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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=184-1366-1-53-371668-135125-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to today's edition of Inside PCMag.com. The tree's still up but the presents are gone, unwrapped, and, we hope, in your hands. So come to the forums and share what tech goodies you were lucky enough to get and then tell us what you plan on doing with them. http://discuss.pcmag.com/pcmag/messages?msg=45593.1 IN THIS ISSUE: * News: Linux Laptop Launches in Wal-Mart * Review: Sony's Dual-Layer DVD Burner * Column: Are PDAs Dead? * Review: A Portable Satellite Radio * Review: A Small In-Car GPS System * Review: A Super-Small Photo Scanner * Get More from Your iPod * Daily Gift Idea: Portable Projection * Special Offer: PC Magazine Gift Subscription! ============================================================ News: Linux Laptop Launches in Wal-Mart One of the first sub-$500 laptops is about to show up in America's biggest retailer: Wal-Mart. The Balance 14.1" Notebook Computer with CD-ROM Drive will include a Via processor and the Linux OS. We have details on the late-breaking announcement. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135131-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: Sony's Dual-Layer DVD Burner Burning on two layers in one DVD is no longer a professionals-only game. Now with their introduction months old, prices for these burners are starting to drop. Take Sony's second-generation dual-layer DVD recorder, the DRU-710A. It boasts blazingly fast 16X single-layer recording, an outstanding software bundle, and a remarkably low price. We have more details in our review. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135134-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Column: Are PDAs Dead? Sony pulled the plug on its line of PDAs earlier this year, and some people have begun to wonder aloud if the time for PDAs has come and gone. What's really going on here? Are the iPaqs, Axims, Palm Treos, and Zires dinosaurs? Or is there a more realistic perspective? Executive editor Lance Ulanoff doesn't think so. Read his column for the details. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135137-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: A Portable Satellite Radio First it was cars. You knew what had to come next: handheld satellite radio receivers. The first one out of the box is the sexy Delphi MyFi XM2Go. You plug in the headphones, pay your monthly fee, and have crystal-clear, continuous "radio" anywhere you go. Read about the first device of its kind in our hands-on review. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135140-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: A Small In-Car GPS System While we're on the subject of moving devices out of the car, let's talk about global positioning systems. We know that they're not just for the military anymore, and many cars come equipped with systems. You can even add your own. But why do you have to stay in the car to know where you are? You don't, of course. Garmin Quest's portability and built-in battery make it ready for road, off-road, and out-of-car use. Is it ready to guide you? Read our review for the answer. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135143-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Review: A Super-Small Photo Scanner So you really, really want to digitize all your old 4x6-inch photos? If that's the case, you may appreciate the Ambir Visigo Photo Scanner. It's super-small and well equipped for the job, but doesn't do much else. Read our full review and decide how badly you want to get those old photos onto your PC. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135146-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Get More from Your iPod Use the calendar and address book in Windows, turn it into an external hard drive, share it between Macs and Windows PCs and lots more tips on getting the most from your new iPod -- from our sister site ExtremeIpod.com http://www.extremeipod.com/article2/0,1759,1744443,00.asp ============================================================ Daily Gift Idea: Portable Projection The Mitsubishi Mini-Mits projector weighs just over 3 pounds and packs a wallop. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1366-1-53-371668-135149-0-0-0-1 Special Offer: PC Magazine Gift Subscription! 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