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October 12, 2010

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Mobile apps take center stage


	Jasmine France Senior associate editor Follow me on Twitter Contact Jasmine

Over the past week, desktop software took a back seat as CNET attended the CTIA Fall 2010 trade show, where editors got up close and personal with every variety of mobile app under the sun. The highlights included the innovative and supremely useful shopping app Aisle411; a new twist on the universal remote from Twonky; and an all-new, all-free texting service from HeyWire. In addition, Vlingo announced its new InCar feature, aimed at making texting while driving safer (a popular theme this season).

We also got to check out a nifty software solution from memory-maker SanDisk. The company announced Media Manager for windows, a program aimed at making transferring photos from your computer to your cell phone a smoother and simpler process.

And of course, no week would be complete without us putting some security software through the ringer. We spent some quality time with AVG Internet Security 2011, which impressed us with a shorter install, better usability, and faster scans. However, Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ didn't exactly knock our socks off.

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A new name heralds some big changes for Trend Micro's Titanium suites. The overhaul to Internet Security 2011 brings users a faster suite with a smaller system impact. However, Trend Micro's new security engine is too untested to be able to recommend it.

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+
A new name heralds some big changes for Trend Micro's Titanium suites. The overhaul to Titanium Antivirus+ 2011 brings users a faster suite with a smaller system impact. However, Trend Micro's new security engine is too untested to be able to recommend it

AVG Internet Security
Although AVG has flagged a little in the past few years, AVG Internet Security 2011 breathes some new life into one of the most popular security programs around with a shorter install, better usability, and faster scans.

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