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Facebook still pitching itself to open-source crowd
Facebook's rep at the Future of Web Apps event in Miami this week was David Recordon, the company's open-standards guru. That's a crowd that the social network still has yet to win over. Read more »
Yahoo joins the real-time search parade
Not to be outdone by its rivals, Yahoo is getting into the real-time search business as well. Read more »
MySpace launches new developer tools
Not willing to let Facebook and Twitter completely own the market for searchable, up-to-the-minute information, MySpace announced on Wednesday a set of new developer application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to let third-party sites access more of its content. Read more »
Google search adds real-time social feeds
Google has started adding real-time results to its internet search engine, channelling feeds from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other fresh content into responses to queries. Read more »
Google also partnering with Twitter
Just after Microsoft announced its search deal with Facebook and Twitter, Google revealed it's also partnering with Google to bring real-time "tweets" to its search engine. Read more »
Microsoft teams up with Facebook and Twitter
At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, search head Qi Lu and senior vice president Yusuf Mehdi announced that Microsoft is teaming up with Facebook and Twitter to integrate real-time search results from the two social networks into its Bing search engine. Read more »
Microsoft creates social computing sandbox
Ray Ozzie has set up a new social computing lab at Microsoft, to be headed by Microsoft Research veteran Lili Cheng. Read more »
Google Wave greets conferencing with help from Ribbit
It's becoming clear that Google Wave, which is slowly emerging from closed beta, has the potential to be much more than a text-messaging platform. As the telecommunications platform company Ribbit shows -- as does a video-conference app from 6 Rounds -- Wave's architecture makes it a compelling platform for real-time streaming communication. Read more »
Facebook wastes no time putting FriendFeed to work
Facebook has unleashed a Tornado, and it's hoping that some eager engineers will go catch it. Read more »
Bug testers: Google is clean, Bing is buggy
An independent search engine bug bash gave high marks to Google's bug testers and found that while Bing is buggy, it's also doing a lot of things right. Read more »
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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 »
GoogleSharing: A way to prevent tracking by Google
A security expert has developed an innovative Firefox add-on that prevents Google from tracking your whereabouts on the internet. Read more »
Preparing for Exchange Server 2010's hardware and software requirements
Exchange 2010 is out and about and ready to deploy. This article provides you with some assistance on getting prepared for this latest release in the Exchange line. Read more »
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
"Virtualise everything" is a popular MO in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense. Read more »
A snapshot of Aleri and its CEP offerings
The author recently spoke with two VPs from Aleri, a software maker to perform Complex Event Processing (CEP). Learn how CEP differs from data warehouses. Read more »
10 tools to connect to wireless networks in Linux
Mobile Linux users have a variety of options when it comes to wireless connectivity tools. This article outlines some of the best choices to help you find one that will work for you. Read more »
The 10 most useful Linux commands
Maybe the command line isn’t your favorite place to hang out, but to be an effective Linux admin, you need to be able to wield a few essential commands. These 10 commands are guaranteed to simplify your Linux admin life. Read more »
10 must-have Linux web-based tools
There's no shortage of web-centric Linux tools -- the trick is figuring out which ones are best for your needs. This article offers a list of those that Jack Wallen thinks are the cream of the crop. Read more »
Google Apps charges ahead with improved data security, long-awaited Java support
Cast Iron Systems and Google have teamed up to overcome one of the biggest hurdles to cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) in the enterprise -- concerns over data security. Read more »
Performance often still matters
Do developers care about performance anymore? I seriously doubt it, at least for the vast majority (over 90 per cent) of developers. Read more »
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The real-time search race
-- Google and Yahoo deploy real-time search this week, WebGL reaches the draft stage and more. Read more »
Windows 7 in the spotlight
-- After months of hype, Windows 7 was finally released early yesterday morning. Read more »
Chrome in IE
-- Google has come up with a plug-in that runs Chrome inside IE. But what's the point of having a browser inside a browser? Read more »
Windows Mobile makes an entrance
-- In this week's Roundup we look at the new Windows Mobile 6.5, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, Mozilla's Bespin and more. Read more »
Mozilla Bespin tries taking coding to the cloud
-- Mozilla Labs on Thursday unveiled a new open-source project called Bespin, a web-based programming environment its developers hope will combine the speed and power of desktop-based development with the collaborative benefits of cloud computing. Read more »
Tools for the Semantic Web
-- This blog post covers some of the technologies available for creating applications for the Semantic Web. 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 »
Mapping mashups weave a personal story
-- Google Maps has been given a new application. This time it’s a space for users to pin their personal stories on a map, but its applications are far wider, and might perhaps not all be entirely well-intentioned. Read more »
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