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Internet Explorer 9.0 now available ................ 15.03.2011
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Thai flood causes hard drive shortage ..............01.11.2011
NOD32 version5 now available ..............14.09.2011
As the title suggests, there has been an update to NOD32 and ESET Smart Security to the latest version - version 5...
Internet Explorer 9.0 now available ................ 15.03.2011
Microsoft has launched the finished version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser. The company said IE9's graphics handling, security and privacy features put it on an even footing with Firefox, Chrome, Safari and others......... .............but it's not available for Windows XP.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 available........ 22.02.2011
The first major update to Windows 7, Service Pack 1, is now available to download........... Click below for details.
NOD32 version 4.2.71 latest news... 14.02.2011
As the title suggests, there has been an update to NOD32 and ESET Smart Security to the latest version - version4...
Rogue Facebook Apps........... 18.01.2011
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Fake antivirus phone calls and emails........... 15.11.2010
Internet users are being warned about cold callers who offer to fix viruses but then install software to steal personal information. This is through either phone calls, emails or pop up windows that appear on hacked websites.....
Limewire effectively shut down............ 14.11.2010
Peer to peer file sharing utility Limewire has been forced to shut down operations, pending legal action. Read more.......
Problem with hyperlinks from email..........08.10..2010
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BT Broadband advert banned.......... 25.08.2010
It looked too good to be true, but worse still it mislead people, and led to many to switch to a service that just couldnt deliver. Its the BT advert with Adam & Jane. It's now been banned by the ASA for misleading customers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11075066
Browser Choice icon or window.................. 14.04.10
You may have had an icon appear on the desktop called "Browser Choice" and wandered what it is all about.................
Fake calls from "Windows".................... 10.04.10
Many customers are reporting getting phone calls from "Windows" telling them they need to re-register their PC at a price, or that they have a corrupt Windows log that needs looking at, for a price..............
Spotify. The answer to getting free music 23.01.2010...
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Scareware, or pop-up windows designed to look like legitimate security warnings, have become a major issue recently, conning many people into downloading and sometimes even paying for, software they do not need...
Ever wandered why your WiFi is so unreliable...
Taken from the BBC, this article goes a long way to explaining why many people using WiFi in their homes find it so unreliable...
What exactly IS spyware and Malware? ...
Spyware is software that hides itself somewhere on your computer collecting information about you and what you do on the internet...
Article on Cyber Crime...
The BBC have produced an excellent article on how cyber crime has become big, organised businessg...
Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks on some support pages...
Microsoft has started putting the button on its web-based support pages that detail the most common problems hitting PC and Windows users...
How spam works...
The BBC have done an interesting article on how spammers make there money...
Excellent article on Scareware...
The BBC have done an excellent article on a very common phenomenom at the moment - Scareware...
Scam Antivirus installation...
A lot of customers have fallen foul of the recent WinAntivir or Windows Antivirus 2008/2009 "infections"...
Microsoft has launched its new web browser, Internet Explorer 9. The product was first released to the public in beta form a little over a year ago, and the company claims that the new program’s speed and security will change users’ perception of the web and even foster the creation of a more “beautiful” internet. Basically, the new version is faster and safer.
Accompanied by a $10m advertising push, Microsoft hopes that IE9 will help stem the rise of rival browsers such as Google Chrome. Ashley Highfield, UK managing director of Microsoft, said that the release marked “the tipping point for the next generation, high definition internet; it’s a critical component for the next chain of events”.
More than 40 million people have already downloaded the beta (pre-release for testing)version of IE9, giving the product a small percentage share of the global web browser market before it has even officially launched. Microsoft says it has had the highest and fastest adoption rate of any beta product it has ever launched.
The new browser also effectively allows web sites to look far more like applications than web sites. “Jump lists” allow bookmarks to offer enhanced features if they are added to a user’s tool bar. Music sites, for instance, can include play and pause functions on a menu that appears directly above the site’s icon.
Adopting a cleaner interface, IE9 now uses a single box for web addresses, searching and users’ web history. Since the release of the beta, Microsoft has also improved how IE9 allows users to protect themselves from tracking, and adjusted which notifications pop up.
However. Internet Explorer 9.0 is NOT available for Windows XP!
Ryan Gavin, Microsoft’s senior director of Internet Explorer, said that the company had to make a choice in developing IE9. He said: “Do you push the web forward, which requires a modern operating system? Or do you continue to build for the lowest common denominator.”
He said they had opted to “push the web forward” because demand from users was for better websites. Older operating systems, such as Windows XP, might not be able to cope with the demands of the new browser and nor would the older PCs running XP.
I.E. 9.0 will be available through the automatic Windows Updates and will appear in the list over the next few weeks use. If you want it sooner, it can be downloaded from here -
http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/#/download
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