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Apple: Widget writers wanted
Apple Computer is hoping the possibility of winning a free iPod will prompt developers to start writing widgets--small Mac programs that will run in the next version of Mac OS X. Read more »
Widget security worries dog Apple
Though Apple Computer updated its latest OS last week to solve a security problem with widgets, worries persist that the small applications still pose a potentially serious risk. Read more »
Jobs says oops on MobileMe launch
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has admitted it was a "mistake" to roll out the company's MobileMe service at the same time it launched the iPhone 3G and other big products, tech news site Ars Technica has reported Read more »
Opera takes a lead from Yahoo and Apple
Web applications feature in the latest beta of Opera's eponymous browser. Read more »
Should Apple shackle developers to Safari?
Apple should open OS X and let developers create iPhone applications native to the Mac platform -- instead of driving them down the Safari route. Read more »
Mac developer looks to Windows to escape Tiger
With Apple Computer threatening to push his product aside, longtime Mac developer Arlo Rose has moved his Konfabulator over to Windows. Read more »
Apple: Open-source will protect Tiger
The Mac OS X update will be spared the security woes that have hit Microsoft because it's based on Unix, executives say. Read more »
Apple confirms switch to Intel chips
After years of trying to get people to switch to Macs from Intel-based computers, Apple Computer itself has switched. Read more »
US$100m Apple iFund: Widgets need not apply
Venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) placed a US$100 million bet on Apple's iPhone on Thursday by creating the iFund. KPCB partner Matt Murphy talks about the iFund and the type of big ideas the fund is seeking. Read more »
Yahoo acquires 'widget' engine
Yahoo has acquired software "widget" engine Konfabulator in a move to spur third-party developers to devise new applications for the Internet giant's services. Read more »
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Tech Guide: What's inside Apple's Mac OS X Tiger
How does Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, Tiger, look and feel on the desktop? Read more »
Developing Applications for Intel-based Macs
A new processor architecture has massively boosted Mac power and capabilities, but what does it mean for developers? Stephen Withers investigates how to port your Mac apps. Read more »
Case Study: AppleBox takes rentals into Web 2.0
Simon Gilligan's attempt to breathe new life into the neighbourhood video rental store has become an unlikely showcase for Web 2.0 technologies. Read more »
The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plan
Can Google be a partner to mobile phone makers? Only if the company can force itself to beg, beguile, and bluff, says CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos. Read more »
James Gosling Q & A
James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »
Book Review - The Art of Java Web Development
Looking for a book to take your Java Web skills further? President of the Australian Java User's Group, David Bullock, reviews "The Art of Java Web Development" written by Neal Ford. Read more »
Mandrake Linux's libDrakx
Mandrake's libDrakx allows you to create GUI or text interfaces with relative ease, especially if you have some Perl under your belt. We'll work through creating a simple window, as well as a more complex list interface. Read more »
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iPhone Web development guide released
-- Apple has released it's Web development guide for iPhone. Is your Web application Safari compatible? Read more »
Builder AU widgets for all
-- Want the latest Builder AU tips, tutorials, news and blogs in widget form? Here's Builder AU's cross platform widget to insert on your Web site or blog, Netvibes account, Windows Vista, Apple's Dashboard, or your favourite social networking Web sites. Read more »
Widgets - Revenge of the shiny things
-- In a world without widgets, would you start up separate applications for the weather, a dictionary, a screen ruler, a gmail peeker and an app that checks your favourite web comic everytime your machine boots up? Read more »
Adobe lead charge for a Java SWT port to Apple's Cocoa
-- Reports out of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week indicate a port of Java SWT(Standard Widget Toolkit) to Mac OS X Cocoa is being readied. Read more »
Developer creates Mac UI for Java apps
-- Java developers may soon be able to get their apps looking less ugly and more Mac-like if a promising new project continues. Read more »
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