Guest Post One thing Google has going for it is that it’s cool to be smart. Google Glass is actual proof that glasses make you smarter, in this case with custom apps built to optimize the “always on” experience.
Guest Post Gaining undivided user attention is a marketer’s utopia.
The company announced it added these patents to its Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge today as it tries to build an even bigger collection of open-source patents anyone can use.
Increasingly, developers are looking for ways to build applications easily. They want to focus on the product, and don’t want to worry about the underlying infrastructure — the tedious junk like deploying servers, databases, and operating systems.
Sponsored Post Only about 40 percent of the apps listed in various app stores actually get used. And of those that are used, many are plagued by problems, slowdowns, or inconsistent performance. What’s a developer to do?
The company launched last year, but claims to already have over 35,000 developer customers, who have developed 340,000 virtual servers. IA Ventures, the firm that led the round, invested off the back of this growth.
While Azure is about a billion-dollar business for Microsoft, Amazon likely will almost quadruple that revenue in 2013.
The self-destructing messaging app reminds us of Mission Impossible.
Kids are given a huge advantage in the STEM world if they learn to code now.
“We’re in the service of the person having the most engaging experience every single time they come back,” said Facebook VP Chris Cox. Here’s what that means in practice.
Pluralsight, which offers learn-to-code video coursework, will grow its library to more than 1,000 courses. The integration of the two sites into the Pluralsight fold will occur over the next few months.
Apple says “most remaining services” in its hacked developer center will be relaunched this week.
Ranging between $50 and $275, these smartphones are priced to take over the developing world in Latin America.
Editor’s Pick With this list, we’ll name and keep track of 10 cloud-based, XaaS (everything as a service) companies that boast not only innovative products but also market momentum, cross-platform capabilities, and a forward-looking vision.
For a single user to get this package, the price is $20, so giving the app to a whole work group for $10 more is kind of crazy, but good-crazy, like NeNe Leakes or something.
with 85% of enterprise companies planning to have API programs by 2018, Apigee is sitting in a lucrative sweet spot.
Facebook announced this morning that it is launching “embedded posts.” Essentially, you can now embed a Facebook post, picture, or video to any website, anywhere, as long as the post is public.
Why do the big guys want to roll out APIs, you ask? Most of them (around 72 percent) want to boost their mobility programs.
“Minion favors accuracy and simplicity and is designed so every developer, regardless of security expertise, can use this platform to increase the security of their applications,” says Mozilla’s security director.
It’s not just penny-pinching startups looking crowdsourced design. Reps said they’ve also seen projects from huge brands such as Microsoft, Absolut vodka, HTC, and Amnesty International.
