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Although most apps will be faster on the iPad 2 than on the original iPad simply because of the new device’s dual-core processor, Apple is encouraging developers to take other
Ajax.org is rolling out a new cloud-based application development tool that it’s calling “Cloud9 IDE.” The goal of the project is to make it easier for Web and mobile app
According to IHS Screen Digest, Apple’s App Store accounted for 82.7 percent of the total global application store revenue in 2010. However, a number of companies are coming up with
Pirated Android apps are a large and growing problem. Fortunately, developers can help prevent others from stealing their code with an obfuscation tool like ProGuard. ProGuard makes it much more
Recently, research firm Gartner published a report titled “Mobile Insight: Ten Consumer Mobile Applications to Watch in 2012.” It highlights trends that are currently popular in consumer apps and that
Google has officially released the software development kit (SDK) for Android 3.0, aka “Honeycomb.” Unlike the 2.x versions of Android, this release is designed to support the larger screen sizes
The insurance company Aflac has created a new app for the iPad that has greatly increased the effectiveness of its salespeople. However, the app doesn’t really do anything that couldn’t
After fixing 456 bugs, Oracle says the new version of Java SE Development Kit version 7 (JDK 7) is ready for testing by developers. According to the company, the release
In order to increase the number of apps available for the Windows Phone 7 platform, Microsoft is encouraging its own software developers to take on the challenge in their free
After Nokia announced that its new handsets would support Windows Phone 7 instead of Symbian, it experienced a sharp drop in developer enthusiasm for the older operating system. But the
On Thursday, Apple released a developer build of OS X Lion, and some features of the update will seem awfully familiar to iPad and iPhone developers. “The iPad has inspired
Andrew Vos recently ran an unusual analysis of code comments on GitHub that’s attracting some attention. Using George Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words,” he analyzed 929857 commit messages and found 210
While self-service private and hybrid clouds are creating a lot of interest, pressure is mounting on IT departments to deliver the kinds of simple, self-service, on-demand infrastructure services readily available
The fate of Nokia’s Qt development platform has been uncertain since the company announced that it would be selling smartphones that use the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Now the
For months, Google has been promoting the idea of Web apps without making much headway — probably because Web apps don’t seem much different than Web sites. However, Mozilla’s new
Fragmentation has long been a challenge for Android developers as they attempt to write applications that will work on the various versions of the OS and the myriad of devices
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