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 A Brief History of Pi In honor of Pi Day (March 14), we bring you a brief history of everyone's favorite irrational constant. |  The 12 Most Annoying Types of Cell Phone Users Seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter, or the holster master? Hope you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone enthusiasts in the mirror. | | FCC's Speed Test Checks Broadband Vendors' Claims Much of America has only one choice for broadband; let's find out if the performance matches the providers' claims. | | iPad Swapped if its Battery Fails, Apple Says Apple will exchange iPads with dud batteries for a whole new new device for $99 (data backup not included). | | HDTV: Even Critters Prefer It It's the frame rate that adds reality, scientists decide. | | Backup Diligence Depends on Where You Live Residents of some countries are simply more laid back -- or delusional? -- about backing up data. | | Privacy is Not Dead, Just Evolving Danah Boyd used her keynote address at the South by Southwest interactive festival in Austin to discuss the clash between social networking and privacy. | | Xbox 360 Games on iPhone? Sure -- But Not From Microsoft Watch next week for technology that will enable Xbox 360 games to be translated into iPhone apps. | | The iPad: A Great Car Accessory? Analysis: Apple's mobile tablet may prove handy on the road . . . literally. | | 5 Free Tools to Spring Clean Your Twitter Account Regain control of your Twitter account, using these utilities to sort and manage your followers and contacts. | | SXSW Notebook: Geolocation, Geolocation, Geolocation The marriage of geotagging and mobile social networking apps is the hot topic of conversation here in Austin. | | Scareware: Most Costly Security Scam of 2010 Fake antivirus programs that instead steal your data are dangerous and spreading rapidly, security experts say. | | SXSW: Augmented Reality and the Outer Web Augmented reality could produce the killer apps of tomorrow, but for now the concept is more talk than walk. | | Microsoft Patches its Patch Microsoft admits its Office patch crashes apps and turns English into Chinese; releases another fix. | | Twitter Now Supports Location-Based Tweets The microblogging site's new geolocation feature shows where you are in the Twitterverse -- if you want to share. | | FujiFilm's Z700 Digicam Recognizes Dog and Cat Faces The Finepix Z700 includes face-detection technology that can recognize canine and feline faces, and it can snap a picture automatically when they look towards the camera lens. | |  | Free White Papers for Your Business |  |  | | | Top News on PCWorld.com | | A Brief History of Pi In honor of Pi Day (March 14), we bring you a brief history of everyone's favorite irrational constant. | The 12 Most Annoying Types of Cell Phone Users Seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter, or the holster master? Hope you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone enthusiasts in the mirror. | | Downloads: Editor's Collection | | Most Popular Firefox Add-OnsFirefox aficionados love the browser's customizability. Mozilla.org offers add-ons for everything from search help to under-the-hood scripting. Everybody needs better privacy and security, of course. And once your Firefox is just the way you want it, you may need to manage tabs and even back up all these useful extras. All in all, these ten popular Firefox add-ons may add up to exactly what you want from a browser. | | McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 65532 Downloads | Free | Filed Under Antivirus & Security | | This Firefox browser plug-in alerts you to risky Web search results. | | | Google Toolbar 169321 Downloads | Free | Filed Under Ad Blockers | | Take the power of Google with you anywhere on the Web. | | | Greasemonkey 9777 Downloads | Free | Filed Under Browsers & Clients | | Fine-tune Firefox with this extension, which lets you add in more scripts for tinkering and tweaking. | | | See (3) more Most Popular Firefox Add-Ons » | | Browse DownloadsAntivirus & Security • Design & Multimedia • Utilities • Games • Chat, Email, & the Web • | | Sponsored Downloads | | High Impact eMail 4.0 ProfessionalGives you the power to change the way you communicate with your customers. Send customized and personalized e-mail newsletters, promotions and messages that have lasting impact with just a few simple clicks. | | PaperPort 11The easiest way to turn piles of paper and photos into organized PDF and JPEG files that you can find, use and share quickly. PaperPort produces perfect scans every time with the push of a button. Your documents are displayed as thumbnails on a unique visual desktop for fast browsing. End the frustration of looking for paper or digital documents by searching for words inside your files with the exclusive All-in-One Search. Save time and have the security of knowing that important documents and photos will never be lost. Pperfect for your home or small office. |  | |
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