Google shows coders new home page abilities

Google on Monday invited programmers into a new sandbox that will let them test out significantly expanded possibilities for Web gadgets, small applications that can be hosted on the company’s iGoogle personalized home page.
The sandbox, available at Google’s iGoogle developer page, lets developers get started with a number of new features that eventually will make [...]

New security blog on cloud computing

A common complaint about cloud computing is that it lacks adequate security to make it really viable for use in a corporate setting.
Given Google’s aggressive moves into this space with Google Apps, it’s a topic worth delving into.
A new blog that launched last week–Cloud Security–is devoted to looking at the security issues of cloud computing, [...]

Microsoft finishes big XP update

Microsoft said on Monday that it has wrapped up development of its long-awaited Service Pack 3 update to Windows XP.
The update, which consists of previously released updates and a few new bug fixes and changes, will be available for download via the Web on April 29. Microsoft said it plans to start pushing out XP [...]