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IDC: Software as a Service on a ‘Tear’

A new report from IDC says that software as a service (SaaS) is on “a tear,” with expected compound annual growth rates of 26 percent through 2014. “Software will never

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Apple Posts Guidelines for Mac App Store

Apple’s restrictions for its iOS App Store have been the subject of much discussion. So what will be allowed in the newly announced Mac App Store? Here are some highlights

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Why Developers Should Pay Attention to Node.js

Node.js allows developers to build networked applications in JavaScript outside the browser, and it’s being used by thousands of developers. Why? Developer Guillermo Rauch explains, “Most web developers are already

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RIM Tries Harder on Apps

Sales of BlackBerry smartphones are down 25 percent this year, and RIM’s poor app store is getting a lot of the blame. “It’s horrible,” says Terry Hughes of developer Widality.

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Google Improves App Engine SDK

Google is rolling out version 1.3.8 of its App Engine SDK with a number of improvements for both Python and Java developers. First, they’ve added a new Instances pages to

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W3C: Hold Off on Deploying HTML5

Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Apple have been eagerly promoting HTML5, but the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the standard, says it’s not quite ready for use. “The