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Tech giants put their heads in the clouds
Cloud computing is much more down to earth than the term might imply. For Google, Amazon, and others, it's about delivering bits to billions of devices--and users.
June 26, 2008 9:13 PM PDT
The who, what, and why of Where 2.0
The ongoing conference maps out the ever-maturing market for geo-enabled Web applications.
May 14, 2008 8:04 PM PDT
Year in review: Microsoft tries to find its 'wow'
Company finally gets Vista out the door. It also spends a bundle on acquisitions and looks ahead to the "computing cloud."
December 19, 2007 3:19 PM PST
Nokia and Vodafone team up on Web services
Agreement will see Nokia's mobile Internet services platform, Ovi, appearing on Vodafone handsets.
November 8, 2007 4:38 PM PST
Watching TV on the laptop--and on the cheap
reporter's notebook Don't want to pay for cable or even own a TV, but still want to watch shows like Meerkat Manor? Here's how I do it.
October 30, 2007 5:26 PM PDT
Adobe's designs on the Web
At its Max developer conference, the software maker is outlining its online services as competition with Microsoft heats up.
October 4, 2007 5:37 PM PDT
Serena's mashup exchange for business
Software applications company launches Mashup Composer, an exchange that allows its partners to build, buy and sell business mashups.
September 10, 2007 8:37 PM PDT
Microsoft opening up on the Web
Accustomed to its dominant role in software, Redmond is reaching out to make itself more compatible with rivals to ensure it plays a central role online too.
September 7, 2007 11:00 AM PDT
Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe
Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president.
July 17, 2007 4:27 PM PDT
Microsoft Popfly service does mashups
The Web service lets consumers create and share mashups using a visual authoring tool.
Image: Mashups without the code
May 21, 2007 2:13 PM PDT
Revamped Google tools let you be you
Further clarifying its customization strategy, search giant enhances personalized home page product, renaming it "iGoogle."
May 1, 2007 1:12 PM PDT
Amazon chief: Web Services ready for takeoff
Launched five years ago, Web Services business "is an investment," says CEO Jeff Bezos.
Video: Bezos kicks off Web 2.0 Expo
April 17, 2007 1:12 PM PDT
Mozilla gets social bug with The Coop
Project is designed to create an add-on with which friends' avatars can share links and photos from Web services.
Image: The Coop comes calling
April 5, 2007 12:57 PM PDT
What the Tellme deal says about Microsoft
The acquisition could help turn the software giant's talk about services into more than just idle chatter.
March 22, 2007 1:31 PM PDT
Gosling looks down Sun's open road
The man behind Java offers his take on open source, security and why IT is always "on the edge of collapse."
March 20, 2007 1:13 PM PDT
Microsoft, BT hook up for hosted apps
Small customers will soon get access to an online marketplace for "software as a service" applications.
February 22, 2007 9:15 PM PST
Cisco spends $135 million on XML firm
Network gear maker gives its Web services business a boost with the acquisition of Reactivity.
February 22, 2007 9:21 AM PST
Yahoo: Pipe in data, then mash it up
Beta Web service Yahoo Pipes is designed to make it easier to manipulate data feeds from Web sites in creating applications.
February 9, 2007 10:07 AM PST
At Mashup Camp, geeks plot future of Web
For all their promise of creating cutting-edge applications, mashup creators are pushing the business and legal boundaries of the Web.
Photos: Meeting up at Mashup Camp
January 19, 2007 5:04 PM PST
Self-publishing made easy online
Blurb.com offers do-it-yourself bookmaking and on-demand printing for aspiring authors who don't want to go into debt.
Photos: Blurb books
January 9, 2007 5:52 PM PST