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• 29 January 2011

• News: The 10 best Google Chrome extensions

  With every passing month, Google Chrome is becoming increasingly popular. Fans laud its lean, stripped-down interface, and its fast browsing. They also appreciate the free extensions that give Chrome the ability to do all kinds of nifty things.

• 28 January 2011

• News: Google Android phones to get PlayStation games store

  Smartphones and tablet PCs running Google Android 2.3 and above are to be given access to a PlayStation Store, as well as the 'PlayStation Suite'. This means Android phone users will be able to play PlayStation One and 'PlayStation quality' games, according to Sony.

• News: Linux vendors teaming up for an App Store

  There seems to be no end to the momentum propelling Linux into the mainstream these days, and this week news came out that's surely among the most exciting developments yet.

• News: Microsoft ships 2m copies of Windows Phone 7

  A Microsoft executive said this week the company shipped more than 2 million copies of its revamped operating system, Windows Phone 7, in the most recent quarter.

• News: Microsoft's Windows revenues plunge 30 percent

  Revenues from Windows plummeted 30% last quarter compared to the same period the year before, Microsoft has announced

• 26 January 2011

• News: L.A. Noire And The Future Of Games

  Rockstar pushes videogames in a challenging new direction

• 25 January 2011

• How-Tos: How to stream media from your PC

  ZumoCast turns your PC into a media server, able to stream music, video and other files to another PC, iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. We show you how.

• How-Tos: How to stream web content to your TV

  Push content from your PC to your TV with QWaves Quicklinks TV. We show you how.

• How-Tos: How to use Internet Explorer 9 Beta

  With other browsers breathing down its neck, Internet Explorer 9 is an important release for Microsoft. We look at how the new web browser - currently in beta - stacks up against the competition.

• How-Tos: How to play classic games on your PC

  We explain how to use a software emulator to maximise gameplay, turning your current Windows 7 computer into a classic arcade machine. You can enjoy Frogger, Yie Ar Kung-Fu and other great games of old.

• News: Microsoft faces legal action from Italian group

  An Italian consumer organisation has started legal action against Microsoft, claiming it's too difficult to obtain a refund if a user decides to delete Windows from a new PC or laptop.

• News: Google jumps into 'Do Not Track' debate with Chrome add-on

  Google has followes in Mozilla's footsteps and announced a Chrome add-on that lets users opt out of tracking cookies that monitor their movement and behavior online.

• News: Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads

  After two and a half years (or so) of existence Apple's iOS App Store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark.

• News: Windows 8 FAQs

  Only Microsoft knows how the next version of its Windows operating system will look and what it will be called, but big changes could be ahead for the OS observers refer to as "Windows 8."

• 24 January 2011

• News: Cisco, Verizon enlist in 24-hour IPv6 trial

  Two leading network vendors -- Cisco and Verizon Business -- have enlisted in an upcoming trial-by-fire of IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol called IPv4.

• News: Digital black market offers cheap botnets for hire

  Botnets for hire to launch your own spam campaign and stolen credit card information sold at the rock bottom price of $2 are just two of the commodities easily found on the cyber-crime black market today, according to a report released this month by Panda Security. The report, which was conducted by PandaLabs researchers who posed as cyber criminals, details a vast criminal network selling stolen bank account information in forums and dedicated online stores.

• News: DNLA software push for home networks

  The Digital Living Network Alliance's software certification is the spur to new growth in home media networks.

• News: Microsoft uses karaoke feature on China's Bing Dictionary

  Microsoft has added a karaoke-like feature to its Bing Dictionary in China, which provides English language learners a new way of practicing their pronunciation online.

• News: Mozilla to add 'do not track' feature to Firefox

  Mozilla is to add a feature to it Firefox web browser that will allow users to surf the web without being tracked. For the tool to work, however, tracking companies would need to agree to participate and, well, not track the users.

• News: Academic: Twitter and Facebook make us less human

  A US academic says that social-networking sites such as Twitter merely give people the illusion that they are able to communicate better.

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