This series is supported by Rackspace , the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here . Contrary to popular belief, web developers do sometimes leave their desks, and when they do, that’s always when clients seem to call or disaster seems to strike. We’ve highlighted some iPhone apps here…

Today Microsoft released the developer preview of Internet Explorer 9 . It’s the first look we’ve had at Microsoft’s flagship browser since it first revealed details late last year. The preview is bare-bones: after playing around with it, I can tell you that it doesn’t have much in terms of…

Google has just rolled out the first version of the Google Wave extensions gallery , making it easier for users to take advantage of some of the cool add-ons developers are building into the service. After making a big slash at Google I/O last year, Google Wave (the real-time communication …

WordPress.com ‘ 10.5 million blogs are about to get a whole lot more real-time, thanks to a new behind-the-scenes development. The WordPress team has announced in a blog post that the company has turned on support for PubSubHubbub (try saying that fast five times), a move that …

As the tweets pour in, Wordpress confirms that the Wordpress.com hosted service is down. The company is working on restoring the service as we speak. We’ll update this post with more news about the downtime as it comes in. Do you have any sites affected by today’s Wordpress.com outage? [UPDATE]: …

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Web forms can be a great asset on your business site. They let you collect pertinent data and contact information from your visitors without exposing your direct e-…

One of the glaring things missing from the Apple iPad is a camera. Interestingly, though, a source confirmed to Engadget that the iPhone OS 3.2 — the operating system running on the iPad — has several different software hooks that include at least some basic support for video calling. That strongly suggests Apple may include a…

As if it’s not annoying enough to have to wait in line at Chipotle because the customer in front of you is babbling on their cell phone – what about a future in which everyone is checking in to a half dozen services every time they go somewhere? That’s the theme of…

Technology has played an important role not only in getting relief to those affected by the Haiti earthquake , but in getting information out about how the quake affected the island nation. CNN contributes a new series of immersive information visualizations in these 360 degree panoramic videos, where you can completely control …

The entire world has been talking about Google’s decision to not censor its China search engine after it became the victim of Chinese cyberattack. And while we’ve talked a great deal about its global implications and the censorship in China , we haven’t talked a lot about exactly how …