The guys at Mozilla have released the very first Firefox 3 mockup screen shots.

Looks

In these screenies Firefox has a complete UI overhaul and it looks fantastic! surprisingly it looks a lot like a vista application and more like IE than Firefox. Many are hoeing that this concept will stick around and become the default Firefox 3 theme for vista. Even still I am sure someone out there will create this theme for Firefox 2.

New Features

Private Browsing
Browse the web without cookies, temporary files or history being stored on your computer.

Places
A great new feature that stores bookmarks, history, and other information about Web pages. You will be able to add tags and index your content.

Bookmark Manager
Speaks for itself, basically sort and manage all your bookmarks.

Malware Detection
Firefox will now block sites that have been known to contain Malware, it will show a dialog asking if you want to proceed (see screens)

Mozilla is working alongside Google to develop this feature.

Content Handling
After downloading a file, you can now select the associated program to run that file from within the downloaded files box. 

Microformat Detection
You can now interact with microformat content.

Screenshots

The blacked out address bar lets you know your in private browsing mode:

The new places feature:

Bookmark Manager service:

 The Malware detection engine in action:

Content Handling in action:

The important thing to remember is this is very early stages and this stuff is not final and it also explains why the UI may look a little rough round the edges but if Mozilla go with this, the cool new features and that great UI Firefox 3 should be fantastic in my opinion!

Onecare 2.0 includes lots of cool new features but by far the greatest is the ability to manage the security status of multiple computers on your network.

Onecare can be installed on 3 computers meaning you can manage the status and preform tasks for all these machines on one master computer. No longer do you have to go all over your house sorting out your partner and kids computers when something goes wrong. This is a fantastic concept that will save time and keep you and your family secure.

Other new stuff incudes Windows Live ID login, so you can receive product updates, support and news. Also the backup service has been updated to allow all 3 computers to be backed at the same time via the Windows Live Oncecare online backup service.

Microsoft is really trying with this product and personal i think its great. It integrates with your system well and it runs nicely in the background and most importantly its not heavy on your system unlike some security suites.

So why not check out the beta you have nothing to lose as its totally free and it lasts 120 days.

Get it here and see what you think

The Xbox 360 Elite is an updated version of the Xbox 360, Microsoft has added some much needed features into its games console such as HDMI support and a larger 120gb Hard Drive on the down side theres still no HD-DVD Drive integration witch is a shame and theres also no Wifi built in, the Elite comes in a new sleek black design complete with black controllers and accessories. The console is going to be quieter and a lot more cooler witch is needed with a console that sounds like a planes lifting off every time you turn it on. No official pricing has been released as of yet but the Elite is not a replacement for the Xbox 360 Core and Premium system, they will be sold as well as the Elite. Overall the 360 Elite is a good buy if you haven’t got an Xbox 360, but if you already own one theres no point and i don’t see no reason why Microsoft wont ship a 120gb hard drive accessories for non-elite customers, especially with IP-TV on its way.

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Anyone who knows anything about computers knows that Symantec’s Norton Security Products are very Secure, Yet incredibly heavy on system resources. This is why i have avoided Norton products in the past, With Norton protecting me EVERYTHING ran that little slower on my PC and starting my PC was a nightmare….and this was on a high end computer at the time!

So after years of dissing and avoiding Norton, i decided to give them one more chance. I downloaded a trial of “Norton 360″ and to my suprise it was fantastic!. It was very light! with only 2 processes running using little memory. It was faster than Onecare and previous security suites that i have had on Vista and with it being a Symantec product i knew it was going to be secure. The UI is very colourful and friendly with large buttons that make it easy to navigate through the program and find what you are looking for. Another cool feature i found was the online backup, with 2GB of space and and easily transfer wizard its a doddle to backup those priceless files.

Full Feature List

Antivirus
Antispyware
Email scanning
Antiphishing
Online identity protection
Web site authentication
Firewall protection
Automatic backup and restore
Automatic updates
PC performance tuneups
2GB secured online storage
Embedded support
Rootkit detection

Rating: 8/10
Pros: Great Security, Fast, Friendly UI, Online Backup Service
Cons: Free software is available, Price can be little high