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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Panda Software ********** Panda Launches New Appliances for Corporate Layered Protection! Are your traditional antivirus solutions really protecting your network? Are you having problems with spyware? Are viruses still getting through? GateDefender scans six protocols, and stops spyware before it gets into your network (no more hopping from workstation to workstation to get rid of it). Panda's new highly scalable, simple to use GateDefender 8000 Series gives exceptional performance while using minimum resources. For more information, visit Layered Protection. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122627-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will be chowing down on turkey, yam and cranberry sauce. Some time during all this gluttony, they'll be giving thanks. It's a worthy sentiment and made us wonder what we might be thankful for in the world of technology this year. Are there any 2004 high-tech developments, legislative decisions, or products you're particularly thankful for? Let's build a high-tech thanksgiving list in the forums. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122630-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Dvorak Online: Please Stop Invasive TV * Review: Nintendo DS Reinvents Handheld Gaming * Special Report: Reader Satisfaction Survey--Digital Cameras * Review: A Better Business Portable * News: Arm Wrestling, Internet Style * Review: Half-Life 2 Raises the Bar * Daily Gift Idea: MovieTickets.com ============================================================ Dvorak Online: Please Stop Invasive TV Interactive TV is an idea that's had more lives than a cat, but has yet to truly blossom into a real service. Columnist John C. Dvorak is glad about that because he thinks that the only way interactive TV will work is when it's invading our privacy or needlessly junking up our television viewing experience. TV is already more than interactive enough, says Dvorak. Read his column and tell him what you think in the forums. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122633-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: Nintendo DS Reinvents Handheld Gaming Nintendo GameCube is not usually considered the victor in the console gaming war, but when it comes to handheld gaming, Nintendo's Gameboy Advance is the undisputed leader. Now Nintendo solidifies that leadership position with the brand new Nintendo DS. This clamshell device builds in wireless capabilities and even touch-screen sensitivity to make this the ultimate pocket-sized portable gaming device. Read our full review and then check out the slide show for an up-close look at the new device. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122636-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Special Report: Reader Satisfaction Survey--Digital Cameras We know, you have not one but two (maybe more) digital cameras on your holiday buying list: one for yourself, one for your spouse, and perhaps another for your mother. We applaud your generosity. But before you lay down even one dollar to spread digital camera cheer, you must read our digital camera reader satisfaction survey. It'll tell you which cameras are the most reliable and easiest to use. One company stood above all others in our readers' eyes. Read our full report for more details. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122639-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: A Better Business Portable Acer's new Travelmate 3200 is not as sexy as the company's Ferrari model, but it manages a near-perfect balance of style and performance in a thin, 5.1-pound frame. And for just under $1,900, the 3200 even throws in a little bit of graphics firepower (probably more than most businesspeople need, but who's complaining?) We have more details, benchmarks, and even a full slide show in our review. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122642-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ News: Arm Wrestling, Internet Style Youngsters and adults around the U.S. can now engage in "hand-to-hand" or should we say "forearm-to-forearm"combat with players in New York, San Jose, and even Alaska, thanks to new telehaptic arm-wrestling exhibits at a number of prestigious science museums. Get all the wild, arm-twisting details in our report. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122645-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: Half-Life 2 Raises the Bar There is, believe it or not, cool gaming action beyond the console. The PC platform, with the right graphics card and enough memory, is a great platform for graphically intensive games. Vivendi Universal knows this and has just produced the follow-up to its very popular, PC-based Half Life game. Half Life 2 is a first-person-shooter game that raises the visual bar, but perhaps leaves the storytelling a little bit behind. We have a review and an extensive slideshow to put you in the middle of the action. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122648-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Daily Gift Idea: MovieTickets.com Give the gift of movies this holiday season. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1274-1-53-371668-122651-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? Sure, it's a great system, but there's this one feature that makes you crazy. Or that annoying problem that keeps occurring. 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