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Google plans 'Chrome' browser

Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project. Read more »

Google debuts Gears for Firefox 3

Gears, Google's project to make Web browsers a better foundation for elaborate online applications, now supports Firefox 3, the company plans to announce soon. Read more »

Free Google Analytics: A spammer's best friend

Spammers are taking advantage of Google's free Analytics service to track the performance of spam campaigns and boost their business. Read more »

Google sets Bigtable for free life in the cloud

Web developers will soon be able to host their applications on Google's infrastructure for free — up to a point. Read more »

Google follows Yahoo lead into geo-search

Google has added a new element to its search interface that will let others' websites use geographically linked information. Read more »

Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory Read more »

Google takes Web apps offline

Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »

Find toxic wastelands via Google Earth

The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States wants to make it easier for Google, Microsoft and other enterprising online mappers to spread the word about potentially hazardous sites in your neighborhood. Read more »

Open source rival takes on Google Maps

Volunteers with GPS devices aim to map the planet... Read more »

Google heats up dating game

Looking for love in all the wrong places? A new application powered by Google Maps and a personals Web site might just have the answer. Read more »

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Why open source is bad for Australia

Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Read more »

Are open source databases for real?

Free and open-source software is making a splash in the world of databases. But is it reliable enough for your critical applications? Read more »

Seamlessly integrate applications with eBay using its Windows SDK

The eBay Windows SDK allows you to easily access eBay data within your application. Tony Patton gives you an overview of the functionality provided by the eBay Web services API. Read more »

Location-based publishing and services

Geocoded content is transforming our Web. By adding geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) to our media, we can help others find it through location-based search engines and web maps. Read more »

Interview: Getting sassy with SaaS

We sat down with Salesforce's Doug Farber to talk about the benefits of using the SaaS model and how developers can take advantage of cloud computing on the company's Force.com platform. Read more »

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Flash and Flex: cached and componentised

Mike Potter is the developer marketing manager for Flex, we sat down with Mike at MAX and discussed where Flex and Flash is heading. Read more »

Improve usability with friendly URLs

One of the many issues bandied about by Web developers is providing user-friendly URLs that are both friendly to the eyes and the fingers while typing. Read more »

Web 2.0 meets the enterprise

Long set up like a gated community, the enterprise software industry is quickly gaining a populist streak. Read more »

It's time to start Web services planning

Will 2003 be the "Year of the Web services" and should savvy tech leaders start constructing their Web services road map today? Read more »

Playing the international Web game

You have built a Web site, with a considerable investment of both time and money. Now, to start cashing in. ZDNet Australia offers these tips on marketing your local Web efforts to all the regions of the world. Read more »

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How Google's App Engine stacks up with Amazon's EC2

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- We compare Amazon's approach to providing infrastructure services to Google's. Read more »

Lets Shindig!

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Google Developer Day in Sydney, Dan Peterson and John Hjelmstad talked about Apache Shindig, an open source implementation of OpenSocial and gadgets. Read more »

Firefox 3's better performance and memory improvements

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- As beta 5 is due to come out next week, I take a look at some of the new features and improvements in Firefox 3. Read more »

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    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

  • Staff Adobe briefly considered its own browser

    Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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