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Checkmate For Adobe Flash On iPhone 4.0?

Apple has made yet another attack in its ongoing war on Flash. The iPhone 4.0 developer agreement says that apps will not be approved unless they are built using Apple’s

Cybersecurity Report: IT and Business Need To Talk

Most companies do a poor job of handling cybersecurity, even as their losses to cybercrime continue to mount, according to a report issued this month by the Internet Security Alliance

New Hiring Formula Values Math Pros

If you’re looking for a job in Silicon Valley, maybe you should beef up your resume by taking a class in statistics. The Wall Street Journal reports that many companies,

Karmasphere: Helping to Tame A Tool Called Hadoop

Recently, many companies have begun using Apache Hadoop to spread computing jobs across internal servers and into the cloud. But the open source tool has a reputation for being tricky

Early IE9 Platform Preview Results Show Promise

In the past, Microsoft has come under criticism for its lack of engagement with third-party developers, but the company seems to be trying to change that with its Internet Explorer

Android Fragmentation: Speed Bump or Road Block?

Several industry watchers have been commenting with dismay on the number of versions of Android in the marketplace, and now IMS Research has released a report tackling the problem. “Fragmentation

Five Ways to Benefit from the Open Source Mantra

The nice thing about open source software development is that it delivers on the Utopian ideal that community-based wealth counts. For many of those committed to the spirit of open

Amazon Adds Messaging to its Web Services

Amazon has announced a new feature for its Web services. Known as Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), it allows developers who use the cloud-based service to send messages to software

Windows Phone 7, Silverlight Are Business-Ready

At the recent Mix 10 conference, Microsoft promoted the Windows Phone 7 operating system’s entertainment capabilities, and it highlighted the Silverlight rich Internet application platform’s ability to stream video from

Will Oracle Help Java Regain its Status?

What lies ahead for Java under Oracle’s control? Will the software giant help Java regain its lost status as the development darling of the cool kids? Or will it seek

Software Research Promises Faster Apps

A paper to be presented at an IEEE symposium later this month details a new memory management technique that could allow apps to run up to 20 percent faster on

BlackBerry App Developers Get New Tools

Research in Motion has announced that it is releasing a set of new tools designed to speed up the process of creating apps for the Blackberry. Specifically, the Web- and

The iPad Makes Demands on Web Developers

If you want your Web site to be viewable from the iPad, it must use HTML 5, not Flash plug-ins, for dynamic content. How will that affect the Web as

IT Spending on Cloud Ratcheting Up

A new survey from the Sand Hill Group shows that while companies don’t spend a lot of money on cloud computing now, that will probably change within three years. Currently,

DevX Gating Test

Adobe Flash Catalyst, a new designer-developer collaboration tool, is designed to bridge the gap between design and development by helping designers create interactive designs using the Adobe Creative Suite tools

iPad Apps Store Goes Live In iTunes

Apple has unveiled the official list of apps for the iPad within the iTunes store. Of course, iPhone and iPad touch apps will also work on the larger device, but

IT Operations: Beware the Cloud Boomerang

Adults who move back in with their parents are often called “boomerang” children. A similar thing happens in IT when business software development begins in the cloud and later moves

iPad Coming Soon to a Business Near You

Hype surrounding Apple’s long-awaited touch tablet centers on the living room. But are iPads ready for the boardroom? The cubicle? The data center? Whether enterprises are ready for iPads or

Google Gives Flash Some Hope for The Future

With Apple forbidding Flash on the iPhone and iPad, and developers looking to Silverlight and HTML5, Adobe hasn’t had a lot of good Flash news lately. However, that may be

7 Performance Tips For Faster SQL Queries

No matter which platform they use, many SQL developers continue to struggle with concurrency, resource management, space management, and speed. These tips may help: Don’t use UPDATE instead of CASE