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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 »
Google signs up for Cloud Security Alliance
Google has joined the Cloud Security Alliance, plugging a major gap in the organisation's membership. Read more »
Facebook patents social feeds
Facebook has been awarded a patent pertaining to streaming "feed" technology, more specifically "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network". Read more »
Intel claims no IP stolen in attack
Intel was targeted by a "sophisticated" attack in January, but no intellectual property was stolen and executives did not think it was linked with the attacks on Google and others that occurred around the same time. Read more »
Chinese schools deny Google attacks
Two days after a New York Times report linked two Chinese schools to hack attacks on Google and other Silicon Valley companies, both schools have denied those claims. 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 »
Chrome 5 debuts more settings options
Google updated its Chrome browser's developer's builds to version 5 for Windows and Mac today, the first time any version of Chrome has reached that milestone. Read more »
Google Social Search out of Labs, into beta
Friends on social-networking services who add links to their content inside their Google Profiles will start showing up in search results for Google users. Read more »
Gates calls China censorship 'limited'
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and web giant Google over cyber attacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the internet were "fortunately ...very limited." Read more »
Google refuses to censor Chinese searches
Google no longer intends to censor search results in China, and if the Chinese Government baulks, it may take its servers and go home. Read more »
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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 »
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 »
Five tips for tackling a one-time project
Don't let a one-time project derail your career. Here are tips on how to successfully manage a "once-in-a-career" event. 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 »
Top 10 new features in Exchange Server 2010
You'll find some significant additions to the latest version of Exchange Server. This article runs down some of the most notable new features. Read more »
The big Linux Achilles: Documentation
Linux does have one glaring Achilles heel -- documentation. This article has a proposed solution for this problem. Read more »
A developer's hands-on review of Delphi 2010
.NET and Visual C++ developers should check out Embarcadero's Delphi 2010 -- as long as they don't mind learning a new system, a new language and a new way of doing things. 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 »
O'Reilly: The web is at war, and it's making me sad
Web pioneer and conference honcho Tim O'Reilly warned the audience at the Web 2.0 Expo here on Tuesday afternoon that he thinks "we're headed into another ugly time". 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 »
Google gets Bing'd
The Ratbags ambush Google employees and offer them a free search with Microsoft's Bing. Read more »
Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone'
ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley and Sumi Das talk about Microsoft's latest announcements around its new OS, search, and mobile. Foley says Bing and Windows 7 are getting most of the press as of late, but it's really Windows Mobile 7 that could cause the biggest stir when it launches next Spring. Read more »
Google vs. Wolfram Alpha
Find out which search/computational engine is the best, or if they even compare at all. Read more »
Wolfram Alpha: First hands-on
CNET's Rafe Needleman gets a look at the eagerly anticipated new computational search engine, Wolfram Alpha. Is it a Google killer? No, but it has the potential to change the way we view data on the web. Read more »
Watch Windows 7 RC in action
Microsoft impressed many with its Windows 7 beta, and the new Release Candidate looks even better. More than mere bug fixes, the Windows 7 Release Candidate improves on device management and search-term highlighting, and includes support for a virtual XP mode to run older programs. Read more »
Google feeling the pinch?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's financial future according to one analyst. Diaz also discusses what the outlook may mean for the company's employees and its competitors. Read more »
Behind the Apple-Google API dustup
Google acknowledged breaking the official rules of Apple's iPhone software development kit when it created the latest version of the Google Mobile application for the iPhone. What are the implications for developers and for users? Join Charles Cooper and Tom Krazit on the CNET News Daily Debrief. Read more »
Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future. Read more »
Ballmer's quest to compete with Google
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer explains his long-term strategy to battle Google in the search market. Read more »
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Apple raises curtain on iPad
-- Generating buzz this week is Apple's new tablet device -- iPad. Will Australia be getting the 3G version? 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 »
Bing Maps gets a makeover
-- Microsoft has enriched Bing Maps with 3D street-view, but is it a match for Google Maps? More news in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Aussie creates iPhone virus
-- An Aussie hacker has created a worm that places a background picture of Rick Astley on jailbroken iPhones that have SSH enabled, and released its source code. More news in this week's 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 »
Windows 7 in the spotlight
-- After months of hype, Windows 7 was finally released early yesterday morning. Read more »
TechCrunch50 Rundown
-- TechCrunch50 hit San Francisco this week with a number of big players announcing new products and features. 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 »
Microsoft and Yahoo join forces
-- Microsoft and Yahoo have united this week to jointly battle Google, and Mozilla revealed plans to make Firefox look more like Chrome. Read more »
Browsers and operating systems
-- Google is planning to enter the operating system market with Chrome OS, meanwhile Microsoft believes that the browser should start acting more like an operating system. 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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