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Super Flexible File Synchronizer 4.78

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Smith, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Synchronise documents between different locations

If you regularly transfer and work on files in different locations it can often be difficult to make sure that you are always using the latest version....

Paint.NET 3.5

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Powerful & modern paint program

Jointly developed by Washington State University and Microsoft, Paint.net is intended to be a replacement for the free MS Paint software provided with all Windows operating systems....

Microsoft tops global online property charts

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 12:10:00

Redmond beats Google and Yahoo to first spot

There was good news for Microsoft in its battle for the hearts and minds of internet users today, as new figures from market research firm comScore found that the firm...

Twitter rolls out retweet feature

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 12:04:00

Service will be available to limited number of users at first

Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has announced it is rolling out an automated retweet feature on a limited number of accounts to see how it works in the wild....

Mossad laptop hack behind nuclear strike reports suggest

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 08:31:00

Schneier warns against hotel maid attack

Reports in Der Spiegel suggest that the Israeli air strike against claimed nuclear facilities in Syria were targeted after Mossad successfully hacked a laptop left in a London hotel bedroom....

Thunderbird 3 out this month

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 07:53:00

Open source email system gets a makeover

The Mozilla Foundation has announced that the latest version of its Thunderbird email system will be out this month. The release candidate version of Thunderbird 3 will be out next...

Top 10 technologies in a death spiral

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:31:00 GMT

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 07:31:00

Soon to be departed technologies

Earlier this week, people in Mexico and the US recognized Dia De Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday which recognizes friends and loved ones which have recently departed....

Google unveils commercial site search

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 02:12:00

Commerce service aims for online retailers

Google has unveiled a new service designed to improve search efforts for retail sites. The company said that the new Commerce Search tool would allow online retailers to offer better...

Foxit Reader 3.1.3

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Max Fernandez, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Portable & quick PDF reader

When it comes to PDF readers, the abundance of free and competent titles suggests that the need for anymore is unnecessary....

VirtualBox for Windows 3.0.10

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Host a virtual operating system

This is the software publisher's description. Powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise...

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Minor release of the popular web browser

Some users were disappointed with the release of Mozilla Firefox 2.0. After months of betas, release candidates and previews, the new features weren’t as spectacular as people expected....

Europe's browser wars heat up again

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 17:48:00

Mozilla and Opera demand changes to Microsoft's proposed ballot system

Complaints about Microsoft's anti-competitive browser bundling are still in full swing, even though the company said in July that it will no longer shield Internet Explorer (IE) from competition in...

EBay settles court case with Skype founders

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:20:00

Zennström and Friis to take a 14 per cent stake

As expected, Skype has settled its court action with Joltid, the company set up by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis....

T-Mobile and Orange confirm merger

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 15:05:00

Joint venture will have 37 per cent of the UK mobile market

T-Mobile and Orange have finally signed the agreement which will turn them into a 50:50 joint company, dominating the UK mobile market with a share of 37 per cent....

Nero Free 9.4.12.708

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 14:34:00

Burn basic data & audio discs with this free tool

For most people, simple burning software is all we need on a day-to-day level. Some of the popular burning applications have migrated in to multimedia production suites over the last...

Intel advises Facebook on needed updates

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:53:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 13:53:00

Intel app engineer says Facebook should offer customers more room for managing change

Facebook should allow its users to prioritise their contacts so they can choose who they see news from first, said Intel in a blog post on Thursday....

V3.co.uk weekly debrief, 6 Nov 09

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:42:00 GMT

V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 13:42:00

This week, Europe decides what to do with illegal file sharers

Phil Muncaster rounds up the top stories of the week, including new handsets from Sony Ericsson and HTC, more job cuts on the way, Cisco, EMC and VMware partner up...

Fujitsu UK workers to strike next week

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 12:49:00

Union confirms three-day action over pay and pensions

Unite has confirmed that workers at Fujitsu in the UK are to take strike action over jobs, pay and pensions....

Mozilla Firefox for Mac 3.5.5

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 12:20:00

Minor release of the popular web browser

Some users were disappointed with the release of Mozilla Firefox 2.0. After months of betas, release candidates and previews, the new features weren’t as spectacular as people expected....

VirtualBox for Mac 3.0.10

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 12:00:00

Host a virtual operating system

Dell launches ultra-thin Adamo XPS

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:46:00 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 11:46:00

World's thinnest laptop will be available by Christmas

Dell has officially launched its ultra-slim Adamo XPS laptop in the UK, but has still to confirm prices or an exact availability date for the system, claimed by the company...

New coalition backs LTE standard

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:31:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 11:31:00

Telecoms giants develop technical profile for LTE voice and SMS services

A coalition of industry players has launched the One Voice initiative with the aim of boosting the use of Long Term Evolution (LTE) in communications....

Web domain transfer market defies the recession

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 10:59:00

Sedo reports sales totalling £14m during the past three months

The number of domain names being sold continues to defy the economic downturn, according to the latest figures from domain name marketplace Sedo....

Review: C2C ArchiveOne Express

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Alan Stevens, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 09:00:00

An affordable and easy-to-use message archiving tool

Developers often add 'Express' to product names to signal that that they're cut-down or simpler versions of an enterprise application, repackaged for the small business....

The most recent articles from V3.co.uk

Super Flexible File Synchronizer 4.78

Paint.NET 3.5

Microsoft tops global online property charts

Twitter rolls out retweet feature

Mossad laptop hack behind nuclear strike reports suggest

Thunderbird 3 out this month

Top 10 technologies in a death spiral

Google unveils commercial site search

Foxit Reader 3.1.3

VirtualBox for Windows 3.0.10

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5

Europe's browser wars heat up again

EBay settles court case with Skype founders

T-Mobile and Orange confirm merger

Nero Free 9.4.12.708

Intel advises Facebook on needed updates

V3.co.uk weekly debrief, 6 Nov 09

Fujitsu UK workers to strike next week

Top 10 articles, 6 November 2009

Mozilla Firefox for Mac 3.5.5

VirtualBox for Mac 3.0.10

Dell launches ultra-thin Adamo XPS

New coalition backs LTE standard

Web domain transfer market defies the recession

Review: C2C ArchiveOne Express