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This month at the Microsoft BUILD conference, Microsoft discussed the future of the Windows operating system, and how developers can prepare to embrace it using JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 to create applications. ComponentOne is ahead of the game, as their Visual Studio controls already enable developers to create Windows 8 apps using those technologies. The […]

Along with many other players in the industry, Facebook is turning to HTML5 for its mobile applications, as it will enable them to bring all the features that Facebook users have come to love to mobile devices. Facebook’s internal mobile app development tool, called Faceweb by Facebook’s own developers, was used to provide real-time News […]

Developers and business have long been fans of search engine optimization (SEO) as a part of an integrated marketing campaign. While working on such a campaign, they should keep in mind that it’s not about working harder, but rather working smarter. The process of determining keywords has gotten more difficult, often requiring extensive studies by […]

This week version 3.2 of the GTK+ GUI library was released, and includes improved CSS theming support, new GtkLockButton and GtkOverlay widgets, an updated file selector and a new group of widgets called GtkFontChooser. The high point of the release is likely to be the much-anticipated support for HTML5 the Wayland display server. Originally called […]

This week Adobe announced that it has updated its new Muse web development software so that it produces HTML, CSS and JavaScript code with a smaller footprint. Adobe stated that this release condenses file sizes by up to 60 percent more than the previous version. This is the third beta of Muse to be released, […]

Adobe Flash Player has been a useful tool for developers, and a convenient media player for end users. After ten years of being Flash users, many developers (and end users) are abandoning Flash for other, less proprietary technologies that work across multiple platforms and devices, such as HTML5. The reasons for leaving Flash behind are […]

This week Microsoft released a beta version of its WebMatrix 2.0. WebMatrix is a web development tool suite that includes IIS Web Server Express, SQL Server Compact Edition and a special version of ASP.NET which allows developers to embed Visual Basic and C# within HTML code. As Microsoft describes it, WebMatrix is “a brand new […]

Although Adobe is just released its Flash Player 11 this week, another company, Pandora Radio, has decided to work with HTML5 instead. The online music radio company updated its website, giving it a new user interface that uses HTML5. From the user’s point of view, the new Pandora Radio website works and functions much the […]

This week appMobi and ImpactJS released their Impact GameDev XDK as a free download from the Google Chrome Web Store. The Impact GameDev XDK enables developers to use a visual toolkit for rapidly developing mobile HTML5 games. By including HTML5 graphics that are based on appMobi’s DirectCanvas and DirectBox2D technologies, the Impact GameDev XDK is […]

Although Adobe Flash has definitely taken a hit from HTML5, the internet’s latest darling technology, Adobe has still been actively improving the Flash player. This week they announced that the final release of Adobe Flash Player 11 and Air 3 will occur in early October. This is a major update for the Adobe Flash Player, […]

Most online businesses recognize the importance of their website, however many of them don’t understand just how vital the actual web design process is. Rather than using the latest whizbang gimmicks, flashy animations and graphics, a web designer should endeavor to use a clean, easy-to-use website that provides easy access to information and products or […]

Google this week announced the release of the Google+ Hangouts Application Programming Interface (API), and will be allowing developers to download it as a “developer preview” for testing purposes. The Hangouts API enables developers to create user experiences inside Google+ Hangouts, as well as create real-time Hangouts apps. One existing example of a Google+ Hangout […]