The Telegraph reported that European regulators have sent a letter to Google asking the company to explain how it ranks search results and advertising after complaints from European businesses such as Foundem, a price comparison site, and Ciao, another price comparison site owned by Microsoft.
Google has announced that it plans to discontinue active development of Gears, a browser plug-in that enables Web features like local storage and geolocation services. The search giant says that emerging Web standards offer increasingly viable alternatives to the specific capabilities that are provided by Gears.
Read More
Adobe Photoshop, the software product that redefined creativity in the digital age, turns 20 on Feb. 19, 2010. Around the world, Photoshop fans were celebrating the impact their favorite software has had across photography, art, design, publishing and commerce.
MobileMe has been updated to offer at least some functionality when accessing the me.com page from Mobile Safari. It doesn't yet offer full access to MobileMe's features via the browser, but it does allow access to the "Find My iPhone" feature from an iPhone or iPod touch.
The last three years has seen an explosion in new smartphone operating systems. The one company missing from that list is, of course, Microsoft. Though a long-time player in the smartphone OS market, Windows Mobile is outclassed by its competition. The recent 6.5 release has done little to redress the balance. Windows Mobile is slow, unstable, clunky, and fundamentally not designed for use with fingers. Yesterday at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft showed off its new phone platform for the first time.
At Mobile World Congress 2010, Adobe announced advancements to the Adobe Flash Platform including the unveiling of Adobe AIR on mobile devices, a consistent runtime for standalone applications to come out of the Open Screen Project, an industry-wide initiative led by Adobe that has grown to close to 70 ecosystem partners.
The enterprise has long favored Java and .Net, but PHP and other dynamic programming languages have left their infancies and are rapidly closing the gap on their more stodgy competitors.
Read MoreSince we have launched the Live Support we've received many comments about our work. We're really flattered and decided to make our "Hall of Fame" where we can share the appreciation of you amazing words and ratings. Of course, we couldn't make it without your help!
A major European campaign, Safer Internet Day (SID), kicked off yesterday, with the intent of teaching children aged five and up the importance of protecting their online identity and not talking to strangers. Microsoft's Internet Explorer team, in association with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), took the opportunity to launch a new version of IE8 that makes it easy for youngsters to find information about staying safe online.