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Windows Phone forgets how to copy and paste
Although previous versions of Windows Mobile have long supported a clipboard to move content around, the Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out this year won't have that ability. 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 »
Android coders get high-speed graphics ability
Want better games on your Android phone? They may be coming sooner now, at least for Android 2.0 models. Read more »
Cisco announces new router
Cisco announced the CRS-3 on Tuesday, its next-generation internet router for the world's largest internet service providers. Read more »
Apache bug prompts update advice
IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. 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 »
New Opera 10.50 beta aims to surpass Chrome
The Opera Browser made some serious headway in keeping itself relevant when it introduced a new JavaScript engine for its upcoming revision. Read more »
Google debuts Buzz social networking
Google announced on Tuesday that it was immediately rolling out Google Buzz, a location-aware social networking tool highly integrated with its Gmail client, Google Maps and a new Android app. Read more »
Office 2010 hits the release candidate stage
Microsoft has provided some early testers with a near-final "release candidate" version of Office 2010 as the software maker works to make the suite broadly available in June. Read more »
Google's Chrome 4 brings extensions to Windows
Google has released its "stable" version of Chrome 4.0, an incarnation under development for months that brings extensions to customise Chrome features and a host of technologies for more powerful web programming. Read more »
Features (321)
A look at ColdFusion 9's new features
This article looks at some of the best features in ColdFusion 9 and discusses why the application server is still compelling. Read more »
10 ways to avoid mistakes during project development
The best strategy for dealing with mistakes is to avoid making them in the first place. Here are some tips to help you navigate around common project pitfalls. Read more »
Configure the Windows Server Backup role on core installations
Learn how to install the Windows Server Backup role on the core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. Read more »
Why PostgreSQL is a better enterprise database than MySQL
This article demonstrates some of the features that make PostgreSQL a standout database. While it's a bit more challenging to set up and use, he thinks it offers much more security, reliability and data integrity than MySQL. Read more »
Code concepts: LINQ's expression trees
In this overview about LINQ's expression trees, we show how you might use expression objects in your projects. Read more »
Windows Server 2008 R2 changes for core installation
This article outlines the new features in the core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2 and discusses which components were removed. Read more »
Book review: Teach yourself Drupal with this text
Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours makes learning Drupal easy for even non-programmers. 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 »
Workflow Patterns
In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »
Yahoo updates YUI tool for slick web interfaces
Yahoo on Tuesday released version 3 of its Yahoo User Interface (YUI) library, a software collection programmers can use to endow websites with fancy user interface elements written in JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets. Read more »
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Gosling: How Java handles multi-core
James Gosling, the man behind Java, speaks of the benefits of the Java VM (HotSpot) and how it can deal with multi-core environments Read more »
.NET multi-core support yet to arrive
Jason Zander, the general manager of Visual Studio, explains the state of play for multi-core support in the Windows world. Read more »
The future of C
Rusty Russell discusses how multiple cores and the increasing size of computer memory will affect the future direction of C. Read more »
Blog (35)
No paper, no promotion
-- It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement. Read more »
Microsoft adopts GPL for Hyper-V Linux components
-- Mark this day in your diary: Microsoft has decided to use the GPL for some of its software. Read more »
Highlights from the Linux.conf.au
-- In this week's Roundup we bring you news from the annual Linux.conf.au, screenshots of Microsoft Office 14 and more. Read more »
The festive season not so festive
-- This is still meant to be the festive season, isn't it? When they say you should show goodwill towards your fellow (hu)man, I don't think they meant redundancy payments. Read more »
Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision
-- A successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
Will Microsoft build native Mac and Linux tools?
-- If the future is in Microsoft's online services why isn't the company building native tools for Mac and Linux developers? Read more »
Azure: A matter of trust
-- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »
Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone
-- Google already has customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Read more »
What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?
-- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »
Confirmation: Vista is about nothing
-- The man who has made a career from making humourous observations on the mundane things in life, is bringing his skills to promoting a slighted OS. It looked good on paper: get Jerry Seinfeld, one of the world's most successful clean comedians, to promote Vista. But was it really thought through? Read more »
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In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »
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Google launches Apps Marketplace
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