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• 07 May 2010

• News: Mobile app downloads to peak in 2013

  In 2009 smartphone users downloaded some 2.4 billion applications from mobile app stores, and the download rate will accelerate over the next few years until in 2013.

• News: Two Windows & Office patches coming next week

  Microsoft today said it would patch two critical vulnerabilities with two updates to Windows and Office next week.

• News: Windows 7: The worst bits revealed

  Windows 7 has fixed many of Vista's ills, but it also introduced a few of its own

• 06 May 2010

• News: Microsoft releases secret security patches

  Microsoft silently patched three vulnerabilities last month, without calling out the bugs in the accompanying advisories, says Core Security Technologies.

• 05 May 2010

• News: Microsoft unveils Spindex to streamline Facebook

  Microsoft's FUSE Labs has unveiled Spindex - a new project to help aggregate and streamline social networks.

• News: Nokia owners can use own voice for navigation

  Nokia has unveiled a free app that allows mobile phone owners to personalise turn-by-turn navigation with their own voice.

• News: Central Desktop adds simultaneous edits for Office

  Central Desktop's hosted collaboration suite will gain a new component next month designed to let multiple users simultaneously work on the same Microsoft Office documents.

• News: Adobe accused on software monopoly

  The growing battle between Apple and Adobe and the possibilities of extended lawsuits between the two companies has re-invigorated a 5,000-strong group of graphic designers in their fight against Adobe and its shelving of the popular FreeHand vector illustration program.

• 04 May 2010

• News: Has Windows 7 overtaken Vista in market share?

  Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, has more users than Windows Vista, says Janco Associates.

• News: Internet Explorer market share dips below 60 percent

  Internet Explorer is now used by less than 60 percent of PC owners surfing the web, says Net Applications.

• News: F-Secure: Windows needs built-in PDF viewer

  Microsoft should add a basic PDF viewer to Windows to help protect users from the spike in attacks exploiting bugs in Adobe's Reader, a security researcher said Friday.

• News: Microsoft fixes bug in Producer for PowerPoint

  Microsoft has released a new version of its Producer software, fixing a critical security problem that plagued the product for several months.

• 03 May 2010

• News: 75 best free software downloads

  You can power up your PC with extra features and functions without spending a fortune. PC Advisor outlines incredibly useful downloads you can use for free.

• 01 May 2010

• News: BlackBerry 6 OS: First look

  We take a first look at BlackBerry 6 OS: RIM's latest mobile operating system software.

• News: Google vs Microsoft: why you should switch to Gmail

  Some large enterprises are seriously considering jumping from Exchange to Gmail, or already have. Here's why.

• 29 April 2010

• News: Steve Jobs reveals 'thoughts of Flash' in open letter

  Steve Jobs has attempted to clarify Apple's position with relation to Adobe in a letter titled 'Thoughts On Flash', which appear's on Apple's website.

• 28 April 2010

• News: Microsoft Office 2010 set for 30 June UK release

  Amazon UK has started offering the consumer versions of Microsoft's next Office productivity suite for sale on its website. Amazon states that the Office suite will launch on 30 June.

• News: 1&1 launches Zoho-based Online Office

  1&1 Internet has joined up with Zoho to launch a new online office for customers of its web hosting service.

• News: Botched Windows 2000 patch re-released

  Microsoft has re-released a buggy update that didn't properly protect some of its Windows 2000 users from a security flaw.

• 27 April 2010

• News: Apple vs Adobe: Steve Jobs is Emperor Ming

  Apple doesn’t love Adobe's Flash. It hates it. It wants Flash in the pan.

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