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More than meets the eye in Microsoft plan

A little-known Microsoft project promises to bring advanced graphics to a broad range of devices and set up a potential showdown with Adobe Systems. Read more »

Code to exploit Windows graphics flaw now public

A sample program hit the Internet on Wednesday, showing by example how malicious coders could compromise Windows computers by using a flaw in the handling of a widespread graphics format by Microsoft's software. Read more »

Major graphics flaw threatens Windows PCs

Microsoft published on Tuesday a patch for a major security flaw in its software's handling of the JPEG graphics format and urged customers to use a new tool to locate the many applications that are vulnerable. Read more »

GNOME 2.14 released

GNOME developers released on Thursday version 2.14 of the desktop environment for Linux and Unix, including a new application suite aimed at making it easier to use the open-source desktop in enterprises. Read more »

Microsoft gets hip to AJAX

Not to be left out of any development trends, Microsoft is working to simplify the job of building so-called AJAX applications, or Web applications with sophisticated graphics. 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 »

AOL throws in Netscape towel

AOL is formally pulling the plug on its historic Web browser and is advising its users to adopt AOL spinoff Mozilla Foundation's Firefox instead. Read more »

Firefox 3 gives browser security, Web app makeover

Mozilla has released a new beta version of Firefox 3, with the popular open source Web browser featuring significant new features that according to its makers will improve security, ease of use and the rendering of Web pages. Read more »

Mozilla plans major facelift for Firefox 3

Mozilla is hoping the next version of its Firefox browser will look familiar -- regardless of which operating system you use. Read more »

Safari, Firefox charge towards a more colourful Web

Apple's Safari browser is able to display richer, more deeper colours than either Internet Explorer or Opera -- but Firefox is expected to catch up in the next month. Read more »

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Create graphics applications with Java 3D

The Java 3D API allows you to develop 3D graphics applications that have a high degree of visual realism. Read more »

Create graphics on the fly using PHP

Ever wonder how sites like Yahoo!Finance generate those dynamic bar charts as stock prices change throughout the day? It's not magic--free tools like PHP make generating on-demand graphics a cinch. Read more »

DIY image gallery in PHP

Image galleries make it easy to browse a photo collection. This handy open source tool, written in PHP, makes setting up your own photo gallery a snap. Read more »

13 Design rules that every Web site designer should know about

If you regard yourself as a professional Web site designer, then you need to be aware of, and then follow, these 13 design rules for building effective Web sites. Read more »

An introduction to Flash Remoting MX

Flash Remoting MX is Macromedia's technology that provides a connection between Macromedia Flash and leading application servers. Read more in this introduction from Builder.com Read more »

Opera CTO: IE 8 will fail Acid test

Two years ago, the Acid2 test was announced in this column. Acid2 is a complex Web browser test page that shows a smiley face when rendered correctly Read more »

Loading XML into Gecko-based browsers

Most Web developers think of Microsoft Internet Explorer and either MSXML2 or MSXML3 when asked about client-side XML. But there is an alternative to MSXML, namely Gecko. Read more »

The Kiwi behind Firefox

Ben Goodger is the lead engineer for the Firefox browser. He talks about Firefox's history, and how he sees it competing with Longhorn. Read more »

The Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) pocket reference, Part 1

Learn about Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) the easy way with Part 1 of this interactive tutorial. Read more »

Draw and annotate in your browser using SVG

SVG is a language for describing 2-D graphics in XML, and it lets you treat a browser like a drawing or painting tool. Although not supported by current browsers, SVG functionality is available via free plug-ins. This tutorial puts SVG through its paces. Read more »

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Newbie guide to Google's Android

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- 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 »

Gone in a Flash

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- With Adobe’s recent announcement about bringing Flash to the desktop (Flash to jump beyond the browser) they have taken some of the thunder from Microsoft’s own plans for rich-client applications. Microsoft’s strategy centres around their upcoming Expression developer tool set, which includes a graphic design tool, an “interactive” design tool and web development tool. A lot of this technology hinges on the upcoming Windows Vista release but has yet to see the light of day. With Adobe’s announcement, they are moving one step closer to making Flash the preferred delivery method for rich-client applications. It will be interesting to see whether or not Adobe can win over hard-core developers, in addition to their core graphic design and creative base. Only time will tell. Read more »

Schoolgirl builds SecondLife Web app

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- A new web application AjaxLife allows interaction with the online virtual world SecondLife. The cool part? It was developed in just a week by a fifteen year old English schoolgirl. Read more »

If the Riya RIA had a Flash UI, you wouldn't need this

Andrew Muller [blogs:nouveauricheinternet] -- A video piece on Cnet got my interest - a search engine that could recognise faces and text in images. When I decided to check it out I discovered that because the developers had chosen Ajax for their UI there were issues with cross browser/OS compatibility - Safari users need not apply right now. Read more »

Salesforce.com flexes its on-demand platform.

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Salesforce.com has included Adobe Flex functionality to it's Apex platform. The move means that developers using salesforce.com's Apex platform can now deploy rich Internet applications using the Flex toolkit. Read more »

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    The punching and counterpunching continued in the ongoing web browser development bout. Each time one browser closes a feature gap, a new feature appears in one of the others -- how we ever put up with the years of browser stagnation, I'll never know. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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    Since its release in May last year, Gears has supported only Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. With the addition of Safari into the Gears fold, it closes the loop of major browsers to support Gears Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

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    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 »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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