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• 01 May 2011

• News: Worst-case projected cost of Epsilon breach: $4B

  The ultimate fee for the data breach last month at email service provider Epsilon could reach as high as $4 billion, depending on what becomes of the data that was stolen, according to a cyber-risk advisory firm.

• 30 April 2011

• News: iPhoto update adds new card themes, fixes bugs

  On Tuesday, Apple released the latest update to iPhoto 9—aka iPhoto ’11. iPhoto 9.1.2 adds new card themes to the app, as well as provides the obligatory improvements in “overall stability” and addresses a number of other minor issues.

• News: Verizon to Warn Cellphone Buyers on Tracking Data

  Verizon will put a peel-off sticker on the screen of cellphones it sells, warning that the user's location may be tracked. The sticker also advises users to be careful which apps they install if they wish to avoid location information being shared with third parties.

• 29 April 2011

• News: Android and Windows catching iOS apps

  A new study reports that Android and Windows Phone 7 are steadily catching up with Apple iPhone and iPad as expansion of their mobile OS installed bases continues to grow.

• News: Microsoft quarter rescued by Microsoft Office

  Xbox and enterprise software saved Microsoft from sluggish PC sales in its third fiscal quarter

• 28 April 2011

• News: PC Advisor's top five tweets of the week - 28 April 2011

  Like many web users out there, PC Advisor is fond of micro-blogging service Twitter. Not only do we get to tell all you lovely web users what we get up to at PCA Towers, but we also love re-tweeting the musings of other web users. Here's five of our favourites this week.

• 25 April 2011

• News: Windows 7 expands lead over Vista, still dwarfed by Windows XP

  Windows 7 is selling fast, but Windows XP still commands half the desktop market.

• 21 April 2011

• News: Argos online and mobile sales hit nearly half of total revenue

  Online and mobile app-based sales at Argos, alongside orders through customers' TVs, have hit nearly half of the company's total revenue, delivering £1.9 billion in the last year.

• News: Skype plugs Android app privacy hole

  Less than a week after confirming that a flaw in Skype for Android could leak sensitive user information, the VoIP firm issued an urgent update to fix the problem.

• News: Ubuntu Server geared for future clouds

  The server edition of Ubuntu 11.04, "Natty Narwhal" gets an updated set of cloud support tools

• News: Meet Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'... Linux just got cool

  When Canonical releases the latest version of its Ubuntu Linux operating system on 28 April, it's ready to take on Windows. At least that's what Director of Communications Gerry Carr told PC Advisor in an exclusive interview to promote Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'.

• 20 April 2011

• News: Is Smartphone Security Good Enough?

  Would you object if a police officer stopped you for speeding, then took your phone and cloned all its data--including photos, videos, e-mails, and recent GPS locations?

• News: On-premises BlackBerry servers won't connect to Microsoft's Office 365 at launch

  The BlackBerry servers enterprises have installed in their data centers won't connect to Exchange Online but a free cloud-based BlackBerry email service will soon move into beta.

• News: Quicksilver productivity utility gets dusted off, again

  There are those in the Mac community who speak of a an app that let you work so quickly and do so much using only your keyboard that, well... a Mac just wasn't a Mac without it. We haven't really seen it 'round these parts in nearly half a decade, but thanks to a handful of new developers, the legend known as Quicksilver might ride again.

• News: New York Stock Exchange UK datacentre concerns rife following fresh NASDAQ bid

  Concerns are rife about the fate of a 315,000 square foot New York Stock Exchange data centre in Basildon, Essex, after NASDAQ launched a bid for the exchange that vowed to rationalise servers.

• News: Linux patent protection network gets boost from Facebook, HP

  Facebook, HP, Rackspace, Juniper, Fujitsu and dozens of other organizations have joined a group building a defensive patent portfolio to protect Linux-using members from potential lawsuits.

• 19 April 2011

• News: IBM reports solid quarter, raises full-year guidence

  IBM on Tuesday reported quarterly sales growth across all its major divisions and raised its earnings outlook for the full year, the latest sign that business spending in the IT sector continues to recover.

• News: Microsoft kicks off third-party bug warnings with two for Chrome

  Microsoft today released a pair of security advisories for Chrome, the browser built by rival Google -- part of an expansion of the vulnerability disclosure policy Microsoft launched last summer.

• News: Free movies, TV, Seinfeld available on Crackle app

  Other video services may be raking in the eyeballs and subscription dollars with their movie and TV offerings for the iPhone and iPad, but Sony's new Crackle app may become master of its domain for one simple reason: It has Seinfeld.

• News: Microsoft announces Office 365 public beta, Marketplace

  Last October, Microsoft launched a private beta of Office 365, an evolution of its Web-based version of key business products like Office, SharePoint, and Lync Server. The offering is designed to take on competitors like Google Docs, Salesforce, and Zoho.

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