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Maven and Eclipse strive for Visual Studio 'power' - June 26, 2008

Take a number Call it the impossible dream. Every so often, somebody - usually from the Java side of the tracks - wants to best Microsoft's Visual Studio.
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Dreamer calls for revolution of the algorithm - June 26, 2008

Fat cats and bourgeoisie called to action Fresh from challenging Silicon Valley to invest in ethical Web 2.0 efforts, a blogger-cum-consultant has proclaimed a "manifesto" for the next industrial revolution using Web 2.0.
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Hyper-V climbs into Windows - June 26, 2008

Better late than never, eh Microsoft today hustled its delayed Hyper-V hypervisor software out the door.
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LiPS Forum climbs into LiMO - June 26, 2008

Read my... oh Having lasted less than three years, the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum is folding itself into the Linux Mobile (LiMO) Foundation. The closure comes a scant six months after the completion of version one of its standard.
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Intel says 'no' to Windows Vista - June 26, 2008

Can't find a 'compelling' reason to upgrade, says IT dept. insider Windows Vista is not for Intel, it has been claimed. The chip giant will not be installing the new operating systems on its many thousands of desktop PCs. It has "no compelling case" to do so.
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Eclipse will be watching you very closely - June 25, 2008

To Io and beyond... The Eclipse Foundation wants to know who is using Eclipse and how they are using it ahead of next year's planned mega release.
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UK game-development degrees not up to snuff, claims industry - June 24, 2008

Position: videogame designer. Required: the right skills for the job The UK videogames industry is suffering because UK university courses arent equipping students with the right skills needed for the job, a gaming industry campaign group has warned. But its also partly the Wiis fault, apparently.
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Ruby flaws send security researchers into shock - June 23, 2008

Patch to stay on the Rails Developers have patched five vulnerabilities in the open-source programming language Ruby that could provide a trivial way for attackers to exploit a variety of web applications.
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Salesforce chief brags of cloud for grown-ups - June 23, 2008

Capitalists, geezers and Google welcome Salesforce.com's CEO has tried to nudge potential partners and customers away from the hosted computing services of Amazon, Google and Facebook by saying that Force.com is for serious business developers who want to make some coin.
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Vauxhall launches virtual backseat driver - June 23, 2008

Camera system warns of roadside signs Vauxhall has developed an in-car safety system designed to alert drivers to roadside signs, or give them a ticking off when veering out of their lane.
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