Several weeks ago Google released Android 2.3, which introduced several new
forms of communication for developers and users. One of those, Near
Field Communications (NFC), let developers get started creating a new
class of contactless, proximity-based applications for users.
Microsoft announced that Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 was released to manufacturing. In contrast with many previous service packs, this newest operating system update is a relatively minor affair, offering the usual consolidated set of security and stability updates but little in the way of new functionality.
Read MoreAdobe's Flash Player 10.2 has just exited beta testing and is now available for download to Windows, Mac and Linux computers. Its biggest new feature is the Stage Video API, which promises to drastically reduce the processor load of playing back high-res video.
Read MoreGoogle released a Google Translate Web app for iPhone users back in 2008, but now the Apple crowd has a native Google Translate iPhone app. Available in the App Store now, the free Google Translate app includes speak-to-translate for 15 languages, a full screen mode, and the ability to listen to translations in 23 languages.
Read MoreThe latest Firefox 4 Beta 11 is now available to download and test. Mozilla continued their work to improve performance and stability, while also implementing a “Do Not Track” privacy feature to provide more control over online behavioral tracking.
Read MoreMicrosoft is said to be on the brink of another shuffle among its senior management. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer plans to make changes to the company's senior management in order to improve the company's competitive edge in Web services, smartphones, and tablet computers, according to a Bloomberg report that cites unnamed sources.
Read MoreOnline radio website Last.fm has announced that from next week it will abandon its free streaming service to mobile phones and begin charging users for content. The station has decided that its current model, which provides personalized radio content for free to mobile users and generates money by placing ads between songs, is no longer rational. Instead from February 15, users will have to pay for an ad-free service.
Read MoreFirefox's official roadmap has been updated, which brings interesting changes for the future. Most notably, Firefox 7 will ship in 2011. The second focus of Firefox development in 2011, is to make sure there is no more than 50ms between any user interaction and feedback from the browser.
Read MoreGoogle has officially announced that registration for Google I/O 2011 is open. Google I/0 2011 brings together thousands of developers for two days of deep technical content, focused on building the next generation of web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google.
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