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Take browsers to the limit: Google
The only way to transform the Web into the desktop platform of the future is to fully embrace bleeding edge features in browser software, the creator of Google Maps says. Read more »
Google details Android development tools
Google has released programming tools for its Android mobile phone alliance for download, giving developers the ability to start writing software for phones with $10 million in prizes to lure them. Read more »
Google Android's new battleground: Developers
Google executives have a lot of work ahead of them as they court application developers skeptical of the search king's new open software platform for mobile devices. Read more »
Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari
Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »
Apple takes Safari to Windows and iPhone
Apple plans to ship a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows, and third-party developers will be able to get a piece of the iPhone, the company announced on Monday. Read more »
Firefox 3: New front in the browser war
Mozilla released Firefox 3 on Tuesday, opening a new front in the browser wars. Read more »
Sun open-sources mobile Java UI toolkit
Sun has open sourced its toolkit for creating Java-based user interfaces for mobile phones. Read more »
Update released for Gnome Linux desktop
The Gnome project has released the first test version of the Gnome 2.22 desktop this week, with changes including a new Web-browser engine, updates for virtual network computer and accessibility, and a new file system. Read more »
Adobe sees its future on the Web
Chief Executive Bruce Chizen places his bets on new software called Apollo and says a hosted version of Photoshop is in the cards. Read more »
Software turns .Net to Flash
The race to build more-powerful Web-based applications could accelerate with the addition of software that lets Windows developers create Flash applications without knowing Flash. Read more »
Features (8)
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 »
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »
Flash, HTML, AJAX: Which will win the Web app war?
The days when Web pages were static collections of text and graphics are long past. But as the Web matures, there's a fierce competition over which technology will propel it into a medium for rich, interactive applications. Read more »
Make the most of HTTP headers
By understanding how to take advantage of the information in HTTP headers, you can build more effective Web applications. Here's what you need to know. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 2)
In the second part of our interview with WPF expert Ian Griffiths, we discuss the Rich Internet Application platform battle, the future of the desktop and whether now is the right time to switch to WPF. Read more »
Flex: The new face of design and development
Far more than just a toy for graphic-savvy developers, Adobe's Flex is one of the best Rich Internet Application tools around. Read more »
Create dynamic images with SVG and XSL
Delivering GIFs and JPEGs via XML may not be a walk in the park, but delivering Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is smooth sailing. Find out how to convert SVG images into an XSL template. Read more »
10 things you should know about every Linux installation
Before installing Linux you must realise that there may be a few "new ways of doing things" to learn. Here are 10 tips to get you started. Read more »
Blog (2)
Google faces down Apple
-- What's the point in following Apple's rules on the iPhone SDK if other developers will just flaunt them? We check the answer out and cover the other issues from the week: OLPC, IE, Ballmer and the Internet in space. Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.

