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IE9, Windows Phone in the Mix

This year's Mix trade show won't be the first time that people hear about Internet Explorer 9 or Windows Phone 7 Series, but it is the event where developers will get enough information to start creating products targeting the new browser and mobile operating system. Read more »

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 »

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 »

Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole

Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday. 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 »

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 »

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 »

Symbian 3 unveiled

The revamped open-source mobile platform brings a host of much-needed improvements and enhancements in three key areas: user interface, multimedia and performance. Read more »

Android first smartphone to get Adobe AIR

Adobe Systems, hard at work bringing its Flash technology to mobile phones, announced on Monday that it's also working on making the same move for a related programming foundation called AIR. 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 »

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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 »

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 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 »

10 things you should never do on a consulting job

There are plenty of ways to shoot yourself in the foot when you're out on a job. This article lists a few of the worst offences. 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 »

Why Java and .NET will continue to compete

In this reader Q&A, the author talks about the future of Java, the cost to develop in Java compared to .NET and whether Java will displace .NET. Read more »

Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 vs. VMware's vSphere: A feature comparison

VMware and Microsoft are ramping up their virtualisation games with relatively new releases. Scott Lowe compares and contrasts some of the major features in vSphere and Hyper-V R2. Read more »

Ubuntu 9.10 makes a serious charge toward the enterprise level

We predict Ubuntu 9.10 will open up the corporate world to the Linux operating system. Find out more about the latest features and enhancements. Read more »

10 mistakes that rookie IT consultants make

IT consulting is a tough, competitive field, and there are ample opportunities to mishandle the job. This article offers some cautionary advice for IT consultants who are just starting out. Read more »

10 ways to ensure that you finish work on time

In these times of financial uncertainty, there is a lot of pressure to work longer and longer hours and to be seen doing so. Read more »

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Video games and the real world - Vinh Nguyen

Vinh Nguyen details how video games are influencing and changing the real world. Read more »

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Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows

Hollywood would have IT pros believe that the biggest threat to network security comes from international super hackers or high school kids trying to download games like global thermonuclear war. In reality, we face a far more mundane threat–our end users, particularly those wielding USB storage devices. Read more »

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Open source is not a zero-sum game

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer, Sun Microsystems says rather than be worried about IBM, he hopes that they will participate further with the open source community Read more »

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Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones

At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using... Read more »

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Sun CTO previews JavaFX-powered game

Sun Microsystems shows off a new JavaFX-powered game at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Sun CTO Robert Brewin talks to Ken Russell and Chris Oliver of the company's JavaFX team about how they created the animation inside the game Moon Tank using the JavaFX environment. Read more »

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iPhone SDK makes public debut

From games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications, Apple demonstrated practical uses of its software development kit. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi shares the highlights from the event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California Read more »

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Opening Up! -- Club Builder

Microsoft has opened up some APIs and is giving students free software. We also talk DRM and GPLv3 and finish with the deadliest gun in gaming history. Read more »

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Super Techies: Marc Canter

In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet's Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer. Canter discusses his first job as a music programmer for video games; designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director; and his current role as CEO of Broadband Mechanics, makers of open-source social networks. Read more »

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Vista Needs Marketing -- Club Builder

Club Builder this week takes a look at Microsoft, Yahoo and Vista needing more marketing to sell more copies of it. We also look at Rusty Pong, a Wiimote based projector game seen at linux.conf.au's 2008 Open Day. Read more »

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Vintage Computer Festival: The rare, historic, and bizarre

Blow off the dust and get ready to dig through boxes. News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes a tour of the biggest garage sale for antique computers, vintage video games, and discarded gadgets - -the Vintage Computer Festival at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. Read more »

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Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

[blogs:syslog] -- This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

Microsoft tries to get kids interested in programming

[blogs:syslog] -- Microsoft releases a new programming language for kids, dubbed Kodu. More in this week's Roundup. Read more »

Is Google asking for antitrust?

[blogs:betaliving] -- Google has announced a new Chrome Operating System, designed for the web and with a browser baked directly into it — so much so that the entire OS is named after it. But the search giant should watch out: this decision seems designed to attract antitrust attention. Read more »

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What iPhone OS 3.0 promises users and developers

[blogs:syslog] -- Last year, Apple set itself apart from the mobile computing world with the release of the iPhone OS 2.0. This year, Apple won't make quite such a leap forward, but neither will it lose any ground to increased competition. Read more »

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Is the Web cam the next input device?

[blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- We've all seen the future of interfaces in movies like Ironman and the Minority report but what can you do today? How about gestures via a Webcam? Read more »

Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision

[blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Microsoft's PDC Potpourri

[blogs:betaliving] -- While not game-breaking in their own right, these little titbits complete the picture from Microsoft's recent PDC conference at Los Angeles. Read more »

Azure: A matter of trust

[blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Wired keyboards lead to tin foil hat wearing

[blogs:syslog] -- Just because you don't wear a tin foil hat, doesn't mean they aren't after you keystrokes. Read more »

The good and truly awful celluloid depictions of computers

[blogs:betaliving] -- 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 »

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Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

-- posted by Staff
IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

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 »

-- posted by Chris Duckett
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 »

-- posted by Staff