Microsoft marked yesterday's launch of the latest version of its web browser with a party at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.
Yesterday's unveiling of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) marks the latest update from the three most popular browsers around the world, as they jostle for share of how consumers will view the internet as it moves into the next generation of HTML 5.
Right now, someone, somewhere is developing the killer operating system feature of the future - a feature that will change computing and make us wonder how we lived without it.
A site that aims to get aspiring coders started in the world of programming has been modified to support the Windows Phone 7 platform, allowing on-the-go learning for those without the time to sit at a computer.
Pex4fun, developed by Microsoft Research, is a new, free Windows Phone 7 app which is designed to allow users to write code in C#, F#, and VisualBasic in order to achieve certain goals - with points given out if they're successful.
After three years of development, the open source Drupal 7 content management system debuted earlier this year. Drupal developers aren't resting on their laurels and are now beginning to plan for Drupal 8.
Speaking at that annual DrupalCon conference this week, Drupal founder Dries Buytaert detailed what lessons were learned in the Drupal 7 development process and how those lessons will be applied to Drupal 8. Drupal is among the most popular open source content management systems in use today and is used by Whitehouse.gov, Mozilla and NASA, among others.
The battle for prominence in the browser market is one that has been going one for longer than most people would like to admit. Netscape, Microsoft, Opera, Mozilla, and so many other companies have been vying for dominance in that space. Even now, with Internet Explorer the clear leader, there’s no telling how the market will change in the coming years. You never know when any of the browser contenders can make a splash and grab a larger share of the browser market..
Microsoft will release Internet Explorer 9 on 14 March, while Mozilla has signed off on the release candidate for Firefox 4.
The release candidate for IE9 arrived last month, after a series of developer previews, but Microsoft suggested there were "still a few surprises left". "There are a lot of new amazing things to share," said IE senior director Ryan Gavin, in a post on the IE blog. The Monday release coincides with the start of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Adobe has released Flash Player 10.3 Beta, available for download online.
Flash Player 10.3 Beta is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. It has "enhanced user privacy protection" features that Adobe is soliciting feedback on from those who download the Beta release.
To buy or not to buy? That is the question. When it comes to anti-virus software for your computer, most experts agree you need it if you have the Windows operating system and often go online, where dangers lurk.
But name-brand software could set you back $40 to $70 or more a year. Alternatively, some excellent products are available for free. What's a prudent consumer to do?
Yes you read that right ! The just released iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone 4 has been jailbroken already. The jailbreak though is tethered only for now, which means that you will have to boot it into jailbroken state every time you reboot.
Support for iPad, iPhone 3GS and iPod touches is on the way ! Simply follow the instructions below to jailbreak iOS 4.3 GM on iPhone 4 using a combination of PwnageTool 4.2, Universal Ramdisk Fixer and tetheredboot utility.
Here’s what you will need:
Developers can be an ornery bunch. When a vendor does something they don't like or when they're not getting the attention or respect they feel they deserve, they tend to be very vocal about it, often publicly. But spare some sympathy for the managers in charge of vendors' independent developer programs, to whom fall the difficult task of responding when developers attack.
