Top 10 articles, 8 May 09

Windows 7 dominated the most popular articles again this week on vnunet.com.

The first release candidate for MSDN and TechNet subscribers was made available on 30 April, and this was followed by general availability on 5 May. Integration between Windows 7 and XP was also a hot topic, with news that Parallels plans to offer an XP applications compatibility product for Windows 7, and a labs blog post on using Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 also proving a hit with readers.

Also popular was the news that Google is facing legal troubles over the use of the Android name, and our latest top 10 article rounding up the worst computer viruses.



Hands on: Using Windows XP Mode in Windows 7

Our initial tests show performance is not entirely impressive



Windows 7 release candidate goes live

Microsoft begins offering downloads to the general public



Google sued over Android name

Search giant and 46 other companies caught up in trademark infringement battle



Top 10 worst computer viruses

A countdown of the most virulent infections



RIM introduces BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0

New version adds web-based admin console and other enhancements



Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Firm opens beta programme for forthcoming virtualisation tool



Asus launches Eee PC 1008 Seashell in the UK

Super thin netbook weighs just 1.1kg



Apple pondering notebook and desktop price cuts

Reports point to drops in new Mac models



Twitter, Google and Facebook add search updates

Twitter officially releases real-time search for all the site's updates



Virgin Media starts 200Mbit/s broadband trials

Six-month pilot to look at user habits and behaviour