The future is looking bright for web apps with more and more players interested in the space and Google going all out with a dedicated operating system that will rely exclusively on web applications. Huge desktop software companies should start worrying or better yet start preparing for the paradigm shift like Adobe ... |
20 November 2009
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Web-based applications are becoming increasingly used and popular and, with web browsers constantly growing faster, are starting to rival native applications in both functionality but even in performance.Desktop users are regularly turning to online options already but the mobile segment could see a much bigger benef... |
5 September 2009
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Google’s attempts of having a Voice application in the App Store have been denied by Apple. However, the search giant is not letting a small thing like Apple’s rejection stand in the way of its having the service used by iPhone owners, reports are now saying.According to a piece over at The New York Times... |
10 August 2009
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Adobe Systems is killing the lowest offering in the Photoshop family, the company's line of image-editing software regarded as one of the best in the market, the free Photoshop Album Starter Edition. Instead it is encouraging its users to move to products up the latter or to its Photoshop.com site, the web-based... |
7 August 2009
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Google is expanding in many directions and in many areas but the biggest focus lately has been in enterprise and business applications and services. Google Apps, the company's set of applications aimed at businesses, schools and other organizations, has been growing steadily, now boasting 1.75 million customers,... |
3 August 2009
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There certainly is a market for online productivity and collaboration tools but there isn't a short supply of contenders either. Philadelphia-based WizeHive has stood out through its customization options and also better integration with third-party services like Twitter. The latest release focuses on document c... |
30 July 2009
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Mozilla has announced a new version of its bug-tracking system Bugzilla, which boasts many improvements over previous versions and lots of new features, many of which were requested by users. Bugzilla 3.4 is the first new release since March and it is the first major version to be launched since 3.2 came out in Novem... |
29 July 2009
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Zoho has announced the availability of Zoho Projects 2.0, the latest version of its project management suite that offers a set of cloud-based tools competing with products from the likes of Microsoft. The 2.0 version adds messaging and collaboration capabilities to the already comprehensive set of tools.“Planni... |
1 July 2009
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Socialtext offers a number of social services aimed at enterprise businesses and now it is going for a more mainstream audience with the launch of its new product in its collaborative suite Socialtext Free 50 which, as the name implies, is free for up to 50 users. "Many of our customers take a practical approach of w... |
23 June 2009
11:48 GMT |
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While web-based photo editors aren't anything new there also hasn't been one to really take off. Now Aviary, a New York-based startup, has joined the club with a simple photo editing web app, Falcon, which offers all of the basic tools and features that most other web image editors have though what makes it... |
18 June 2009
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Apple has posted an update on its MobileMe News page, notifying users of its cloud-based service that they can now use their MobileMe iDisk to share files with their friends and families. Users are no longer restricted to sharing small files as e-mail attachments. Instead, recipients receive a link which, if clicked,... |
16 February 2009
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Google has released an alternative to Microsoft's ActiveX, the component object model (COM) used by developers to create software components with particular functions or sets of functions. The tool will run on Mac OS X, web experts say, allowing developers to write more powerful applications that can work direct... |
9 December 2008
05:25 GMT |
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Staying true to Steve Jobs' fondness of web apps, the Google mobile team has released Google Talk for the iPhone. Using the app, even first-gen iPhone users can chat with their Google friends in real time, see their availability and status message, change their status on the go and more."We've just released... |
3 July 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Although many people have their favorite web apps setup as their homepage on their browsers, there are times when running a web app inside its own window - in a separate process - could come handy. Think about having your browser clogged up with way above 30-40 tabs open and crashing at random times. Then, you will j... |
29 April 2008
12:06 GMT |
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