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  • Mageia Linux 2.0 - Six key features coming to new OS

    Mandriva Linux is a venerable distribution with numerous advantages to recommend it, but it's no secret that the software's French publisher has been facing tough times.

  • Developer support for BlackBerry 10 key to RIM's future

    HTML5 and RIM's larger development strategy will come into sharp focus at BlackBerry World in Orlando. This year, it includes the heavily promoted BlackBerry 10 Jam, an intensive, developer-focused agenda for the new operating system, which has not yet been released in final form.

  • Could it now be time to de-Flash your website?

    Developers agree that there is no other application that can directly replace Flash and do what Flash does as well as it does. And that includes HTML5 - the only seriously suggested substitute for Flash - despite all its promise.

  • What's the fastest browser? Maybe you're measuring it wrong

    Among all those very scientific benchmarks we forget one factor: the user. Our human eye is incapable of distinguishing the 221 ms load time of a JavaScript applet in IE9 from the 220 ms load time in Firefox 17. Do we even notice if Chrome opens a website in 778 ms versus IE's 953 ms? Humans think in seconds, not milliseconds.

  • For a truly private social network, try RetroShare

    It's a rare week indeed that doesn't bring forth some fresh privacy scandal, and creepy apps like Girls Around Me are only one small part of the problem.

  • Fast boot enthusiasts should check out xPUD Linux

    Microsoft may be able to achieve relatively quick boot times using its forthcoming Windows 8, but the fact remains that for most of us, running on less-than-ideal hardware, those records will likely be out of reach.

  • The most essential tools for web developers

    Out of the thousands of cool add-ons out there for Firefox, Chrome and other popular Web browsers, only a select few make it onto the desktops of professional Web developers and designers. Which are the most useful for the day-to-day work of designing and developing websites?

  • No Flash on Linux, but there are open player alternatives

    When Adobe announced last week that it plans to discontinue its standalone Flash Player for Linux, it noted that updated versions of Flash Player will subsequently be available to Linux users only through Google's Chrome browser.

  • Open source code has fewer mistakes

    Free and open source software such as Firefox, LibreOffice, and Linux is enjoying increasingly widespread adoption on business and home computers alike, but every once in a while a naysayer will still pipe up with one vague concern or another about open source quality, in particular.

  • Key questions to ask before taking a cloud project Agile

    Agile development and the cloud are like hand in glove. But Agile can be dangerous if your organisation isn't ready for it. Here are some questions you need to consider to determine if your IT organisation is seriously ready to implement Agile.





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