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Google: No Web browser plans

Google executives said they have no plans to build a browser and downplayed threats from Microsoft's new advertising system and plans to bundle search into Vista. Read more »

Google Chrome's open source ally: Microsoft

During Google's launch of its Chrome Web browser, the company went out of its way to acknowledge the debt it owes two open source projects, Firefox and WebKit. But Microsoft, an uncommon ally in the open source realm, might also deserve a tip of the hat. Read more »

Yahoo and Google attempt to improve the browser

A year after Google launched its Gears project, Yahoo has decided to make your browser better, too. Read more »

Things can only get Beta for Microsoft IE 8

Microsoft is gearing its latest IE 8 release for Web developers. However, a second beta version, scheduled to arrive mid-year, is aimed at a wider audience, Microsoft's top browser executive has revealed. Read more »

Google denies disassembling Vista code for Chrome

The source code underlying Google's Chrome web browser suggests Google used a reverse-engineering technique called disassembly to figure out how to use a useful Windows Vista security feature, but the company has denied doing this. Read more »

Ballmer: Trusting Vista, battling Google

Steve Ballmer wants you to know one thing: He never throws chairs. Read more »

Google dusts off Chrome bugs with developer update

Google released a developer-oriented update to its Chrome web browser on Wednesday that fixes some crashes and video playback issues. Read more »

Firefox counters Chrome on speed

Mozilla fought back on Wednesday in the US with some performance results to show a forthcoming version of Firefox outpacing Google's new Web browser, Chrome. Read more »

Microsoft answers Google's call on desktop search

Microsoft will make modifications to Windows Vista's search feature in service pack one to appease competition concerns from Google, as well as head off further antitrust battles with US regulators. Read more »

It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says

Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. Read more »

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Why Chrome will win and why it will lose

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. We spoke to industry experts and Google's new rivals to find out why Chrome matters and whether the browser reality can deliver on the hype. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Q&A: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates

The world's richest man on web apps, ultramobile PCs, dirt cheap PCs and the 'G' word. Read more »

Location-based publishing and services

Geocoded content is transforming our Web. By adding geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) to our media, we can help others find it through location-based search engines and web maps. Read more »

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Windows maths and Browser Goodies -- Club Builder

Windows 7 will be code-versioned as Windows 7.0, won't it? On this week's Club Builder we see that it isn't so, as well as get Steve Ballmer thoughts on Vista deployment; plus we see some new HTML5 tricks. Read more »

Blog (4)

The return to the king

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Does the arrival of Web applications on the desktop warrant the death pronouncement of the desktop or is it just hot air? Read more »

Google faces down Apple

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- 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 »

64 bit me

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- If these 64-bit systems are going to use wrappers and other tricks to maintain compatibility with vendors unwilling to support the platform, is there any point to having it? Read more »

Microsoft's Web 2.0 or the highway?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- A few months ago Microsoft launched Office Live, a set of online collaboration tools to bring some elements of Office to the Web. The three online products available look to be a really great idea by Microsoft. So good, in fact, that I thought I'd give it a whirl. Read more »

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