RIM’s PlayBook is attracting increased developer interest, but lags behind both the iPad and Android tablets in a new survey by Appcelerator and IDC. – Developers are increasingly interested in Research In
Motions upcoming PlayBook platform, at least according to new survey data
posted by Appcelerator and research firm IDC. However, that same data suggests
the iPad and Android tablets continue to dominate developers attention.
Appcelerator and…
A new joint survey from Appcelerator and IDC shows that the emergence of tablet computers has caused developers to refocus their development strategies. – Appcelerator, maker of tools for building mobile, desktop and tablet applications, and IDC have announced results of a joint survey showing that the onslaught of tablet systems has caused some developers to refocus their development efforts.
Indeed, the joint Appcelerator-IDC survey of more than 2…
In a recent survey by Evans Data Corp., mobile-application developers ranked AT&T as the best carrier to cater to developer needs in North America. – Mobile-application
developers in North America rank AT amp;T as the best carrier for developers in
the region, according to a recent report by Evans Data Corp.
When asked to
rank the capabilities that carriers offer to developers, those in North America
ranked AT amp;T better than all competito…
Singapore raised down payment requirements for second mortgages and boosted sales taxes to curb property speculation, sending shares of the city’s biggest developers down the most in 11 months.
Individuals with more than one mortgage can borrow up to 60% of a property’s value, down from 70%, while the stamp duty on homes and land sold within one year will rise more than fivefold, the government said in a statement yesterday.
Singapore property developer stocks with a residential focus could fall about 10% near-term if past reactions to property curbs are anything to go by, says Morgan Stanley.
“What is different, however, is that we think a recovery is less likely this time round-as we think physical prices will also come under pressure.”
Sharepoint application development has built-in features that can be extended and reused in varying platforms. The major application features of Sharepoint web parts development includes user site provisioning.
Application experts in Java, .Net, mobile applications and those who bridge the technology and business gaps are hot commodities for 2011. Security is also still on the hiring agenda, though salaries are not gaining a lot of steam in the coming year. – There
is more evidence that recruiters expect to see an uptick in technology job
hiring activity for the coming year, finds a monthly report from technology job
board Dice, which surveyed 850 human resource leaders and hiring managers.
Forty-six percent of recruiters expect to see more hiring in…
Shares of Singapore developers that can deploy capital efficiently and have high exposure to the commercial property space will outperform pure residential developers next year, says RBS.
With gearing at close to a 7-year low of 31% vs the optimal 60%, the house says developers are expected to compete aggressively for commercial and residential sites.
Salesforce.com’s acquisition of cloud-application Heroku is a play for Ruby developers and their Ruby-based applications, according to analysts. – Salesforce.com has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
cloud-application company Heroku for approximately $212 million. Heroku offers
a cloud application platform for Ruby-based applications.
“The next era of cloud computing is social, mobile and
real-time. I call it Cloud 2,” Marc Benioff…
ActiveState’s new Amazon-based cloud service enables Python developers to build and deploy secure enterprise cloud applications. – ActiveState has announced it is
delivering its ActivePython Community and Business Editions of its Python development environment as part of a
pre-built Python-centric AMI (Amazon Machine
Image) for the Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2).
ActiveState,
which focuses on dynamic language…
Poaching developers is the latest trend wrapping up the whole tech industry. Be it Apple, Microsoft, Google or any other tech vendor; the only challenge surfacing for these is the shortage of the skilled staff;
Today, the requirement of PHP developer is rising very quickly because PHP is a vibrant and common purpose programming language. Fundamentally, PHP is used for the development of the web pages and website development.
Filemaker database application caters to the database management need that exceeds what a spreadsheet can offer. Filemaker is a cross-platform database application and a compatible version for both the Apple Mac OS and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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Singapore developers holding up despite prospect of more government measures to cool housing market, as still-healthy new home sales supportive, according to Dow Jones.
“Recent launch of projects such as UOL’s (U14.SG) Spottiswoode Residences and Keppel Land’s (K17.SG) The Lakefront Residences are enjoying good response,” says DBS Vickers; “we expect pricing growth to be modest and reiterate our medium-term view that high-end residential prices will remain resilient.”
Reports of security issues in mobile banking applications for PayPal, Chase bank and others highlights some of the security challenges facing mobile app developers. – Mobile banking has been on the rise. In July, IDC reported mobile
banking use doubled in between its annual surveys on the topic.
But the growth in popularity may not be matched by a growth in
security, something underscored by problems recently reported in mobile
applications from a variety of…
Microsoft Silverlight is a compelling web application development platform that provides features by integrating the graphics, multimedia, animations interactivity into a single runtime environment.
Facebook announces it is cracking down on application developers caught selling user ID information. – Facebook is cracking down on several application developers caught selling
Facebook user IDs to data brokers.
The crackdown was prompted by revelations last month that
some applications on the site were passing user IDs (UIDs) in violation of
Facebook policy. In a
blog post, Facebook engineer…
