Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

Yesterday, Microsoft launched the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview at MIX10. Though the current release of the platform preview is very rough around the edges, it promises to bring Internet Explorer into full web standards compliance, partially erasing the web-standard scourge that IE 6 still scandalizes on the internet. Some of the biggest applause-drawing moments happened when IE team members themselves mentioned how important rapid migration away from IE 6 is. What that means is W3C compliance is a very real and important goal, including complete support for HTML5, CSS3, SVG, XHTML, and H.264/MPEG4 HTML5

JavaScript Performance

But some of the strongest focus of the IE9 platform preview is targeted towards raising the so-called "glass ceiling" on web browsing performance. Microsoft hopes to drive that performance cap higher half through GPU-acceleration for rendering 2D, 3D, and HTML
Microsoft provided a number of slides comparing JavaScript performance of IE 9 in its current preview, and claims it's at party with Firefox 3.6 and nearly as good as Chrome 4.0.249.89 (stable) tested with SunSpider 0.9:

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the CoD Killer

NextGN writes: "I think it's safe to say that when Infinity Ward released Modern Warfare it pretty much set the standard for quality other multi-player first person shooter titles should live up to. The game was the perfect mix of everything– though the campaign mode was rather short the multi-player mode definitely made up for it. Admittedly, I was one of those hyper fans who could not wait to see what Infinity Ward had in planned for us in Modern Warfare 2.

The wait is now over and MW2 has been out for quite some time. At first I loved the multi-player - it had me hooked, and as stupid as it seems I was addicted to collecting those pointless trait badges. Then, after almost two whole weeks of Modern Warfare 2 action, it happened; I overdosed, or at least it really felt like I did. There was just something slightly off, something I cannot quite place my finger on- but there was something about MW2 that made me sick in the stomach - okay, perhaps it was the case of Mountain Dew I got with the game when it launched but even if that was the case I still felt I had experienced all Modern Warfare had to offer. I was done with the series."

A List of Tough Job Interview Questions For Tough Times

  The information presented here is designed to provide a benefit to anyone who must answer questions during the dreaded job interview. The main point presented here is that the key to a successful job interview is preparation. The following discussion expounds on this key point.

While some tough job interview questions take us off guard, others we can see coming a mile away. How we answer job interview questions will make the difference between getting and not getting the job. We all have questions that we'd rather not be asked during an interview. But how can one prepare completely for a tough interview?


The answer to this question really comes down to intense preparatory work. In a nutshell, do your homework. Make sure that you know your resume thoroughly and expect questions to come from your work history. Also, expect questions about the company you want to work for and the type of future you want in that company, and finally, expect questions about you. You should use several large lists of questions in preparation for the interview. Below, you will find a list of tough job interview questions, which should be helpful in preparation for the job interview.

$ 10,000 penalty for oracle for unauthorized benchmarks

In an advertisement refers to the consolidated database on TPC tests. They allegedly show that Oracle software on Sun servers faster than HP and IBM running hand goods. The TPC, however, knows nothing about it. Oracle will pay a penalty of $ 10,000, because it has advertised without authorization in the Wall Street Journal and The Economist pointed to the fact that Oracle's software runs faster on servers from Sun Microsystems as on servers from IBM or HP. The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), relied on by Oracle, is aware of the benchmarks, but nothing official. The TPC defines and develops tests that can be measured by the performance of transactions and databases. It has also set rules on how such results may be published. Oracle is itself a member of the organization. It was on 14 October, the benchmark present results official. According to Oracle's advertising were cited tests conducted by the TPC. However, a TPC spokesman said: "Oracle has not provided any evidence to support these allegations." IBM has also filed a complaint because of the advertising.

Paying For Internet Advertising

Advertising investment, according to Nielsen figures provided by the Institute for Research in April 2009, are clear! There was a decrease of 19.5% over the first two months of 2008.
The remarkable thing, however, is to verify that while traditional investments on television, radio, newspapers and cinema, the only sector to have registered an increase in investment of 3.8%
is the Internet.
The potential of this medium for the future of communication is clear!

From the data we can see that growth is unstoppable. In 2007 the increase was 41% and in 2008 by 14%.

What is even more surprising is that in this time of crisis a bit 'in all areas of advertising on the Internet in contrast continues to grow.