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This week, we check out a new plan from cable providers Comcast, Time Warner, and Cablevision to offer reciprocal WiFi hotspot access in the NYC area -- seems good on paper, but none of us have ever stumbled across a cable company hotspot.

Apple has updated its line of laptops to include the latest Intel processors and improved 3D graphics capabilities.

The iPad gets new gestures; rumors for Mac Pros are heating up; and you'll never lie again after our App of the Week skit.

Google partners with Sony and Intel to develop Google TV, Amazon releases a Kindle app for the Mac, and some of you have really pathetic intimate lives, according to a study that shows that you'd rather be on Facebook than have sex or even eat.

This week on the Digital City, we look at the ABC vs. Cablevision fight, check out some high-tech pizza that's hitting NYC, find out why it's taken so long for the MTA to upgrade subway stations, and celebrate that Macs are finally getting Steam games.

We'll show you a free Mac and PC utility that keeps a specific window on top of everything you do.

After three years, Intuit finally releases a (simplified) version of Quicken for the Mac. It's attractive and useful, but people with complex financial lives may quickly run into its limit.

On this week's Digital City podcast, we discuss new MacBook Pro rumors, and discover why New York drug store chain is using a sushi-making machine to bring raw fish to its shelves.

If you have a Mac, Brian Tong shows you the free applications that you can't go without.

Everyone's been asking us if they should buy a MacBook Pro; new goodies are announced at the Mobile World Congress; and the official Steve Jobs biography is on its way.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro adds some modest upgrades (SD slot, improved battery), while bumping CPU speeds and cutting prices.

This week, Donald and Jasmine discuss Zune Marketplace disappearing acts along with potentially revealing Zune HD price drops, impressive headphones for less than $50, and the latest Mac-friendly version of RealPlayer SP (now with video transcoding). Also, find out five (or really, eight) ways to put your music in the clouds, and hear what we have to say about a potential iPad competitor from Sony. Finally, is the Zii Egg a phone?

The lower-cost Mac Mini offers respectable budget performance and Apple's usual compelling design, but a puny hard drive and a lack of HDMI hurt this system's value and overall potential. It's actually more versatile next to its budget-priced Windows competition than the higher-end Mac Mini, but this entry-level Mac is still best left to Apple loyalists.

With strong competition among small PCs on the Windows side of the aisle, the latest Mac Mini faces a greater challenge than older models. If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, we suppose the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.


It's not fully baked yet, but Google Chrome for Mac reaches a major milestone with the release of an official beta version. More stable than the development version, this Chrome beta brings rocket-powered browsing to Apple's computers--but it still lacks some key features. And just how does it compare with Safari? Watch and find out.

We show you the JooJoo tablet, Google launches Chrome beta for Mac and adds extensions to Chrome for Windows, and Yahoo hopes to inspire your good side.

On this week's Digital City, we tackle one of the most contentious issues of our time -- Mac vs. PC. -- as Dan offers an enlightened path to peace for both camps.

Yank the battery from your Mac without shutting down, then pick up later right where you left off.

Brian Tong shows you what you'll need to boot your Mac into 64-bit mode.

Episode 51 of the Digital City, where we deconstruct the PSP Go, new MacBook rumors, and Palm Pre price cuts.

Microsoft and News Corp. may be teaming up to put the hurt on Google, Nintendo launches a Wii movie store in Japan, and your Mac is apparently allergic to second-hand smoke. So put that cigarette out!

Despite its good looks and a few useful new features, Apple's new iMac is all about business. You can find a larger screen for less, not to mention all kinds of digital entertainment features, but no other all-in-one at this price can boast similar performance. If you need a modestly priced all-in-one for getting work done, we'd recommend no other system.

Google's Chrome operating system is rumored to launch as soon as this week, we finally get a look at the Dell smartphone, and a judge rules in Apple's favor in its case against Mac clone maker Psystar.

Microsoft and Apple face-off in an operating system battle of biblical proportions. These two titans started all the smack talk in tech, so who will reign supreme? http://reviews.cnet.com/2722-19589_7-314.html

Tom and Rafe discuss the apps they install first thing when they get a new computer.

We'll walk you through how to install Windows 7 with Boot Camp on your Mac.

We haven't given it the full review treatment yet, but our first impression of the $1,699 iMac left us wowed by its expansive, vibrant display. We're eager to test the new iMac chops in the lab, but off-the-cuff, the screen alone might be enough to sway anyone shopping for a midrange all-in-one.

Apple has revamped its best-selling laptop, the 13-inch MacBook, with a unibody white polycarbonate body and LED backlit display.