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June 2009
AdSense for Mobile Applications beta announced
Over 1 million iPhone 3GS models sold
Safari 4 downloaded 11 million times in 3 days
Attract customers with new Google Local Business Center dashboard
May 2009
Possible health risk: French Government bans mobile phones in schools
Microsoft unveils a new search engine called Bing
InstallShield support for App-V announced
Borland to be acquired by Micro Focus International plc
Nokia developers invited to enter Calling All Innovators 2009 Contest
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference opens in June
Google experiences 2 hour service disruption
Intel fined €1.06bn for abuse of dominant position
Microsoft Tech•Ed North America 2009 Commences
April 2009
Apple's App Store reaches one billion downloads
New features for Google App Engine
Online name searches to show profiles: Google
Rogue security software a top threat to Internet users: Microsoft Report
New Nokia concept: Search the Web by taking a photograph
New superfast broadband network for Australia announced
BlackBerry online application store launched
March 2009
Amazon.com introduces new e-book reading software
Borland TeamInspector verifies software release readiness
High definition films available on the iTunes Store
Businesses and cities world-wide to participate in Earth Hour 2009
Celebrating 20 years of the World Wide Web
CeBIT 2009 Conference Hannover has positive start
February 2009
AusRegistry's .au domain licence agreement extended to 2014
Next Generation Microsoft Windows Phones Unveiled
Telstra acquires leading Chinese online music businesses
New IBM consulting analyzes company greenhouse emissions
Free mobile phones with $1000 credit for Victorian bushfire victims: Optus customers
Patent cross-licensing agreement announced between Brother and Microsoft
January 2009
Singapore Airlines adds iPod and iPhone connectivity
Availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live announced
Microsoft tops annual IEEE Patent Scorecard
December 2008
Apple announces its final year at Macworld
2,700 companies to showcase products at 2009 International CES
Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux released
Small businesses "Build online presence but fail to invest in search marketing": Study
Implementation notes for file formats in Office 2007 published
Microsoft and HP extend private-label hosting opportunities to Value-Added Resellers
Sony announces PlayStation Home Beta service
IBM Internet Security Systems warns of new attacks this holiday season
November 2008
Apple iPhone ad ordered to be pulled in UK
How will consumers spend their money this holiday season?
Symantec report on underground economy servers published
Social networking sites: "Not a waste of employee time" say senior executives
Google lets users customize their search results
Windows Live OneCare subscription sales to be discontinued
USB 3.0 specification to be showcased at developers conference
Software marketing tips book for the economic crisis published
Google launches voice and video chat for Gmail
Security software testing guidelines developed
2.97sec start-up time for embedded Linux
Startup companies given access to Microsoft BizSpark
Facebook and Salesforce.com create new opportunities for enterprise applications
October 2008
Microsoft to extend Office to the browser
Microsoft announces Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform
Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon EC2 for Windows
Nokia reveals developer shortlist for Mobile Games Innovation Challenge
Microsoft announces Global Anti-Piracy Day
New IBM software helps control growing volumes of content
Microsoft releases Silverlight 2
Microsoft kicks off "Dare to Dream Different" competition for developers
Web-based game developers have opportunity to serve Google ads
Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge: $100,000 in prizes
Software Industry Professionals introduces Gold and Silver memberships
Microsoft announces continued investment in European research and development
September 2008
Microsoft unveils next version of Visual Studio and .NET Framework
Google calls for ideas to change the world
Adobe introduces its Creative Suite 4 product family
Google's Web browser launched: Google Chrome
August 2008
Disadvantaging start-up developers? The new-look Download.com
Windows Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Released
Error-free performance at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Next-generation Delphi and C++Builder development tools unveiled
Microsoft showcases Silverlight during Olympics
July 2008
SwiftDownloads (Mobile) launched: application downloads for mobile devices
Cuil: The Web's biggest search engine launches
Mobile Games Innovation Challenge
Apple Sells One Million iPhone 3Gs in First Weekend
June 2008
Nokia makes offer to acquire Symbian Limited
Microsoft announces plans for July 2008 transition for Bill Gates
Programmers invited to participate in Google's global coding competition
Firefox 3 release aims for software download world record
Warner Bros. announces online distribution deals
ACCC proposes to revoke immunity for eBay's PayPal only policy
New Microsoft training and certification programs announced
Preditions for the future of application development at Tech•Ed
May 2008
Google App Engine to announce open sign-ups, pricing plans, and new APIs
Expansion of file formats scheduled for Microsoft Office
CNET to be acquired by CBS Corporation
Security flaw effects OpenSSL keys generated using certain versions of Linux
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope Brings Space Exploration to Earth
Previewing Google Friend Connect: Website owners can make any site social
Microsoft, DAISY: Making reading easier for people with print disabilities
Microsoft withdraws proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc.
Dell offers retail purchasing in Australia
April 2008
eBay.com.au to soon force PayPal payments
Run Applications on Google's Infrastructure: Google App Engine
Microsoft proposes taking case directly to Yahoo! shareholders
FLEXnet and InstallShield product family moves to Acresso Software
March 2008
Prices of .com and .net domain names to increase globally
Electronic Arts' takeover bid for Take-Two declined
New Adobe Server Software protects rich media content
Nokia to integrate Microsoft Silverlight into Symbian OS
February 2008
Microsoft gives away free technical software to students
Microsoft proposes to acquire Yahoo!
January 2008
Netscape to end Web browser support after 13 years
Environmentally-friendly patents released to public domain
Microsoft makes accessibility model freely available
Sony Pictures Television Launches YouTube Channels
2007 Featured News Article Archives
Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 Announced
'Green IT' to be showcased at CeBIT 2008
Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge for US residents
CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 Announced
New Microsoft HD Photo technology opens new possibilities for developers
Google announces open source project for offline Web applications
CeBIT Australia 2007 described as "the most successful yet"
C++Builder 2007 with Vista enhancements announced for June
InstallShield 2008 features new enhancements for Vista
