Internet Explorer 10 preview – no sign of Web Workers, among others

Apr

12

2011

Microsoft today released a preview of Internet Explorer 10, and as of this first release there are no signs of Web Workers or other wish list JS items in IE9. I’ll give the benefit of the doubt as this preview is exceedingly early and it seems to be focusing on CSS3 improvements, but so far, ...
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The web on tablets: How the iPad has immediately changed web development 2

Apr

6

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Whether you are for or against it, the iPad has hit, and within days it has changed perspectives on how the web will be developed now and in the near future. Major outlets like The New York Times have modified their development strategies to fit this new user case. Will this be a continuing trend? ...
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Why the iPad’s user agent string presents a problem 15

Jan

29

2010

[dtse][/dtse] Note: This post has been getting a fair amount of traffic. I originally posted this directly after launch, and subsequently it contained outdated information from what is now known from the final release of OS 3.2. I originally had left the original post info for the sake of blogging/ journalistic integrity, however after three revisions because of newer info, I ...
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Website management the mobile way 1

Jan

15

2010

[dtse][/dtse]Over the past two years, mobile apps have redefined the way we are productive on mobile devices. And as more and more apps flood the market, more niche needs are being filled by developers desperately seeking to find that killer app that hasn’t been developed yet. The net result is a real win for the ...
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Google real-time search accelerating crawls?

Dec

11

2009

[dtse][/dtse]Google’s recently launched real-time search functionality, which pulls data from a number of real time data sources, including the now publicly accessible Twitter firehose, is enhancing search functionality across the board. It seems that hyperlinks contained inside the microblog posts are being immediately indexed, and in turn is speeding up the time it takes for new ...
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Google real-time search is live 1

Dec

9

2009

Announced on Monday (see Mashable’s post on the topic), Google’s real-time search functionality appears to now be fully live. Try some timely topical searches (Tiger is a safe bet these days) and you should see comments, posts, and articles streaming in as they are created. As this technology matures this has the potential to blur or completely ...
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