A few years back, Telstra BigPond were offering BigPond Security, a you-beaut solution to the common bugs and Trojans that steal credit card numbers, house alarm combinations and other sensitive data that people leave on their computers. That was the pitch anyway. Before working for Compare Broadband, I was working for BigPond sales. Contrary to most people’s belief that all Telstra centres are based in the Phillipines or India, I was working close to home in Burwood, Victoria. We were paid quite well for call centre work, and there was an attractive, if complicated bonus system.

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On February 29, 2012, Microsoft released the long-awaited Consumer Preview of Windows 8. With it, the company not only unveiled a new Metro interface and several features to improve the overall Windows experience, but also assured consumers that its newest operating system (OS) would provide enhanced system performance, no matter if they are using high- or low-end machines.

Journalists, developers and early adopters have tested Windows 8 Consumer Preview and have been quite positive about the new OS and its impact on PC performance, but the question remains—is Windows 8 really living up to the hype? There are actually still a few kinks in the OS, which, if included in the retail version, could disappoint PC users.

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Attention children all over the World: For Mothers Day 2012, Wondershare is preparing another giveaway. Between now and May 14th (12:00am EST) Wondershare is giving away DVD Slideshow Builder Standard for FREE!

If you want to do something special this Mothers Day, download DVD Slideshow Builder and use it to drop-in your favorite photos and music and instantly create a compelling photo slideshow as a gift for your mom.

The regular price of this product is $49.95, so use this opportunity to download and use the program for free and save some money.

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Apple is likely to see a decrease in sales, as compared to the previous quarter’s sales. All hopes are now on the iPad 3. Can it balance out the figures?

According to a report in Fortune, Apple has been able to sell around 26-44 million iPhones in the last quarter, which ended 2 weeks ago.

Analysts suggest a middle ground value of 35.1 million; this clearly shows a decline in iPhone’s sale from the previous quarter. Fortune is expected to release more information on the 24th April, which will expose the situation more clearly.

Apple had sold around 37 million iPhones in Q1 2012, a sudden jump, which marked an 85 percent increase year-over-year for Apple, after the release of the iPhone 4s. The figures jumped nearly double from 17.04 million in Q4 2011 to 37 million. Although the figures in 2011 seemed quite stagnant and grew slightly, with the surge of Android phones into the market, but with iPhone 4s’ release they grew exponentially.

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