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Mozilla speeds Firefox development

Mozilla speeds Firefox development

18th Sep 2009 The Mozilla Foundation has switched to a new development method - known as a 'sprint cycle' - which should help get new features to users as quickly as possible. [12]

Microsoft confirms Marketplace 'kill-switch'

Microsoft confirms Marketplace 'kill-switch'

18th Sep 2009 Microsoft has confirmed that applications removed from the Windows Marketplace for Mobile store after approval will be automatically deleted from users' handsets. [7]

Get Windows 7 for £30

Get Windows 7 for £30

17th Sep 2009 Microsoft has announced a special offer for Windows 7 to entice students in UK universities and colleges to upgrade to the latest OS. [66]

Android 1.6 SDK launched

Android 1.6 SDK launched

17th Sep 2009 Google has launched the software development kit for the next version of Android, and there are some impressive new features due in 'Donut.' [8]

Opera Mini 5 beta launched

Opera Mini 5 beta launched

17th Sep 2009 Opera Mini 5 - the next edition of the free Java-based browser for mobile 'phones - is now available in the form of a public beta, and it's looking pretty stylish. [10]

Google Chrome 3 Stable released

Google Chrome 3 Stable released

16th Sep 2009 Google has upgraded version 3 of its popular open-source web browser Chrome to stable status, and work has already begun on the dev release of version 4. [29]

Don't forget to vote on the CPC & bit-tech Awards

Don't forget to vote on the CPC & bit-tech Awards

15th Sep 2009 There's only one month left to vote on this year's Custom PC & bit-tech Awards. Read on to find out how you could win some great prizes!

Intel hits CPU market share high

Intel hits CPU market share high

15th Sep 2009 Despite dropping sales, Intel has cause to celebrate: a four-year market share high of 80.6 percent, at the cost of its rivals including AMD. [9]

New York Times suffers ad-based malware

New York Times suffers ad-based malware

14th Sep 2009 The New York Times website has been playing unwitting host to an "unauthorised advertisement" which attempts to con users into installing worthless 'security' software. [8]

Brown apologises for Turing's treatment

Brown apologises for Turing's treatment

11th Sep 2009 Gordon Brown has issued an apology to the memory of Alan Turing, war hero and one of the fathers of modern computing, for the chemical castration that lead to his death. [33]

Unpatched Windows flaw sparks concern

Unpatched Windows flaw sparks concern

10th Sep 2009 An as-yet unpatched flaw in Windows Vista and the RC versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 have system administrators worried. [8]

MS warns over unpatched IIS flaw

MS warns over unpatched IIS flaw

9th Sep 2009 Microsoft has issued a warning regarding a flaw in its IIS software that can lead to a Denial of Service attack or remote code execution, but no patch is yet available. [6]

Swine flu confirmed on PAX showfloor

Swine flu confirmed on PAX showfloor

9th Sep 2009 Reports of cases of swine flu at the Penny Arcade Expo have been confirmed by organisers. [13]

Yahoo CEO accused of dumping shares

Yahoo CEO accused of dumping shares

8th Sep 2009 Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has been lambasted by the company's investors after filings showed she has sold $2 million of stock options since joining the company. [15]

Nokia launches 100Mb/s 4G modem

Nokia launches 100Mb/s 4G modem

8th Sep 2009 Nokia is making its first 4G Long Term Evolution device - the RD-3 modem - available to carriers, promising 100Mb/s peak and 12Mb/s sustained throughput. [12]

Windows Mobile 7 being beta tested

Windows Mobile 7 being beta tested

7th Sep 2009 Rumours abound that Microsoft is beta testing Windows Mobile 7 even before version 6.5 is released - and is looking to launch the two just six months apart. [15]

Bit-tech adds new podcast features

Bit-tech adds new podcast features

4th Sep 2009 We've updated the site to add new features for podcast fans, as well as an archive of the Custom PC podcast going back to 2007 [7]

Hacker runs Ubuntu on Amazon Kindle

Hacker runs Ubuntu on Amazon Kindle

4th Sep 2009 An enterprising hacker has successfully forced his Kindle 2 e-book reader to run the ARM port of popular Linux distribution Ubuntu. [17]

Host a party, get Windows 7 free

Host a party, get Windows 7 free

4th Sep 2009 Microsoft is attempting to boost interest in Windows 7 by offering free Ultimate Signature Editions to those willing to host a launch day party. [42]

Kodak demos underwater flexible OLEDs

Kodak demos underwater flexible OLEDs

3rd Sep 2009 Kodak's labs have released demonstration images of a flexible OLED display which, in a marked departure from the norm, can operate completely submerged in water. [8]

eBay sells majority of Skype

eBay sells majority of Skype

2nd Sep 2009 In a move which admits its past mistakes, eBay has sold 65 percent of its ownership of Skype to a group of private investors - including Netscape founder Andreessen. [2]

Google Wave gets limited rollout

Google Wave gets limited rollout

2nd Sep 2009 Google has announced that it is to open its Wave collaboration platform to selected educational and business users starting at the end of this month. [6]

Updated: Win some NZXT gaming gear!

Updated: Win some NZXT gaming gear!

28th Aug 2009 Bit-tech teams up with purveyor of excellent gaming wares, NZXT to give away a veritable Alladin's cave of gaming swag fit for an Arabian king. [52]

Microsoft patents advert-based CAPTCHAs

Microsoft patents advert-based CAPTCHAs

28th Aug 2009 Microsoft has filed a patent for advertising images, audio, or text which require users to answer a product-related question to continue. [11]

Researcher plans distributed GSM crack

Researcher plans distributed GSM crack

26th Aug 2009 A security researcher has announced an open-source distributed computing project which aims to generate a rainbow table for the A5/1 algorithm used in mobile 'phones. [16]

Win 7: netbook battery killer?

Win 7: netbook battery killer?

26th Aug 2009 A series of benchmark tests carried out on netbooks running Windows XP and Windows 7 has revealed a worrying drop in battery life under Microsoft's latest OS. [22]

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