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Openness unlocking Web's power
Insight perspective Accessibility and open standards have helped build the Web and remain central to its development, says Opera executive.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Standards, Open source, Apple Inc., Patent, Web Browser, Video, Standards
Mozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome
Insight Google gave Mitchell Baker's Mozilla Foundation US$75 million through a Firefox search deal, but she doesn't see Chrome as a threat to that revenue.
Tags: Open source, Web browsers, Web 2.0, Web services, Mitchell Baker, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Advertisement
Nine VoIP add-ins that help boost productivity
Insight Skype already includes features that make its VoIP services attractive to business users, including call forwarding and the ability to filter and block unwanted calls, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP
Wikipedia's controversial video player coming soon
News According to its video guru, the Web encyclopedia's revamped player is coming very soon. But its format is causing a stir in the open source community.
Tags: Video, Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, video player, codec, OGG
HTML 5 drops open source video codec
News The next version of the Web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers.
Tags: Open source, Web browsers, Web services, Vendor selection, Apple Inc., Patent, Google Inc., Video, font, video codec
Date set for Firefox 3.1 beta
News Mozilla developers aim to release a test version of the update to the public later this month.
Tags: Web browsers, Software, Open Source, Beta, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, video codec, Ogg Vorbis, codec, OGG
Pinnacle System Instant CD/DVD 8.0
Product Reviews Pinnacle System Instant CD/DVD 8.0
Tags: Instant, Pinnacle Systems Inc., desktop icon, Interface Improvement, software, Tool, Video, DVD, WAV, disc
New beta paves way for Firefox 3.5
News Mozilla says the third beta has better JavaScript, better page-display speed, and better private browsing. The final Firefox 3.1 now will be called 3.5.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Apple Safari, JavaScript
Will new browsers really upgrade the Web?
News The latest browsers sport many hot new features. But the avant-garde must reckon with inconsistent standards and slow adoption.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web Application, Adobe Systems Inc., Web Developer, video, Web browsers, HTML 5, HTML
Open-source music format ready to play
News After a year in the works, the Ogg Vorbis open-source music format launched last weekend. It sounds better than rival MP3, say the developers--and there's no royalties.
Open-source seeks strength in numbers
News On2 Technologies plans to announce a partnership Monday with Ogg Vorbis in its latest move to draw developers to its side in the video standards fight.
Psystar files countersuit against Apple
News Mac-clone maker Psystar has officially responded to Apple's copyright-infringement lawsuit by filing a countersuit that alleges anticompetitive business practices.
Tags: Mac OS, Operating systems, Copyright, Apple Inc., EULA, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, antitrust, blog
MP3 rival to release full version
News Just a few days after the world got its first look at the updated MP3 music format, rival open-source format Ogg Vorbis is ready to reveal a major facelift.
MP3 rival attempts to shield developers
News The group of programmers trying to create an open-source alternative to the MP3 format is going nonprofit, hoping to raise funds and give developers legal cover.
Ableton Live 5.2
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