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Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job

Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML, notable tech blogger and until recently a Sun Microsystems employee, has joined Google's Android team in part to show the world what he thinks is wrong with Apple's iPhone. Read more »

92% against filter: Whirlpool survey

Early results from broadband information site Whirlpool's annual survey has found that 91.8 per cent of respondents do not support the idea of mandatory internet filtering, with most believing the government should focus on educating parents and children instead. Read more »

Firefox 3.5.6 patches critical security holes

Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to patch three critical security holes. Read more »

Google offers JavaScript programming tools

With a project called Closure Tools, Google plans on Thursday to start helping developers who aspire to match the company's proficiency in creating websites and web applications. Read more »

Windows 7 usage growing quickly

Microsoft appears to be getting relatively strong early adoption of Windows 7 in the 10 days since its official launch. Read more »

Palm opens doors to WebOS applications

Palm on Tuesday announced it will allow developers to sell applications for its WebOS mobile platform without the need for a review by the company, and said it will drop program fees for open-source developers. Read more »

Native Client in Chrome: Google flexes web muscle

Google has built its Native Client technology into its newest version of Chrome, endowing the browser with new processing power for running web applications. Read more »

Microsoft bashes Google's Chrome-in-IE plan

Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google's Chrome Frame -- an Internet Explorer plug-in that supplants IE's rendering engine with Google's. Read more »

New Firefox patches authentication security holes

Mozilla on Monday released two new versions of Firefox, 3.5.2 and 3.0.13, to patch two critical security holes. Read more »

Researchers exploit flaws in SSL, domain authentication system

Two researchers have separately uncovered flaws in the way domain names are verified on the internet that could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting web surfers. Read more »

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10 things you shouldn't do when working with an upset customer

Nobody likes dealing with an angry user, but it comes with the tech territory. Here are a few ways to keep things from going from bad to worse. 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 »

10 things you should never do on a consulting job

There are plenty of ways to shoot yourself in the foot when you're out on a job. This article lists a few of the worst offences. Read more »

Project management: Escaping the vortex

Have you been on a project where everywhere you look a process or procedure or design is broken? Here's how to deal with it. Read more »

Making the case for dynamic languages

This article presents reasons why developers should consider using dynamic languages. We also discuss how these languages trip up some developers. Read more »

OutSystems' Agile Platform: The IDE of my dreams

Get in-depth details about OutSystems' Agile Platform, including information about deployment, security, data binding, project management, and more. Read more »

Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone

Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? This article tells you about an iPhone app that can help decouple the administrator from the server and make life a little easier. Read more »

Secure remote firewall administration via SSH

We look at a secure remote firewall administration method via SSH that has the advantage of authentication and strong encryption. Read more »

JRuby team leaves Sun for Engine Yard

JRuby team has decided to move wholesale from Sun to Engine Yard. Read more »

C#'s var keyword

Today, we take a closer look at C#’s var keyword, which was introduced in C# 3.0 Read more »

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ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind interviews Keith Coleman, Google's Gmail product manager, about the current status of Gmail and the future of this popular Google app. Coleman also covers other Gmail issues, including the rebuild of the Javascript engine and how strongly Google feels about users' data. Read more »

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Australia knows strong authentication

Australia leads the world when it comes to deploying strong authentication, according to Jay Heiser, research VP infosecurity, Gartner. Read more »

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No paper, no promotion

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement. Read more »

Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Significantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network. Read more »

A first look at Windows 7 beta

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- In this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »

Will Microsoft build native Mac and Linux tools?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- If the future is in Microsoft's online services why isn't the company building native tools for Mac and Linux developers? 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 »

Azure: A matter of trust

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Ray Ozzie hit the nail on the head when he said Azure's success will hinge on trust. Who outside (and inside) the core circle of ISV trust Microsoft? Read more »

Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »

2Vouch refers well

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform". Read more »

MyPerfect.com.au has potential

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first. Read more »

Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I should have known it was only a matter of time. I've been covering security conferences on and off for about 14 years and considered myself lucky not to have been hacked, that I knew of. Until Thursday. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

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    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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