An App Store for Windows 8
August 20, 2011
In recent blog posts, Microsoft has begun revealing small bits of information about the next update for Windows, Windows 8. One recent post listed all the teams working on the
In recent blog posts, Microsoft has begun revealing small bits of information about the next update for Windows, Windows 8. One recent post listed all the teams working on the
On Thursday, HP announced that it would discontinue the production of the TouchPad and other tablets and smartphones based on the webOS operating system. Instead, it “will continue to explore
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced the availability of Community and Business Groups. The Community Groups will allow any developer to propose new Web standards, and the Business
In a bid to attract more small developers, Microsoft is cutting the price for “extra-small compute” on its Azure cloud computing service by 20 percent. In addition, it will get
The folks at Dr. Dobb’s have put out their annual list of finalists and winners in the Jolt Awards. These awards are meant to recognize the best books related to
In honor of the open source operating system’s 20th anniversary, the Linux Foundation has released an infographic highlighting some of the changes to the OS over the years. For example,
Patent-holding firm Lodsys has recently gone on a spree, sending threatening letters and suing many mobile development firms. Now Google appears to be stepping in to help defend its developers.
An IDC study sponsored by Unisys found that 40 percent of the devices used to access business applications are owned by employees. However, 75 percent of businesses don’t have any
In an interview, Chris Weber, Nokia’s top executive for America, said that iOS and Android’s reliance on the app model is “outdated.” Instead, he says that Nokia’s new phones featuring