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Secrets of JavaScript Libraries

Ajaxian notified that Andrew Dupont, Thomas Fuchs, John Resig, Alex Russell, Sam Stephenson gathered at SXSW to talk about the “Secrets of JavaScript Libraries”.

"I hosted a panel discussion on the "Secrets of JavaScript Libraries." We set out to discuss the behind-the-scenes nitty-gritty code that powers the universal features of the most popular JavaScript libraries... I think the presentation went quite well," says John Resig in his Blog.

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Firefox 3 Memory Usage

Stuart Parmenter has blogged about the memory usage in Firefox 3 and the significant changes to the platform. He talks about the reduced memory fragmentation, adjusted stored image data and more.
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Yahoo! Search Open Ecosystem and Semantic Web

Yahoo! announced a concerted effort around their upcoming open search platform to push open web standards including microformats and semantic web formats like RDF and XFN.

By supporting semantic web standards, Yahoo! Search and site owners believe they can bring a far richer and more useful search experience to consumers.

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GWT 1.5 Milestone 1 now available for download

Google posted the first milestone of GWT 1.5, an open source Java-to-JavaScript compiler and library for building AJAX applications in Java. The major new feature in this release is support for Java 5, including generics, enums, annotations, and the enhanced for loop. Read More
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Google Acquired DoubleClick, Shareholders applaud

Google won approval from the European Commission of its planned acquisition of DoubleClick Inc and promptly closed the deal, sending its stock 6 percent higher.

This move will allow the Web search and advertising leader to accelerate its passage into the market for corporate banner and display ads and fulfill an expansion plan that has been on hold for a year.

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Firefox 3.0 beta 4 released

CNet News notified that the fourth beta of the Firefox 3.0 browser was launched. The new version includes more than 900 enhancements over the previous beta. Read More
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Google Security Strategy

Official Google Blog the company's philosophy, processes, and technology that the company employs for security. 

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Major Update to Prism released

Mozilla Prism has released a new version that includes the first prototype of browser integration along with new desktop integration capabilities and simpler installation.

Prism is an open source cross-platform prototype of functionality that lets users split web applications out of the browser and run them directly on the desktop.

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Internet Explorer 8.0 beta 1 is now available

Microsoft released IE 8 beta 1, a developer preview for Web designers and developers to help prepare their Web sites for the new version. The new browser includes a developer toolbar for debugging HTML, CSS, and scripts in a visual environment, and comes out with greatly improved interoperability and compatibility.
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Silverlight 2.0 released!

As promised Microsoft has released Silverlight Beta 1 during the first half of March.

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

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