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Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview
"Most critical release" of freely available Linux distribution is last public release before final version's launch in May.
April 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDTMicrosoft woos hobbyist developers
Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
April 17, 2008 4:34 PM PDTIBM moves to expedite mashups for mobile
Company releases software targeted at mobile-app developers for building both business and consumer Web 2.0 mashups.
(By Adrian Bridgwater of ZDNet UK)
Week in review: Tech's shopping spree
Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest.
March 14, 2008 6:39 PM PDTQ&A: 100-plus WiiWare titles in development
Nintendo promising wide range of titles for North American WiiWare launch; says it doesn't want to place limits on developer ideas.
February 21, 2008 11:08 PM PSTMaking sense of Microsoft and open source
The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far.
February 22, 2008 1:48 AM PSTWaiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop
Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data.
January 28, 2008 5:47 PM PSTWorld Wide Web Consortium releases draft of HTML 5
A major upgrade of HTML is in the works but won't emerge for at least two years.
January 25, 2008 6:45 PM PSTAcid2, Acid3, and the power of default
Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test.
February 6, 2008 3:14 PM PSTNew challenges in the chip sector
After a bout of good fortune, AMD finds itself coming to grips with a resurgent Intel. Plus: Can software keep up with multicore technology?
December 17, 2007 6:13 PM PSTYear in review: Web 2.0 apps get slicker, more social
The pace picks up for Web services that replace or complement traditional desktop applications.
December 17, 2007 5:56 PM PSTFrom Danger's realm come Android's makers
Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.
Google must woo mobile app developers
Mobile-application developers aren't sold on Google's plans for an open operating system for cell phones.
November 8, 2007 12:38 PM PSTOpenSocial opens new can of worms
Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.
Accenture's king of blue-sky thinking
Research director Martin Illsley discusses how utilities could use Flickr and how software development should be like home building.
October 30, 2007 9:30 PM PDTTrolltech axes the Greenphone
The Linux developer says it will now focus on its Qtopia platform and leave the hassles of hardware to other companies.
October 22, 2007 6:51 PM PDTDebating the morality behind software development
IBM's Grady Booch says the days when developers could dash off code without considering the larger implications are--and should be--coming to an end.
October 15, 2007 4:25 PM PDTSocial networks don their platform shoes
Facebook scored big by opening up to outside developers. Now its rivals are aiming to follow in its footsteps.
October 15, 2007 11:00 AM PDTIs Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?
News.com's Charles Cooper says Adobe's new AIR tech and others' plans for Web apps could finally mean Redmond has to compete for your loyalty.
October 5, 2007 12:51 PM PDTHook them with flash, keep them with software
Phones may sell because they are pink or thin, but software is what creates the user experience on a mobile computer.
October 9, 2007 4:46 PM PDT
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