Problems with Smoking: Why is Smoking Dangerous?

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PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services. In each publication, PC world reviews and tests hardware and software products from a variety of manufacturers, as well as other technology related devices such as still and video cameras, audio devices and televisions.

The current editorial director of PC World is longtime tech journalist Steve Fox, effective with the December 2008 issue of the magazine. He replaced the magazine's veteran editor Harry McCracken, who resigned that spring.

PC World is published under other names such as PC Advisor and PC Welt in some countries.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Countries
3 Controversy
4 See also
5 References
6 External links



[edit] History
The publication was announced at the COMDEX trade show in November 1982, and first appeared on newsstands in March 1983; its original staff consisted of people who had left PC Magazine en masse after that publication was acquired by Ziff Davis.

It was founded by David Bunnell and Cheryl Woodard, and its first editor was Andrew Fluegelman.

PC World's magazine and web site have won a number of awards from Folio, the American Society of Business Publication Editors, MIN, the Western Publications Association, and other organizations; it is also one of the few technology magazines to have been a finalist for a National Magazine Award.

Many well-known technology writers have contributed to PC World, including Steve Bass, Daniel Tynan, Christina Wood, Stephen Manes, Lincoln Spector, Stewart Alsop, David Coursey, James A. Martin, and others. Editors have included Harry Miller, Richard Landry, Eric Knorr, Phil Lemmons, Cathryn Baskin, Kevin McKean, and Harry McCracken.

As of 2006, PC World's audited rate base of 750,000 makes it the largest-circulation computing magazine in the world.[5]

On January 9, 2007, senior editor Rex Farrance was killed after being shot during a home-invasion robbery attempt.[2]


[edit] Countries
Based in San Francisco, PC World's original edition is published in the United States however it is also available in other countries (51 in total), sometimes under a different name:

PC World in Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, India (from July 2006), Italy,Kosovo, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland,Spain, Romania, Turkey, Vietnam, Ecuador.
PC Advisor in the United Kingdom. (Another magazine called Personal Computer World, and a PC World retailer- neither related to the PC World magazine- already exist in that market.)
PC Welt, is the German-language edition.
Info Komputer, is the Indonesian-language edition.
Kompiuterija, is the Lithuanian-language edition.
The Gioi Vi Tinh, is the Vietnamese-language edition

[edit] Controversy
In May, 2007, the Editor-in-Chief of PC World, Harry McCracken, resigned abruptly in controversial circumstances. According to sources quoted in Wired Magazine, McCracken quit abruptly because the new CEO of IDG, Colin Crawford, tried to kill a story about Apple and Steve Jobs.[3] Crawford responded, calling media reports of McCracken's resignation "inaccurate."[4] CNET later reported that McCracken had told colleagues that IDG "was pressuring him to avoid stories that were critical of major advertisers."[5][6] On May 9, McCracken returned to PC World and Crawford was demoted

AMD losing less money than last year

AMD reveals its financial results for the first quarter of 2009, showing an increase in revenue from CPUs and smaller losses than last year.


Following a tough period in the semiconductor industry, not to mention a complete overhaul of the company's structure, AMD has now revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2009. Unsurprisingly, the company’s revenue was down significantly when compared with the first quarter of 2008, with a posted decrease of 21 percent.

However, the company pointed out that "first quarter 2009 revenue was flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2008." Revenue from microprocessor sales also increased by seven percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, although the revenue from graphics processors dropped by 18 per cent from the same period. AMD’s CEO Dirk Meyer commented positively on the microprocessor figures, saying that “AMD’s sequential microprocessor unit and revenue growth in difficult economic conditions demonstrate we can grow in an environment where customers are looking for maximum value.”

In a webcast to discuss the figures, Meyer was very cautious about suggesting that the market had now bottomed out. "I've heard some say we've hit bottom,” said Meyer, adding that “I don't know how someone could say we’ve hit bottom given the continued uncertainty that we have in the macroeconomic climate. As a result of that, I would say that we are being cautious on our outlook."

Meyer is undoubtedly referring to recent comments by Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini, who, last week, bravely claimed that “we believe PC sales bottomed out during the first quarter and that the industry is returning to normal seasonal patterns," when Intel released its financial results for the first quarter of 2009. Otellini went on to say that "Intel has adapted well to the current economic environment and we're benefiting from disciplined execution and agility. We're delivering a product portfolio that meets the needs of the changing market, spanning affordable computing to high-performance, energy-efficient computing."

Comparatively, Intel’s results revealed that the company’s revenue was down 26 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2008, but only down 13 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2008. In terms of raw figures, AMD says that it’s "reported a net loss attributable to AMD common stockholders of $416 million or $0.66 per share," for the first quarter of 2009. The company says this "includes a net unfavorable impact of $22 million, or $0.04 per share", while its operating loss was $308 million for the period.

This compares with a much bigger net loss of $1,443 million ($2.37 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2008. AMD’s financial results don’t include the operating results of GlobalFoundries – AMD’s former fabrication wing, and Dirk Meyer described the new AMD as a "more nimble" company. However, the company still recorded a cost of $21 million for formation costs associated with Global Foundries, as well as a cost of $60 million for restructuring charges. You can see the full details of the report here.

Get Half-Life for less than a dollar on Steam

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Half-Life took the kill-the-aliens story that had been a staple of FPS games for years, and combined it with an engrossing story and an imaginative, apocalyptic setting that pitted you against everything from aliens and mutant headcrabs to ninjas and marines.

Half-Life is most definitely a game to experience for those very few gamers that haven’t already, and as it’s less than a quid until 8pm tomorrow evening, you’ve really no excuse not toly awesome Half-Life on sale for just 98 cents.