Apple has apparently added a new layer to the iTunes App Store approval process. Now developers will find their iPhone apps passed through a mysterious device called a static analysis tool. So what the dickens does this mean? Bear with us…
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Windows 7 is a roaring success in terms of sales (even if that pesky “endless reboot” question is causing headaches for Microsoft) but it seems the firm is already looking to the future. Job postings for roles related to the OS’s follow-up, Windows 8, are already popping up online. What do the vacancies tell us about the future of Windows? Read on to find out…
Vodafone plans to get in on the mobile apps action by opening an app store (note lowercase) of its own, with some unique features.
Google I/O is the Android developer’s equivalent of the Nokia Developer Summit – a forum and expo for Android programmers and software vendors to get together, talk shop and swap ideas. At the Android developer’s blog, Google’s Android Developer Advocate Dan Morrill has been talking up the event and some of the special things Google has planned.
Facebook is set to announce new plans to open its data banks to developers. It could unleash a wave of exciting new apps, and let users do more with the media they upload to the site. But is Facebook about to open a new can of privacy-concern?
By opening up its databases, Facebook would allow photos, videos, notes and other media to be shared by third party applications. At present, all developers are allowed to access is your list of friends and the data you specifically tap into them. Under the new terms, your uploaded content will also be fair game. But does it concern you? Vote in our poll below!
Everypoint have developed Nemo – an application framework for Java-based mobile phones that is described as bringing ‘iPhone-Like’ visuals to non-smartphones.