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13 April 2010
News: Softwareload unveils UK mobile app store

Softwareload.co.uk has unveiled a UK mobile app store for BlackBerry, PalmOS, Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets.
News: Windows Vista SP1 needed for support to continue

From today, only Windows Vista users that have installed Service Pack 1 or above will be eligible for support for the operating system from Microsoft.
News: McAfee accused of duping customers with pop-ups

Two California women have sued security company McAfee, accusing it of duping customers into subscribing to third-party services and passing consumers' credit or debit card information to the service supplier without their permission.
News: Opera Mini approved for Apple's iPhone

Opera Software has an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile browser. The announcement of Apple's approval of the web browser on Monday evening US time was swiftly followed the browser being available for free download from the App Store.
12 April 2010
News: Mozilla & Apple make browsers more stable

Apple and Mozilla have followed in Google's footsteps by improving the Safari and Firefox browsers.
News: 50 million now using Opera desktop browser

Opera's desktop web browser is used by 50 million people worldwide.
News: Adobe launches Creative Suite 5

Adobe has launched the fifth incarnation of its Creative Suite collection of professional applications for print and web designers and videographers
News: BlackBerry gets official Twitter app

Twitter and Research In Motion have released an official application for BlackBerry users to interact with the popular microblogging and social networking site.
10 April 2010
News: 3 must-have Apple iPad apps for system admins

With a bigger screen and a few good apps, the iPad makes remote administration much more attractive. We look at 3 apps designed with this task in mind.
News: Revealed: What error messages really mean

Error messages on technology devices are fairly bland and without the slightest trace of humour or sarcasm. With this in mind, we've put together a collection of some of tech's most obviously euphemistic error and warning messages, followed by what we think our devices would say if they were a little more, uh, human.
News: The 3 best URL shortening services

Twitter has been instrumental in increasing the popularity of URL shortening service, such as TinyURL. However, many offer more than just a shortening service. Here's our 3 favourite URL shortening services that offer more.
09 April 2010
News: Microsoft prepares 25 Windows & Office patches

Microsoft today said it would deliver 11 security updates next week to patch 25 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and Exchange.
News: Apple iPhone OS 4.0 adds 100 new features

Apple has provided a sneak peek at a developer preview of iPhone OS 4.0, the next major version of its operating system for mobile devices
08 April 2010
News: Windows 7 SP1 appears on torrent sites

An early build of Windows 7's first service pack has been leaked, leading to thousands of downloads on a whole host of various torrent websites
News: 7 must-have features for iPhone OS 4.0

The excitement surrounding Apple's iPad has meant the iPhone has been a little-bit forgotten by tech fans.
07 April 2010
News: 33% of Brits think using pirated software is acceptable

A third of Brits think using pirated software either at home or work is acceptable, says Microsoft.
News: Mobile app downloads to hit 2.4 billion in 2010

2010 will be a massive year for mobile application downloads, with just under 6 billion mobile applications forecast to be downloaded, up from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2009.
06 April 2010
News: One in five PCA readers use Windows 7 already

PC Advisor readers are ahead of most PC users when it comes to adoption of Microsoft's latest OS, Windows 7.
News: Windows 7 hits 10% usage mark

Windows 7 is used by 10 percent of the world's PCs, says web analytics company Net Applictions.
News: Mobile app downloads to grow 145 percent

This will be the big year for mobile applications, according to ABI Research, which expects downloads from app stores to more than double from 2009 and then grow more slowly through 2013.