According to Visa-owned PlaySpan, Americans spent $2.3 billion on virtual goods in 2011. That’s roughly double the amount spent on virtual goods in 2009. Those who purchase virtual goods are
VMware has announced the release of Spring Hadoop, a new application development tool that integrates Hadoop into the Spring Framework. “Spring Hadoop was created to make it more straightforward for
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, smartphone ownership has eclipsed feature phone ownership in the U.S. for the first time. Currently, 53 percent of mobile phone owners
In a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop explained that the company plans to make it easier for developers and operators to make
Microsoft has announced that on February 29 it will release a beta version of Visual Studio 11, the next update for its integrated developer environment (IDE). According to Microsoft’s Soma
The White House and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced a new application development competition aimed at creating apps that will spur business growth. Developers could win up to
An agreement between California Attorney General Kamala Harris and all of the major mobile platforms will soon mandate mobile developers to create privacy policies for their apps. Apple, Google, Microsoft,
Somewhat unexpectedly, Apple has made the code for the next version of OS X, codenamed Mountain Lion, available to registered Mac developers. The update makes Apple’s desktop operating system even
Industry watchers expect several manufacturers to debut quad-core phones at the Mobile World Congress to be held later this month. These smartphones generally perform faster than dual- or single-core phones