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Article | 1/05/2009 Microsoft takes aim at IBM in Web campaign

Microsoft will take aim at IBM Thursday in a Web campaign touting Windows Server on Intel-based hardware as a better, more economical performer than I...

Article | 30/04/2009 Backward compatibility questions arise in Android upgrade

Although the newly released Google Android 1.5 software development kit offers such features as speech recognition, developers must be aware of backwa...

Article | 16/04/2009 BlackBerry app developers must make key choices

For nearly a year, Apple's App Store for the iPhone has stood out as the sole example of a smartphone platform that's more than a fancy way to take ph...

Article | 6/04/2009 Linux, Windows Server both hit by economy

An industry analyst forecast has Linux shipments slipping a bit more percentage-wise than Microsoft's Windows Server, but Microsoft is feeling the pai...

Article | 23/03/2009 Microsoft cites developer, security boosts in IE8

Microsoft hailed its newly released Internet Explorer 8 browser as a boon for developers and for its security measures during a presentation at the Mi...

Article | 20/03/2009 Microsoft opens Azure to PHP developers

Microsoft at the Mix09 conference on Wednesday revealed several moves intended to bolster its Windows Azure cloud computing platform, adding support f...

Article | 18/03/2009 Google boosts speed in Chrome browser

Google unveiled on Tuesday a new beta release of its Chrome browser, offering improvements in speed and capabilities, such as full page zoom.

Article | 10/03/2009 Microsoft heralds Silverlight-Eclipse link

Microsoft is touting support for its Silverlight multimedia application technology in the Eclipse open source tools platform.

Article | 4/03/2009 Google sets up Code Labs for developers

Looking to offer assistance on APIs, Google on Tuesday announced Code Labs for early-stage developer products.

Article | 2/03/2009 Microsoft sues Linux-based TomTom over patents

Microsoft's lawsuit against a Linux-based technology vendor TomTom over alleged patent violations could signal a more aggressive stance by the softwar...

Article | 25/02/2009 Google sets billing rates for App Engine

Google on Tuesday will institute new billing services for developers using its App Engine hosting service for Web applications, but developers will be...

Article | 19/02/2009 Google seeks apps demo videos

Google is asking developers to send videos of applications based on the company's technologies, which could be featured on the code.google.com site or...

Article | 16/02/2009 Bespin Web-based code editor effort launched

Mozilla Labs last week launched a preview of Bespin, a Web-based code editor intended to boost developer productivity, enable compelling user experien...

Article | 30/01/2009 Microsoft releases Web Sandbox under open source

Microsoft has made source code for its Live Labs Web Sandbox project for securing Web content through isolation available via open source under the Ap...

Article | 23/01/2009 Microsoft offers download tool for Web developers

Microsoft is offering a free download manager, Web Platform Installer (PI) 1.0, intended to make it simpler to install Microsoft Web developer technol...