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Python 3.0 out, breaks compatibility

Python has left its compatibility chains in the past with the release of version 3.0 of the popular dynamic language. Read more »

Adobe cuts 600 amid slow CS4 sales

Adobe added its name this week to the list of companies warning of weaker sales and cutting jobs, although it is unclear what the effect will be on its Australia and New Zealand operations. Read more »

Android to hit Australia on 29 Jan

The first mobile phone running Google's Android operating system will hit Australia on 29 January, with a company called Kogan Technologies announcing the imminent release of an Android-based handset it calls the "Agora". Read more »

Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing

Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is ready for broader testing of Windows Vista Service Pack 2, the second collection of fixes for the latest version of the operating system. Read more »

MySQL releases dodgy v5.1

Sun Microsystems late last week released version 5.1 of the open source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the included new features that still needed to be fixed. Read more »

IE entrenched in the enterprise

Alternative browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome may be aimed at toppling Microsoft's reign, but analysts say Internet Explorer's "overwhelming dominance" in the workplace will be difficult to defeat. Read more »

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Why I switched from Firefox to Chrome

Sorry if it sounds like I'm drinking the Google Kool-Aid here, but I have switched from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser for the very reason Google's executives said we should: speed. Read more »

Developers jailbreak iPhone 2.2

Just two days after Apple released its iPhone 2.2 update, the independent iPhone Dev Team has released a jailbreak of the firmware. Read more »

Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009

Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday. Read more »

Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules

Google Mobile lets you search the Web using your voice in a way that is technically off-limits to iPhone developers, according to a report. Read more »

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Features (582)

Google: Open source lets us control our destiny

Chris DiBona, Google's open source program manager, gave the opening keynote at the Open Source Developer's Conference. Builder AU caught up with him to discuss why Google uses open source, how the company open sources its software and what it is like to be a comic book character. Read more »

10 Linux replacements for iTunes

Linux offers a variety of options for those who want an alternative to iTunes. This article looks at the available choices and the features included in each one. Read more »

Microsoft details plans for Visual Studio and .NET

In the wake of the recent PDC and TechEd developer events, Microsoft has decided to put some of its key executives out on the road to explain the innovations that Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 have in store. Read more »

Key features in the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft plans to release an R2 edition of Windows Server 2008 in 2009 or 2010. Here are the key features of the R2 release that you need to know. Read more »

Mozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome

Things just got a lot more complicated for Mitchell Baker, the Mozilla Foundation's chairman and "chief lizard wrangler." Read more »

10 ways to get a slipping project back on track

Plenty of things can derail a project plan: underestimated tasks, departing staff, misallocated resources. Here are some practical techniques that can correct the direction of a project that's losing ground. Read more »

Should you install the new version of Java?

Sun Microsystems released a new version of Java for Windows, Linux and Solaris recently. Should you rush out to install it? Probably not. Read more »

10 questions to ask before migrating to Linux

If you're thinking about making the switch to Linux, Jack Wallen is all for it -- but only if you approach the migration with your eyes open. He recommends that you evaluate a number of key issues before taking this big step. Read more »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

Use the FileSystemWatcher to monitor directory changes in C#

One of the more interesting objects included in the Microsoft .NET Framework class library is the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. This object allows you to be notified when certain events occur in a directory, such as file creation, deletion, or modification. Read more »

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Is Windows 7 Vista all over again?

Although Windows 7 is still months away from a public release, word on the street is that Microsoft's new OS is only marginally different from Vista. CNET senior writer Ina Fried got her hands on a prebeta laptop with Windows 7 and shares her first impressions with Kara Tsuboi on this edition of the Daily Debrief. Read more »

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Common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software

The release of Ubuntu and other user-friendly distributions has bolstered Linux's popularity. Yet Linux neophytes can still stumble over common tasks, like installing new software. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler discusses ways to avoid common mistakes people make when they're trying to add new Linux software. Read more »

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Ballmer touts Windows 7 features

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reveals that Windows 7 is going to be a major release, not just a Vista update. He says the new Windows will have a better user interface, information management tools, and performance. It isn't practical to wait for Windows 7 instead of deploying Vista, he says, since both systems are compatible. Interviewers: Neil MacDonald and David Mitchell Smith of Gartner. Read more »

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Can Chrome give Internet Explorer a run for its money?

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the perks and pitfalls of the newly released browser from Google. Diaz also reveals why Sergey Brin is bugging the Chrome team on a daily basis. Read more »

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25 years of GNU with Fry

The Free Software Foundation is beginning celebrations of 25 years of GNU with the release of a video presented by actor and comedian Stephen Fry. Read more »

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The doldrums of Visual Studio

We are currently in the doldrums of Visual Studio, as the design tools are not fully ready for WCF. Juval Lowy claims that this will be remedied in the next Visual Studio release. Read more »

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New Firefox features

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Looking forward to Firefox 3

In anticipation of Firefox 3, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Webware.com's Rafe Needleman discuss what users can look forward to with the new browser release on 17 June. Read more »

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iPhone 3G makes its debut

At Apple WWDC 2008, Steve Jobs reveals the iPhone 3G with faster download speeds, longer battery life, GPS, a lower price, and a near worldwide release on 11 July. Read more »

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A gaggle of Google I/O predictions

CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Stephen Shankland discuss the upcoming Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Could a second mobile SDK be released? Or maybe the winner of the Android developer contest? Read more »

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Blog (158)

The Geolocation API

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- The W3C's has proposed a Geolocation API -- an interface that can work out the location of the hosting device. Currently only Firefox is implementing it. Read more »

Crying, mooning and leaving

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

SMB bug gets seven-year itch

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's roundup looks at the Great Firewall of Australia, seven year-old security holes, Android's big bug and we chase Steve Ballmer around Sydney. Read more »

Sun's JavaFX RIA platform MIA?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Adobe and Microsoft have taken the early lead in the RIA market but Sun is still waiting to get out of the starting blocks with JavaFX. Is Sun too late to the party? Read more »

The Best of Ballmer

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's Roundup we cover Steve Ballmer's talk at the Microsoft's Power to Developers event in Sydney, Saleforce's annual Dreamforce conference and more. Read more »

Theora, Firefox reach milestones

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Milestones were reached with two open sources projects: Theora has hit version 1.0 and Firefox reaches 20% global marketshare. Read more »

How many Windows 7s will there be?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The internet has been awash with rumours about Windows 7, with a pre-beta release being handed out to attendees at the Professional Developers Conference in the US this week. But how many Windows 7 versions will there be? Read more »

Microsoft's PDC Potpourri

Chris Duckett [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 »

Microsoft's new identity tools

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- One of the topics at this year's PDC in Los Angeles was identity management. Microsoft has taken steps to ensure easier user authentication by announcing new tools for managing identities and the support for OpenID. 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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