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Google Chrome upgraded across the board
Google has updated the Chrome browser for most of its multiple versions on all platforms in the past few days, although most of the updates have been minor. However, high-priority security fixes have been made to the stable version of Chrome. 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 »
Sun threatened by Microsoft, Apple over patents
Revealing a bit of previously hush-hush history that's relevant today, Sun Microsystems' former chief executive said that both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft founder Bill Gates had threatened Sun for infringing their patents. 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 »
Google buffs Chrome privacy in new beta
Google has improved privacy features and introduced automated translation of foreign-language web pages in a new version of its Chrome 4.1 beta browser for Windows. 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 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 grinds Gears to a halt
Google has announced the impending death of Gears, its software for using web applications offline. Read more »
Chrome gets fixed; researcher gets paid
The stable version of Google Chrome for Windows has been updated with three critical security fixes and an announcement that the first payouts to crowd-sourced security researchers have been delivered. 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 »
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Using a hybrid XSLT solution to send an email
Edmond Woychowsky recounts how a hybrid XSLT solution that he used recently reminds him of his college days. Read more »
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 »
How using an XSL/C# hybrid may prevent an accounting snafu
Check out this hybrid of XSL and C# that Edmond Woychowsky used to resolve a floating point error in Microsoft's implementation of the XPath sum() function. 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
10 Firefox extensions that enhance security
Compromising websites has become the cybercriminals' favourite method of getting malware installed on computers. Here are 10 ways to beef-up Firefox that will make it more difficult for the bad guys. 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 »
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Google's chief sits down for an extremely rare, wide-ranging interview and discusses Google's two operating systems, government scrutiny, and, of course, evil. Read more »
Fix Ethernet driver problems in virtualised Windows 7
How to get the Internet working in Windows 7 running on VMWare. Read more »
Apple MacBook Fall 2009
Apple has revamped its best-selling laptop, the 13-inch MacBook, with a unibody white polycarbonate body and LED backlit display. Read more »
Windows 7 launches in NYC
Natali Del Conte reports from New York, where Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces the launch of Windows 7, showing several new features along with a slew of new products that will run the OS. Read more »
Apple rains on Windows 7 parade
Apple announces new Macs to try to steal Microsoft's thunder, the Nook makes the Kindle look downright bookish, and is the new Droid a Transformer? It's all in Buzz. Read more »
Apple Magic Mouse
Along with a redesign of the iMac, MacBook, and Mac Mini, Apple today also unveiled its new Magic Mouse with multi-touch. Read more »
Project Kenai at JavaOne
At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Robert Brewin, CTO for Sun Microsystems, and John Brock, part of the Connected Developer Team for Project Kenai, demonstrate how developers will be able to use this new site to gain visibility, collaborate, and connect on projects over the Internet. Read more »
Ellison and McNealy: Java here to stay
At JavaOne in San Francisco, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks to Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy about the future of Java development. Read more »
Ellison applies the 'Art of War' in Sun deal
ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan and senior editor Sam Diaz discuss the Oracle CEO's gamesmanship in buying Sun Microsystems and how he outplayed IBM. They also share their views on the future of Java and what Oracle plans to do with Sun's troubled hardware business. 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 »
Microsoft showcases new NUIs
-- TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »
Google to dump Gears
-- Google is about to pull the plug on its Gears project, while Mozilla plans to drop Mac OS X 10.4 support in future versions of Firefox. Read more »
Firefox 3.6 released
-- Firefox 3.6 is finally here! More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »
Google debuts Nexus One
-- Google introduces a new smartphone -- Nexus One, a secret GodMode feature gets discovered in Windows 7 and Chrome's popularity grows. 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 »
Google releases new JavaScript tools
-- Google has open-sourced a new JavaScript toolkit and also released the Google Dashboard. More of this week's 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 »
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 »
Google gets a Caffeine Boost
-- Google is experimenting with a new search algorithm, labelled Caffeine, in an effort to improve the performance of its search engine. And is Microsoft finally becoming interested in web standards? Read more »
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JavaOne: Day One Gallery
JavaOne, Sun's developer conference, began today with a series of announcements -- before that could happen though, the lines needed to be traversed. Read more »
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