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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 »

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 »

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 »

2011 ends Firefox's Mac OS X 10.4 support

Mozilla has officially decided that the next major version of Firefox will require at least Mac OS X 10.5 when running on Apple computers. Read more »

Extensions return to Chrome for Mac

Google released a new version of Chrome for Mac OS X on Thursday that restores a key feature, extensions, that had been missing for weeks. Read more »

Mozilla drops Mac OS X 'Tiger' support

Mozilla has announced that future versions of the Firefox browser will no longer support Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'. 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 »

Chrome passes Safari in browser usage

In its 15th month of public existence, Google's Chrome browser surpassed Safari for share of worldwide usage in December. Read more »

Chrome edges out Safari in browser usage

Google's browser has passed Safari in terms of worldwide browser usage -- at least by one measurement. Read more »

Google brings Chrome beta to Mac, Linux

Two key pieces of Google's effort to make Chrome a more competitive browser fell into place on Tuesday as Google released beta versions of the browser for Mac OS X and Linux. Read more »

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Thanks for giving my pixels back, browser makers

I'd personally like to offer browser makers my gratitude for realising that my screen isn't big enough. Read more »

Will Linux own the cloud?

Many people have strong opinions about the efficacy of cloud computing and what it all means. The battle intensifies along the lines of proprietary vs. open source technology. Will cloud computing finally declare a winner? Read more »

Hands-on with Mono 2.2

Mono is now up to version 2.2 and the differences between 2.0 and 2.2 are pretty important. Read more »

Set up RPM Fusion with Fedora to shore up multimedia support

This article shows you how to get improved support for MP3s, videos and games in Fedora Core 10. Read more »

Get started with the security tool OSSEC

OSSEC is an open source, solid, cross-platform security tool for intrusion detection. Read more »

Mono 2.0: .NET goes non-Windows

We interview Miguel de Icaza, VP of Development Platforms and a founder of Mono to find out what is and is not included in the latest release. Read more »

What virtualisation tools are available for testing?

This article talks about some of the free or inexpensive tools you might use to accomplish your virtualisation testing. Read more »

Firefox 3 offers numerous features for developers

Firefox's support for customisation and standards, along with plenty of add-ons, has made it a favorite among developers. Read more »

10 things you should know about virtualisation

Virtualisation has been a major buzzword in the IT world for a few years. Microsoft has promised that the Hyper-V virtualisation component (formerly called Viridian) will follow within 180 days of the Windows Server 2008 release. Read more »

Process images in Java with JAI

The Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) API provides a professional approach to the imaging in Java. It offers many advantages to the developer through high-level programming model. Read more »

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Snow Leopard is finally here and we've had a chance to check out all the newest features and improvements to Apple's big cat OS. Check out our First Look video for an overview and find out if it's the right time to take the leap to Snow Leopard. Read more »

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AusCERT 2009: Why do Mac OS X users need antivirus?

AusCERT 2009 delegates discuss whether Mac OS X users really need antivirus. Read more »

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The stealthy Apple clone

It runs Apple's Mac OS X Leopard, but doesn't look anything like an Apple computer and certainly doesn't come with an Apple price tag. Kara Tsuboi and Tom Krazit discuss Psystar's open computer. Read more »

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Google to dump Gears

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- 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 »

What iPhone OS 3.0 promises users and developers

Staff [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 »

Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- 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 »

Flash vs. Silverlight

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »

Share a keyboard and mouse with Synergy

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Even in the era of virtualization, many IT pros (including myself) have a small army of computers sitting on, under, and around their desks. Read more »

Adobe lead charge for a Java SWT port to Apple's Cocoa

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Reports out of Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week indicate a port of Java SWT(Standard Widget Toolkit) to Mac OS X Cocoa is being readied. Read more »

Virtualisation -- threat or menace?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It sounds like VMware's Rosenblum has this opportunity figured out, and I suspect that Microsoft's Virtual PC managers do too. It'll be interesting to watch this market develop over time. Read more »

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