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Microsoft IE9 preview released
Microsoft released what it's calling the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at its Mix conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a prototype that's designed to show off the company's effort to improve how the browser deals with the web as it exists today and support for new web technologies that are coming right now. Read more »
New OpenGL 4.0 aims to match DirectX 11
Aiming to keep pace with Microsoft and advance the computing frontier, the group behind OpenGL has announced a new version of its interface designed to make advanced graphics easier for programmers to handle. Read more »
Chrome dev gets rudimentary HTML5 geolocation
In an update to the development build of Chrome, Google on Thursday introduced a rough version of the native HTML5 geolocation API. Read more »
Google grinds Gears to a halt
Google has announced the impending death of Gears, its software for using web applications offline. Read more »
Google releases Android 2.1 SDK after complaints
Google has released the software development kit for Android 2.1, the version of its mobile operating system that powers the Nexus One smartphone. Read more »
Yahoo joins the real-time search parade
Not to be outdone by its rivals, Yahoo is getting into the real-time search business as well. Read more »
MySpace launches new developer tools
Not willing to let Facebook and Twitter completely own the market for searchable, up-to-the-minute information, MySpace announced on Wednesday a set of new developer application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to let third-party sites access more of its content. Read more »
New standard lets browsers get a grip on files
The World Wide Web Consortium has published a draft of an interface that browsers can use to manipulate files better, one of a series of steps aimed at gradually improving the sophistication and polish of website interfaces. Read more »
LinkedIn's platform loosens up
Professional networking site LinkedIn's platform, previously a closed offering for select partners, has opened up to developers at large. Read more »
Microsoft dabbles in hardware
Taking a page from arch-rival Apple, Microsoft has teamed up with hardware-maker Acer to deliver a Windows 7 laptop created to its specifications. Read more »
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A look at ColdFusion 9's new features
This article looks at some of the best features in ColdFusion 9 and discusses why the application server is still compelling. Read more »
10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
To make sure you realise all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project. Read more »
Workflow Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »
Message Interaction Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 14 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at the more advanced messaging constructs supported by the Oracle BPEL PM. Read more »
Hands-on programming: Using Bing from .NET
Justin James shares his recent Bing experience and provides a code snippet that will put you well on your way to writing a Bing-enabled application. Read more »
Making the case for dynamic languages
This article presents reasons why developers should consider using dynamic languages. We also discuss how these languages trip up some developers. Read more »
The pros and cons of using Twitter as a server notification tool
Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and has real business value. This article suggests using Twitter for server notifications. Read more »
10 reasons why open source makes sense on smartphones
Open source brings a host of benefits to the mobile market, starting with cost savings but the advantages go much further — from better security to more customisation options to more prolific application development. Read more »
Yahoo opens up for future
Yahoo is putting its faith in openness to attract more users to its online services and ultimately generate more revenue. Read more »
Hapax's Amplify makes it easy to extract meaning from text
We put Hapax's Amplify, a lightweight natural language processing web service, through its paces. Here's what we think of this relatively new product. Read more »
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Adobe announces Flash Catalyst, Facebook connection
At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Adobe Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch demos a beta version of Flash Catalyst, a Web development program that allows developers to import pictures and make each shape into a Web element. Flash Catalyst also creates Flex code of these elements, letting developers add to and manipulate the code directly, and giving them the ability to connect to Facebook's API. Read more »
Behind the Apple-Google API dustup
Google acknowledged breaking the official rules of Apple's iPhone software development kit when it created the latest version of the Google Mobile application for the iPhone. What are the implications for developers and for users? Join Charles Cooper and Tom Krazit on the CNET News Daily Debrief. Read more »
Using Google Maps with Flash
Mickey Kataria, product manager, Google Australia discusses a new feature in Google Maps that allows Flex developers to incorporate their API. Read more »
Making Windows Live services more open
Angus Logan describes how Microsoft is opening its web applications with more APIs Read more »
Ballmer on Microsoft's API opening
Microsoft chief executive discusses the software giant's recent concessions regarding open source software. Read more »
Steve Ballmer on Europe and Server 2008
In an interview with News.com's Ina Fried the Microsoft chief executive talked about where Microsoft's new server products as well as relations with Brussels. Read more »
Opening Up! -- Club Builder
Microsoft has opened up some APIs and is giving students free software. We also talk DRM and GPLv3 and finish with the deadliest gun in gaming history. Read more »
Blog (56)
Google launches Apps Marketplace
-- Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Microsoft showcases new NUIs
-- TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »
Bing Maps gets a makeover
-- Microsoft has enriched Bing Maps with 3D street-view, but is it a match for Google Maps? More news in this week's Roundup. Read more »
LinkedIn platform opens up to developers
-- LinkedIn opens up its platform to developers, a new W3C draft gets published, and another iPhone virus emerges. More news in the Roundup. Read more »
Ubuntu Karmic Koala released
-- Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala, was released overnight. More of this week's news in this edition of the Roundup. Read more »
Windows 7 in the spotlight
-- After months of hype, Windows 7 was finally released early yesterday morning. Read more »
Open Facebook
-- The Weekly Roundup covers Facebook's Open Stream API, the release of Firefox 3.5 beta, news about Windows 7 release candidate and more. Read more »
Sun moves into the clouds
-- Find out the highlights from Microsoft's Mix conference, what new feature are coming out in iPhone 3.0 and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
What iPhone OS 3.0 promises users and developers
-- Last year, Apple set itself apart from the mobile computing world with the release of the iPhone OS 2.0. This year, Apple won't make quite such a leap forward, but neither will it lose any ground to increased competition. Read more »
Beta Safari surfing
-- This week, Safari Beta 4 and Ubuntu 9.10 -- Karmic Koala got launched, the release of Office 14 got delayed, while Adobe was busy fixing vulnerabilities in its software. Read more »
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