Shannon entropy is based on the average probability that a given string of bits will occur in a particular type of digital file. In a general-purpose communications system, that’s the
The cross platform OpenXava is an AJAX Java framework for rapid development, offered via a GNU Lesser General Public License, that gives programmers an opportunity to establish, define, classify, and
Microsoft spokesman Brandon LeBlanc announced that “Starting at 12:00 a.m. on October 18 in New Zealand (4:00 a.m. October 17 in Redmond, Wash.), Windows 8.1 will begin rolling out worldwide
Mobile developers will soon be able to send push notifications to prod user behavior through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon is expected to make notifications cross platform and developers will
Microsoft has developed a big data framework called REEF (Retainable Evaluator Execution Framework) and plans to open source it next month. The framework sits on top of Hadoop’s new YARN
In only one year, IBM has moved all the way up the Gartner ladder from the Niche Quadrant to the Leaders Quadrant for mobile app dev platforms due to strong
Developers can now join Microsoft’s App Builder Rewards program and earn credits for taking online classes, attending developer conferences, and more, that may be redeemed for games, upgrades and account
Startup Cloud 66 isn’t exactly a platform as a service (PaaS), but it does some of the same things as a PaaS. It analyzes code stored in GitHub and determines
Google has announced several improvements to its cloud computing platform that enhance the services available to developers. For example, Google Compute Engine now has Layer 3 load balancing, which intelligently