RIM has officially announced that BlackBerry Protect is not available in open beta for those located in North America and Latin America. And just as the name implies, this service should help to protect your BlackBerry should it become lost or stolen with features to include remote wipe, remote lock, device location via GPS and more »

Just about all of us have probably been hit at one time or another by a virus, trojan, or ended up with that dreaded blue screen of death. It’s certainly not fun when it happens. These days, simply running Norton in the background often just isn’t enough. Thankfully, there are several really good programs out there to download (free!) that help us to protect our computer from any nasties trying to worm their way in.

Keep reading for some favorites that are really worth a try.