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• 10 August 2010

• News: BBC creates malicious smartphone app

  The BBC has created a malicious app for smartphones in a bid to prove just how easy it is for cybercriminals to steal data from handsets.

• News: Hack enables updates for Windows XP SP2

  People still running the now-retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) can trick the operating system into installing security updates, a researcher said Monday.

• 09 August 2010

• News: Windows kernel bug opens PCs to hackers

  Microsoft on Friday said it is investigating an unpatched vulnerability in Windows after an Israeli researcher revealed a bug in the operating system's kernel driver.

• 07 August 2010

• News: The 5 best Windows 7 security features for businesses

  Windows 7 brings several security enhancements that don't sacrifice usability. We look at the five best features that businesses should definitely be using.

• News: 3 iPhone apps that could save your life

  There's more to the iPhone app store than just games and business-related apps. In fact, there are a handful of iPhone apps that point towards a future of patients having more medical data at their fingertips. We look at three of these apps.

• News: The five secrets behind Windows 7's success

  Windows 7 has surpassed its predecessor - Windows Vista - in market share for the first time. We look at the five factors that are making Microsoft's new operating system a success.

• News: The 6 best open source tools for IT workers

  The employees who do the actual work in IT need all the help they can get; these open source tools are handier than most.

• 06 August 2010

• News: Web add-ons compromise 'private browsing'

  Security researchers have revealed that 'private browsing' modes on web browsers, which are designed to remove all trace of the sites as user has visited, actually leak information.

• News: Adobe confirms patch for Reader flaw coming within weeks

  Adobe revealed it will issue a fix for a critical flaw in its Reader and Acrobat software the week beginning August 16.

• News: Microsoft to set record with next Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft will deliver a record 14 security updates next week to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Silverlight.

• 05 August 2010

• News: Apple iOS and Android own mobile app market

  Mobile application downloads from Apple iOS and Google’s Android will account for 78 percent of all application downloads in 2010, with the iPhone’s operating system taking the lion’s share of 52 percent of all applications.

• News: Internet Explorer 9 to launch to public on 15 September

  Microsoft yesterday updated its bare-bones preview of Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for the last time, saying that the next release would be a beta build.

• News: Microsoft updates Bing Maps with 'taxi fare' calculator

  Microsoft has updated Bing Maps with a slick new interface and an innovative app that calculates cab fares in major cities.

• News: Brian Blessed to voice driving directions for TomTom

  Satnav owners will be able to enjoy driving directions from Brian Blessed after a Facebook campaign gained more than 25,000 members.

• News: Vodafone slammed over HTC Desire update

  Vodafone forums have been swamped with complaints from HTC Desire users saw their handsets updated with Vodafone 360 apps.

• 04 August 2010

• News: Windows XP SP2 denied emergency patch

  Although some had hoped that Microsoft would violate its own patching policy, the company yesterday stuck to its guns and declined to provide a fix for a critical bug to users running Windows XP Service Pack 2.

• 03 August 2010

• News: RIM launches first touchscreen slider smartphone

  Research In Motion has launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800, a hybrid handset that combines a Qwerty keyboard and a 3.2in capacitive touchscreen display

• News: 60% of mobile phones have browsers by 2015

  In 2015, 3.8 billion mobile handsets - more than 60 percent of the worldwide installed base of mobile handsets – will contain mobile web browsers, according to a new study from ABI Research.

• News: Microsoft announces Office for Mac 2011

  Microsoft yesterday announced that Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 will be available from October 2010.

• News: Project Vigilant seeks security experts at Defcon

  A secretive volunteer group that tries to track terrorists and criminals on the internet went to the Defcon hacker conference this past week in hopes of recruiting information security experts, but it will first have to overcome some skepticism.

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