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10 December 2010
News: Youth arrested for selling Call of Duty DDoS tool

A teenager in Manchester has been arrested after being caught selling a ‘booting tool’ used to attack and kick players of the hugely popular Call of Duty online game.
News: Research: 'cloud is energy efficient'

Cloud computing means a much better use of energy resources says Pike
09 December 2010
News: Google hopeful Nokia will put Android on its phones

A Google executive said this week that he's hopeful that Nokia will decide to adopt the Android platform, after new leadership at the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer finishes a new evaluation of smartphone options.
News: Apple patches 15 QuickTime bugs

Apple has patched 15 vulnerabilities in its QuickTime media player for Windows and Mac OS X 10.5, aka Leopard.
Video: Chrome OS laptops coming in 2011

But fans can apply to join CR-48 pilot scheme now
08 December 2010
How-Tos: How to run XP-compatible software in Windows 7

I'm still using Quicken for my home inventory. Unfortunately, a necessary refresh of Windows 7 has left me with problems reinstalling Quicken. I get the error message: ‘The program cannot load because MFC70.DLL is missing from your computer'. I'm a novice user and would be grateful for any advice you can offer me.
How-Tos: How to find out if malware has infected your PC

I recently had a brush with the GTScan malware. I closed the GTScan web page when it popped up onscreen and didn't download anything. There's been no sign of it since, but I'd like to be prepared if it rears its ugly head again. Should I run the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware alongside my existing security software? I already use McAfee and Microsoft Security Essentials, but neither have reported any issues.
News: One in ten Brits have purchased pirated software

More than one in ten (11 percent) of Brits have purchased pirated software, says Microsoft.
News: Google launches Chrome operating system

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Chrome OS is ready to challenge Microsoft Windows as the platform of choice on laptops and netbooks
07 December 2010
News: Sky to close music-streaming service

Sky is to close its music-streaming service, Sky Songs, due to lack of interest.
News: Firefox 4 offers silent add-on updates

The latest version of Mozilla's web browser, Firefox 4, will automatically update the browser's extensions, according to an interface designer at the company.
06 December 2010
News: WikiLeaks: China pressured Google on internet censorship

Google's struggles to operate its search engine in China worsened after a high-ranking Chinese official Googled himself only to find "results critical of him," according to a new cable released by WikiLeaks on Saturday.
News: WikiLeaks opens 355 mirror websites in bid to stay online

WikiLeaks has asked the Web community to open mirror sites so it cannot be downed or censored and said Monday that 355 new sites are already up.
News: Apple clarifies Mac App Store rules

Make no mistake: the news that Apple would be launching a Mac App Store was probably the most significant story to come out of the company’s Back to the Mac event in October—or at least the one with the most far-reaching implications. But since that initial push, which promised that the store would open within 90 days, Apple’s been largely quiet about the new venture. On Friday, however, it updated its Developer News page with three tidbits of information for developers looking to submit apps.
News: Facebook rolls out redesigned profile pages

Facebook on Sunday introduced a redesign of its user profile pages in advance of an interview on the "60 Minutes" news show where CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the redesign.
04 December 2010
News: The ultimate guide to BitTorrent

BitTorrent has come a long way since its public release on July 2, 2001, but unless you're a regular media pirate, you probably haven't used it much. Read on to find out how it works and to clear up a few common misconceptions about it.
02 December 2010
News: BBC will launch iPlayer iPad app in 2011

The BBC is planning to launch a paid-for iPlayer app for the Apple iPad during the first half of next year.
News: IE9 beta hits 15 million downloads

Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded 15 million times by Windows 7 and Vista users since the beta was unveiled 10 weeks ago, Microsoft said.
01 December 2010
News: Google eBook store to open in UK next year

Google's long-awaited eBook store is set to launch in the UK next year.
News: Thousands of HTML5 tests planned by web consortium

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 scored an early public relations victory when the first round of HTML5 compatibility tests from the World Wide Web Consortium had IE9 topping Google Chrome and Firefox.