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Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview

April 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT

"Most critical release" of freely available Linux distribution is last public release before final version's launch in May.

Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

April 17, 2008 4:34 PM PDT

Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.

IBM moves to expedite mashups for mobile

March 25, 2008 7:59 PM PDT

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

March 14, 2008 6:39 PM PDT

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.

Q&A: 100-plus WiiWare titles in development

February 21, 2008 11:08 PM PST

Nintendo promising wide range of titles for North American WiiWare launch; says it doesn't want to place limits on developer ideas.

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 22, 2008 1:48 AM PST

The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far.

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

January 28, 2008 5:47 PM PST

Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social-network users more control over data.

World Wide Web Consortium releases draft of HTML 5

January 25, 2008 6:45 PM PST

A major upgrade of HTML is in the works but won't emerge for at least two years.

Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default

February 6, 2008 3:14 PM PST

Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test.

New challenges in the chip sector

December 17, 2007 6:13 PM PST

After a bout of good fortune, AMD finds itself coming to grips with a resurgent Intel. Plus: Can software keep up with multicore technology?

Year in review: Web 2.0 apps get slicker, more social

December 17, 2007 5:56 PM PST

The pace picks up for Web services that replace or complement traditional desktop applications.

From Danger's realm come Android's makers

November 12, 2007 11:10 PM PST

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 releases Android tools
Images: Software tools for Google Android

Google must woo mobile app developers

November 8, 2007 12:38 PM PST

Mobile-application developers aren't sold on Google's plans for an open operating system for cell phones.

OpenSocial opens new can of worms

November 2, 2007 8:06 PM PDT

Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.
Video: Flixster built into MySpace profile via Google's OpenSocial

Accenture's king of blue-sky thinking

October 30, 2007 9:30 PM PDT

Research director Martin Illsley discusses how utilities could use Flickr and how software development should be like home building.

Trolltech axes the Greenphone

October 22, 2007 6:51 PM PDT

The Linux developer says it will now focus on its Qtopia platform and leave the hassles of hardware to other companies.

Debating the morality behind software development

October 15, 2007 4:25 PM PDT

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.

Social networks don their platform shoes

October 15, 2007 11:00 AM PDT

Facebook scored big by opening up to outside developers. Now its rivals are aiming to follow in its footsteps.

Is Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?

October 5, 2007 12:51 PM PDT

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.

Hook them with flash, keep them with software

October 9, 2007 4:46 PM PDT

Phones may sell because they are pink or thin, but software is what creates the user experience on a mobile computer.