Oracle has received a blow in its patent lawsuit against Google. Alleging that Android violated some Java patents, Oracle had been seeking billions in damages. However, using the latest numbers
While it still has a long way to go to catch Apple’s App Store or Google Play, Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has topped 70,000 apps. The mobile development platform passed
A new survey from the Ponemon Institute finds that while half of security professionals believe their companies’ apps adequately address security issues, 70 percent of enterprise application development professionals disagree.
New data from mobile analytics firm Flurry suggests that China is quickly becoming the world’s number one market for mobile applications. China recently overtook the U.S. as the country with
Free apps may be kinder to users’ wallets, but not to their device batteries. A new study from Purdue University found that up to 75 percent of the energy consumed
A new survey from IDC and Appcelerator finds that 79 percent of mobile developers plan to integrate HTML5 into their apps this year. However, because different browsers handle HTML5 content
Developers working on apps for the Windows 8 Metro interface say that Microsoft is pushing them to follow some fairly specific guidelines. For example, a Windows 8 search charm always
A growing number of customers are complaining about fraudulent charges on their iTunes account. For example, tech writer Ryan Matthew Pierson’s account was dinged $437.71 for in-app purchases from iMobsters,
The Amazon Appstore is officially one year old. On its first birthday, Amazon has revealed that the store now boasts more than 31,000 apps and “millions” of downloads. At launch