5. Adobe refreshes Flash player: Adobe Systems asserted its dominance in the RIA (rich Internet application) arena with an update of its Flash Player technology released to developers through the company's Adobe Labs site. Code-named Astro, Flash Player 10 will be generally released later this year. It features custom filters and special effects capabilities that developers have clamored for, and is considered a "competitive response" to Microsoft's Silverlight technology and Sun's JavaFX platform.

6. Widespread iPhone outages fuel 3G rumors: AT&T limited iPhone sales to one per customer this week, but that assumes that shoppers can find a store that actually still has iPhones available. O2 ran out of the wildly popular Apple smartphones in the U.K., and Macworld called Apple stores all over the country to see where iPhones can be found and didn't have much luck either. Apple's online stores in the U.S. and U.K. were out as well. Reporters did find a few AT&T stores that were carrying both the 8GB and 16GB models. The shortage fueled speculation that an updated version of the iPhone -- possibly the hotly anticipated 3G model -- will hit stores soon.

7. Windows coming on dual-boot OLPC: The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft have teamed to deliver a dual-boot XO laptop in August or September (to the certain dismay of open-source advocates and some developers). The low-cost dual-boot XO will have the Linux-based Sugar OS as well as a stripped-down version of Windows XP.

8. Yahoo Search Monkey opens to all developers: As part of its ongoing Open Strategy, Yahoo has opened up its Search Monkey platform to external developers. Yahoo's hope is that outside developers will be able to create applications that enhace the service and make it more appealing to use, not to mention more useful. It is also hoping to compete not just against search rivals like Google, but also social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook as the Open Strategy takes Yahoo further into Web 2.0 territory.

9. Developers explain why they're avoiding Vista: Fewer than 1 in 12 developers is currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista. The reasons for this lack of interest vary widely; some developers say the new features of Vista amount to little more than "demoware," while others claim Vista is too "leading edge" and hasn't been adopted widely enough to justify being the primary focus of development. Besides the problems developers associate with the OS, there is another reason causing them to balk: Many would rather develop Web applications than target the client side.

10. Is the browser doomed?: As the Internet came of age, the browser was tagged as the killer app. As we move into the Web 2.0 era, however, the browser is being left in the dust. Rich Internet applications are increasingly encroaching on what used to be browser territory, creating an Internet that is much more than simply what can be explored with a Web browser. In short, the Web has changed, but the browser has remained largely the same, and as a result, the Web may outgrow its old companion.