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Mozilla launched popcorn.js
Today is a big day for Mozilla and web video. Popcorn, Mozilla’s new HTML5 media toolkit, just launched version 1.0. Coinciding with the launch is
Read files in JavaScript | Articles
How to select files, read file metadata and content, and monitor read progress.
Firefox 8.0 is Released
v.8.0, offered to release channel users on November 8th, 2011 Check out what’s new, the known issues and frequently asked questions about the latest released version of Firefox. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think , or file a bug in Bugzilla .
Azul launches pauseless gc jvm for unmodified linux
Experience Java like never before with Azul Prime. Turbocharge Java performance with a JVM that starts fast and stays fast, with less infrastructure.
BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Simple
Insights and ideas for software startups
Official Release of Google+ Pages
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
JQuery 1.7 Released
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
Introducing the Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Posted by Matthew Izatt, Product Manager Waiting. Walking. Watching TV. Working out. Winding down. Waking up. We check email pretty much e...
Introducing Asana: The Modern Way to Work Together
We’re thrilled to announce that, starting today, Asana is openly available to everyone.
Sublime Text 2 Build 2139 Released
Sublime Text 2 Build 2139 is out! Some of the notable new features in this beta are:
Be nice. It's a fscking gift
Free, preconfigured Linux server images for self-hosting
SpiderMonkey is on a diet
One thing I’ve learnt while working for Mozilla is that a web browser can be characterized as a JavaScript execution environment that happens to have some multimedia capabilities. In particular, if you look at Firefox’s about:memory page, the JS engine is very often the component responsible for consuming the most…
Gmail’s new look
Posted by Jason Cornwell, User Experience Designer Back in July we showed you a preview of Gmail's new look , and we’ve been working this ...
OpenBSD 5.0 Released
OpenBSD 5.0
New in Reader: a fresh design, and Google+ sharing
Posted by Alan Green, Software Engineer Today we're rolling out the new Reader design, and the Google+ features that we mentioned just ov...
The implications of UEFI "Secure Boot" for Linux users
Last month Steven Sinofsky from Microsoft announced new requirements for manufacturers wanting to ship Windows 8 systems, including a feature called “Secure Boot”. Canonical, together with Red Hat, today publishes a white paper highlighting the implications of these requirements for users and manufacturers. The paper…