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16 June 2009
News: Microsoft group calls for Opera boycott

A Microsoft enthusiast group is calling for the boycott of Opera Software's products due to the browser maker's part in the antitrust campaign against Microsoft in Europe
15 June 2009
News: Dell first with Microsoft software via online store

Dell is now offering Microsoft Office products for download, making it the first vendor other than Microsoft to do so.
News: Kaspersky launches netbook security suite

Kaspersky has launched a security suite designed specifically for netbooks, with the new Kaspersky Internet Security Special Edition for Ultra-Portables optimised for mini laptops running Intel Atom, Intel Celeron-M, or VIA C7-M processors.
News: Acrobat.com takes on Google and Microsoft

Adobe hopes to challenge Microsoft Office and Google Docs with a new web-based productivity and collaboration service
News: Symantec kills GoEverywhere service

Symantec's GoEverywhere online data-sharing service is going nowhere, it turns out.
13 June 2009
News: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: what you need to know

Apple used this week's WWDC to unveil its new version of Mac OS X : Snow Leopard. We've rounded up five things you need to know about Apple's latest OS.
News: The 10 best free games

PC games can be expensive. Fear not, we've rounded up a selection of the best free games downloads out there, ensuring you can game on without burning a hole in your wallet.
News: The 20 best fighting games revealed

We've rounded up the 20 best fighting games that were released between 1998 and 2008. From hip-hop brawlers to free-for-all melees, these titles are the most important fighting games to hit the industry in the past 20 years.
12 June 2009
News: 11 million downloads for Apple Safari 4

Apple today announced that Safari 4, the new version of its web browser for Mac OS X and Windows, has been downloaded more than 11 million times in the first three days of its release.
News: Vista to Windows 7 coupons on the way

Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon programme on June 26 to entitle people who buy premium versions of Microsoft Windows Vista to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system when it arrives later this year, but the upgrade offers may not be free. Offers will vary by vendor and retailer.
News: Windows 7 kill switch removes unwanted apps

Windows 7 users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from the operating system, Microsoft has confirmed.
News: MS antitrust case continues despite IE decision

The European Commission will proceed with its antitrust case against Microsoft regardless of the announcement late yesterday that the software giant is stripping its browser, Internet Explorer (IE), from the next incarnation of its operating system, Windows 7, in Europe.
News: Microsoft strips Internet Explorer from Windows 7

Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer in Europe, in an effort by Microsoft to offer the product on time and without running afoul of competitive regulations
11 June 2009
News: HP PCs come with Norton Online Backup trial

Symantec is offering a 30-day free trial of its Norton Online Backup service to HP customers.
News: Free Microsoft antivirus 'coming soon'

A beta version of Microsoft's free antivirus software - codenamed Morro - will soon be available from the company's website
News: Symantec & McAfee fined over auto-renewals

Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General's office $375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission.
News: Microsoft confirms June 30 demise for Money

Microsoft Money, the software giant's financial management software, will no longer be available from the end of June.
10 June 2009
News: Mozilla offers Firefox 3.5 preview

Mozilla has made a preview of its next web browser Firefox 3.5 available to 800,000 Firefox 3.5 beta testers, instead of a release candidate , which had been expected.
News: Monster Microsoft update fixes 18 critical bugs

Microsoft has issued 10 security updates patching a record 31 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Excel, Word, Windows Search and other programs, including 18 bugs marked 'critical'
News: Critical fixes for Adobe Reader & Acrobat

Adobe has released critical security patches, fixing 13 bugs in its Reader and Acrobat software.