Archive for the ‘ World Wide Web ’ Category

Google Admits To Three of Its Biggest Mistakes

Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP of Geographic and Local Services, joined in 1999 as the company’s 20th employee. During a recent 22-minute interview on Digg Dialogg, Mayer was asked “What do you think Google’s biggest mistake has been during your presence there?” Mayer’s answer pertained to three products: Wave, Dejanews.com, and Gmail.

“Wave. Certainly there are things we’ve learnt from that, certain things we would have done differently,” Mayer said without any hesitation (this one we’re not really too surprised about). “Shutting down Dejanews.com at 11am on a Monday… Read More

First Official HTML5 Tests Topped By Microsoft

The Worldwide Web Consortium has released the results of its first HTML5 conformance tests, and according to this initial rundown, the browser that most closely adheres to the latest set of web standards is Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.

Yes, the HTML5 spec has yet to be finalized. And yes, these tests cover only a portion of the spec. But we can still marvel at just how much Microsoft’s browser philosophy has changed in recent months.

The W3C tests — available here — put… Read More

Google: Android Acquisition Was “Best Deal Ever”

Google bought Android back in 2005 for an undisclosed sum (estimated to be around $50 million). Now, five years later, Google’s vice president of corporate development, David Lawee, told attendees at the Stanford Accel Symposium this week that the acquisition was the company’s “best deal ever,” according to VentureBeat. Most of Google’s acquisitions haven’t been anywhere nearly as successful, so we’re not too surprised Android got first place.

Andy Rubin, Android’s co-founder and now vice president of engineering at Google responsible for the open-source mobile operating system, and… Read More

Facebook: Strategy to Dominate Orkut

Some news emerged this weekend on a new Facebook application that will integrate the users profile with your orkut account. Users can now access this option from this official page. This application must synchronize accounts of the two social networks, causing posts, updates, photos and scraps appear on Orkut and Facebook simultaneously. However, this function is being added gradually and some users may not view it for a while.

If you can’t synchronize your information between Facebook and Orkut, there is another option… Read More

Microsoft Goes On Clouds with Office 365

The launch of Microsoft Office 365 brings the user a collaborative solution that integrates Microsoft Office Tools and is accessible in any browser, anywhere and anytime. Microsoft Office 365 will have two versions; Small Business and Enterprise.

Small Business version is developed for companies with up to 25 people and is a predefined package that includes the Office Web Apps, Lync, SharePoint and Exchange Online and will cost $ 6.00 monthly per user. Enterprise version, designed for medium and large companies, comes with all… Read More

Successor of Bill Gates Will Retire

Microsoft has announced that Ray Ozzie will retire after five years in the position of Chief Software Architect. This was the position held by Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie assumed by as soon as the founder of Microsoft decided that it is the time to start his retirement.

In an e-mail sent to the developers at Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer announced the departure of Ray Ozzie while advised that he will remain in the company for an indefinite period of time to affect the transition… Read More

 
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