jQuery 1.4 Released – The 14 Days of jQuery

jQuery 1.4 Released
In celebration of jQuery’s 4th birthday, the jQuery team is pleased to release the latest major release of the jQuery JavaScript library! A lot of coding, testing, and documenting has gone into this release, and we’re really quite proud of it.

I want to personally thank Brandon Aaron, Ben Alman, Louis-Rémi Babe, Ariel Flesler, Paul Irish, Robert Katić, Yehuda Katz, » Read More

Google Docs Adds Support for File Storage

Ever wanted to use your Google account as a storage system? Now you can. Google has announced that it will be rolling out a new feature to Google Docs over the next few weeks: the ability to upload files of any type to store in Google Docs.

For years, services like Box.net (Box.net) and Dropbox (Dropbox) have offered the ability to store files in the cloud that can then be shared with other in » Read More

Post-Avatar Depression Hits Thousands of Fans

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HTTPS Becomes Default for Gmail

In an effort to increase security for Gmail users, in 2008 Google added the option to always use HTTP Secure (HTTPS) when accessing Gmail. However, this option was disabled by default; Google’s reasoning for this was the fact that HTTPS makes your e-mail access slower.

Now, Google (Google) has decided that Internet connections for most of its users are fast and stable enough to turn this optio » Read More

Firefox 3.6 RC1 Now Available

Feeling adventurous? If so, you can try out the release candidate of the upcoming new version of Firefox, 3.6. The 7.7 MB download will give you a taste of what’s to come in this version, and we’re talking about some very interesting changes.

Firefox (Firefox) 3.6 runs on the well-tested Gecko 1.9.2 web-rendering platform, bringing support for new web technologies, better speed, stability, fas » Read More

Avatar Catching Up With Titanic: Earnings Hit $1.3 Billion

When Avatar hit the 1 billion dollar milestone, we asked you whether you believe it has what it takes to surpass Titanic on the all-time biggest earners list. Most of you thought that it has a very good chance of doing so, and judging by its 4th weekend box office results, you were right.

This weekend, Avatar once again shattered the previous record for the best 4th weekend at the box office, » Read More

Twitter Argument Leads to Alleged Murder [REPORT]

A Twitter argument allegedly resulted in murder last month, and New York police may subpoena Tweets as evidence in the case, according to a newspaper report.

Jameg Blake, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Kwame Dancy (pictured), also 22, with a shotgun blast to the neck. He pleaded not guilty this Wednesday.

The Harlem murder case, which allegedly took place in an apartment building on W. » Read More

Facebook Founder on Privacy: Public Is the New "Social Norm"

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg claims that if Facebook was starting out now, sharing with everybody — rather than with a small group of friends — would be the starting point.

Is this more about reflecting social norms or changing them to help Facebook compete with Twitter (Twitter)?

The statement, made during a livestream of the Crunchies awards, hits on a hot button issue for Facebook: I » Read More