Browsers

Happy 10th Birthday IE6!
The final version was released on August 27, 2001. Ten years has past. Was it the "worst tech product of all time"? Read more ...

IE10 Conditional Loop
Internet Explorer continues to work out HTML5. However, Microsoft's decision to remove certain features has caused concerns for the web development community. Read more ...

Opera's Dragonfly 1.0 Released
The first full release of a develop- ment and debugging tool integrated into Opera browsers is now available. Read more ...

New Release of IE 9
The March release of Internet Explorer 9 by Microsoft unlocks the potential of HTML5. Read more ...

Talk to Chrome!
Do we really want to talk to a web page? Read more ...

Is IE9 launch a threat to web development?
Although IE9 introduction is a big step toward browsers compati- bility, there are some concerns about its long term effect on the future of web development. Read more ...

Chrome 10 Arrives
Chrome 10, Google's latest update of its browser, is now available. Read more ...

Miscellaneous

Is Google+ Dying?
This is not the first time this question has been raised. Read more ...

Are ECM and Google Docs the Same?
Can Google solve your Enterprise Content Management needs? This question was recently raised by Forrester Research. Read more ...

All Results on One Page!
Google is considering a new design concept for its search results page. Is it good or bad for SEO? Read more ...

New Google Browser Extension
Google has added a new free tool that helps you find related web content. Read more ...

Firefox: HTML5 + JavaScript = render PDFs
Mozilla is working on a project that will allow PDF documents to be rendered within the browser using HTML5 and JavaScript. Read more ...

Google's Puzzle-a-Day
A Google a Day is a site that asks general knowledge questions that can be solved by search. Read more ...

SEO: Google Quality Raters
Google relies both on automated bots and on Quality Raters for its search engine results. Is it good or bad for Search Engine Optimization? Read more ...

The Dangers of HTML5
New HTML5 technologies like WebSockets offer some amazing new opportunities for Web developers. Are they good or bad? Read more ...

Microsoft Explains HTML5 vs. Silverlight
Microsoft clarifies its position by posting a well formu- lated blog post. Read more ...

Disputes

Gmail Phishing Attack
The Chinese government claims Google is using an attempted targeted Gmail phishing scam as a political tool for slandering other countries. Read more ...

Psychologist Disputes Web 'Identity Crisis' claims
A leading British psychologist has questioned the recent claims made by an Oxford professor that the web is making us stupid. Read more ...

Oracle-Google Case
Judge William Alsup ruled that email in Oracle-Google case will remain public. Read more ...

Google's Schmidt To Testify Before Congress
Google's chairman and longtime former CEO, Eric Schmidt, will testify before Congress and answer questions about the company's business practices. Read more ...

Apple Wins Appeal in Patent Disputes
According to a new ruling, Apple won't have to pay $625.5 million to a company called Mirror Worlds. Read more ...

US Senate Internet Copyright Legislation
There has been a debate over a legislation in the US Senate to control aspects of the internet that claims violating copyright. Read more ...

Windows 7's First Service Pack
On February 22, Microsoft released the operating system's first service pack. Read more ...

Chrome 9 Was Released
Google officially rolled out Chrome 9 this week. Read more ...

IE9: Five Features and Drawbacks
On Wedensday December 15, 2010 Microsoft took a step closer to its competitors by launching Internet Explorer 9 Beta. Read more ...

Firefox 4 Is Delayed
Because of difficulties around releasing the first full-featured beta, Mozilla has postponed the release of the updated Firefox 4 until 2011. Read more ...

HTML5 - I've Seen It
HTML5 - everyone seems to think its the solution we've been waiting for. But is it? Read more ...

IE9 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1
According to Microsoft, the upcoming IE9 browser will run only with the not-yet-released Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Read more ...

Advanced Font Controls
Coming Soon
Mozilla is currently working on a new product - based on the Web Open Font Format - which allows web developers to tackle advanced font controls. Read more ...

IE9's JavaScript Engine Not Fast Enough
Unless taking advantage of HTML5 and CSS3, IE9's JavaScript engine is not faster than previous versions. Read more ...

Older News:

EXI Makes for a Smaller, Faster XML
New W3C recommendation increases the scope of exchange of XML data across multiple use cases. AgileDelta's John Schneider: "The more you know about what's likely to occur in a given context, the more you can reduce the size of the information." Read more ...

SmartBear Rounds Out Software Quality Product Strategy.
On April 4, 2011, SmartBear acquired AlertSite, a privately held Web performance monitoring company. Read more ...

Yahoo / Microsoft Search Alliance
Last year, Microsoft and Yahoo made a business agreement for the search segment of their businesses. Is it good or bad for search marketing? Read more ...

Google and AdSense
Is Google reaching out to sites with analytics to replace AdSense losses? Read more ...

Google vs. Bing Warfare Continues
As the battle between Bing and Google continues, it rasies the question if users eventually benefit in the end. Read more ...

Is Bing Growth Being Inflated By Shady Sites?
How Facebook has been succeeded in making a huge amount of money in advertising revenue last year? It claims that some non serious advertises have been involved. Read more ...

Britain May Run Out of Internet Addresses
Experts have warned that because of the huge trend, there would be a shortage of web addresses in Britain by 2012. Read more ...

Web Identity Ecosystem; a Tough Sell So Far
The Drupal 7 CMS (content management system), which has been in development for three years, has finally been released. Read more ...

Drupal 7 Finally Arrives for Public
The Drupal 7 CMS (content management system), which has been in development for three years, has finally been released. Read more ...

'Mobile Web Application Best Practices'
Was Released by W3C
W3C: Developers, interaction and graphic designers, site administrators, and tool developers are encouraged to read it. Read more ...

Findings from the A LIST APART Survey
'A LIST APART', an acknowledged web site for web development related articles, has published a list of findings from the survey for people who make websites 2009. Read more ...

2011 Tech Predictions
Here is a list of technology perdictions devised by Gartner for 2011. Mobile applications, cloud implementations and social communications top the list. Read more ...

Why Facebook Wants Your e-mail
A new messaging system could steal advertising dollars from Facebook's rivals. Read more ...

W3C and Semantic Web
The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is advancing the standards for tomorrow's Internet and web content manage- ment vendors are getting on- board. Read more ...

Google Instant Preview: The Death of Flash?
What are the impacts of the recent introduction of Google Instant Preview on your web- site? It seems that it has a catastrophic impact on flash- based sites. Read more ...

Web Hosting Services: How To Choose
Wisely
There are a handful of factors that have to be taken into consideration before a final selection of a web hosting provider. Read more ...

Global email Spam Levels Down
Although global email spam has been decreased in recent months, it still remains a concern for internet community. Read more ...

Google Accelerates the Web with a New Image Format
By using of an original image format, Google is going to accelerate the overall page load times. Read more ...

HTML5 Update
W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium - says HTML5 is not ready for production yet. Read more ...

A Choice for Developers:
Windows Phone 7 vs. Google Android
According to a survey, Google Android is the most popular new platform in 2011. Read more ...

Google's and Apple's Mobile Services Under Question
Google and Apple have been questioned in the US Senate over their use of location date in Mobile services. Read more ...

Google / Microsoft FISMA Battle
The Google-Microsoft FISMA warfare continues .... Read more ...

Google vs. Content Farms
Google has recently launched a pretty big algorithmic improvement to their ranking in order to combat the so called "content farms" companies. Read more ...

Bing and Google Accuse
Each Other of Cheating
The tug-of-war between the two dominant search engines, Google and Bing flare up. Read more ...

HTML5 Codec Wars Are
Intesifed
The warfare over which codec would emerge as the widely supported standard continues to change direction again. Read more ...

Microsoft Fights Back in the Browser Wars
With the release of Internet Explorer 9, which supports HTML5 and CSS3, Microsoft is determined to establish itself as a major contender in the browser industry. Read more ...

Motorola Complains About Apple
Motorola has filed patent infringement complaints against Apple. In the mean time, Microsoft has sued Motorola, alleging some of the Motorola's products has infringed Microsoft patents. Read more ...

Adobe Hits Back at Apple
At its worldwide developer conference, Adobe revealed that the latest version of its AIR (version 2.5) is supporting Google's Android, Apple's rival. Read more ...

Oracle and Google in Open Warfare Over Java Patents
Oracle claims that Google's Android platform, which uses the Dalvik virtual machine, violates its patents. If Oracle wins the Android lawsuit, it could incite further disputes! Read more ...

Free cloud Hosting:
Amazon vs. Google
As an answer to Google's free services on cloud hosting, Amazon has introduced a new plan offering its customers a free tier of hosting. Read more ...

Google Reacting Against
Spam Content
As an anti-spam action against those websites who deceive their users by displaying a different content to them, Google has removed BMV.de from its index. Read more ...