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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 »
McAfee blog enabled IE exploit
An Israeli security researcher has published exploit code for an unpatched hole in Internet Explorer that Microsoft disclosed two days ago, using clues from a McAfee report on the hole. Read more »
Mozilla refreshes its open-source backbone
Ten years on, Mozilla has concluded that its open-source underpinnings are due for a refresh. Read more »
Google announces business app store for Google Apps
Google is bringing the app store concept to business cloud computing, giving software developers a store front for Google Apps customers. Read more »
Ex-Novell CTO takes web leadership post
The World Wide Web Consortium has a new leader who wants to streamline some of the group's standardisation efforts and beef up its ties with outside programmers. Read more »
Microsoft uses TechFest to tout new user interfaces
Although it is not open to the press this year, Microsoft is using this week's TechFest internal science fair as an occasion to talk about some of the work it is doing to find new ways of connecting with computers. Read more »
Google signs up for Cloud Security Alliance
Google has joined the Cloud Security Alliance, plugging a major gap in the organisation's membership. Read more »
Elements of Firefox overhaul arrive for testing
Mozilla, faced with new competitive pressures, has begun work on three separate, significant changes to Firefox. Read more »
New Windows software turns one PC into many
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is ready with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, a product that lets schools run a classroom full of systems using just a single computer. Read more »
Olympics run on Windows XP
The many Acer computers that dot the Winter Olympic venues are running Windows, but it's the venerable Windows XP rather than one of Microsoft's newer operating systems. Read more »
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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 »
Explore the Semantic Web's standards and real-world applications
Here's an overview of the Semantic Web standards RDF and SPARQL and a look at two real-world applications that have emerged from the Semantic Web concept. Read more »
10 things you shouldn't do when working with an upset customer
Nobody likes dealing with an angry user, but it comes with the tech territory. Here are a few ways to keep things from going from bad to worse. Read more »
10 old-school Linux tools I refuse to let go of
No matter which platform you prefer, there are probably a few old tools you just can't part with. Read more »
SpringSource talks about Java's past and future
SpringSource's general manager Rod Johnson speaks about trends in the Java world and what he sees on the horizon for Java and SpringSource. Read more »
10 open source headlines we'd like to see in 2010
At the beginning of a bright, shiny new year, a lot of things seem possible -- or at least worth imagining. Here are a few fantasy headlines. Read more »
Development trends to watch in 2010
What will be important development trends in 2010? This article covers .NET 4, Visual Studio 2010, cloud computing and more. Read more »
Preparing for Exchange Server 2010's hardware and software requirements
Exchange 2010 is out and about and ready to deploy. This article provides you with some assistance on getting prepared for this latest release in the Exchange line. Read more »
2009: A Linux year in review
This article looks back over the year 2009 at developments in the world of Linux and Open Source. What do you think are the big stories? Read more »
The big Linux Achilles: Documentation
Linux does have one glaring Achilles heel -- documentation. This article has a proposed solution for this problem. Read more »
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Google Chrome beta for Mac
It's not fully baked yet, but Google Chrome for Mac reaches a major milestone with the release of an official beta version. More stable than the development version, this Chrome beta brings rocket-powered browsing to Apple's computers -- but it still lacks some key features. Read more »
Oracle announces Exadata 2
At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than its biggest competitor, IBM. Read more »
Future cloud apps won't need humans
Lew Tucker, vice president and chief technology officer of cloud computing at Sun Microsystems, foresees applications that are entirely self-sufficient. Read more »
'Mainstream' meanings for the cloud
At the CloudWorld event in San Francisco, panelists question whether cloud computing, quickly gaining mainstream adoption, could replace system ownership entirely. Read more »
Google vs. Wolfram Alpha
Find out which search/computational engine is the best, or if they even compare at all. Read more »
Wolfram Alpha: First hands-on
CNET's Rafe Needleman gets a look at the eagerly anticipated new computational search engine, Wolfram Alpha. Is it a Google killer? No, but it has the potential to change the way we view data on the web. Read more »
Conficker's April Fools' infection
Conficker is a computer worm that has proven to be one of the most dangerous threats ever, infecting an estimated 10 million computers worldwide. Read more »
Ray Ozzie announces Windows Azure
At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud computing operating system, called Windows Azure. The new OS is a framework that allows you to scale from 10 users to 10 million users without additional coding. Ozzie also discusses what the technology means for developers and businesses. Read more »
Create a bootable USB flash drive for Windows XP
In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic's Head Technology Editor, explains the process and pitfalls of creating a bootable Windows XP USB flash drive. You'll learn how to configure a computer's BIOS to boot from a USB drive, how to download and use the free software to create a bootable drive, and how to installed Windows XP on the drive. Read more »
Ballmer: Moving closer to the cloud
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives his definition of cloud computing, which is moving information outside of the firewall and putting it on storage systems that are shared with other companies. Read more »
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Microsoft Surface comes to Australia
-- Microsoft Surface finally to hit Australia, Google adds Buzz to the social networking array and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Apple raises curtain on iPad
-- Generating buzz this week is Apple's new tablet device -- iPad. Will Australia be getting the 3G version? Read more »
News from Oracle OpenWorld 2009
-- News from the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Mobile devices get app virtualisation
-- At its annual conference in San Francisco, VMware announced plans to bring virtualisation to smartphones, which will allow users to run applications including those that are designed for different platforms. Read more »
Chrome gets bookmark sync with version 4.x
-- Google has issued the first developer preview version of its Chrome browser to reach the version 4.x milestone, a phase that should bring some advanced features in the forthcoming HTML 5 specification for web pages but that for now just sports a cloud-based bookmark synchronisation tool. Read more »
Twitter brought down by DoS attack
-- Twitter suffered an outage yesterday as a result of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, but the microblogging site has not commented further on the issue. Read more »
Microsoft's altruism just an illusion
-- Microsoft appeared to "get it" earlier this week, but it wasn't all that it seemed. Adobe and Oracle have been targeted by the security minded and the Windows 7 code has gone gold. Read more »
Firefox: Greens want it, 3.5rc2 not up to par
-- This week's roundup looks at the situation surrounding a campaign to change Outlook HTML renderer, a Greens MP wants to install Firefox but is restricted and all the photos from the iPhone 3GS launch. Read more »
Wolfram Alpha makes an entrance
-- In this week's Roundup we look at the launch of Wolfram Alpha, a new file-synchronisation service for Ubuntu 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 »
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