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7 unusual facts about PC World


Ed Driscoll

A veteran journalist, Driscoll has contributed to National Review Online, the Weekly Standard, Tech Central Station (now Ideas in Action.tv) and print publications ranging from PC World to Guitar World.

Elizabeth McCracken

She is the sister of former PC World magazine editor-in-chief and founder of Technologizer.com Harry McCracken.

GeForce 7 Series

According to PC World, the 7800 GTX was "one of the most complex processors ever designed".

Linksys WRTP54G router

A PC World staff blog post in 2005 warned the reader not to be mislead to think that the initial, and the only advertised price, was the total cost of ownership.

OVGuide

The October 2008 issue of PC World ranked them as one of the 100 most useful sites on the web.

PC World's Digital Duo

It featured co-hosts Stephen Manes of Forbes & PC World with Angela Gunn of USAToday.com in a "Siskel & Ebert" style format in which they would rate computer and on-line products and services.

Zip drive

In 2006, PC World rated the Zip drive as the 15th worst technology product of all time.


Christopher Null

Null has written for numerous publications, including Wired, Business 2.0, PC World, Men's Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Yahoo! Internet Life, Working Woman, San Jose Magazine, The Austin Chronicle, and The Austin American-Statesman.

Chrome Zone

The store's only location as of May 2012, inside the PC World located on Tottenham Court Road in, London, England, opened in late September 2011, and a second location in Essex, England opened on October 7 of the same year.

HSBC Finance

HFC also provides retail finance for stores such as John Lewis, Currys and PC World.

Kingston Park

Aside from the large Tesco Extra superstore, other Shops in Kingston Park include, Boots, The Carphone Warehouse, Matalan, T.K. Maxx, Halfords, Currys, PC World, McDonalds, William Hill bookmaker and a Marks & Spencer food store.

Retail in the Republic of Ireland

Notably, many major British 'high street' names now operate in the Republic of Ireland, such as Dixons, Next, Debenhams, Topshop, Boots, Superdrug, Argos, Dorothy Perkins, Maplin, Currys, T.K. Maxx, PC World, Game Stop and others.


see also

Dixons

Dixons Retail (formerly known as Dixons Stores Group and DSG International), the parent company of many European electronics retailers including Currys and PC World

Gojko Adzic

From 1999 to 2003 he was an associate editor at Mikro-PC World responsible for Linux, and from 2003 to 2005 he served as editor-in-chief.

Liffey Valley Shopping Centre

An associated retail park, (The Retail Park, Liffey Valley), is nearby, with several warehouse-style stores, including PC World, Currys, Carpet Right, Argos, also of note is B&Q and Halfords retail outlets.