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Microsoft IE9 preview released

Microsoft released what it's calling the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at its Mix conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a prototype that's designed to show off the company's effort to improve how the browser deals with the web as it exists today and support for new web technologies that are coming right now. Read more »

IE9, Windows Phone in the Mix

This year's Mix trade show won't be the first time that people hear about Internet Explorer 9 or Windows Phone 7 Series, but it is the event where developers will get enough information to start creating products targeting the new browser and mobile operating system. Read more »

Apache bug prompts update advice

IT security company Sense of Security has discovered a serious bug in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. Read more »

Microsoft uses TechFest to tout new user interfaces

Although it is not open to the press this year, Microsoft is using this week's TechFest internal science fair as an occasion to talk about some of the work it is doing to find new ways of connecting with computers. 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 »

Importing issues for Gmail POP users

Google encountered problems with Gmail on Thursday morning for a "significant subset" of users using POP to get messages into Gmail. 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 »

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 »

IBM to offshore 150 jobs, says union

The Australian Services Union claimed today that IT giant IBM is planning to offshore jobs from a number of its operations centres to China and India. Read more »

Aussies wait till Xmas for Win 7 mobile?

Australians might not get their hands on a mobile phone running Windows 7 until Christmas, despite the platform having its first outing last night at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. 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 »

Code concepts: WCF Data Services

If you are a developer who writes a lot of web services to act as proxies to the database, you should check out .NET's WCF Data Services. Read more »

Talking smack about former employers not advisable

The author cautions those who leave their jobs (willingly or otherwise) to be careful about those farewell messages they leave behind. Read more »

10 ways to avoid mistakes during project development

The best strategy for dealing with mistakes is to avoid making them in the first place. Here are some tips to help you navigate around common project pitfalls. Read more »

Parse and process HTML with WebBrowser

The author describes how he used the WebBrowser control to parse HTML to extract data from it. Here are some of the issues he faced on this simple project. Read more »

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 »

Think hard before talking about clients on the web

IT consultants often find that social media provides a great way to build their reputation and their contacts in the industry. However, you have to be careful about what you share out on the wide open web to avoid damaging your clients or your relationship with them. Read more »

Code concepts: LINQ's expression trees

In this overview about LINQ's expression trees, we show how you might use expression objects in your projects. Read more »

10 old-school Linux tools I refuse to let go of

No matter which platform you prefer, there are probably a few old tools you just can't part with. Read more »

Book review: Teach yourself Drupal with this text

Teach Yourself Drupal in 24 Hours makes learning Drupal easy for even non-programmers. Read more »

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Ben Forta: All about Adobe

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Google demos prototype of mobile Gmail app

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundrota showed off the prototype of a new Web-based Gmail app that could one day be used on any smartphone. By using HTML 5 standards, he predicts, developers will no longer have to choose just one platform to write for. When the app is released, users will be able to archive and use their e-mail even when not online. Moderator: Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media Read more »

Mobile takes center stage at LinuxWorld

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about one of the big themes at this year's LinuxWorld Expo--mobility. Diaz discusses how large companies like Motorola are encouraging Linux developers to write software for mobile devices. Read more »

Nvidia chip with Java allows 3D modeling on cell phones

At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using... Read more »

Y! can spek bak 2 MS -- Club Builder

Microsoft produces another "video gem", we find out how to deal with smart people and we see which CEO can write comprehensible letters. Read more »

Microsoft Office executive claims OOXML provides greater security than alternative document formats

Redmond-based group project manager of Microsoft Office, Gray Knowlton, told ZDNet Australia that OOXML provides higher levels of security. "One of the benefits we have with the OpenOffice XML formats is that we know when we read and write and document because we have an XML based representation of what's in that content -- we know what should and should not be there," he said. Read more »

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Wolfram Alpha and Bing shake hands

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Wolfram Alpha and Microsoft's Bing have reached an agreement that will allow Bing to feature some of Wolfram Alpha's specialised content. Read more »

If PHP then goto is the future

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement. Read more »

Beta Safari surfing

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week, Safari Beta 4 and Ubuntu 9.10 -- Karmic Koala got launched, the release of Office 14 got delayed, while Adobe was busy fixing vulnerabilities in its software. Read more »

IE gets closer to the finish line

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Web technologies dominated the news this week with Microsoft releasing IE8 RC1, Google taking Gmail offline and Opera releasing the final version of Opera Mini 4.2 for Android. 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 »

Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- A successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »

Be wary of the rip and replace guy

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Ever come across a consultant, developer, or manager who wants to rip everything up and start fresh? Change may be what your business needs but don't be afraid to question their convictions before embarking on the new plan. 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 »

Windows Azure: New windows, same tools

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Microsoft was at pains to stress that it will be creating an environment that developers feel familiar towards for Windows Azure development. Read more »

NICTA: Aussies should focus on embedded programming not VB

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- The CEO of the national ICT research centre says the future of Aussie developers should focus on building better embedded and wireless applications and focus less on technologies such as Visual Basic. 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 »

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