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• 14 May 2007

• News: Windows Update flaw locks XP systems

  Windows XP systems are still locking up during patch update attempts - even after users deployed the fix suggested by Microsoft.

• 12 May 2007

• News: Mac, PC or Linux? Your next operating system

  Choosing the perfect PC platform has never been easier. There have been significant advances in the Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac and Linux operating systems, so let PC Advisor show you how to enjoy the benefits of all four.

• News: IT news of the week - Saturday 12 May

  Stay on top of the week’s biggest IT news with PC Advisor’s one-stop round-up of the top stories of the past seven days.

• 11 May 2007

• News: Windows Update hack bypasses firewalls

  Hackers are using Windows Updates' file transfer component to sneak malicious code downloads past firewalls, according to Symantec.

• News: Software glitch hits NHS records

  Connecting for Health, which runs the £12.4bn NHS National Programme for IT has confirmed that problems with a software upgrade in Manchester led to hundreds of duplicate patient records being created.

• 10 May 2007

• News: UK Social Services laptop sold in eBay

  Southend-on-Sea borough council in the UK is reviewing its procedures after a laptop computer containing social services case notes on local children turned up on eBay.

• News: Hackers enter Microsoft HQ

  Microsoft is once again inviting members of the hacking community into its Redmond, Washington, campus to show the software giant where it's gone wrong.

• 09 May 2007

• News: Critical Windows & Office patches now online

  Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Windows, Office and Exchange.

• News: Nigerian scammers mimic George Clooney flick

  A twist on the classic Nigerian email scam that steals from the plot of the George Clooney movie Three Kings is hitting inboxes, according to Symantec.

• News: Business Vista uptake grows despite concerns

  More users are starting to evaluate and deploy Windows Vista, but they are showing increasing concern over perceived performance, patching improvements and the operating system's hardware requirements, according to a recent study.

• 08 May 2007

• News: Microsoft fully releases upgraded Hotmail

  Microsoft has officially closed the public-testing period for Windows Live Hotmail. Now begins the lengthy process of migrating users to this major upgrade of Microsoft's Hotmail webmail service, Microsoft will announce today.

• News: Symantec and Sophos attack Microsoft OneCare

  Microsoft’s new business security product, Forefront, isn't up to the job, according to Microsoft rivals Symantec and Sophos.

• News: Russian court fines pirate headmaster £97

  Alexander Ponosov, 40, the Russian headmaster accused of software piracy, was found guilty and fined 5,000 rubles (£97) by a Russian court.

• 04 May 2007

• News: Top 10 Firefox add-ons to avoid

  A couple of months ago, we helped you get started on your journey to browser perfection with our list of 20 must-have Firefox extensions. But the ability to tweak your browser is a double-edged sword. There are extensions best avoided – including some of the most popular.

• News: Tech glitch creates UK election chaos

  The results of Scotland's elections have been thrown into chaos and results delayed by technical problems with the newly introduced electronic counting system.

• News: UK gov't forced to open up on ID cards

  The UK government must publish ‘gateway reviews’ on the progress of its ID card plan, the Information Tribunal has ruled.

• News: Critical Windows & Office fixes next week

  Microsoft will issue seven security updates next week for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk.

• News: First contactless credit card coming to UK

  Barclaycard is set to launch the UK's first contactless credit card in September, following the successful completion of technical trials.

• 03 May 2007

• News: Internet Explorer 8.0 to focus on security

  Microsoft dodged questions this week at the Mix07 Web developer conference about when it plans to update its Internet Explorer (IE) browser to Version 8 (IE8).

• News: DDoS attacks die off, but spam returns

  Symantec has noted a sharp decline in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, where a network of remote-controlled bots overloads a target's system and takes it offline.

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