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13 July 2009
News: LG to open app store

LG is the latest in a long-line of mobile phone manufacturers to launch its own app store.
News: Microsoft Silverlight 3 officially launches

Microsoft last week officially launched its Microsoft Silverlight 3 platform.
News: Dell: we'll look at Google Chrome OS

Dell last week said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Google Chrome OS operating system. But Dell is not prepared to commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products.
News: Public beta of ColdFusion 9 launched

Adobe has made a beta version of ColdFusion 9, the latest version of the company's web development platform that leverages server-side services, publicly available.
News: Microsoft: Windows Embedded to target smartbooks

Microsoft will use Windows Embedded to combat rival operating systems in smartbooks. The software giant will also aim Windows Embedded at a number of other devices that Microsoft calls CIDs, or consumer internet devices, meant to always be connected to the internet.
News: Google: Chrome OS and Android work together

The Google Chrome OS netbook and desktop PC operating system won't squeeze out the Google Android mobile OS, according to Andy Rubin, the Google's vice president of mobile engineering platforms.
News: 'Conficker 2' IE bug will spread quickly

Security experts predict that a critical ActiveX vulnerability used by hackers to exploit Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, and it could spread quickly.
11 July 2009
News: Analysis: Google Chrome OS is bad for Android

Google's decision to create a new internet-centric OS for netbooks shows the limitations of the Android mobile OS for netbooks and raises questions about its future on those devices, developers and analysts said.
News: 57 free tools to boost your PC

There are some fantastic tools out there that can be yours for nothing if you know where to look. We show you how to reclaim processor cycles and streamline your PC for free.
10 July 2009
News: By Royal appointment: the Queen joins Twitter

The Royal Family has joined micro-blogging site Twitter, according to Buckingham Palace officials. The Twitter.com/BritishMonarchy site went live today.
Video: World Technology Update - 10 July 2009

Google promises an operating system, Michael Jackson spikes internet traffic, and Sony shows off its first netbook. All that news and more on this week's World Tech Update.
News: Twitter blocks users infected by Koobface

Micro-blogging service Twitter is suspending the accounts of web users that have been infected by the Koobface virus.
News: PC makers cautious over Google Chrome OS

The PC manufacturers who are Google's hardware partners in the Chrome OS project may be less keen on the project than first appeared.
News: Microsoft to patch six flaws next week

Microsoft will next Tuesday deliver six security updates. Two of the patches on Patch tuesday including two for holes that hackers have been using for months to attack Windows and Internet Explorer (IE).
News: Windows 7 Family Pack price revealed

Windows 7 Family Packs that offer homes three-licences for the OS will be priced at $149.99 (£92) in the US.
News: Facebook getting more popular with silver surfers

A study this week suggests that while Facebook is growing in popularity, its users are getting older.
News: Intel partners with Google on Chrome OS

Intel is working with Google on the Google Chrome operating system. The world's largest chip maker has been privy to the project for some time, an Intel spokesman said today.
News: Microsoft joins Twitter to business app

Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software company to latch onto the wildly popular micro-blogging service.
News: Korea DDOS virus destroying data, wiping PCs

The owners of tens of thousands of bot-infested PCs in South Korea who've resisted calls all week to update or install antivirus software will today find their PCs wiped of data, said computer security specialist AhnLab.
News: Ubuntu Linux maker slams Google Chrome OS

Canonical, maker of the Ubuntu Linux PC operating system, is not worried about Google Chrome OS. The Ubuntu vendor is defiant that it can maintain its edge in the desktop Linux space despite Google's coming Chrome operating system.