After dissecting the Windows 8 Milestone 3 (M3) build that recently leaked to the Web, WindowsNow.com blogger Robert McLaws reported that it includes a Hyper V 3.0 hypervisor. “Apparently it’s
Microsoft has released a free beta version of an SDK that allows developers to create apps for its Kinect motion-sensing controller. The controller broke sales records when it debuted as
Unnamed sources tell TechCrunch that Facebook is working on a mobile platform aimed at breaking Apple’s stranglehold on app distribution for the iPhone and iPad. “Project Spartan” would support HTML5-based
Application development tool vendor Parasoft has announced the release of a new testing platform called Virtualize. Enterprise development teams often face difficulties when testing new applications that rely on data
At AMD’s Fusion Developer Summit, Microsoft principal native-languages architect Herb Sutter unveiled a new tool to help C++ developers build massively parallel applications. C++ Accelerated Massive Parallelism (AMP) will appear
Developers creating apps for mobile platforms have a choice — they can create native apps for each platform using the tools provided by Apple, Google, RIM, and Microsoft, or they
Developers who create applications for multiple platforms now have a new tool. Appcelerator has released Titanium Studio, an IDE which enables the creation of native iOS, BlackBerry and Android apps,
Several vendors are now offering tools that allow enterprises to create their own private apps stores, and they’re reporting increased interest in those tools. Sean Ginevan of MobileIron says, “One
Last week, Microsoft gave a public preview of Windows 8. While many observers gave the new interface positive interface, developers overwhelmingly expressed alarm. That’s because as Ars Technica writes, “they