Top 10 articles: Facebook scams, HTC Incredible S review, RIM highs and lows

The most popular story with V3.co.uk readers this week has been news of yet another security scam. Facebook users were being targeted with messages designed to trick them into downloading a rogue third-party application, by pretending that the site is closing all of its accounts.

The scam shows once again how important it is for firms to educate staff on these kinds of threats. The worst that could happen with this incident was that users would be taken to an online survey to earn the scammers' commission, but other rogue apps could have more harmful effects.

Also popular was our review of the HTC Incredible S, which has a decent 4in screen and the popular Sense interface, but runs on the older Android 2.2 mobile browser instead of the current Gingerbread version. We gave it a three-star rating.

For tablet fans, there was welcome news that the Motorola Xoom pre-order price has dropped to £199 - but customers would be required to sign a 24-month contract at £25 a month to get the device at that low cost.

And there was some good and bad news for RIM this week. Chief executive Mike Lazaridis halted an interview with the BBC after balking at some pretty innocuous questions, never a good PR moment for any firm.

But on a brighter note, RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Solution remains the only platform cleared for high security use, according to the latest guidance from GCHQ, giving it a welcome leg-up over iPhone and Android challengers.

Experts warn Facebook users of account closure scam
Rogue third-party app spreads virally on social networking site

 

 

 

 

HTC Incredible S review
Android 2.2 smartphone with 4in screen has style, but lacks substance in key areas

 

 

 

Motorola Xoom 3G pre-order price drops to £199
Honeycomb tablet comes with unlimited data for £25 a month

 

 

 

GCHQ considers iPhone and Android for government use but RIM wins out
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution still the only platform certified for Impact Level 3 use

 

 

 

RIM's Lazaridis halts BBC interview in echoes of Apple PR fail
Research In Motion boss doesn't take kindly to questions about government access

 

 

 

Microsoft breaks record with huge April security patch
Total of 17 patches for 64 vulnerabilities is Microsoft's biggest yet

 

 

 

 

Web sites hit back at Google Panda page rank update
Searchmetrics warns of big traffic dropoffs for affected sites

 

 

 

 

Mozilla Firefox 5 set for 21 June release
Firm shortens development cycle to 13 weeks for next browser version

 

 

 

 

Nokia delivers Symbian update with new E6 and X7 smartphones
E6 business phone and X7 entertainment handset feature Symbian Anna update

 

 

 

Fujitsu to roll out fibre internet to five million UK homes
Firm promises up to £2bn to bring speeds of 1Gbit/s to rural areas in bid to challenge BT Openreach