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• 20 October 2009

• News: First Google Android e-reader planned

  Android is known for smartphones but the mobile platform will also power the new Alex e-reader from a Fremont, Calif., company called Spring Design Inc.

• News: Wolfram Alpha becomes £30 iPhone app

  Wolfram Alpha, the 'computational knowledge engine' with a name that rolls right off the tongue, has until now lived solely as a website that can provide cool data results to certain queries. Now, though, iPhone and iPod touch owners can buy it as a £30 Wolfram Alpha app.

• News: Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches

  Microsoft patched nine vulnerabilities in Windows 7 last week, five marked "critical," in a move that will require users upgrading to the new operating system to download a security update to keep their PCs secure.

• 19 October 2009

• News: Google drops plans for Windows 7-Chrome integration

  Google has scrubbed plans to fully integrate its Chrome web browser with Windows 7.

• 16 October 2009

• News: Microsoft Office Web Apps vs Google Docs

  Can browser-based apps truly substitute for Microsoft Office for real-world work? We test Office Web Apps, Google Docs and Zoho to find out

• 15 October 2009

• News: Printing woes for Google Docs users

  Google Docs users are having problems printing, exporting and uploading certain files, the company acknowledged, as it is rolling out a set of upgrades to this hosted office productivity suite.

• 14 October 2009

• News: Concern over Windows Media Runtime flaw

  One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared.

• 13 October 2009

• News: Windows 7 UAC not fit for business

  Windows 7's redesigned User Account Control (UAC) is little more than a superficial tweak aimed at consumers that will do nothing to solve the practical problems for businesses using the technology, a software company has claimed once again.

• 12 October 2009

• News: ID fraud surged by a third in 2009

  The number of victims of ID fraud in the UK rose by a third in 2009 compared to the previous year, said the CIFAS.

• News: Stephen Gately death exploited by hackers

  Hackers have already starting exploiting the death of pop star Stephen Gately just 48 hours after the singer tragically died, says Sophos.

• News: Addiction causes China to cleanse online games

  Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country's online gaming industry of "unhealthy" content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the internet in the country.

• News: Google Chrome for Mac to launch by Christmas

  A Mac version of the Google Chrome web browser is likely to be available by Christmas, earlier than initially reported.

• 10 October 2009

• News: The 10 funniest people on Twitter

  With its 140-character limit, Twitter is a perfect medium for humour delivered in quick, inspired bursts. These 10 tweeters bring the funny, and then some.

• News: Gallery: 5 of the best Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones

  Here's a closer look at five phones running Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5.

• News: Timeline: 15 years of the web browser

  Here is a look back at the 15 years of wars, lawsuits, and standards the web browser has brought us.

• 09 October 2009

• News: Free Office 2010 to replace Microsoft Works

  Microsoft is discontinuing its venerable Works program, an entry-level productivity suite for home users, and replacing it with an advertising-support version of Office 2010

• News: Tests show Windows 7 boots slower than Vista

  Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system boots slower than its unloved predecessor, Windows Vista, a PC tune-up developer said today.

• 08 October 2009

• News: eBay and Skype win patent case on appeal

  A federal appeals court has found eBay and Skype have not infringed on two peer-to-peer patents held by Peer Communication, according to Skype's general counsel.

• News: Google, Opera probe Microsoft ballot screen changes

  While EU officials seem eager to accept Microsoft's modified 'ballot screen' proposal, its rivals want time to study the modifications.

• News: First Windows 8 details emerge

  Windows 8 will include a 128bit architecture, according to an embarrassing leak from Microsoft's research and development team

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