Microsoft updates Azure, adjusts prices

Microsoft has rolled out a number of changes to its Windows Azure platform, including a "truly free" 90-day trial plus new price caps on large databases.
 

SuccessFactors takes data to VMware Cloud Foundry

An agreement between SuccessFactors and VMware gives customers the ability to build applications on VMware's Cloud Foundry that use data from Employee Central and other SuccessFactors software.
 

Adobe to touch the cloud

Adobe today from its annual MAX conference announced a series of deals and new app releases, which would assist the company to migrate its services to the cloud.
 

Wakanda’s first public release for developers

The first public version of  the Wakanda open source platform for developing web applications using just JavaScript has now been made available to software developers by global software group 4D.
 

FSF launches campaign against Gmail

The Free Software Foundation has launched a campaign to educate users of Gmail how to do so without using the JavaScript that serves to provide a great deal of the functionality.
 

Google's Chrome now faster and more featureful than ever

The latest update to Google's Chrome browser delivers speed improvements previously found only in beta releases. The company claims a 66% boost in JavaScript performance.
 

Speedup ahead for Google Chrome

New features coming to Google's Chrome browser will deliver significant performance improvements for JavaScript-heavy pages and make searching speedier.
 

Safari update fixes dozens of vulnerabilities

Apple has updated its Safari browser, delivering several minor improvements plus a laundry list of security fixes. Versions 4 and 5 for both Mac OS X and Windows and Safari are affected.
 

Time to try Firefox 4.0 beta 7

Firefox 4.0 beta 7 is only a beta, but it's "stable and safe to use for daily web browsing" according to Mozilla officials.
 

Internet Explorer 9 nears with release of final preview

Microsoft has released what it says will be the final preview build of Internet Explorer 9 before the new browser's beta release.