Windows 7 gets its first patches and its not even officially out yet as a monster bundle of fixes and updates hit the net today.

  Sony Vaio X weighs a mere 725g and is thin as a rail.

  Buys developer company MilleniumIT for AU$ 32 M to develop its own trading platform.

  Vodafone’s Prepaid Mobile Broadband Starter Pack now sells at $99 and throws in 1GB of data for the bundled dual-band USB modem.

  RIM’s BlackBerry for first-time users pares back the features to hit a more affordable pricing level, with availability this week on Vodafone’s $59/month plan.

  Apple had PowerPC-based tablet prototype in testing in 2003 says a former Apple worker.

  Plans for a new Gateway tablet notebook show a sweet form factor that allows it to be used as a keyboardless TV.

  Following the high-end Dream and Magic smartphones, HTC hopes the entry-level Tattoo with its new ‘Sense’ UI will drive Android into the mainstream.

  Microsoft is set to lift the covers off Windows Mobile 6.5 this Wednesday, with local launch partners Telstra and HTC joining in for the occasion.

  Despite one in every two Australian homes having a fixed broadband connection, we barely make it into the Top 20 list of countries with the highest penetration of home broadband.

  The countdown clock is ticking on a redesigned entry-level MacBook, an ‘ultra thin’ iMac and a faster Mac Mini which could drop from $1,049 to $899.

  Mac users can finally enjoy a first-class BlackBerry experience thanks to RIM’s just-released Blackberry Desktop Manager for Mac OS.

  The free anti-malware shield for Windows XP, Vista and 7 goes live today, replacing OneCare (and Windows Defender) as a simplified and streamlined solution.

  Tiny system-on-a-chip module combines fast-boot Linux OS and ARM processor to check email, browse the Web and run for days on a standard laptop battery.