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    The Android news keeps getting better and better. The latest rumour from the US is that the soon to be released Motorola Droid will run Android OS version 2.0.

  • Google striving to be more nimble, innovative

    At the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Google Senior Vice President Omid Kordestani tells host John Battelle that Google is sensitive to the fact that it is often compared to Microsoft for its growth and widening amibitions.

  • Yahoo touts itself as tech firm that drives media

    At the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel talks to host John Battelle about how his company plans to compete with Google by improving search technology and offering more engaging content.

  • Doerr talks up Web 2.0

    At the TechNet Innovation Summit in San Jose, California, John Doerr, a partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, talks about how he thinks this is a period of "intense innovation" that will empower consumers.

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    The fifth anniversary of the OpenOffice.org launch seemed like a good day to release version 2.0 of the open-source office software suite, but a last-minute bug forced a delay.

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    Silicon Beach Australia

    A group of Australian Web technology thinkers and entrepreneurs have started a new Google Group to build the Down Under version of California's famous high-tech development locality. They call it: Silicon Beach Australia.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Google: G'arn, I'll swap ya privacy for security

    Would you be happier that Google collects data about your Internet history if you knew their log data was used to fight some seriously nasty worms?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    700MHz auction: The death knell for Aussie 4G?

    The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Give me a ship, and a trading scheme to steer her by

    Watching the latest, hilarious stage in the Jimmy Kimmel-Matt Damon "feud" -- which racked up 2.5 million YouTube views in one day -- I was struck by a thought: who in the world is paying for all this bandwidth?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Web 2.0: Emperor's new clothes?

    Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte this week publicly pondered popular Web technologies most IT managers must be looking at and asking "how can these make/save me money?"

Features and Case Studies (83)

  • Google deal highlights Web 2.0 boom

    Google's acquisition of a tiny Web word processing maker turns the spotlight on a growing number of so-called Web 2.0 companies struggling to survive -- or angling to be Google's next purchase.

  • Tech executives: Time is of the essence

    Busy? A slew of technologists want to help you manage your time, by overhauling the wall calendar.

  • CIO profile: Peter Nikoletatos, Curtin University

    It's been just over 12 months since Peter Nikoletatos moved west to take over the role of CIO at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. Since then, he's been working to manage the inevitable complexities of university IT while making sure he has enough time to keep his head in the clouds.

  • A manager's guide to social media

    Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

  • Why I switched from Firefox to Chrome

    Sorry if it sounds like I'm drinking the Google Kool-Aid here, but I have switched from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser for the very reason Google's executives said we should: speed.

Videos (4)

  • Why did Jerry Yang take the CEO role at Yahoo?

    At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle, chairman of Federated Media Publishing, talks to Jerry Yang about his job as CEO of Yahoo. Yang discusses his decision to take the position, the challenges he's faced since then, and his vision for building a better advertising and content platform.

  • Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal

    At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008. Yang says the companies weren't far from agreeing on terms of a deal. He adds that Microsoft has made it clear that is no longer interested in buying Yahoo.

  • Google demos prototype of mobile Gmail app

    At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundrota showed off the prototype of a new Web-based Gmail app that could one day be used on any smartphone. By using HTML 5 standards, he predicts, developers will no longer have to choose just one platform to write for. When the app is released, users will be able to archive and use their e-mail even when not online. Moderator: Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media

  • Zoho takes on Microsoft, Google

    ZDNet editor-in-chief Dan Farber and Webware.com's editor Rafe Needleman sit down with AdventNet's CEO Sridhar Vembu to find out about Zoho's office productivity suite and how the CEO plans to compete against Microsoft and Google. Farber and Needleman then analyse the company's business model and determine Zoho's chance for success in the emerging Web 2.0 office software market.

Reviews (58)

  • Google Apps for Your Domain

    Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't eat the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does.

  • It's crunch time for Palm

    Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.

  • First Take: Google Talk

    With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.

  • Search Engines

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • Zoho Writer 2.0

    Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free...

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