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Google Drops Support for IE6, Firefox Goes Mobile

From the weekend desk, two items announced late Friday afternoon we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about.
First, Google is officially dropping support for IE6. Come March 1st, the company is also going to start phasing out support for other olde…

Django 1.2 Alpha Offers Multiple Database Support, Improved Security Features

Django, the popular web development framework written in Python, has released the first alpha for its much-anticipated new version, Django 1.2.
Among the new features coming in Django 1.2 are support for multiple databases — a key feature for larger …

Rethinking Web Logins With OpenID Connect

Even with all the support OpenID enjoys within the tech industry, it’s no secret that the identity management technology still confuses the hell out of most web users.
One of OpenID’s biggest proponents thinks part of the problem lies in the name.

Mozilla’s JetPack Gets Ready to Take on Chrome Extensions

Mozilla Labs has announced the release of JetPack 0.7 an update to the new, simpler way of extending Firefox using common web development tools like HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Eventually Mozilla plans to incorporate JetPack into a future Firefox release…