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100 Best Products of 2009

PC World looked at many outstanding hardware, software, sites, and services this year, evaluating each one on its design, functionality, performance, and impact. Here is the cream of the crop, the 100 best of 2009. (Note that we chose not to rate products specifically on their price or value, focusing instead on their overall quality.)



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New App Store Rules Good News for iPhone Users

Apple has made it easier for developers to offer trial versions of iPhone apps -- free versions that users can upgrade later to the full version, without a trip back to the App Store. Here's why this "in-app purchasing" move benefits users and software developers.

| News | Personal tech | 10/19/09 at 1:41 pm |


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Apple 'No Refunds' Policy For Better & Worse

Apple's "no refunds" policy for iPhone App Store purchase is both not as bad--and worse--than it sounds. Readers say Apple occasionally gives refunds, but also complain that Apple's own updates break apps for which no refunds are given.

| Opinion | Personal tech | 10/18/09 at 8:16 pm |


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Five Fixes for Apple's App Store

In a little more than a year, Apple's App Store has already become one of the world's great retail success stories--but this doesn't mean it's perfect. The App Store has taken its share of lumps from critics who, for the most part, think Apple is too draconian in its management.

| Opinion | Personal tech | 10/17/09 at 8:35 pm |


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'Free' iPhone Apps May Now Come with a Price

Apple has introduced an in-app purchase feature for free iPhone apps that allow you to fulfill transactions within the iPhone applications themselves - no Apple App Store required. The feature was previously available for paid applications.

| News | Personal tech | 10/16/09 at 8:36 pm |


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100 Best Products of 2009

| Feature | Hardware | Personal tech | Software | Storage | 10/27/2009 - 13:33 | 30I like it!

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Apple 'No Refunds' Policy For Better & Worse

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Five Fixes for Apple's App Store

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'Free' iPhone Apps May Now Come with a Price

| News | Personal tech | 10/16/2009 - 20:36 | 12I like it!

iPhone App Prices: How Much is Too Much?

| Feature | Personal tech | Software | 09/30/2009 - 14:15 | 3I like it!

App Store success could change software-buying habits

| News | Software | 09/28/2009 - 16:04 | 2I like it!

What Apple Could Learn from Palm

| Opinion | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | 08/19/2009 - 16:08 | 3I like it!

Apple feels the tech crowd's wrath

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