Amazon is adding a Cross-Origin Resource Sharing capability to its S3 Simple Storage Service, allowing developers to build web applications …
Adobe accelerates Creative Cloud releases
As Adobe’s Creative Cloud lineup of art and design applications gains prominence on the company’s landscape, the quantity and pace of updates …
2012 app downloads to reach 36 billion: research
36 billion smartphone apps will be downloaded in 2012, resulting in an average 37 native apps a year per smartphone owner. The …
Microsoft Office must evolve to remain successful
Office has been a wildly successful product for Microsoft, but its continued dominance is far from assured as software moves …
Firefox for Android
Mozilla yesterday updated its free Firefox for Android web browser for smartphones running version 2.2 or later, claiming dramatic performance improvements from startup and page-load times …
Mozilla confirms Firefox mobile operating system for 2013
Mozilla has confirmed details of its Firefox mobile operating system which it plans to launch next year. Formally called project ‘boot to …
Mozilla gains backing for mobile Firefox OS
Mozilla said Monday that it has named its forthcoming HTML5 mobile operating system Firefox OS, gained support for it from …
Experts question the need for a Facebook smartphone
Mobile technology will play an important role for Facebook as it tries to find new sources of revenue
Desktop-as-a-Service
Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage.
SAP lays out cloud strategy post-SuccessFactors deal
SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” …
Software AG acquires my-Channels for universal messaging technology
Software AG has announced the recent acquisition of London based my-Channels, a move that complements and extends Software AG’s current …
Appcelerator’s development tool Titanium now comes with cloud services
Appcelerator has announced version 2.0 of its cross-platform mobile development platform Titanium, which includes integrated cloud services that will make …
Microsoft offers cloud-based video delivery
Microsoft has unveiled a cloud capability, Windows Azure Media Services, for delivering video to clients, including devices. Windows Azure Media Services …
New software bares iOS, Android app performance problems
New software lets IT groups deconstruct mobile apps running live on iOS and Android devices and uncover bottlenecks, glitches, and a whole …
Software AG buys messaging company my-Channels
Software AG said Monday that it has acquired middleware company my-Channels, which develops low-latency messaging software that will be used …
IBM aiming to provide womb-to-tomb app development support
IBM is trying to replicate the success it’s had with WebSphere in the mobile market. With the acquisition of Green …
Windows 8 update: Back up Windows Server 8 to the cloud
Microsoft is offering free tests of online backup for Windows Server 8 via its Azure cloud storage service, which could be a convenient way …
Alcatel-Lucent lets iPads go from IM to voice and video without hanging up
Alcatel-Lucent’s OpenTouch Conversation software will allow enterprise users to switch among different ways of communicating – including instant messaging, voice …
Developer interest in Android slowly eroding: survey
While Google does not have to worry about app developers fleeing Android en masse, they might be concerned that developer …
Adobe reveals more on Creative Cloud launch plans
Adobe has revealed that it will launch its Creative Cloud software-and-services bundle alongside Creative Suite 6 (CS6) in the first half of …