After Dilbert creator Scott Adams complained on his blog about his current phone, Brandon Watson, the Senior Director of development at Microsoft, offered him a deal. “I’ll send you a
In Africa, few people have the resources to purchase a PC — or even enough money to pay for the electricity to run one. However, a large and growing number
In the old days, enterprises really only had three choices for databases: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL. But today, a whole host of new NoSQL databases are trading away
Fragmentation on the Android platform causes a constant headache for developers, but Google has just announced a new change that should make it easier for developers to create apps that
While creating a new cloud-based app is relatively straightforward, migrating an existing app to a public or private cloud can be extremely complicated. In a recent speech, Adiascar Cisneros of
Analytics vendor Flurry has released a new report which tracks how many of its clients are starting new projects for the iPhone, Android and the iPad. In the first quarter
A recent report from cloud solution provider Appirio confirms what many IT people have long known, even feared: cloud-to-cloud integration is a major headache for cloud adopters. Appirio’s “State of
The program isn’t live yet, but Apple is planning to launch a new volume purchasing program for enterprise customers. Approved business customers will be able to visit a private website
End-user application developers (EUADs) have always been around, but market research firm Gartner says that tight budgets and the growth of simplified application development tools could mean that these “citizen
As the founder and CEO of Appular, the first marketing and PR firm that serves only iOS app makers, Brian Akaka has helped turn apps like Simplenote, Doodle Jump, The
A year ago, Twitter had just 150,000 apps in its “ecosystem.” Today, the micro-blogging service announced that it has more than 1 million apps and that it was launching a
RIM has announced that users have now downloaded apps from the BlackBerry App World more than 1 billion times. Although the news is positive, it highlights how far the BlackBerry
In an effort to boost app downloads, Google is rolling out a redesigned version of its Android Market. “To make it fun and easy for users to explore fresh content,
We never make mistakes. Our endeavors have flawless execution. That is how many of us secretly hope to be perceived in a professional environment. It’s not easy to admit flaws
Many organizations realize there are significant advantages to moving their business-critical applications to the public cloud. With competitive pressures becoming stronger all the time, the heat is on to make
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has issued a new report with good news for mobile developers. He claims that the average Apple device owner will download 83 apps this year,
Thomas Wailgum, an editor at CIO.com, once wrote “It might appear that even tobacco companies enjoy a better level of overall ‘likeability’ than do enterprise software vendors.” Aaron Levie, founder
Mobile analytics firm Flurry has released a new report that surprisingly concludes that freemium apps (those that are free to try but charge for “extras”) make more money than apps
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2011 college graduates who majored in computer science were more likely to receive job offers than those with any other majors.
On Thursday, Apple announced that the App Store had passed 15 million downloads. Currently, the App Store has more than 425,000 apps, including 100,000 iPad apps. So far, developers have
In 2010, customers spent a total of $10 billion on software as a service (SaaS) offerings. However, Gartner predicts that this segment of the cloud computing market could be worth
Building Java apps for the cloud is about to get a bit easier thanks to a new tool from Java startup CloudBees.CloudBees has a DEV@cloud service that provides the contiguous
Akiri Solutions has announced the debut of DevBox, a new virtual appliance for application developers. DevBox includes tools for bug and issue tracking, automated backup, a built-in wiki and point-and-click
Puppet Labs CEO Luke Kaines has a warning for developers who are eager to jump into the cloud. “Cloud computing represents a great way to save money and speed up
One of the most popular demos at this year’s Google I/O conference was an Android-powered labyrinth game (see Figure 1). Using a Motorola Xoom Android tablet, players attempted to navigate
According to analysts at research2guidance, the market for third-party mobile app development is poised to take off. In 2010, mobile app development project revenue totaled $10.2 billion. However, the firm
On July 1, Apple began seeding the gold master (GM) release of the Lion update for OS X to developers. The company has said that it plans to release the
Just days after YGN Ethical Hacker Group went public with information about security vulnerabilities on Apple’s developer site, Apple has fixed the problems. YGN had first notified the company about
Cisco is launching a new app store called AppHQ. This distribution hub for Cius tablet apps will feature tools that make it easier for enterprise IT managers to control which
Agile methodology has done much to improve the speed of development teams, but it doesn’t address the performance of the other groups involved in the process of bringing software to