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If you call a restaurant to make reservations, it doesn’t really matter how they spell your name. If your name is Shawn Dwayne, it doesn’t matter if they write down
Unlike Apple, Google doesn’t vet apps before allowing them to be listed in the Android Market. As a result, as much as 1 percent of those apps contain malware or
While nothing definite has been announced, the Apache Software Foundation is definitely hinting that the end may be near for its 1.3 series, and perhaps the 2.0 series as well.
Have developers who use DirectX “fallen under the spell” of Microsoft marketing or are there valid reasons for using DirectX instead of OpenGL? This Slashdot post and the resulting thread
The recursive nature of XSLT1 template calls provided a great deal of power, but at the cost of often requiring that stateful information that a particular template might need be
Last August, Palm opened its application catalog to selected developers who have since created around 1,000 apps for the Pre and Pixi handsets. Now, it’s expanding the program to everyone.
Currently, Apple’s iPhone doesn’t support Flash. While they haven’t been able to change Apple’s mind on supporting Flash, the folks at Adobe are working on a workaround. In their latest
The year 2007 saw the release of what was, for all intents and purposes, the second generation of the XML core technologies. The first generation appeared over the course of
Possibly concerned that it may lose its exclusive iPhone deal, AT&T has announced plans to support both Android- and Palm-based devices, as well as plans to expand its apps offerings.
In July 2008, Yahoo opened up its core search index with a radical developer feature called Build Your Own Search Service or BOSS. The proposed search deal between Microsoft and
According to a Quantcast mobile trends report, mobile web activity in the U.S. grew 110 percent during 2009. Apple’s App Store was a huge part of that growth, with 65
The recession, layoffs, and outsourcing have all taken a toll on job satisfaction in the tech industry. A job satisfaction survey from the Corporate Executive Board found that the number
In an e-mail interview, Steven Sinofsky, Windows division president, told cnet that Windows 7 contains a lot of undocumented shortcuts for developers. These shortcuts provide direct access to settings that
o you have decided to implement Agile at your company. You like the ability to track the teams progress using velocity charts, and the close customer communication. The ability for
constitution that defines a core set of principles. Three separate but equal branches of government. An executive branch which sets direction. A legislative branch which creates laws through a rigorous
This report includes an excerpt of the book Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise: A Step-by-Step Guide that covers selecting the right cloud. It also includes articles on
Although it’s still a tiny fraction of all browsing, mobile access was up sharply this December, accounting for 1.3 percent of all Internet browsing. Both Windows and Mac devices saw
Enterprise IT architectures vary widely due to a number of factors. Cisco notes, “Often the gaps between an architectural vision and its specific technological enablers are wide, but they can
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer could drop some big news when he delivers the opening keynote at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) tonight in Las Vegas. According to a New
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer will likely have a lot to say about his company’s focus on the consumer when he gives the opening keynote at the annual Consumer Electronics Show
While previous surveys showed that corporate IT buyers were postponing their purchases in anticipation of the release of Windows 7, the latest survey shows just the opposite. For the coming
This report explains why more cloud-based applications will soon be available to mobile workers and how that will benefit large enterprises. It provides forecasts for traditional mobile cloud applications, new
1) Embrace cloud as an early-stage platform; 2) follow in the footsteps of the Web giants and Web startups; 3) favor flexibility and cost over platform loyalty; 4) become passionate
The study’s top predictions for the year include: 1. Growth will return to the IT industry, as spending levels increase by 3.2%. 2. Telecommunications spending will increase by 3%. 3.
From the ‘WebKit Browser’ files: The latest December 2009 data from Net Application gives Chrome an incremental lead over Safari. According to Net Applications, Chrome has a 4.63 percent share
Jason Gilmore writes: I recently completed a project that involved parsing a large number of XML documents. Although XML is often touted as being “human readable,” it’s not exactly something
Companies that adopt stronger authentication methods can alleviate these worries and reduce the risk of doing business online. In sectors like higher education and healthcare, where patient records and student
Songbird is the open source competitor to Apple’s iTunes. Today, Songbird will announce a deal with Philips that could mean the open source music player will be shipping on millions
Gavin Clarke at The Register reported that the “library includes new collection types for Multimap, Multiset, and Bitmap, a MapMaker builder for concurrent hash maps, and an Ordering collection Google
When you use the comparison operators in SQL with the Where clause, you can remove the columns with null values. If you need the values with null too, then you
