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Windows Vista on Your Old PC?

Can your old PC run Windows Vista? The answer is a definite “maybe.” Processor- and memory-wise, most mid- to high-end PCs sold in the past few years will probably do the job. But unless your PC has a modern 3D video card, it might not be capable of displaying the new Aero glass interface. If […]

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magazine

10 Things You Don’t Know About Women

1. Remember in old movies when women used to swoon and “take to the bed” for days at a time? That never happens. We’re stronger than that. That being said, if we ever decide to “take to the bed” for days at a time, there’s not a thing you can do about it.

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Rumor Rater: Xbox 360 Core Gone, Premium Pricedrop, HDMI Port

A german site, Xbox-Archiv, has a few interesting rumors from “good sources” inside Microsoft (German division?). These sources tell them that the Xbox 360 Core edition will be canned, the Premium will have a price drop to 299 Euros down from 399 Euros, and a new edition (Codenamed Zephyr) will come in at 399 Euros […]

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Sony Gives PS3 a Second Life

SAN FRANCISCO — Could a Second Life-style persistent online world become the PlayStation 3’s killer app? Sony game chief Phil Harrison seems to think so.

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Digital Photos: Print Them, Share Them, Perfect Them

You have more pictures than ever. These snapshot printers, photo sites, and free editing tools will help you make the most of your images. Snapping a shot is just the first step–afterward you want to edit it, make prints of it, and of course show it off. Find out which portable snapshot printer is tops […]

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Cell Phone Signal Boosters: Do They Really Work?

I received an odd little item the other day: The so-called “Freedom Antenna” from ARC Wireless Solutions, a simple device which promises to boost my signal quality by a factor of eight times. But does it really work?

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autos

Most Reliable Luxury Cars

Over the years, we have heard a lot of gripes about unreliable luxury cars. Lamborghini’s LM002 “had the durability of a potato chip,” one car-industry analyst remarked. Your typical Land Rover, one reader wrote, is “as reliable as a drunken house painter.”