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• 06 March 2010

• News: 7 Google Android devices that aren't mobile phones

  Google Android isn't just the name on everyone's lips when it comes to mobile phones. The open-source OS has also made it on to mobile internet entertainment devices, netbooks and other gadgets. We've rounded up 7 gadgets that run Android but aren't mobile phones.

• News: Five ways to keep your BlackBerry secure

  RIM, or BlackBerry, may have the reputation of making some of the most secure handheld devices on the market, but no amount of functions can prevent a careless user from making their smartphone paradise for hackers. We've got five tips to help you secure your BlackBerry and ensure it's 'for your eyes only'.

• News: Analysis: Why social networking sites threaten security

  We look at how social networks that broadcast your location to the web, such as Twitter, Google Buzz and Facebook, are creating 'social insecurity'.

• 05 March 2010

• News: Windows 7 is Microsoft's fastest-selling OS

  Microsoft said Windows 7 is its fast-selling OS, after revealing 90 million copies have been sold to date.

• News: Google Buzz iPhone app launched

  Google has unveiled an iPhone app for its Buzz social network.

• 04 March 2010

• News: Tweaked Firefox offers 3D graphics

  A group of researchers are working on a version of the Firefox web browser that includes the built-in ability to view 3D graphics.

• News: Opera Mini comes to Windows Mobile handsets

  Opera has unveiled a version of its mobile browser, Opera Mini that doesn't require Java, for handsets running Windows Mobile 5 and 6.

• News: Orange to offer MeeGo devices by end of the year

  Orange has joined forces with Intel in a bid to offer mobile phones and netbooks based on the Intel Atom processor and running the new MeeGo platform by the end of the year.

• News: Google Android laptop backed by China

  A Chinese company is tweaking Google’s Android operating system to run on a laptop using homegrown Chinese microprocessors, which are backed by the government.

• News: Skype and Nokia unveil app for Symbian phones

  VoIP service Skype has unveiled an app for Nokia mobile phones running the Symbian platform that allows users to make free calls to other Skype users from their handsets.

• 03 March 2010

• News: G Data launches 2011 security products

  G Data is presenting its next-generation 2011 consumer security software here at the CeBIT tradeshow in Hanover,Germany. G Data is launching G Data AntiVirus 2011, G Data InternetSecurity 2011, G Data InternetSecurity 2011 for Netbooks, G Data TotalCare 2011 and G Data NotebookSecurity 2011.

• News: Foxit hunts Adobe with cut-price Acrobat killer

  US software vendor Foxit is showing software here at CeBIT that radically cuts the cost of producing and editing PDFs. Foxit Phantom retails at $129 (around £86) and is,according to Foxit's Olivier de Saint Leger, "the complete PDF solution".

• News: Browsers in choice screen identical to IE

  A web designer has slammed the choice of browsers in Microsoft's choice screen, claiming they are identical to Internet Explorer.

• 02 March 2010

• News: Browsers in Microsoft choice screen not in a random order

  Microsoft's new browser choice screen is not offering different web browsers in a random order, says an IBM software architect.

• News: Microsoft silent on upgrades to Windows Phone 7

  Microsoft is refusing to confirm that current-generation phones will not be upgradeable to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7.

• News: Chrome offers cookie control on specific sites

  Google has unveiled a new beta version of its Chrome browser which lets web users control the how website elements such as cookies are handled on a site-by-site basis.

• News: Windows XP users warned over F1 key

  Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

• 01 March 2010

• News: Firefox loses market share for third month

  Mozilla's Firefox has lost some of its market share for the third month in a row, says Net Applications.

• News: Web users offered 'hardened' Firefox for banking

  Web users are being offered a 'hardened' version of Mozilla Firefox that can secure access to online bank accounts, says Network Intercept.

• News: Microsoft's browser choice hits IE users today

  Internet Explorer users will be given the choice of which browser they want to surf the web with from today.

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