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
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
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
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 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
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
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To programmatically detect the users connected to Windows Server, you have to use PInvoke to call the Windows Terminal Services API. Alternatively, you can use a .NET library called Cassia,
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
For the period between November 2009 and February 2010, 234 million Americans age 13 and older were mobile subscribers. Of those, an average 45.4 million people in the U.S. owned
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
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
hree years ago, Jakob Nielsen — a former Sun engineer who became one of the first people to focus on making the Web easier to use — published his most
Until the iPad’s release last weekend, Apple required developers to keep the details and their opinions of the application development tools for the device to themselves. But no longer. Here
In 2009, mobile device users downloaded 2.4 billion applications. For 2010, ABI Research expects that figure to soar to 6 billion, as smartphone sales jump up 20 percent and the
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,
Texas Instruments is selling its new Chronos EZ430 wristwatch for just $50 (well below production costs) because it wants to show off the capabilities of its embedded sensor chips. In
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
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
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
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
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they would combine their Moblin and Maemo mobile operating systems, and now they’ve released the first fruits of their labors. Those interested in
Microsoft says it wants to encourage open-source application development for Windows. With that goal in mind, it is launching CoApp, a new platform that will make it easier for developers
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
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
Beginning today, developers have the ability to create mashups based on the actual contents of users’ Gmail inboxes. That’s because Google Code Labs has enabled OAuth for Gmail. The tool
Linear least squares lets you find the line that best fits a set of data points but sometimes the points don’t lie along a line. The second part of this
On Monday, Apple officially released the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK and iPad 3.2 firmware updates for developers creating applications for the iPad. Ironically, in order to have their apps available
Distimo’s new Monitor lets developers track statistics on their apps for both iPhone and Android, with more app stores to be added soon. It offers application development pros a dashboard