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Surface developer tools coming this month

The long-awaited software developer kit for the Surface tabletop computer will be made available to those attending Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference at the end of the month. Read more »

Firefox and Chrome speed up

With new beta versions out for Firefox and Google Chrome, it's time to see how things have changed when it comes to testing the speed of JavaScript, the programming language that powers many cutting-edge Web applications such as Gmail and Google Docs. The answer: both browsers made big strides, but Firefox still beats Chrome on one widely-used performance test. Read more »

CIOs not testing Chrome

Despite the hype, it seems few IT departments are testing Google's recently launched Web browser Chrome — yet. Read more »

Guinness awards download record to Firefox 3

The de facto registrar of superlative achievements has credited Mozilla for officially setting a record for downloads in a 24-hour period: 8,002,530 copies of Firefox. Read more »

Yahoo seeks search developers for ad revenue

In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the Internet company's technology. Read more »

Oracle pitches safe-data plan

Oracle has proposed new technology standards to safeguard sensitive data as it flows through corporate software applications. But is that where leaks happen? Read more »

Wozniak 'disappointed' by Apple iPhone

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has today hit out at smartphones, accusing device manufacturers of putting technology before people -- and revealed that he's disappointed by Apple's decision to launch the iPhone without 3G. Read more »

IE plus Firefox equals 'critical' security risk

Firefox combined with Internet Explorer on the same desktop opens up a zero day vulnerability that is highly critical, according to security researchers. Read more »

Palm touts stability of Linux-based Treos

Palm is developing a Linux-based operating system for its handheld devices, according to company Chief Executive Ed Colligan. Read more »

Google denies it owns your words

Google has denied claims that the terms and conditions for its Google Docs service means it owns any user's content published in the application. Read more »

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Designing for application quality

Quality is such a ubiquitous goal in software engineering. Scott Withrow takes identifies a number of primary quality attributes for consideration in your project. Read more »

Store .NET application settings in custom XML .config files

Before you begin deploying applications based on the .NET framework, you need to decide how your organisation will manage common application settings. ZDNet Australia provides these tips. Read more »

Web-Enabling Java Applications

In the second part of our series on building a simple Java application, we see how you can use servlets to web-enable apps easily Read more »

Creating component-based applications

Component-based development with Java is fulfilled with JavaBean technology. Use this tutorial to get a jump on using JavaBeans in your next app. Read more »

Introduction to the Mach-II application framework

Explore the power and flexibility of Mach-II--the first object-oriented application development framework built from the ground up specifically for ColdFusion MX. Read more »

ASP.NET caching strategies

The easiest way to improve the performance of your Web application is through effective caching. Discover how ASP.NET's built-in features make caching a breeze. Read more »

Easily integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET pages

While ASP.NET provides a robust development platform, developers should not overlook mature technologies like JavaScript. Tony Patton explains how to integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET controls in this article. Read more »

Ask Chuck: ASP.NET best security practices

What best practices should you follow for an ASP.NET application? Our resident .NET expert Charles Sterling offers this quick tip. Read more »

More efficient coding with advanced user control caching in .NET

With advanced user control caching in Microsoft .NET, application developers can create reusable controls without having to try to write the HTML output themselves. Read more »

Web application security frameworks (WASF), Part 1: Introduction

Often you will want parts of your Web application to be exclusive to certain users. This access distinction requires the use of Web application security frameworks. This first article in the series introduces you to the three most often used methods. Read more »

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Down to Semantics

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Web Directions South conference in Sydney, David Peterson presented "Semantic Web for Distributed Social Networks". Read more »

The 2008 Trends and Threats to Internet security

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- I recently came across the IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report, which outlines issues affecting internet security, including application vulnerabilities, phishing, malware and spam. Read more »

Mapping mashups weave a personal story

Graham Lauren [blogs:intheether] -- Google Maps has been given a new application. This time it’s a space for users to pin their personal stories on a map, but its applications are far wider, and might perhaps not all be entirely well-intentioned. Read more »

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