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Adobe releases CS4 details

Adobe released details today about Creative Suite 4, its first update to more than a dozen design and editing tools since Adobe CS3 some 17 months ago. Read more »

Adobe gets an e-earful, and listens

A lot of people use Adobe Systems software, and apparently a lot of them feel the need to vent. Read more »

PDF spam not a threat: Adobe

PDF spam is more a nuisance than a security risk, according to Adobe, which claims there is "no hard evidence" where the junk e-mail has become a serious issue. Read more »

Online Photoshop beta due this year

Adobe Systems has announced that it will ship a beta version of its Photoshop Express online editing tool by the end of this year, with the full product to be complete sometime in 2008. Read more »

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

Sun Microsystems plans to announce its new software chief on Tuesday in the US. Read more »

Why Vista may be delayed until Easter

Analyst Gartner believes Microsoft is planning to delay its new operating system again for political rather than technical reasons. Read more »

Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy

After eight months of rapid growth, Firefox approaches its 1.0 release with new challenges in converting IE users. Read more »

Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web

Even as its steers developers toward the forthcoming edition of Windows, Microsoft is building tools to write applications for the Mac OS and the Web. Read more »

Gates trots out Longhorn

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates tried to win over developers in Los Angeles Monday in the U.S. as he offered the first look at Longhorn, the next version of Windows. Read more »

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MAX 08: Adobe lays out future directions

At Adobe's MAX conference this year -- Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch identified three trends that Adobe will address: client and cloud computing, devices and desktop computing, and social computing. Read more »

Free framework looks to simplify Ajax development

Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax is meant primarily for users who are Web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional Web designers. Here's a look into obtaining and using it. Read more »

Starting with Spry

Spry is intended to be a way of easily implementing Ajax; designers with entry level HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience should find Spry an easy way to integrate content. Read more »

MAX 2006 Report

Max 2006 was staged in Las Vegas on 23rd - 26th October, Andrew Muller was there for Builder AU. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Develop JavaScript with the JSEclipse plug-in

JavaScript developers have been clamoring for development tools for years. Tools like Firebug and Venkman answer the call, but there are more options available. Read more »

Crystal Vision Server: BI for mid-market

The new Crystal Vision product line combines technology from Crystal Reports, Crystal Xcelsius and Business Object's Live Office -- aimed at the mid-market segment in Australia. Read more »

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Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »

Feeling fines with Microsoft

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week had Microsoft-related news coming at us from left, right and centre -- fines, launches and more Steve Ballmer than you can handle. Read more »

Getting on the Beta Bandwagon

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- While a lot of us today seem to be too busy to stop and think about the next version of technology X, there's still a lot of developers who are keen to get involved in beta programs, and Adobe is doing something to make that easier. Read more »

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  • Staff A first look at Windows 7 beta

    In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?

    Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Staff 2008: Time to call stumps

    It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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