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  • Developers want Ballmer to show money

    Australian developers have asked Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer what the company will do to address a Microsoft coding landscape that hasn't offered financial rewards like those available to iPhone and Facebook developers.

  • Is Google's App Engine a lock-in honeypot?

    Some developers fear that Google is aiming to lock them into to the App Engine platform Google's application hosting service but Google refutes any claim it has evil intentions.

  • Phone: Google Maps ditches satellites for triangles

    Forget satellite -- Google's mobile phone mapping application can give a user's location without being GPS-enabled, but just a little less accurately.

  • MySpace launches Facebook-like app platform

    In a bid to keep up with Facebook, social network behemoth MySpace launched its beta application platform to Australian developers last night.

  • Google details Android development tools

    Google has released programming tools for its Android mobile phone alliance for download, giving developers the ability to start writing software for phones with $10 million in prizes to lure them.

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    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • ThinkFree Office 3

    ThinkFree Office 3 is a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office that lacks advanced tools but offers a free online component that's a handy work in progress for frequent travellers.

  • Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari

    Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.

  • Firefox 3

    If only for the speed, lightness of being and security alone, Firefox remains our Editors' Choice for best internet browser.

  • A heavy load for the iPhone to bear

    It's sleek and it's sexy, but still must contend with issues from price to typing speed and wireless realities.

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