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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rolling out a new feature that could help it appeal to its core audience — developers. “ElastiCache” aims to simplify some of the caching hassles
Until now, the primary method for Android developers to get support was to post something on the Android Marketplace forums and hope that one of their peers could offer a
After HP announced its decision to stop manufacturing smartphones and tablets for the webOS platform, Microsoft made an offer to the developers disenfranchised by the decision. Windows Phone exec Brandon
Chinese developers have typically faced a lot of challenges in targeting the U.S. software market, but Apple’s App Store is changing that. According to App Annie, more than 100 Chinese
A new Nielsen report finds that Android users spend 56 minutes per day interacting with apps and the mobile Web. However, most of the time they spend with apps is
As mobile apps continue to grow in popularity, more non-programmers are becoming interested in creating apps of their own. To make it easier on these folks, several Web sites are
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
If you just want to set up a simple Facebook login button for your site, it is extremely straight forward and takes about five minutes. But simply having a Facebook
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
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 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
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,
So, you now have an Agile IT organization. Your teams are good craftsmen, and software delivery is consistent. But the rest of your organization does not seem to mesh with
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
Microsoft SharePoint is one of the most widely used content management systems in the world, but it wasn’t designed with the needs of courts and lawyers in mind, according to
In my previous article, Combine jqGrid and Rails for Beautified Business Applications, I began an article series explaining how to build a rich, data-driven Rails application by adding a jQuery
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
While many veteran programmers have skills that their younger counterparts will never need, many also say they have experience that could come in handy to today’s developers. Here’s a quick
According to consultant Benjamin Day, Agile development methodologies are changing the job of the software architect. Today’s software architect has to be a combination project manager, forward thinker and business
A new post on the Chromium blog reveals that Google is working on a new API it calls “Web Intents.” Just as Android Intents makes it easy to share data
A recent Microsoft job posting suggests a possible new future for Office: Now is the time to take Office programmability to the next level. We’re a small but strong team
In a recent IDC survey sponsored by Appcelerator, half of mobile developers said that most of their earnings come from app downloads. That’s a 9 percent decrease from the survey
