Feb
23
2011
23
2011
Sencha Labs releases open source framework for WebGL development
Sencha Labs has announced the availability of a new open source framework for WebGL development. The framework, which is called PhiloGL, makes it easier ...
Feb
17
2011
17
2011
Mozilla’s "modern browser" attack on IE overlooks Firefox shortcomings
Microsoft and Mozilla traded barbs this week in a dispute over what constitutes a "modern" Web browser. The competitive friction is starting to heat ...
Feb
16
2011
16
2011
Hands on with Intel’s MeeGo tablet UI: good ideas, rough edges
Although Nokia is gutting its commitment to MeeGo, the platform still has support from a number of other prominent hardware vendors. Intel, which originally ...
Feb
14
2011
14
2011
Is Mozilla’s 2011 roadmap unrealistically ambitious?
Mozilla has published an updated roadmap in which it lays out its plans for 2011. The organization hopes to significantly shorten its release cycle ...
Feb
08
2011
08
2011
Do Not Track arrives in Firefox beta, ad industry not on board yet
Mozilla has rolled out an eleventh beta release of Firefox 4, the next major version of the browser. In addition ...
Feb
05
2011
05
2011
Week in tech: metered Internet edition
200GB to 25GB: Canada gets first, bitter dose of metered Internet: Usage Based Billing (UBB) has come to Canada, and indie ISPs are starting ...
Feb
04
2011
04
2011
Chrome 9 goes stable with WebGL and Chrome Instant
In a statement on the official Google Chrome Blog, the browser's developers have announced the availability of a new version in the stable channel. ...
Feb
03
2011
03
2011
Advocacy groups mobilize for Supreme Court patent showdown
The final standoff in the great patent battle between i4i and Microsoft is heading for a Supreme Court hearing this April. Meanwhile a ...
Feb
03
2011
03
2011
Nokia takes its MeeGo theme code offline, likely preparing custom UI
It has been almost a year since Intel and Nokia began converging their respective mobile Linux platforms to create the MeeGo project. The effort ...
Feb
02
2011
02
2011
New Android Firefox beta beats default browser in JS benchmark
Mozilla has announced the availability of a new Firefox Mobile 4 beta release for Android and Maemo. The new version brings significant ...
Feb
02
2011
02
2011
Honeycomb is here: Google unveils Android 3.0, new Web-based Market
Google held a special event this morning to launch Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb. The latest version of Google's mobile operating system introduces a new ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Liveblog: Android 3.0 Honeycomb preview event
Google is hosting a special event to introduce Android 3.0, the next major version of the mobile operating system. The ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Chrome takes 10% usage share, IE continues to hemorrhage
Chrome's usage share for January has made it into double digits: the browser was used by 10.7 percent of Web ...
Feb
01
2011
01
2011
Android enthusiasts hack Honeycomb to run on Nook Color
The Android-based Nook Color has attracted an enthusiastic community of modders who extend the functionality of the $250 touchscreen e-book reader by installing custom ...
Jan
31
2011
31
2011
Android tops everyone in 2010 market share; 2011 may be different
The Android platform has finally taken the lead in smartphone market share, leaving Nokia, Apple and RIM in the dust. That's according to analytics ...
Jan
31
2011
31
2011
First look: Honeycomb APIs power tablet-friendly Android apps
Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb, introduces a completely new user interface suitable for tablet devices. Google has also extended the platform's APIs so that third-party ...
Jan
29
2011
29
2011
Week in tech: blinking lights, laying your own fiber
The evolution of computer displays: We've come a long way since the days of blinking lights and teletypes. Ars surveys the history of computer ...
Jan
25
2011
25
2011
First release of LibreOffice arrives with improvements over OOo
The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced the availability of LibreOffice 3.3, the first official stable release of the open source office suite. It introduces ...
Jan
24
2011
24
2011
Hands on: Dolphin HD browser for Android is swimmingly good
One of the strengths of Google's Android mobile operating system is its support for customization. Android enthusiasts can augment the capabilities of their Android ...
Jan
24
2011
24
2011
Excellent K-9 mail app for Android keeps your messages on a leash
Google's conventional e-mail client for Android has always felt like a second-class citizen compared to the company's GMail application. It has a ...
Jan
21
2011
21
2011
New alleged evidence of Android infringement isn’t a smoking gun
Patent reform activist Florian Mueller has published
Jan
21
2011
21
2011
Mozilla blocks Skype add-on: caused 33k Firefox crashes in a week
Mozilla announced yesterday that it will block the Skype Toolbar add-on for Firefox and remotely disable it for existing users. Mozilla was forced to ...
Jan
19
2011
19
2011
Deciphering the jibber jabber: getting started with your own self-hosted XMPP server
Instant messaging is typically regarded as a social tool, but it also plays an increasingly important role in the workplace as a medium for ...
Jan
19
2011
19
2011
Inclusion of Qt in Ubuntu 11.10 is a win for developers
In an announcement published today on his personal blog, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed that Nokia's Qt toolkit will be included as a standard ...
Jan
18
2011
18
2011
Feature: Making music in Linux and beyond
You can do a lot with free open-source software, also known as FOSS. Musicians with a yen for Linux are in luck; the array ...
Jan
16
2011
16
2011
Firefox 4 beta 9 arrives, final release expected for February
Mozilla has announced the availability of the ninth beta of Firefox 4. The new version of the browser is relatively mature at this stage ...
Jan
13
2011
13
2011
Feature: Google’s dropping H.264 from Chrome a step backward for openness
The promise of HTML5's tag was a simple one: to allow web pages to contain embedded video without the need for plugins. With ...
Jan
12
2011
12
2011
Apple, MS, others withdraw regulatory filing to buy Novell patents
CPTN Holdings LLC, a holding company formed by Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle to purchase nearly 900 patents from Novell as part of its ...
Jan
11
2011
11
2011
Google reveals plan to remove H.264 support from Chrome
In a move to encourage support for royalty-free codecs on the Web, Google announced this morning that it will remove the patent-encumbered H.264 codec ...
Jan
10
2011
10
2011
VLC for iOS vanishes 2 months after eruption of GPL dispute
It's official: the iOS version of VLC has been yanked from the App Store. Though Apple didn't offer any reasons for its removal, the ...
Jan
05
2011
05
2011
Amazon details pricing, approval process for Android app portal
Android developers: start your engines. Again. Amazon has opened a beta of its new Appstore Developer Portal in order to allow developers to begin ...
Jan
03
2011
03
2011
20% of Windows users now using Windows 7
The year 2010 ended quite well for two products from Microsoft and Google, at least when it comes to specific market share numbers. Windows ...
Dec
29
2010
29
2010
A year in Open Ended: 2010′s most popular stories
Judging strictly by the pageviews, you guys were really interested in 2010's two Ubuntu releases—along with the decision to move away from so much ...
Dec
27
2010
27
2010
Ext4 filesystem hits Android, no need to fear data loss
Google's new Nexus S smartphone is the first Android device to use the Ext4 filesystem. The company published a statement on the official Android ...
Dec
24
2010
24
2010
Mozilla improves sync setup and WebGL in Firefox 4 beta 8
Mozilla has announced the availability of Firefox 4 beta 8, a new pre-release milestone build of the open source Web ...
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