Microsoft shows off new tablet OS
At this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp. demonstrated the newest version of its tablet PC operating system.
Dell launches new PDA
Dell Computer Corp. opened this week's 2005 Consumer Electronics Show with the release of the latest member of its Axim PDA.
64-bit Acer's just OK
Advanced hardware is going to come out of the air-conditioned server rooms and make its way into the average user's hands in 2005 as 64-bit computing makes its debut in notebook computers.
Gateway PC boasts first-of-its-kind design
Chassis design. Those two words nearly make our eyes glaze over.
Thunderbird e-mail doesn't soar to Firefox's heights
Despite hitting a home run with the Firefox Web browser, Mozilla's Thunderbird 1.0 is an infield single in comparison. Not that Thunderbird is a poor product. It's a new stab at an old category ' e-mail client software.
Mozilla's Firefox rings in 2005 as the year of the alternative browser
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that 2005 will feature a renewed Internet browser war that will cost Microsoft Internet Explorer a lot of users ' including us in the GCN Lab.
HP's smart-phone alternative
The Treo 650 and BlackBerry 7100t are handheld computers that are arguably more cell phone than personal digital assistant.
The Best Products of 2004
The GCN Lab looks at over 300 products a year, many of them quite good.
Give 'em a hand: Leading PDAs duke it out
For years, the BlackBerry gang and Palm crew had little reason to squabble.
Sony LCD is a wide screen for your PC
The trend toward stretching liquid crystal displays into letterbox-style rectangles started with televisions and presentation monitors, quickly spreading to the screens in notebook PCs.
Newest Palm puts on a burst of speed
In the past, our biggest complaint in the GCN Lab concerning PalmOne handhelds had to do with the 66-MHz Motorola and 126-MHz Texas Instruments chips many of these devices came with.
Manage your project portfolio your way
Say you're an agency competing for millions of dollars in project funding.
Dell D400 has a lot of get-up-and-go
If you're looking for a lightweight workhorse of a notebook PC for the road, try the Dell Latitude D400.
Tiny projector packs a punch
The more power a digital light projector has, the larger and bulkier it seems to be.
Smallest PowerBook is portable but heavy
An interesting ultraportable alternative to notebook PCs is Apple Computer Inc.'s smallest PowerBook G4, with native 1,024- by 768-pixel resolution on a 12.1-inch screen.
This desktop replacement is big in power, not just size
The Compaq nx9500 looks more like a semi-mobile desktop computer than a desktop replacement.
Apple's wireless base station is ready for takeoff
Although the Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station looks like a flying saucer, only the data flies.
Presto PageManager 6
Once you've scanned business cards or other files, NewSoft can help you manage the documents without a filing cabinet.
Presto BizCard Reader
Keeping track of business cards is tough, particularly on the road.
Norton AntiSpam 2004
If you believe there's no silver bullet for Internet security, and that the best way to keep your PC safe is through individual pieces of software rather than a general solution, you might want to check out Norton AntiSpam 2004.
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