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Vista security to be 'obliterated' at Black Hat
An IBM X-Force security researcher has promised to exploit massive holes in Windows Vista's defences at the upcoming Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Read more »
Adobe to take Flash videos to desktop
Adobe Media Player, set for release later this year, can play back downloaded video files, rather than browser-based video streams. Read more »
It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says
Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. Read more »
Web ads proving flashier
More than a quarter of all ads that Web surfers see are designed to play video, audio or animations--what's known as rich media--and that figure could grow to 40 percent by the end of 2003, according to new data. Read more »
Researchers warn of 'clickjacking' threat
Researchers have begun publishing details of a new type of attack called 'clickjacking', which can lead users to malicious websites by tricking them into clicking on unseen elements in a Web browser. Read more »
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. Read more »
Google dusts off Chrome bugs with developer update
Google released a developer-oriented update to its Chrome web browser on Wednesday that fixes some crashes and video playback issues. Read more »
Mozilla: Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1
Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. Read more »
Update released for Gnome Linux desktop
The Gnome project has released the first test version of the Gnome 2.22 desktop this week, with changes including a new Web-browser engine, updates for virtual network computer and accessibility, and a new file system. Read more »
Ballmer Q&A: Feeling the heat at Microsoft
For a man who just got fined more than a billion dollars for antitrust violations, Steve Ballmer is feeling plenty of competitive heat. Read more »
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Prepare for the transition from HTML forms to XForms
XForms are an XML-based replacement for conventional HTML Web forms. Learn about the basic elements of XForms and see how to implement them in a standard Web form. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 2)
In the second part of our interview with WPF expert Ian Griffiths, we discuss the Rich Internet Application platform battle, the future of the desktop and whether now is the right time to switch to WPF. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 1)
Windows Presentation Foundation is one of the most interesting new developments in .NET 3.0, we sat down with WPF trainer and author Ian Griffiths to talk WPF, Silverlight and what Microsoft has over the competition. Read more »
Silverlight 2.0 offers paradigm shift from predecessor
A quick overview of what you'll find in the latest version of Silverlight. Read more »
To Flash or not to Flash
Flash can be an effective content delivery tool but when should and shouldn't Flash be used on the Web? Builder.com investigates further. Read more »
Add XML functionality to your Flash movies
You already know that XML enables data to move easily between applications. Now see how you can integrate XML and Flash for some powerful effects. Read more »
Explore Flash on a Pocket PC
Getting Flash to run on a Pocket PC requires a developer's touch. See how to set up a Flash Player and develop Flash content for Pocket PC devices. Read more »
An introduction to Flash Remoting MX
Flash Remoting MX is Macromedia's technology that provides a connection between Macromedia Flash and leading application servers. Read more in this introduction from Builder.com Read more »
Create powerful Flash applications with shared objects
Learn how to leverage shared objects to create more robust Flash applications. Read more »
Flex: The new face of design and development
Far more than just a toy for graphic-savvy developers, Adobe's Flex is one of the best Rich Internet Application tools around. Read more »
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Introducing IE8: The Ocho
-- Over in Las Vegas the MIX conference is underway and that means only one thing: Microsoft announcements and plenty of them. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.