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Google Hints at App Engine Pricing
It has been difficult for developers to budget for Google App Engine without knowing how it compares to other cloud hosting platforms in terms of cost. Today, Google hinted at how their upcoming billing system will work.
The Day Web 2.0 Died
As someone who writes about the so-called second version of the web for a living, I think I’ve held onto the Web 2.0 term as long as I could. But today, “Web 2.0″ has officially jumped the shark for me, and has become a parody.
Introducing the SitePoint Web Slices and Accelerator for IE8
With the release of Internet Explorer 8 comes some exciting new features, and we’re getting in on the ground floor. If you’re running IE8 Beta 2, you can install these cool new add-ons right now. Use them to stay up to date on the latest news, and to look up comprehensive reference information … from any web page!
PHP Support in NetBeans 6.5
Long dismissed as a “toy Java IDE”, NetBeans – Sun’s open source Integrated Development Environment (IDE) – has really grown up in recent years. No longer is it just for Java, either: for web developers, NetBeans 6.5 now supports Ruby and PHP out of the box.
Poll: Who Do You Trust More, Google or Facebook?
In this year’s “Most Trusted Companies for Privacy” survey, tech companies did quite well. But not Google, which fell all the way out of the top 20 from #10. Facebook, meanwhile, jumped in at #15. Is Google really less trusted than Facebook?
Yahoo! Pushes Out Even More Social
At an event in San Francisco today, Yahoo! announced a broad expansion of their open strategy. Perhaps most compellingly, their 275 million user strong Yahoo! Mail application has been turned into an open app platform.
Google Turns its Back on Firefox
As we predicted last month, Google has begun to slowly phase out its public support for Firefox. At the end of last week, Google decided to change the default browser in its “Google Pack” offering from Firefox to Chrome.
SitePoint Podcast #4: Pownce Closes Down
The SitePoint Podcast is now on iTunes! Click here to subscribe, or subscribe to the feed directly.
Hosts: Brad Williams, Patrick O’Keefe, Stephan Segraves, and Kevin Yank
News topics covered on this episode:
W3C Markup Validation Service adds experimental HTML5 support (SitePoint)
WordPress 2.7 Coming This Week!
WordPress 2.7 Release Candidate 1 (WordPress)
5 Amazing New WordPress 2.7 Features
Python 3.0 released
What’s New in Python 3.0 (Python)
Python 3.0: What’s The Point? (Thought Palace)
Let’s talk about Python 3.0 (James Bennett)
Opera 10 Alpha Arrives (SitePoint)
Opera 10 Alpha aces Acid3 browser test (Computerworld)
Main Show Topic: Pownce closes down. What can we learn?
Pownce closes down. What can we learn? (TechCrunch)
The Downside of Free (SitePoint)
The Argument Against Software as a Service (SitePoint)
15 Must Bookmark Sites for Design Inspiration
Looking at good design will only help to inspire you to be better in your own design work. So check out our list of 15 amazing places to turn to for design inspiration. You won’t regret it.
Oh Brother, ;-) Emoticon Trademarked
The Russian Patent Agency has apparently granted a trademark in that country to a mobile phone advertising company for the winking emoticon – ;-). The owner of the business is saying commercial use of the emoticon in Russia will cost tens of thousands of dollars. We’d frown, but that emoticon is trademarked in the US.
