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• New IE may burst pop-up bubble

  Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

• Tight-lipped Google starts chatting

  Despite earlier denials, Google has launched into the chat market with an instant messaging (IM) application for Windows.

• Google raises bar with new browser tool

  The first major update to Google's popular Internet Explorer toolbar kills pop-ups and adds a feature for bloggers.

• McAfee: Yahoo search most "risky"

  Out of the top five search engines, Yahoo returns the riskiest sites for users, according to security vendor McAfee

• Scheme preys on people who mistype 'Google.com'

  Security researchers have discovered an attack aimed at would-be visitors to Google.com, one that attempts to download malicious programs onto the computers of people who simply mistype the search giant's Web address.

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  Corporate Portishead mashups wouldn't be dumb

  You hear a lot about mashups in Web 2.0 -- where one data source is combined with another to produce a new application where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- but the musical version of the term is far more apposite to corporate uses of 2.0 techniques than anything which relies on Google Maps APIs.

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  Snow Leopard bites Office 2008

  Feeding Snow Leopard with juicy Office 2008 discs caused a few problems for our New Zealand correspondent.

Features and Case Studies (23)

• Mapping a revolution with 'mashups'

  Mashups involving digital maps are bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds, with uses ranging from local shopping and traffic reports to online dating and community organising.

• A manager's guide to social media

  Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

• Google Docs & Spreadsheets: 5 things you probably didn't know you could do

  Google's product experts share their favourite features that often don't get the limelight or that people simply don't know about.

• Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

  The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

• Scheme preys on people who mistype 'Google.com'

  Security researchers have discovered an attack aimed at would-be visitors to Google.com, one that attempts to download malicious programs onto the computers of people who simply mistype the search giant's Web address.

Reviews (46)

• New IE may burst pop-up bubble

  Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

• Chrome (beta)

  Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

• First Look: Gmail

  Google's new Web mail service is free and provides a gigabyte of storage, but also raises privacy concerns. We put the beta version through its paces.

• BlackBerry Curve 8520

  With the BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM has done a good job of creating an affordable phone with all the right features, although you might miss 3G connectivity. Just make sure you get it in black.

• Palm Pre

  With webOS, Palm goes past matching its competitors and offers something more. The Pre might not be a home run, but it is an indication of good things to come.

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