Application Downloads Pick Up Pace After Smartphone Sales Soar
In 2009, mobile device users downloaded 2.4 billion applications. For 2010, ABI Research expects that figure to soar to 6 billion, as smartphone sales jump up 20 percent and the
In 2009, mobile device users downloaded 2.4 billion applications. For 2010, ABI Research expects that figure to soar to 6 billion, as smartphone sales jump up 20 percent and the
Developers often rely on local caching techniques to speed their applications. However, local caching doesn’t work if you have too much data, shared data that is accessed by multiple application
In order for agile development processes to succeed, you’ve got to create software that actually works for the end user. And that means dealing with your “bug debt” along the
According to the latest research, the market for enterprise software will grow faster in China than anywhere else–14.6 percent per year from 2008 to 2013. And despite the economic conditions,
According to the latest research from Black Duck Software, 2009 was a pretty good year for mobile open-source projects. Developers started 903 new mobile open-source projects for a 39 percent
The latest research from Flurry offers three interesting charts about the state of applications for smartphones. First, many more developers are creating applications for the iPhone than for Facebook, and
In recent research, IDC found that enterprises want software pricing models that allow them to pay for what they use, but also distribute costs evenly over time. “IDC believes that
In a new survey, 72 percent of organizations said they are planning to upgrade to Windows 7, and 70 percent said they were either already upgrading or would begin upgrading
Scouring data from Mitre, OWASP, SANS, OSVDB, Symantec, US-CERT and their internal research, Cenzic details the top vulnerabilities for the last quarter of 2009. The most severe vulnerabilities uncovered during