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Apple iPad due in Australia in late April
Apple has announced that the iPad in both its 3G and Wi-Fi forms will go on sale in Australia in late April 2010. 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 »
Google shows off Chrome OS tablet ideas
Who could resist the months of hype that paved the way for Apple's iPad debut last week? Apparently not Google, which has shown its interest in tablet computing with its browser-based Chrome OS. Read more »
Aussies get iPad in March, 'can't confirm' 3G
Apple has today declined to reveal whether the iPad 3G model would be available in Australia. Read more »
Google beefing up new 'Social Web team'
Is Google plotting to encroach upon Facebook's comfy territory? Read more »
Bill Gates shares his notes
Now you have a chance to compare notes with Bill Gates. Read more »
Firefox 3.6 due this month; next comes 'Lorentz'
Mozilla hopes to release the final version of Firefox 3.6 later this month and a stability-improving update code-named Lorentz by March as part of a revised updating strategy. Read more »
Microsoft brings kids developer tool to the PC
Originally developed for the Xbox, Microsoft now has a Windows version of Kodu -- a tool for letting pre-teens create their own code. Read more »
Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing
Microsoft has announced pricing for Office 2010, with the biggest change being the fact that buyers can pay less by forgoing the full boxed copy in favour of a card with only a product key code. Read more »
Sex Party fears end of net porn
The Australian Sex Party claims popular sites Penthouse.com, Hustler.com and Redtube.com will be blocked under a mandatory ISP filtering scheme thanks to Australia's x-rated rules. Read more »
Features (803)
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 »
Experiencing ASP.NET MVC deja vu
Find out why the author is experiencing ASP.NET MVC deja vu and why he's encouraging other web developers to check out ASP.NET MVC. 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 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 »
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 »
Five tips for tackling a one-time project
Don't let a one-time project derail your career. Here are tips on how to successfully manage a "once-in-a-career" event. 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 »
10 Google Chrome extensions worth checking out
Improve your Chrome browsing experience by adding extensions that provide custom functionality. 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 »
10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
To make sure you realise all the benefits of open source, run these simple background checks on an open source project. Read more »
Video (2)
Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity
James Gosling has stated that he sees Blu-ray's victory as a catalyst for more interesting forms of entertainment for the disc format. Read more »
Blog (53)
LinkedIn platform opens up to developers
-- LinkedIn opens up its platform to developers, a new W3C draft gets published, and another iPhone virus emerges. More news in the Roundup. Read more »
Non-professional Oracle wrestling
-- The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into. Read more »
Symantec's dirtiest websites
-- Symantec issued a list of 100 "Dirtiest Websites of Summer 2009", which have an average of 18,000 threats. Read more »
If PHP then goto is the future
-- Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement. Read more »
Adobe develops Strobe
-- Adobe unveiled an open framework, called Strobe, while Mozilla released version 1.0 of it's Prism, and Google added new features to its search engine. More in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Facebook changes coming in response to user complaints
-- Facebook users haven't exactly been reticent about their dislike for Facebook's recent redesign. And Facebook staff want you to know they're listening. Read more »
BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue
-- Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
Tech layoffs: The scorecard
-- With the overall economy slumping, the tech industry is taking its fair share of hits. We'll keep updating the chart below as news of company changes comes in. Read more »
The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers
-- Ever wonder why your lawyer uncle leaves the room whenever you turn over to Boston Legal? Or why your forensic science cousin can't stand crime drama? You know the answer: it’s the horrid trivialisation and dumbing down of an occupation to make it appear entertaining. Sometimes it is so unbelievable that it actually hurts and yelling at the screen is the only outlet. Read more »
Spellr.us needs a new dictionary
-- One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes. Read more »
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Microsoft shows off IE9 previewThis week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. 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
Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
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