Virgin’s 200 meg br=?UTF-8?Q?oadband?=; Windows 7 RC launch;=?UTF-8?Q?=20Asus=E2=80=99s=20monster=20lap?= top

Having trouble viewing this email? Please click the link below: http://newsletter.pcpro.co.uk/q/11wPNGx36BWOhHeD/wv Computing In The Real World 7 May Subscribe to the mag | View mag subscription details | Unsubscribe from newsletter

Dear Charles, Welcome to the latest PC Pro newsletter News headlines: Virgin set to blow away broadband rivals with 200Mbit/sec connections; Microsoft makes the Release Candidate of Windows 7 available for public consumption; and are Apple and Google a little too close for comfort? This week's new reviews: Asus's monster W90 laptop packs a couple of surprises; CyberLink PowerDVD 9 Ultra brings Blu-ray playback to its media player; and Shuttle introduces its first barebones system for Core i7 processors PC Pro podcast: on this week's show we deliver our first impressions of Windows 7 Release Candidate, discuss the merits of supersizing the Kindle, and ask whether Google's Chrome browser is doomed to failure. Plus, find out whether the Asus W90 earns its stripes as Hot Hardware of the week. Download it now Best of the blogs: Barry Collins reveals whether you should upgrade the Windows 7 Beta or start from scratch with the Release Candidate; David Fearon measures the recession in Canon cameras; and Tom Arah delivers his first thoughts on Silverlight 3 Barry Collins - Online Editor ----------------------Sponsor's Message-------------------------- Humyo The idea behind Humyo's Workspace is simple: to act as a hassle-free "virtual office". To read in full please click here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWS Virgin trials 200Mbit/sec broadband Cable company set to blow away broadband rivals with 200Mbit/sec service Can Microsoft cope as Windows 7 RC goes live? Microsoft makes Windows 7 Release Candidate available for public consumption - but will its servers survive the crush? Apple and Google face antitrust probe US authorities investigate whether Apple and Google ties are harming competition Carphone closes in on Tiscali Tiscali's troubles are drawing to a close, with a sale of its British broadband business to Carphone Warehouse Parallels offers alternative to Windows 7 XP Mode Virtualisation experts aim to beat Microsoft at its own game with virtual XP offering for Windows 7 users Mozilla steps in to stop Firefox extension war Row between two of Firefox's biggest extension makers forces Mozilla to draw up code of conduct Hijacked botnet exposes startling online habits Researchers reveal just how much information a botnet gathers on its victims Privacy International: we're not hypocrites over Phorm Exclusive: Privacy group denies it's changed its tune over the use of deep-packet inspection for advertising Hackers expose holes in McAfee website McAfee embarrassed by serious security flaws in the company's own website All the latest news RSS news feed: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/rss REVIEWS Asus W90 It's huge and extremely expensive; but there's more to Asus' monster laptop than meets the eye CyberLink PowerDVD 9 Ultra Bring Blu-ray playback to your PC with CyberLink's latest media player Shuttle SX58H7 Shuttle introduces its first barebones for Core i7 systems. If you need a powerful system in a compact package, take a look Wildform Flair 5 A cheap way of publishing Flash-based presentations to the web. Tom Arah finds out if it lives up to its name Thecus N8800 8TB Dave Mitchell looks at Thecus' latest rackmount NAS and IP SAN appliance Broadberry CyberServe SR1600 - Exclusive review Dave Mitchell reviews a powerhouse rack server with a tempting price tag All the latest reviews RSS reviews feed: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/latest/rss ----------------------Sponsor's Message-------------------------- The exclusive black and silver W705 Walkman phone http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/Sony_Ericsson/W705 As a 3G device the Sony Ericsson W705 gives you fast access to the Internet and the wealth of knowledge, music and downloads it brings as well as fast access to your Online emails. This coupled with Wi-Fi technology gives you added connectivity With the Walkman technology, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G ability and connectivity, the Sony Ericsson W705 brings you a wide range of functionality in a stylish little package. Exclusively on O2 Pay Monthly and Pay & Go http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/Sony_Ericsson/W705 ----------------------Sponsor's Message-------------------------- COMPETITIONS Win a powerful PC We have more than £2,600 worth of prizes to give away, including a Core 2 Duo PC and 10.1-megapixel digital camera Fancy a Perseus ST18 PC from Cube247? If you need a powerful, feature-packed PC to take full advantage of all Windows Vista's features, take part in our exclusive competition SHOPPING Classifieds From ink cartridges to PC maintenance, you'll find a range of services and supplies in our classified section IT WHITEPAPERS Research For thousands of whitepapers, analyst reports, case studies and product information, go directly to the PC PRO IT Whitepapers SUBSCRIBE SAVE up to 33% on the shop price of PC Pro Why pay full price for the UK's biggest selling PC magazine - when you can subscribe and SAVE up to 33%? Click on the link below and you can take 3 trial issues of PC Pro to make up your mind, plus your exclusive free gift. Visit www.pcpro.co.uk/subsmarketing/XWEB Subscribe | View mag subscription | Unsubscribe As always, thank you for your interest. Barry Collins Online Editor WebMaster.PCPro@dennis.co.uk © Copyright Dennis Publishing Ltd 30 Cleveland Street, London. W1T 4JDR Registered in England with Company Number: 1138891

The latest PC Pro Hot reviews Acer K10 LED Micro Projector AMD Athlon X2 7850 RM One ecoquiet 965