Web Development News
- Linux Vendors Head to the Cloud in Search of Cash
New commercial initiatives for cloud services will see both Red Hat and Ubuntu ramping up their competition.
- iPhone 3GS: Overheating Fears, OS Update Nears
As buzz grows around reports of unexpectedly high temperatures and shortages in the store, the Apple smartphone inches closer to a software update.
- PostgreSQL 8.4 Revs Up Database Admin, Security
New open source database release adds 293 enhancements.
- PHP 5.3 Accelerates PHP
New release of open source dynamic language adds new functions and speeds up PHP.
- Sun Releases NetBeans 6.7 IDE for Java, PHP
Sun's Java IDE is not just for Java anymore.
- Why Firefox Doesn't Take Google Chrome Features
Google's Chrome introduces a number of new features to browsers, but don't expect Mozilla to be adopting them any time soon.
- First Major PHP Update in Years Coming Soon
From the blogs: The upcoming 5.3 release is likely to be important for a number of reasons.
- Red Hat CEO Calls on Oracle to Keep Java Open
With earnings up at the Linux vendor, its chief executive talks tough on Oracle.
- Google Widens AdSense for iPhone, Android Apps
Google's new service means you can make money off free iPhone apps, after all.
- Eclipse Galileo Releases 33 Open Source Projects
Open source development release including new tooling and runtime releases for Java and now PHP, too.
- Melody Debuts as Movable Type Forks
From the blogs: The popular blog platform's open source version gets some friendly competition. But are problems ahead?
- Adobe Flash Player 10 Gets Ready to Mobilize
Flash Player 10 beta is set for later this year -- but some familiar names are left off the recipient list.
- Ruby Use Grows Among U.S. Developers
From the blogs: But the latest Evans Data report isn't all good news for open source.
- Zimory Adds to Open Source-Powered Cloud Tools
Deutche Telekom spin-off expands with new service-level control and capabilities for the cloud.
- Amazon Gives Away More Kindle Source
The e-tail giant makes the popular e-reader code available, but does it mean we'll see Kindle-killers on the horizon?
- Red Hat's Virtualization Plan Enters Next Phase
New open source-powered commercial product is set to roll out -- but for now, it's only for an invited few.
- nVidia CEO Sees Tegra as New Growth Engine
The company built on high-performance gaming GPU cards that need their own power supply now sees its future in one watt chips
- Ubuntu, OpenX Chiefs Talk OS, Search Disruption
The open source CEOs talked about competing with Microsoft and Google in markets those companies dominate.
- Where Is Java EE 6?
There were no formal announcements at JavaOne about Java EE 6 -- or were there?
- IBM's Cloud Computing Starts With Developers
UPDATED:IBM's CloudBurst and Smart Business products recognize that today's businesses focus on developing and deploying software fast, cheaply, and with as few bugs as possible.
