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an interview, Chris Weber, Nokia’s top executive for America, said that iOS and Android’s reliance on the app model is “outdated.”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
Most agile development teams work in open office environments, which improve communication, collaboration, and teamwork. However, several new studies suggest that theses layouts may actually be harmful for the developers
Earlier this year, Apple changed its policies to require all iOS apps offering subscription services to share 30 percent of that revenue with Apple. The response has been a revolt.
Photo aggregation service Trove recently ran a survey on Hacker News which polled developers about which APIs were the hardest to integrate into their projects. Facebook ranked worst with 19
In its quest to promote greener computing, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) is turning its focus on application developers. Executive director George Goodman is spearheading an effort to educate
A new Evans Data survey finds that Mac OS X has become more popular as a development environment than Linux. According to the report, 7.9 percent of developers now use
The co-founders of AKF Partners, Marty Abbott and Michael Fisher, have published a new book titled Scalability Rules. It offers advice for managers, architects, developers and operations personnel who face