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In part 2 of our three-part series that takes you through the steps for building a PC, we insert the CPU in the socket on the motherboard, add the RAM, and install the CPU cooler. Jason Cross shows you how.

Canon's PowerShot S90 is the best shirt-pocket compact we've ever used: it has full manual controls that approach the tools on a DSLR and takes great pictures in just about any lighting situation. The PowerShot SD4000 IS, on the other hand, is an everyday point-and-shoot camera that offers some manual controls and stellar image quality.

In part one of our three-part series that takes you through the steps for building a PC, we connect the power supply and insert the motherboard. Jason Cross and Nate Ralph show you how.

HP's Envy 17 laptop is a fully-powered desktop replacement. Featuring a full complement of ports (including HDMI, USB 3.0 and Mini-Display), the machine has a 1080p screen, dual hard drives, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics, and a slot-loading Blu-Ray drive. Senior Editor Jason Cross likes it a lot!

While the Motorola Droid 2 ships with latest version of Android and has an improved design, the phone's proprietary Motoblur interface gets in the way of a few native Android apps and the camera is mediocre. Smartphone expert Ginny Mies takes a look.

The Anybots robot functions as a seeing and hearing personal avatar that can roll around the office as you operate it through a Web browser from your home. With a Wi-Fi connection and a video camera and a speaker in the head of the bot, you can converse with work colleagues from a remote location, while you can hear and see them.

If you're in the market for a fully-loaded, competitively- priced laptop, HP's Pavilion DV6 deserves a close look. PCWorld Senior Editor Jason Cross takes you on a tour of the notebook's key features.

It's getting harder to make the case that a stand-alone camera is a must-have device for casual snapshooters. In fact, there are several ways in which a puny-lensed, small-sensored camera phone offers a better overall photography experience than a dedicated snapshot camera. Tim Moynihan explains.

Toshiba's Satellite L645D-S4036 laptop is an inexpensive, lightweight machine that'll suit budget-minded students. It won't blow your mind with its performance, but it has 4Gb of RAM, a triple-core AMD Phenom II processor, a DVD-writer, and a 320Gb hard drive.

With a booming Android Marketplace, there's no reason to stick with the limited and sometimes frustrating default apps and setting on your Android smartphone. You can install a new launcher that will allow you to add many features, including a swipable dock at the bottom of your screen. And you can download an alternate version of your keyboard to suit your typing style. Executive Editor Robert Strohmeyer takes you shopping.

Samsung releases two Android smartphones that are almost identical: The Vibrant on T-Mobile and the Captivate on AT&T. They're easily the best Android phones that either mobile provider offers. Ginny Mies takes a look.

With the release of iOS4, Apple has finally implemented multitasking. Senior editor Melissa Perenson takes a closer look at the new feature, and compares it to the multitasking capabilities of rival Android OS.

While the iPhone4 has been a commercial success, has Apple done enough to fend off Android-based smartphone challengers? Ginny Mies takes a look and highlights areas where the newest iPhone may fall short.

While Acer's Aspire One 532h netbook has a sturdy overall feel and is inexpensive, the keyboard is hard to type on and the touchpad isn't particularly well designed. But for those on a very strict budget, this $300 netbook will get the job done.

The recently announced iPhone4 is a substantial upgrade in terms of both hardware and software. We've briefly been able to get our hands on one and used the opportunity to put the new iOS4 software to work.