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• 15 November 2006

• Opinion: New health hazard: BlackBerry Thumb

  I think that every time I've written about the BlackBerry, I've made some comment about thumb injuries. Partly that's because it's an easy swipe, but it's also because I'm an RSI (repetitive strain injury) sufferer myself.

• Opinion: Backward compatible, or just backward?

  The PS3 won't play a number of old PlayStation games properly – or at all. So much for backward compatibility.

• Opinion: DVD playback coming to Wii 2.0

  Nintendo's Wii isn't even out yet and already there's an upgrade in the works.

• News: No Zune support in Vista… yet

  Microsoft has managed to ship Zune in the US time for Christmas – but hasn't managed to make sure its player will be supported by its forthcoming operating system, Windows Vista

• News: EC may fine Microsoft again

  The EC has threatened Microsoft with daily fines of €3m if it doesn't provide information about its Windows operating system by 23 November, according to a newspaper report

• News: Online payments 'to clear within hours'

  Payments made electronically will be processed in hours, instead of the current three days, under new proposals

• Opinion: The Arkansas touchscreen mystery

  With only 36 registered voters casting ballots last week on Election Day in the US, every vote mattered in Waldenburg, Arkansas, population 80.

• News: Microsoft releases six security updates

  Microsoft has issued six security updates, fixing critical bugs in Windows components ranging from Internet Explorer to the Microsoft NetWare client service

• News: AOL upgrades AIM with new features

  AOL has upgraded its popular AIM instant messaging service with new features such as the ability to send messages to offline users and to store IM sessions in a PC

• Opinion: Apple goes to the airlines

  You're sitting on a cross-country flight with your video iPod. But instead of enjoying those episodes of 'Lost', you're watching that battery indicator sink lower and lower until finally it goes kaput. It's on to the in-flight mag crossword that's probably been filled out already. All you video iPod owners know what I'm talking about.

• News: Human error ranks as top security worry

  The SANS Institute has some controversial advice for computer security professionals looking to lock down their networks: spear-phish your employees

• News: Pirated Vista 'may be useless'

  Microsoft has said that supposedly pirated copies of its new Vista computer OS "will be of limited value" to those who use them

• News: Duet tunes up with additional features

  Businesses interested in Duet, the software application jointly developed by Microsoft and SAP, can look forward to new features and a new version of the product over the next few months

• News: Apple X11 update supports OpenOffice again

  Apple's latest X11 update fixed a flaw that prevented popular open-source office suite OpenOffice from starting up

• News: Borland to spin off developer tools group

  Eight months after announcing plans to sell its developer tools group, Borland Software Corp. said Tuesday it has opted to spin off the group into a wholly-owned subsidiary

• 14 November 2006

• News: US online fraud to hit $3bn in 2006

  E-commerce fraud losses continue to grow, according to electronic payment and security management provider CyberSource

• News: Apple updates Intel Mac firmware

  Apple has released a series of firmware updates for Intel Macs

• News: Dell buys IT services firm to ease Vista upgrades

  Dell has acquired a British IT services firm, with plans to offer consulting to large businesses as they upgrade to Microsoft's new Vista operating system

• Opinion: Zune is in the house

  The PS3 and the Wii aren't the only new gadgets in the house. Microsoft's Zune arrived here as well this morning, and I thought I'd check in with a few very early first impressions.

• News: MS puts corporate antivirus client into beta

  Today Microsoft will take a step toward competing with McAfee and Symantec in the enterprise security market by releasing a beta version of its Forefront Client Security desktop software

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