Google began testing new customisation features on its news aggregation site Wednesday in the US in a salvo against competition from Microsoft.
Google is floating a trial balloon of a service that pairs advertisements with blog feeds.
Yahoo will test Google AdSense in a significant departure from Yahoo's present ad strategy; Microsoft, which is hoping to acquire Yahoo, is worried the move may stifle competition.
Despite the hype, it seems few IT departments are testing Google's recently launched Web browser Chrome yet.
Google began updating Chrome users with the new beta version, and performance tests show the company has ratcheted the browser's speed up another notch
Google announced overnight the release and open-sourcing of a trio of tools designed to help JavaScript developers.
IE may be the quickest browser to load pages, but this is not a 100m dash; seems like someone has forgotten to tell Microsoft that there is another 300m of JavaScript to go until this race is over.
Relaxed Melbourne-based start-up Stateless Systems won't be the next Amazon or Google, but the founders are already internet legends and likely to become even more cool as they launch more quirky products.
It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".
StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0.
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.
We cast an eye over Google Wave's developer preview to see the world of wavelets, blips and robots.
Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.
With the Australian release of two Android powered smartphones coming closer to fruition, it's time to chuck these Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots in the ring.
How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?
With excellent web browsing, email and access to apps, the HTC Hero is one of the few mobiles to truly challenge the iPhone this year.
Developers make good stress testers, and the initial Wave service has had a lot of testing in the last few months. We take a ride on the wave, which should be opening to a wider beta program at the end of September.
While we like the design, Samsung needs to do more with the software. Without customisation, Android's absent features are glaringly obvious.
It's only in beta, but Apple's surprise new browser, Safari, is creating major buzz. How does it rate?
The much-hyped Google Android phone operating system will hit Australia on 29 January 2009, in the form of the Kogan Agora and Agora Pro. At first glance, this looks to be one of the most exciting products of the year.
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