Serif, the UK desktop publishing, design and graphics software developer, announced the release of MoviePlus X3, the new version of Serif’s digital video editing program.

MoviePlus X3 makes it simple for everyone to create exciting and engaging movies and photo slideshows. A completely redesigned user interface offers a fresh-looking and easy way for everyone to make movies quickly, while still offering advanced editing power for more experienced users. New, interactive and automated on-screen “How To” guides offer help at every step of the way, plus up-to-date compatibility and sharing options including direct YouTube upload open up MoviePlus creations to a global, mobile audience.

SBSH Mobile Software announced a new Papyrus for Windows Mobile Standard major update to version 2. SBSH Papyrus 2 for Smartphone is an innovative time management application packed with top quality tools designed to help you bring the most out of your Smartphone.

Papyrus 2 brings a handful of new exciting features: Search View for PIM items searching; Advanced filters management; Automatic attendees notifications, Auto-adopting design to match your device look & feel, Popup selection effect for optimized display, complete PNG graphics support and much more. Papyrus 2 brings a new powerful back-end engine that ensure the fastest experience for the pro user.

Surprisingly few people know that it’s possible to install third-party software on a BlackBerry. Fewer still know that some of that software is available free of charge. BlackBerry Freeware Directory catalogs a small but growing assortment of free BlackBerry programs.

Identity thieves know no boundaries. They even go after one of the most vulnerable groups: children. “Children are not in any condition to protect themselves,” said Adam Levin, chairman and co-founder of Identity Theft 911, which provides identity-theft products and helps victims of the crime. “It’s up to their parents.”

Children are especially enticing targets for identity-theft crooks because it can take years before the crime is discovered. Statistics on child identity theft are hard to pin down.

Effective online communication relies on your ability to reach customers. If your email or newsletters are listed on a spam blacklist, the messages won’t get through. Here are several common mistakes that put business communication at risk.

GPSToday is a new GPS application that is compatible with the Treo 800w and Windows Mobile devices. The program installs as a Today screen plugin and packs in a number of unique features behind a clever interface. The app periodically pings your GPS location to display your current location and full street address, it will even scan your contacts and show you who is presently nearby.

You can specify how often it updates and have it turn off your GPS when not in use to save battery life. The program also offers local search functionality, online maps, GeoWeather to display local conditions on your Today screen, and the ability to automatically GeoTag your photos.

If you’re having problems with 33dropped calls on your new 3G Apple iPhone,you’re not alone. From New York to Stockholm, 3G iPhone owners are complaining loudly about connection failures–sometimes repeatedly–during calls. The problem typically occurs when the device attempts to move from 3G to another network.

According to people familiar with the matter, the culprit appears to be the 3G chipset provided by Infineon Technologies, a German chipmaker. Sources declined to be identified because they are not authorized to talk about the problem publicly.

In addition to his job here at ZATZ, David Gewirtz is also the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals and a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security International. As you probably know, Russia has attacked Georgia (Tblisi, not Atlanta) with tanks and troops. However, before the physical attack, there was a cyberattack against many of Georgia’s online resources. First indications seemed to imply the cyberattack originated as a Russian offensive, while later analysis by some sources dispute that, claiming that “script kiddies” are behind the assault. David wrote this article for the current issue of Counterterrorism. Given the timing of the Georgia attack, we felt it’d also be of interest to our Computing Unplugged and OutlookPower readers and are reprinting it here with permission.

Read this Computing Unplugged article.

Electric Pocket has unveiled PhoneFace, a speed dial application for BlackBerry smartphones that launches phone calls, text messages, and emails with the simple click on the photos of a users’ most commonly dialed contacts. The program shows full-screen photos of a user’s friends to offer a fun and easy way to locate the right contact to call. PhoneFace even retrieves the most recent pictures of contacts from Facebook. PhoneFace is available now from Electric Pocket’s PhoneFace Web site for an introductory price of $9.95.

Because they love their football (soccer in the US), Proporta would like to celebrate the start of the English Premier League season by offering all UK customers free shipping on all orders. Simply place an order on Sunday 17th August 2008, and if you live in the UK you’ll get your shipping free of charge.