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Bing Maps adds a telescopic lens
On Wednesday, Microsoft is adding a star-gazing feature to its Bing Maps service, allowing users to "look up" and see what the stars look like from any point on earth. 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 »
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 »
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 »
Aussies wait till Xmas for Win 7 mobile?
Australians might not get their hands on a mobile phone running Windows 7 until Christmas, despite the platform having its first outing last night at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 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 »
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 »
Aussie execs speak out on Apple's iPad
Key figures in Australia's information and communications technology community have been exuberant about the Apple iPad, calling it everything from "kick-ass" to a device that would be a tool for executives. Read more »
Mozilla takes on YouTube video choice
A disagreement between Google and Mozilla is making a once-obscure debate into a real issue for those who watch web video or host it on their own sites. Read more »
Opera 10.50 preview crawls forward
Opera 10.50 earned another public pre-alpha version, but this one's only for Windows users so far. Read more »
Features (642)
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 »
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 open source Windows apps worth checking out
The open source community has a lot to offer, and not just to Linux users. These 10 outstanding Windows tools can make your life easier (for free). 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 »
Review of dotTrace 3.1 performance profiling tool
If you're looking for an alternative to the Visual Studio profiler, give the dotTrace 3.1 performance tool a look. Read more »
Hands-on programming: Create a function library from an external configuration
This article incorporates information from his T4 templates and lambda expressions columns into this tutorial on creating a function library. 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 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 »
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Thunderbird 3 takes flight
Thunderbird 3 is finally here, after a gestation period measured in years. The latest version of Mozilla's free e-mail client includes a robust search that's integrated with your desktop, tabbed e-mail reading, and a slick new account wizard. Read more »
Motorola debuts Motoblur and Cliq
At the Mobilize conference held in San Francisco, Motorola unveiled Motoblur, a new user interface based around social networking. The Android OS-based skin will feature live widgets for integrating sites like Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace, as well as aggregating contact details and displaying recent status updates during calls. Read more »
Open-source bonuses for the big guys
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, panelists discuss benefits that huge companies like Google and Facebook could get from embracing open source, such as third-party developers integrating their products into new application versions and easier connectivity with emerging technologies. Panelists include Ron Yekutiel, CEO of Kaltura; Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource; and moderator Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Alfresco and a member of the CNET Blog Network. Read more »
Palm announces WebOS platform, Mojo messaging service
At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Palm Senior Vice President of Applications and Services Michael Abbott announced an early access program of the company's new developing platform, WebOS. The new platform will run apps natively on the device and enables greater integration with cloud applications like Google and Facebook. Abbott stressed that the company is looking for developer feedback and that the platform is evolving. Read more »
How HP layoffs will impact IT
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz talk about the recent announcement that Hewlett-Packard will be reducing its workforce by nearly 25,000 due to its integration with EDS. They also discuss how HP is competing with IBM for more IT services market share. Read more »
Google Chrome
We take a quick look at the new Web browser from search giant Google. CNET Webware's Josh Lowensohn takes you through some of its top features including the deeply integrated search, minimalist interface, and smart use of privacy. Read more »
Future AIR trajectory
Mike Downey explains what the future holds in store for the Adobe's Integrated Runtime. Read more »
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Windows Phone 7 makes its debut
-- The highlights from the Mobile World Congress and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
The real-time search race
-- Google and Yahoo deploy real-time search this week, WebGL reaches the draft stage and more. Read more »
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 »
Chrome OS source code unveiled
-- Google has open sourced the code of its web-based Chrome operating system. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Windows 7 in the spotlight
-- After months of hype, Windows 7 was finally released early yesterday morning. Read more »
News from Oracle OpenWorld 2009
-- News from the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Flash comes to iPhone
-- Adobe staged its Max 2009 conference in LA this week. A number of announcements were made during the keynote, including that Flash is finally coming to the iPhone. 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 »
Google goes Native
-- Google's Native Client exits the research stage and goto statements make their way to PHP 5.3. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Highlights from Google I/O 2009
-- This week's Roundup features highlights from the annual Google I/O conference, a new online presentation tool from Adobe, and more. 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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