Media research firm Nielsen has published the results of a new study that finds gender differences in the kinds of apps that Android smartphone owners use most. Overall, Facebook, Google
Verizon’s first app store — V Cast Apps — didn’t do so well, so now the mobile carrier is trying again. The newly re-designed “Verizon Apps” storefront will integrate with
LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ division HPCC Systems has announced that it is open sourcing the code for its High Performance Computing Cluster (HPCC) software. HPCC is a data-processing-and-delivery solution that the
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. economy created no net new jobs in August, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to find a job if you’re a
The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act, which was earlier passed by the House of Representatives. The new bill has several provisions which will impact
Beginning September 13, Microsoft will hold its Build Conference for developers, and the company has a lot of explaining to do for programmers who are wondering which development tools will
As of September 1, online job board Dice.com has 82,836 tech job postings, and a growing number of those are for mobile app developers. However, Dice’s Alice Hill said that
Recent years have seen three big changes in the typical screen size used to view Web apps. First, more laptop and desktop displays are widescreen — shorter and wider than
Market research firm Ovum is predicting that Android users will download 8.1 billion apps this year, while iOS users will download 6 billion apps. That’s a huge increase for both