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  • Seven essential free software apps for a new PC

    18 Nov 2009 2:55 PM

    Once you get that new Windows 7 computer, here are the apps you need to install.

  • Security suites for 2010

    12 Nov 2009 11:40 AM

    Most vendors have updated their software solutions for 2010. We round-up what's on offer.

  • Qantas to deploy faster check-in technology

    11 Nov 2009 2:54 PM

    Qantas says it is aiming to halve check-in times for customers at CityFlyer ports with new technology to be rolled out across Australia.

  • McAfee Total Protection 2010: Photo gallery

    05 Nov 2009 11:51 AM

    McAfee Total Protection 2010 is the latest in McAfee's security stable to offer all the bells, whistles and options that the company can squeeze into one security suite. This program is nothing if not extensive, as the following screenshots show.

  • Visa Australia kills signatures by 2013

    02 Nov 2009 1:09 PM

    Visa Australia said today it was moving to chip and PIN technology for all of its credit cards, with signature transactions to be banned by April 2013.

  • Microsoft Security Essentials: Screenshots

    30 Sep 2009 12:20 PM

    Microsoft has launched a new free security package today dubbed Microsoft Security Essentials.

  • NSW education: Just six laptops lost

    22 Sep 2009 5:17 PM

    Fears that laptops issued to students under the Digital Education Revolution would be "sold at the pub" have proved unfounded, with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) claiming it has suffered six losses to date.

  • Norton Internet Security 2010

    18 Sep 2009 3:28 PM

    Symantec is betting heavily that program behaviour is the future battlefront of security and is making a big push in its 2010 security program line-up with a behavioural engine called Quorum.

  • Ask Us: How do I undelete files?

    09 Sep 2009 3:58 PM

    Had a change of heart about a file you thought you didn't need? Here are some tips to rescue deleted data.

  • Twitter, Facebook attack targeted one user

    07 Aug 2009 11:58 AM

    Accounts of pro-Georgian blogger were targeted in a denial-of-service attack that led to an outage at Twitter and problems at Facebook, Blogger and LiveJournal, Facebook CSO says.

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  • AVG Internet Security 9.0

    The feature-rich versions of popular security program AVG have been updated, with AVG Technologies claiming faster scan times, faster boot times and other under-the-hood improvements.

  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Microsoft Security Essentials is recommended for those who want something to set and ignore, but users who want more robust configuration choices or don't want to contribute to the cloud should look elsewhere.

  • Norton AntiVirus 2010

    Norton AntiVirus 2010 builds on the immense progress made in last year's version, maintaining a low system profile while strengthening its security framework. It's not perfect, but even Symantec's detractors should check it out.