Microsoft is developing a mobile dating application that will play on that oh so human of traits - narcissism. Details of a patent entitled Image-Based Face Search have been leaked onto the web. It appears that the computing giant is developing a complex facial recognition software application. The patent explains how a photo could be [...]
Version 5 of the popular Spyware Doctor utility was a complete rewrite, and it had a few rough edges. Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 5.5 (SDAV 5.5) has smoothed out those imperfections, and my testing shows that it’s more thorough and accurate than ever. With this version, PC Tools promises numerous under-the-hood enhancements to armor-plate your [...]
‘V3 Internet Security 2007 Platinum’ was selected as a ‘Product of the Year’ of VIP ASIA 2007 chosen by Global News Network AVING, which integrates AhnLab’s proven technologies in anti-virus and anti-spyware with newly developed technology. It protects systems against threats of malicious code such as viruses, worms, spyware, and [...]
Windows Media Player 11 discovers a purpose in life—how awesome is that? (Seriously, who actually uses it for anything?) Apparently, European forums started reporting last month that running WMP 11 in the background noticeably cuts World of Warcraft load times, especially in stickier areas, though American slackjaws have just recently caught on. Game|Life confirms [...]
Since simply having a USB-fed monitor would not be bleeding edge enough for you, DisplayLink has updated its Virtual Graphics Card software to support the Windows Vista Aero 3D interface. The update, version 4.3, is available to all DisplayLink-based systems, including USB graphics adapters, docking stations and monitors. DisplayLink claims it’s the first implementation [...]
Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition, like Microsoft Office 2007, is built around word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and mail programs. Furthermore, the menus in the WordPerfect suite look more or less like the menus in older versions of Office (before the debut of the famous Ribbon). But, at least in the word processor components [...]
The old adage of "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" has never rung more true than with the Football Manager series. Year after year we’ve been handed pretty much the exact same game, but with just the right number of tweaks to push the enjoyment level that tiny bit [...]
Are you tired of Adobe Reader hogging almost 23MB of your disk space, always phoning home for updates, and not providing such swift performance? (Browse to "Before They Spoiled the Software" at find.pcworld.com/58949 for details.) Make the switch to Foxit Reader, a willowy, 2MB download that’s fast, free, and more versatile than Adobe’s bloatware. [...]
Nowadays, it seems that nearly every new release of a graphics application boasts a "redesigned" interface. However welcome the redesign may be, it usually amounts to nothing more profound than, say, the new "graphite" tones applied to the interface of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Not so with Corel’s Painter Essentials 4. Not [...]
With the release of its 2008 suite, Trend Micro has dropped the PC-Cillin name (and blue pill icon). The suite is now called Trend Micro Internet Security Suite Pro 2008. New "Pro" features include identity-theft protection, Wi-Fi hot-spot verification, and PC performance tuning; a version without these extra features is also available at a [...]
