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• 24 February 2009

• News: Excel 2007 flaw leaves users open to attack

  A security flaw in Microsoft Excel is being exploited by hackers, says Symantec.

• Opinion: Is Gmail down? Turn to Twitter

  Ever wondered whether your favourite website is actually down, or whether it's just an isolated problem at your end?

• News: Virgin Media switches 2Mb customers to 10Mb

  Virgin Media plans to upgrade 2.6m customers with 2Mb cable broadband connections to its superfast 10Mb service in May.

• News: Flaunt your wealth with new Android app

  T-mobile G1 users can flaunt their wealth by downloading the 'I am Richer' app, from the Android app store for a cool $200 (£137).

• News: AOL upgrades Bebo with 'lifestreaming' tools

  AOL's Bebo social-networking site will gain features for lifestreaming, an increasingly popular type of online service that lets people broadcast frequent, brief updates about their lives through photos, videos, blog items, comments and other content.

• News: Adobe Acrobat & Reader security warning

  A dangerous and unpatched vulnerability in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader PDF-reading software has been around a lot longer than previously realised.

• News: Tutorial: Surf safely with Internet Explorer 8.0

  When it comes to browsing the web, the days of being restricted to Internet Explorer (IE) are long gone. But Microsoft was never going to take the competition lying down.

• News: UK mobile operators failing to protect kids

  Nearly three quarters of Brits are concerned about the harmful content kids are accessing online using their mobile phones, says Mott MacDonald Schema.

• 23 February 2009

• News: eBay tools site infected with malware

  A website offering tools for online auction site eBay was hosting malware that infected a number of PCs.

• News: Hoax Facebook apps may contain malware

  Hackers are targeting Facebook users with a hoax application that attempts to steal personal information for ID fraud.

• News: BBC Trust to investigate next-generation Freeview

  The BBC Trust is launching an investigation into plans for next generation Freeview that will see set-top boxes come with internet access.

• News: 700,000 households have access to illegal images

  Despite the UK government asking ISPs to ban access to websites containing illegal child abuse images by the end of 2007, more than 700,000 households can still see these images, says the Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety.

• News: Free iPhone apps are quickly ditched

  Just 20 percent of Apple's iPhone users that download software from the iTunes app store, use the programme the next day, says Pinch Media.

• News: Social Desktop combines Windows OS & Azure

  A new proof-of-concept application from Microsoft's research arm integrates elements from the Windows OS and its Windows Azure cloud infrastructure to let users share files from their desktops with web users via social networking.

• 21 February 2009

• News: The best 15 fake Twitter profiles

  Hoax Twitter profiles are very common. From the Dalai Lama and rapper Kayne West to the White House, there have been some excellent Phweeters (phony tweeters). We've sifted through hundreds of profiles to bring you the 15 best fake Twitter accounts. Follow (the genuine) PC Advisor tweet at Twitter.com/PCAdvisor.

• News: PC Advisor's Windows security masterclass

  We often concentrate on ramping up the defences on one part of our PCs, but fail to secure the rest of it. PC Advisor outlines how to lock it all down.

• News: Find love online: how online dating sites work

  Online dating is hugely popular, so we took a look at how some of the most popular sites work.

• 20 February 2009

• News: 50% of Brits stalk past lovers online

  Half of Brits have stalked an ex online using Facebook or another social networking site, says people search engine Yasni.

• News: Web publishers hope to kill Internet Explorer 6

  A prominent Norwegian website is spearheading a movement to get users to abandon Microsoft's widely-used but ageing Internet Explorer 6 browser.

• News: EU seeks to change Skype wiretapping laws

  The European Union is considering changing the law so VoIP conversations using services such as Skype can be tapped during law enforcement investigations.

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