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iPhone users not using apps

iPhone users not using apps

A study into the way people used downloaded iPhone applications has shown that most are barely used after downloading.
Iain Thomson Feb 23 2009 3:38PM Software
RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

RealVNC extends remote solution to mobiles

Remote control software firm RealVNC is readying a toolkit for developers that will enable applications to remotely control and manage mobile devices anywhere in the world.
Daniel Robinson Feb 5 2009 3:11PM Software
iPhone and Android developers to score in 2009

iPhone and Android developers to score in 2009

The main winners in the mobile world this year will be independent iPhone developers, and handset manufacturers and developers for the Android platform, according to digital innovations consultancy Fjord.
Phil Muncaster Jan 28 2009 6:36AM Software
Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe is to open up the messaging protocol used in its Flash platform to deliver multimedia content over the internet, in a move designed to help developers build richer applications.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Open source developers take to the cloud

Open source developers take to the cloud

As many as 40 per cent of developers working on open source projects plan to offer their applications as web services hosted by cloud providers, according to the latest figures from Evans Data.
Sylvie Barak Jan 21 2009 6:26AM Software
W3C launches new web accessibility guidelines

W3C launches new web accessibility guidelines

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has launched a new version of its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standard, making it easier to understand and test by firms wishing to comply.
Phil Muncaster Dec 17 2008 6:12AM Strategy
Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

One of the largest independent developers for the Apple iPhone has written an open letter to Steve Jobs complaining that the App Store is harming larger development projects.
Iain Thomson Dec 12 2008 2:44PM Software
Google previews Native Client code set

Google previews Native Client code set

Google is working on a new technology that it claims will give developers the ability to create cross-platform web applications that run securely within the operating system.
David Neal Dec 10 2008 6:59AM Software
Researchers plan 'honeypot' security project

Researchers plan 'honeypot' security project

Security firm Sans Institute is asking developers to volunteer for a new research project due to launch in the coming months.
Shaun Nichols Dec 3 2008 9:42AM Security
Linux lands on the iPhone

Linux lands on the iPhone

A group of amateur developers has ported the Linux operating system to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
Shaun Nichols Dec 3 2008 6:50AM Software
Jadu brings PHP and .NET closer together

Jadu brings PHP and .NET closer together

Content management firm Jadu has released a new tool which could bring together the fiercely opposing spheres of PHP and Microsoft's .NET, bridging developer skills gaps and lowering the cost of web application development.
Phil Muncaster Dec 1 2008 6:28AM Software
Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given his ’encouragement’ to the Australian government and telcos to come together and ’get on with’ making high-speed broadband in Australia a reality.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Software
Google slips AdSense into games

Google slips AdSense into games

Google is rolling out a new version of its AdSense advertising program for game developers.
Shaun Nichols Oct 9 2008 3:21PM Networking
Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple has said that developers of applications for the iPhone no longer need to sign the restrictive non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that previously accompanied its software developer kit (SDK).
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 2:30PM Software
Yahoo woos third-party developers

Yahoo woos third-party developers

Yahoo is to open up several key technologies to third-party developers in a bid to encourage innovation in the industry and create more compelling, personalised web experiences, according to the firm's European managing director, Toby Copel.
Phil Muncaster Oct 2 2008 7:10AM Software
High-end developers choose commercial Linux

High-end developers choose commercial Linux

Developers are choosing commercial Linux distributions for building high-performance or mission-critical systems, new research shows.
Iain Thomson Sep 17 2008 9:07AM Software
Linux developers push for open drivers

Linux developers push for open drivers

A group of some 140 Linux developers are calling on hardware vendors to open up their driver code..
Shaun Nichols Jun 24 2008 9:05AM Software
Developers shunning Microsoft Vista

Developers shunning Microsoft Vista

Analyst house Evans Data has released statistics showing that less than one in ten developers are writing applications for Microsoft’s Vista operating system..
Iain Thomson Jun 20 2008 3:05PM Software
Apple courts iPhone developers

Apple courts iPhone developers

Apple has been talking up its iPhone software development kit at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco..
Shaun Nichols Jun 11 2008 7:48AM Software
Show-off developers over-complicate code

Show-off developers over-complicate code

Many software developers intentionally create "unnecessarily complex products" to show off their engineering talents, new research claims..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Software

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