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Google gives away home-cooked Web application security scanner
An in-house tool for testing Web-apps security at Google is now available for free download under the Apache 2.0 software license. Read more...

Firefox sets new record, cracks 19% market share

Mozilla patches 13 bugs in Firefox 2

OOXML projects bolster Microsoft's interoperability efforts

IT leaders urged to contribute code to open-source projects

Mozilla pitches Firefox 3.1 alpha for July release

Sun counsel: Settlement talks with NetApp fail

Eclipse set for coordinated release of 23 updates

Microsoft delivers delayed Mac Office file converters

Nokia announces foundation to make Symbian OS open source

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OLPC tries to bridge gap with developer community
There's a big ideological gap between developers, who espouse the XO laptop as a watershed open-source project, and One Laptop Per Child, which wants to sell more cheap PCs, one observer says, and now OLPC is trying to mend fences.

17 Greasemonkey scripts to turbocharge your browser
Add cool features to Gmail, streamline the Web, and get more out of the Internet with these must-have Greasemonkey scripts.

Review: Firefox 3 Web browser
Those vexing memory leaks are fixed, the interface is improved and it has new functionality in bookmarking, browsing and security.

Opinion: So many platforms, how does a developer choose?
One developer suggests that the chosen tool set should be the one most likely to get your product or service in front of the greatest number of people as quickly as possible.

15 great turning points in tech history
Difficult decisions, paths not taken -- here are 15 pivotal moments that have shaped today's high-tech landscape.

OpenOffice 3.0 beta: Can it finally replace Microsoft Office?
Although the latest version of OpenOffice may not threaten Microsoft Office's place in the enterprise, it is an excellent (and free) substitute for homes and small offices.

Security goes to the movies: Iron Man
Time once again for "Security Goes to the Movies," a leisurely look at the inevitable bleeding from the eyes that security folk experience when Hollywood takes liberties with tech, the laws of physics and other aspects of reality. Our shiny and metallic subject today is Iron Man.

Linux examined: Fedora 9
Fedora, the community version of Red Hat, boasts an extensive array of prebuilt software, but it's not for newbies.

Q&A: Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux
Former founder of the Debian Linux distribution discusses how Sun can make money on open-source software, compares Debian with OpenSolaris and explains how OpenSolaris can compete with Linux.

Microsoft grows DAISY for blind computer users while Adobe wilts
The DAISY XML format, an accessibility standard in development for years, has gotten a big boost by virtue of Microsoft developing a DAISY plug-in for Word. But if the big document-authoring players are getting on board, where's Adobe?

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With its latest version, Mozilla's browser continues to raise the bar for what Web browsers should be.
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Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?
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