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• 17 June 2009

• News: Apple delays iPhone 3.0 launch

  Apple's much-hyped iPhone 3.0 software update has been delayed a day, according to the company's websites ... in the Far East.

• News: Gartner slams Windows 7 downgrade plan

  Gartner has slammed Microsoft's plans to let PC manufacturers sell machines running Windows XP for six months after Windows 7 is released on October 22.

• 16 June 2009

• News: Microsoft group calls for Opera boycott

  A Microsoft enthusiast group is calling for the boycott of Opera Software's products due to the browser maker's part in the antitrust campaign against Microsoft in Europe

• 15 June 2009

• News: Dell first with Microsoft software via online store

  Dell is now offering Microsoft Office products for download, making it the first vendor other than Microsoft to do so.

• News: Kaspersky launches netbook security suite

  Kaspersky has launched a security suite designed specifically for netbooks, with the new Kaspersky Internet Security Special Edition for Ultra-Portables optimised for mini laptops running Intel Atom, Intel Celeron-M, or VIA C7-M processors.

• News: Acrobat.com takes on Google and Microsoft

  Adobe hopes to challenge Microsoft Office and Google Docs with a new web-based productivity and collaboration service

• News: Symantec kills GoEverywhere service

  Symantec's GoEverywhere online data-sharing service is going nowhere, it turns out.

• 13 June 2009

• News: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: what you need to know

  Apple used this week's WWDC to unveil its new version of Mac OS X : Snow Leopard. We've rounded up five things you need to know about Apple's latest OS.

• News: The 10 best free games

  PC games can be expensive. Fear not, we've rounded up a selection of the best free games downloads out there, ensuring you can game on without burning a hole in your wallet.

• News: The 20 best fighting games revealed

  We've rounded up the 20 best fighting games that were released between 1998 and 2008. From hip-hop brawlers to free-for-all melees, these titles are the most important fighting games to hit the industry in the past 20 years.

• 12 June 2009

• News: 11 million downloads for Apple Safari 4

  Apple today announced that Safari 4, the new version of its web browser for Mac OS X and Windows, has been downloaded more than 11 million times in the first three days of its release.

• News: Vista to Windows 7 coupons on the way

  Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon programme on June 26 to entitle people who buy premium versions of Microsoft Windows Vista to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system when it arrives later this year, but the upgrade offers may not be free. Offers will vary by vendor and retailer.

• News: Windows 7 kill switch removes unwanted apps

  Windows 7 users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from the operating system, Microsoft has confirmed.

• News: MS antitrust case continues despite IE decision

  The European Commission will proceed with its antitrust case against Microsoft regardless of the announcement late yesterday that the software giant is stripping its browser, Internet Explorer (IE), from the next incarnation of its operating system, Windows 7, in Europe.

• News: Microsoft strips Internet Explorer from Windows 7

  Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer in Europe, in an effort by Microsoft to offer the product on time and without running afoul of competitive regulations

• 11 June 2009

• News: HP PCs come with Norton Online Backup trial

  Symantec is offering a 30-day free trial of its Norton Online Backup service to HP customers.

• Opinion: Vista Smoker Pro: tweak Vista to your liking

  If you're looking to speed up Vista or customise the way that it works, and are willing to pay the money to do so, Vista Smoker Pro is a solid choice. It can optimise your memory, hard disk and overall Vista use.

• News: Free Microsoft antivirus 'coming soon'

  A beta version of Microsoft's free antivirus software - codenamed Morro - will soon be available from the company's website

• News: Symantec & McAfee fined over auto-renewals

  Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General's office $375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission.

• News: Microsoft confirms June 30 demise for Money

  Microsoft Money, the software giant's financial management software, will no longer be available from the end of June.

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