Five- or eight-port unmanaged switches have their place in small-business networking, but even small businesses eventually get to a point where their networking needs to expand. For businesses looking to move beyond unmanaged switched networks, the xStack DGS-3627 is a good starting point. Read our full review on PCMag.com.
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It's a common complaint: The second you buy a new computer--laptop or desktop--it already feels outdated. And while upgrades in processors and other components justify that assertion, it doesn't mean that a seemingly "outdated" model needs to be kicked to the curb.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.
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.
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