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Open-source software is one of the great success stories of the past few decades. The Apache HTTP Server is the world's most popular Web server, Linux has more than held its own against Unix and other proprietary operating systems, and Mozilla's Firefox browser has given Microsoft's Internet Explorer strong competition over the years....Updated: 2010-03-07 01:51
With the latest releases of Opera, Google Chrome and Firefox continuing to push the boundaries of the web, the once-dominant IE is looking less and less relevant every day. MS will demonstrate the first beta builds of Internet Explorer 9 and possibly offer a preview release of the browser to developers....Updated: 2010-03-03 12:21
Researchers at the University of Oviedo in Spain have estimated that the cost of replicating the development embodied in the Linux kernel at over 1bn. According to their calculations, it would take almost 1,000 developers approximately 14 years to recreate the open source operating system...Updated: 2010-03-03 11:22
Google continues to feather its growing nest of Web-based tools with today's purchase of a photo utility that lets users edit digital photos in a Web browser. What plans does Google have for Picnik?....Updated: 2010-03-02 10:33
Mozilla, faced with new competitive pressures, has begun work on three separate, significant changes to Firefox.First is a new JavaScript engine that should run Web-based programs at least 30 percent faster. Second is a new graphics engine for Windows that will take advantage of hardware acceleration for graphics and text. And third ...Updated: 2010-03-02 01:23
"Manthan" was awarded to ViduSuwa because the project is based on the concept of a patient centric approach in utilizing ICT and providing a working model developed solely by Sri Lankan professionals in the IT and health sectors to empower the rural population of Sri Lanka....Updated: 2010-02-28 14:08
Microsoft left little doubt Friday that it was one of the companies leading the charge against Google worldwide. Microsoft would obviously be among the first to say that leading firms should not be punished for their success...Updated: 2010-02-28 11:13
Facebook's virtual currency, "Facebook Credits," is getting very close to its full launch: a post on the Facebook developer blog explains some of the full terms of the system and what developers can expect as the currency continues to roll out slowly.Updated: 2010-02-26 00:43
Ryan King, an engineer at Twitter, today told the blog MyNoSQL that the social networking company plans to move from MySQL to the Cassandra database for what he called its resilience, scalability and large community of open-source developers. Updated: 2010-02-25 13:10
In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2.Updated: 2010-02-23 12:08
Though it may not always feel like it, the Internet is actually making us smarter, at least according to a new survey of scientists, business leaders, and technology developers.Updated: 2010-02-23 01:56
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