Although it still has not yet issued an API, Google+ appears to be making cautious overtures towards third party developers. The social network has set up a Google+ developer page
Analyst firm RedMonk has published its February 2012 language rankings, and it finds that both Java and CoffeeScript have increased their popularity since its last report in September 2011. CoffeeScript
Appcelerator, the vendor behind the Titanium application development platform, has announced that it will purchase Cocoafish, which offers cross-platform backend services for mobile apps. Beginning next quarter, Appcelerator will re-brand
According to online job board Dice.com, IT workers with Linux skills saw their pay jump 5 percent last year with a median salary of $84,000 and bonuses of $5,000. Of
NoSQL vendor Couchbase has released the results of a new survey which found that nearly half of enterprises have plans to adopt NoSQL this year. Among companies with more than
Most developers have heard of Microsoft’s Kinect device that promises to allow people to control their PCs by moving their hands and bodies, but other companies are also investigating gesture-control
In an effort to recruit more developers for its struggling platform, RIM is offering free PlayBooks to Android developers who create apps for the tablet. In order to qualify for
The January 2012 report from StatCounter found that 8.5 percent of Internet access came from cellphones during the month. That was almost twice as high as 2011’s 4.3 percent, which
According to mobile ad firm Fiksu, iPhone owners downloaded the top 200 free App Store apps an average of 6.04 million times per day in December. That marked a 7