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Lenovo's ThinkPad vs. Acer's Timeline

Lenovo's ThinkPad T400s sells for $1,600. The similar Acer Timeline 3180 costs $900. What does the extra money buy?

Touch Gives Desktop PCs New Life

Stylish designs with sophisticated touch technology could entice laptop defectors back to desktop PCs

HP's dv2 Is a Bigger, Better, Budget Ultrathin

The first of a new class of notebooks aimed at netbook-weary road warriors has started a fresh battle in the war between Intel and AMD

Digital Entertainment

Amazon's New Kindle DX Means Business

The company's powerful new e-reader brings the paperless office a big step closer

Meet Cisco, the Consumer Company

With its recent acquisitions, it's positioning itself to be a big player in home entertainment

Boxee Brings Net-Based TV Just a Little Closer

The new software manages to organize far-flung video content on the Web, but business issues and image quality still stand in the way

On the Go

A Big Leap for Android and Motorola

Google's Android 2.0 is much improved, and Motorola's Droid handset is a contender

RIM's Vastly Improved BlackBerry Storm

New touchscreen sensors on the Storm 2 make a huge difference in usability. Still, Apple needn't worry

Windows Mobile 6.5: Call It 'Windows Immobile'

Microsoft's upgraded smartphone software shows improvement, but doesn't even come close to challenging Apple's iPhone

Managing Your Computer

Multitouch Moves to the Big Screen: PCs

Windows 7 is enabling Lenovo, HP, and other makers of laptops and desktops to incorporate iPhone-inspired touch functions

Windows Upgrades Made Easier

PCmover transfers programs and files to the new operating system with fewer headaches

Microsoft's Security Essentials Hits Back at Hackers

The free new antivirus software is simple to install and operated without a hitch, an important step toward better computer security for Windows users

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