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HP to Launch Virtual Browser With Mozilla Hewlett-Packard is getting into the browser wars with the launch of a virtual browser. But there's a catch: You only get the browser as one of a bevy of new security and green tech features offered with the launch of its new Compaq dc7900 desktop series. |
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Help Your PC's Graphics Make Vista and XP Sparkle Upgrade your graphics hardware... Download a free network data utility. |
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Add Dual-Screen Support If you like the idea of a dual-monitor setup for the productivity gains it imparts, but you use a laptop, take heart: The Matrox DualHead2Go lets you drive two external monitors from your laptop's single VGA port. |
