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Article | 12/01/2011 The best hardware and software of the year
Each year, the editors and reviewers of the InfoWorld Test Center gather to look over the list of products that earned the highest marks in stand-alon...
Article | 13/01/2011 Microsoft to release WebMatrix dev software
Microsoft plans to launch an application on Thursday for quickly ramping up websites and lightweight Web applications, called WebMatrix.
Article | 12/01/2011 Google releases API for its URL shortener
External developers can now integrate Google's Goo.gl URL shortening service into their websites and online applications through a just-released API (...
Article | 18/12/2010 University gives Java parallelism a boost
Java developers are getting more assistance in writing parallel programs for multi-core systems with another technology from the University of Illinoi...
Article | 17/12/2010 W3C offers mobile app etiquette
In an effort to make mobile applications easier to use, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) has established a set of guidelines for developers to keep...
Article | 10/12/2010 Apache resigns from Java community
Protesting what it perceives as Oracle's undue control of Java, the Apache Software Foundation has resigned its seat from the Java SE/EE Executive Com...
Article | 9/12/2010 Python 3.2 eases concurrent development
The next version of the widely used Python programming language will offer greater support for writing multithreaded applications, a challenging duty ...
Article | 8/12/2010 Salesforce.com unveils Database.com
Salesforce.com is getting into the cloud database business with a new on-demand service, Database.com, set to be announced Tuesday at the Dreamforce c...
Article | 1/12/2010 HP fuses dev management and testing tools
With the release of HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11 package, Hewlett-Packard is hoping to streamline the process of application developm...
Article | 24/11/2010 Phone makers, software vendors push Web-based apps
Companies including Mozilla, Opera Software, Palm and Sony Ericsson are trying to accelerate the use of Web standards when developing applications for...
Article | 23/11/2010 Palm preps tablet-friendly application framework
Hewlett-Packard has demonstrated Enyo, an upcoming Javascript framework for webOS, designed to make it easier to develop applications for smartphones ...
Article | 12/11/2010 Google: Third parties liable for Java infringement, not us
Third parties, not Google, would be liable for any Java copyright violations in the Android mobile OS, according to a filing the vendor made Wednesday...
Article | 2/11/2010 Microsoft's best free server tools for IT admins
"Free" is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hy...
Article | 10/11/2010 Apache declares war on Oracle over Java
Charging that Oracle has willfully disregarded the licensing terms for its own Java technology, the Apache Software Foundation has called upon other m...
Article | 6/11/2010 Microsoft's Silverlight damage control intensifies
More Microsoft executives are chiming in this week about the company's commitment to the Silverlight rich Internet application platform, after comment...