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Google Chrome upgraded across the board
Google has updated the Chrome browser for most of its multiple versions on all platforms in the past few days, although most of the updates have been minor. However, high-priority security fixes have been made to the stable version of Chrome. Read more »
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 »
Chrome 5 debuts more settings options
Google updated its Chrome browser's developer's builds to version 5 for Windows and Mac today, the first time any version of Chrome has reached that milestone. Read more »
Unveiling Apple's iPad: Live blog
After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has had its say. See the train of events in this blog from the high-profile press event which kicked off in San Francisco at 10am PST — 5am Sydney time. Read more »
Microsoft releases Silverlight 4 beta
Microsoft's fourth-generation answer to Adobe Flash, Silverlight 4, was released overnight at the software giant's 2009 Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Read more »
Google plans Chrome Mac beta for December
Google plans to release a Mac beta of Chrome in early December, judging by some chatter on a mailing list for the browser. Read more »
Microsoft introduces 'Starter' version of Office
Aiming to turn more new PC buyers into Office users, Microsoft has announced plans for several new ways to obtain the software, including an ad-supported "Starter" edition that can come loaded on new PCs. Read more »
Native Client in Chrome: Google flexes web muscle
Google has built its Native Client technology into its newest version of Chrome, endowing the browser with new processing power for running web applications. Read more »
Microsoft'll fix it for you: Automated 'fix it' buttons solving PC problems
Microsoft says that rather than struggle to fix their own PC problems, computer owners have shown they'd rather just click a "Fix it" button and let the computer take care of itself. Read more »
Picasa 3.5 adds facial recognition
Google has introduced an updated version of its Picasa software that can recognise faces in photos stored on users' computers. Read more »
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Use QuickProxy for a simple proxy switch in Firefox
Switching proxy functionality on and off in Firefox can be something of a chore using the default menu interface. The QuickProxy extension eliminates the need to jump through several hoops to get to the goal. Read more »
Anti-social media: Is this social media stuff really the future?
Hype aside, what does social media mean and how should a savvy executive approach it? Read more »
Do more with Windows Server 2008's Share And Storage Management console
This article explains how a new interface eases the task of managing disk and share resources for Windows Server 2008. Read more »
Change default applications easily in GNOME
This article walks you through the easy steps for changing the application defaults associated with certain file types in the GNOME desktop. Read more »
10 Google Chrome extensions worth checking out
Improve your Chrome browsing experience by adding extensions that provide custom functionality. Read more »
A developer's hands-on review of Delphi 2010
.NET and Visual C++ developers should check out Embarcadero's Delphi 2010 -- as long as they don't mind learning a new system, a new language and a new way of doing things. Read more »
A GUI supporting .NET's BackgroundWorker for task progress and cancellation
In this hands-on programming tip, the author provides a sample project that you can modify when you're working with .NET's BackgroundWorker class. 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 »
10 Linux file managers worth checking out
If you've never given your file manager much thought, maybe it's time to look at the wide range of features offered by Linux file management tools. Read more »
OutSystems' Agile Platform: The IDE of my dreams
Get in-depth details about OutSystems' Agile Platform, including information about deployment, security, data binding, project management, and more. Read more »
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Google launches Chrome theme gallery
-- Google on Tuesday launched a gallery of 29 themes for Google Chrome (requires Google Chrome 3.0 beta for Windows). But Mozilla, while refraining from sniggering, boasted it's now up to 20,000. Read more »
iPhone OS 3.0 makes an entrance
-- iiPhone OS 3.0 and Firefox 3.5 release candidate get launched this week. More in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Opera Mini 4.2 shakes off its Android beta
-- The final release of Opera Mini 4.2 for Google Android adds regular features of the Java browser that were disabled in its November beta version. Read more »
Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha
-- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »
StartupCamp Melbourne: The review
-- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »
WordPress updates to 2.6, adds Gears support
-- Blogging platform WordPress updated to version 2.6 yesterday. It's the latest major release since 2.5, which debuted back in late March and adds nearly as many new features as it does bug and security fixes. Read more »
Do browsers need a Universal Edit Button?
-- As websites allow more user generated content do browsers need a way to better inform users that pages are editable? Read more »
Firefox 3's better performance and memory improvements
-- As beta 5 is due to come out next week, I take a look at some of the new features and improvements in Firefox 3. Read more »
Is the $100 laptop the end for Moore's Law?
-- Here we are, extolling the virtues of laptops such as the pricey Sony Vaio TZ, when for most users the US$100 XO would be just as effective. Read more »
Creating Web apps at iPhone Developer Camp
-- "Apple is not ready to have a developer community yet ... you have to be on the Apple happy list to be a developer," Christopher Allen said. "There has always been this tension with Apple and the developers' community." Read more »
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Gnome 2.16 Preview
With the next major release of the GNOME desktop scheduled for release next month, each passing day sees more of the code frozen. This is the first iteration since version 2.14 was released in April, which saw extensive improvements in performance. Here is our first look at some of the features in Gnome 2.16. Read more »
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