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Facebook announced this week that it’s killing its Facebook Connect API, which enabled developer to utilize Facebook’s user profile data. At the same time it introduced its new OpenGraph API, which will limit third party access to info, while allowing approved companies to gather and use even more in-depth user data. OpenGraph provides users with […]

Just as Adobe mentions that they will no longer be supporting their iPhone developer tools, Apple is on the defensive. Apple says that it is they who are supporting open standards such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, H.264, and that Adobe’s Flash is not an open standard. Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller got right to the point […]

To most of the world, knowing where the server that hosts their favorite website is located is not a concern they need to think about. But for web developers who are interested in search engine optimization (SEO), server location is a consideration they should be taking seriously. A website’ domain name suffix (.com, .co.uk, etc), […]

Recently Apple released a new draft of their iPhone developer program license which included restrictions that prohibit the development of iPhone apps using Flash CS5. As such, Adobe released its own statement announcing that it has abandoned further development of its developer tools which target the iPhone. Adobe likely felt like any apps developed with […]

One of the most frequently asked questions in the PHP Forums is “How can I upload images using PHP?” In this tutorial we are going to look at the basics, and show you how you can use such a script on your website. Uploading images can be broken down into the three following steps which […]

The social networking giant Facebook is set to reveal a slew of new developer features tomorrow at its f8 Developer Conference. Much anticipated features include a new Facebook “like” button for websites, real time search, Facebook toolbar and location services. Facebook is reportedly working with several partners in the social media and brand management space […]

SproutCore this week released an update to its open source framework with new HTML5 features. This release includes a new interface builder, rich support for multitouch and a packaging system for JavaScript code sharing. Frameworks such as the SproutCore JavaScript tools are used to create rich internet applications based on web standards–no plugins needed. Apple […]

Intrepidus Group researchers this week announced that they have found a series of HTML injection vulnerabilities in Palm’s WebOS. The vulnerabilities enable attacks using simple SMS text messages. To become attacked, users just have to read the SMS message, which was detailed in a video from Intrepidus which demonstrates the vulnerabilities. The WebOS platform itself […]

With the release of Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 and Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2010 and Silverlight 4, the world of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) is poised to move RIAs off the web browser. Designing simpler client-side apps which work with advanced server-side applications just got easier for developers. Until now, most web developers were tied to […]

While the debate still rages, more web developers are working on, or plan to be developing applications for the iPhone than any other platforms. Results from an Ovum survey of 217 mobile developers found iPhone leads the pack, with BlackBerry and Windows Phone OS development not far behind. Although a different survey from AdMob suggested […]

Mobile websites are indexed differently than traditional websites. As such, web developers need to stay on top of the latest search engine optimization techniques and tricks! Google uses its Googlebot-Mobile to index mobile sites, and it uses particular bots and algorithms designed specifically for mobile devices, ranking results based on how the website renders on […]

According to SEO experts, Google’s recent announcement that page loading times will effect page ranks “is a huge move.” Technologies such as Flash and Java may slow loading times, making their use an important aspect of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts. SEO director for Idea Taxi, Sam Tilston, stated that it will significantly affect web […]