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With the help of a fully featured plug-in, developers can create Force.com software from within Eclipse. eWEEK Labs has taken the plug-in for a spin and found it to be .
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Although its work started just a few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled some new ideas it's bringing to Internet Explorer 9 this week. The company said that it plans to make the browser more Web- and developer-friendly, while still maintaining the familiar Internet Explorer identity. That sounds nice, but in the end, Microsoft said very little about what it plans to offer in Internet Explorer 9.
Realizing that, we have decided to take a step back, evaluate Internet Explorer, and try to determine what should make its way to Microsoft's follow-up. It won't be an easy task. In recent years, Microsoft has made strides to improve Internet Explorer with its new Suggested Sites feature, as well as InPrivate, a new security mode. But there is still much to be desired. Microsoft has some heavy work to do if it wants retain its dominant position in the browser space. To get help get the IE9 development project started, here are 10 features we really want to see in Internet Explorer 9.
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Google Nov. 19 paired its automatic speech recognition technology with its YouTube caption system to offer automatic captions. Auto-caps use the same voice recognition algorithms that power automatic voicemail transcription in Google Voice to generate captions for video on the fly. This a boon for deaf and hearing impaired users who want to enjoy the millions of videos on the YouTube video sharing service.
Google's YouTube team also launched automatic caption timing, making it much easier for users to create captions manually.
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Twitter Nov. 19 released its geotagging API to programmers, but users won't yet be able to access location-based services from the Twitter.com Website. The feature, which allows users to selectively annotate their tweets with their exact location and provide more context to users about their surroundings, has been implemented on Twitter applications such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Twidroid and Seesmic Web. Creepy? Perhaps, but likely only to someone who wouldn't opt in to use such a service in the first place.
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Three men were charged by federal indictment Nov. 19 in connection with attacking Comcast.net and redirecting traffic to sites under their control. The group altered Comcast's DNS records and is estimated to have cost the company more than $128,000.
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Chrome OS is a sort of Web operating system that boots up a netbook in a fraction of the time it takes to start today's existing computers, with Web applications loading in just a few more seconds. Google is trying to make the Chrome OS load time closer to that of a television than a computer. To do that, Google cut out several computer booting processes, and Chrome OS is geared for Flash-based storage. Security is also unique. The Web apps will run on application tabs within Chrome OS, which users will access with one click and manage in persistent windows if they so desire. The first Chrome OS netbooks won't appear until 2010, going head to head with Microsoft Windows Azure devices.
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The proliferation of smartphones is increasing the propensity of consumers to use nonvoice communication, a study by BIA/Kelsey finds.
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NEW YORK—The Web 2.0 Expo was not quite the news frenzy that its San Francisco-based brother Web 2.0 Summit was in 2009. But the show's creator, high-tech publishing guru Tim O'Reilly, provided some zing Nov. 17 by arguing that arms races between Google and Apple as well as Facebook and Twitter threaten to stifle the Internet as we know it. O'Reilly also said Microsoft would emerge as a major player in the open Web ecosystem. Digg founder Kevin Rose and Digg CEO Jay Adelson discussed the past, present and future of Digg, while Hunch Chief Product Officer Caterina Fake and Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd held forth on the social Web. Lifehacker founder Gina Trapani discussed some Google Wave use cases.
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With Chrome OS, Google says it has abandoned the traditional operating system security model and put its focus on using process isolation, verified boot, encryption and system hardening to protect users.
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In a few short years Facebook and Twitter have attracted so many users and had such an influence on the way people interact on the Internet that Salesforce.com has decided that the social networking paradigm is the way for people to interact with its cloud CRM application. On Nov. 18 the company introduced its upcoming Salesforce Chatter, a "secure enterprise collaboration application and social development platform," as the highlight of its annual Dreamforce user conference in San Francisco. Chatter will provide links to Twitter feeds and Facebook profile information. Salesforce users will be able to filter the most relevant Twitter feeds through Chatter to track the competition, watch for new business leads and follow developments and user opinions about a particular product or industry.
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BroadPoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie said a Google smartphone made by one vendor would be preferable to devices that pair hardware from Motorola, HTC and others with software and services from Google. The analyst said a Google phone would be a fine growth opportunity for the search engine as it seeks to extend its tendrils on the mobile Internet. Apple, by virtue of its singular choke point for hardware, applications and services, is best positioned to weather any Google phone attack. McKechnie expects 37.3 million iPhones will be sold worldwide in 2010, and said Apple could double its market share within a few years.
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Sony announces the Wi-Fi enabled Daily Edition e-reader, but notes the device may not ship in time for Christmas.
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Ke Solutions offers several levels of Website development and support packages aimed at providing budget-conscious companies with a user-friendly approach to Web design.
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Mozilla updates its Firefox 3.6 beta to block add-ons from adding code to Firefox's components directory. The move is meant to reduce crashes and will keep vendors from silently installing Firefox add-ons without permission from the user, Mozilla says.
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News Analysis: With the preview of Google's Chrome OS possibly just a day away, Microsoft should be concerned. If Chrome OS delivers on Google's promises, it could eventually capture the operating system market. The computing world is moving to cloud computing on the Web. Chrome OS, starting from its base as a Web OS, could win over a host of developers and users to this new platform. If this happens then Chrome OS could become the first new operating system in many years that has a serious chance of shaking Windows' dominance on the world's PCs.
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eWEEK Chief Technology Analyst Jim Rapoza was "saddled" with reviewing then-nascent Web technology when he started in the Labs. This was a lucky break for him, as he got to start working with Web technology very early in its development. And it's pretty safe to say that the the World Wide Web is one of the most important technologies of the century, let alone the last 25 years.
Less than a year old and already at the 3.0 beta stage, Google Chrome is quickly gaining on its rivals in the browser market. However, in this case haste isn't making waste: The Google Chrome 3.0 beta showcases several new features that catch the browser up with competitors, and, if we see a few more additions by the time it releases, Chrome 3.0 looks like it will be a worthwhile upgrade.
REVIEW: eWEEK Labs' tests of the Opera 10 beta show that the browser's tradition of innovation continues. The Opera 10 beta includes new features—including a Turbo mode that aims to speed slow connections—that will likely find their way into rival browsers in the future.
Web bugs are small bits of code embedded in Websites that add functionality and share information. They're almost impossible to ignore, but Jim Rapoza has some advice for keeping your privacy healthy nonetheless.
Web browsers have become increasingly important to the enterprise with the advent of cloud computing. With all of the major Web browser makers releasing new versions of their wares in the last year, there are several very good and innovative choices out there. eWEEK Labs recommends ways to pick the best browser for accessing enterprise applications and general Web browsing.
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