Monday, 31 October 2011

Phones Worth Breaking Your Contract For

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October 31, 2011
Weekly Brief
Top Story: Phones Worth Breaking Your Contract For You've signed up for a two-year hitch, but these sweet smartphones might make you rethink your commitment.
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News
Tips to Keep iPhone 4S Battery from Draining Fast People find that the "Setting Time Zone" element within Location Services in iOS seems to operate when it doesn't need to, resulting in excessive battery drain.
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The Life and Times of Windows XP The first drama-filled decade of the operating system that wouldn't say die.
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Microsoft Video Predicts Dazzling Technology Future It's hard to imagine the average person shelling out the kind of cash it would take to buy super smart appliances, the latest intelligent car, or an range of interactive computing devices.
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How-To
How to Buy a Digital Camcorder The sizes of current consumer HD camcorders range from small to smaller. Here's an overview of your camcorder options, from pocket-size to professional-grade.
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How to Buy a Digital Camera There are so many options in the world of digital cameras, it's easy to get confused. Here's how to pick the camera that fits you perfectly.
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Three Surprising Things About Hard Drive Defragging If you're still thinking about your hard drive in Windows XP terms, it's time to learn how Windows 7 handles the not-so-big-deal that is defragmentation.
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Downloads
Free Halloween Fun: Themes, Screen Savers, and Fonts to Ward Off the Holidays

It's that time of the year again, when days get short, nights get long, and Christmas seems just over the horizon. Perhaps Halloween is Nature's way of slowing the inevitable slide to the holidays. If you're planning a Halloween party instead of making your holiday gift list, how about printing out invitations in a Ghoulish font? And if you're busily hanging up paper ghosts and spider webs, don't neglect your computer: We've got several free wallpapers and desktop themes to choose from, including a festive Day of the Dead theme and mutant zombie-jack-o-lantern wallpaper.

--Kim Saccio-Kent

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Downloads: Editor's Collection
Free Halloween Fun: Themes, Screen Savers, and Fonts to Ward Off the Holidays

It's that time of the year again, when days get short, nights get long, and Christmas seems just over the horizon. Perhaps Halloween is Nature's way of slowing the inevitable slide to the holidays. If you're planning a Halloween party instead of making your holiday gift list, how about printing out invitations in a Ghoulish font? And if you're busily hanging up paper ghosts and spider webs, don't neglect your computer: We've got several free wallpapers and desktop themes to choose from, including a festive Day of the Dead theme and mutant zombie-jack-o-lantern wallpaper.

--Kim Saccio-Kent

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