Code writers along for the ride for Google's next 'wave'

More than 100 programmers arrived at the Googleplex on Friday and began throwing around more than 50 ideas for software applications to run on Wave or Android, Google's operating system for mobile devices. Working into the night — for some right into Saturday — they broke into teams and began writing code.

For Google, which provided all the free pizza, coffee and Chinese takeout an insomniac code monkey could consume in 48 hours, the campout was a chance to have fresh eyes critique its technology, while tapping into new applications that could boost the attractiveness of Wave. more...

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Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

After leaving much of the creation of a new version of HTML to Apple, Google, Opera, and Mozilla, Microsoft has begun sinking its teeth into the Web standard.

The move adds clout to the effort to renovate HyperText Markup Language, the standard used to describe Web pages, which last was formally updated in 1999. In a "mailing list posting" on Friday, the software giant offered a host of questions and concerns with the present proposal. more. . .

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Are you planning to upgrade to Windows 7 come October 22 ?

Are you planning to upgrade to Windows 7 come October 22 when the new OS is released to general availability? Then good luck, because judging by the upgrade chart released by Microsoft it’s a confusing and complicated business.

It isn’t really that confusing or complicated but the upgrade chart released by Microsoft certainly makes it appear so... read more

Can Google's myTouch 3G Out-Smartphone the iPhone?

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Be prepared! 16 yr old leads team to deploy Windows 7 & update all school's computer system 4 Eagle Scout badge

Some aspiring Eagle Scouts clean up parks, run safety campaigns, or refurbish hiking trails to complete the leadership service project required to achieve the Boy Scouts of America's highest rank.

David Browning, of Troop 600 in Bellevue, is installing Windows 7.

To be sure, this is no simple project. The 16-year-old technology enthusiast, who happens to be the son of a Microsoft employee, is overseeing the deployment of Microsoft's new operating system across 67 computers at Eastside Christian School in Bellevue -- managing a team of fellow Boy Scouts and overseeing a complex software duplication process to help the school make a much-needed technological upgrade. read more....

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