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Google Cloud Messaging for Android (GCM) Unveiled, to Replace C2DM Framework
Google has unveiled its Google Cloud Messaging for Android (GCM) service, which improves upon the deprecated Cloud to Device Messaging framework (C2DM) it replaces with no quotas, no sign-up forms and a richer set of new APIs.
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Mobile Platforms: What is the Developer Mindshare, Intentshare, App-building Costs and Revenue?
A new survey from VisionMobile shows how developers perceive mobile platforms and what are the costs to develop mobile apps and associated revenues.
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Visual Studio LightSwitch Adds HTML5/JavaScript Support
Microsoft announced that they are adding HTML5 and JavaScript support to Visual Studio LightSwitch, the rapid business-application development tool. LightSwitch applications will now be able to run on Android, iOS, and Windows devices, and will focus on touch capabilities.
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Current Trends in Enterprise Mobility
x[cube] Labs has created an infographic that shows current developments and major trends in enterprise mobility including devices, platforms and application choices.
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Adobe Is Distributing Cordova under the PhoneGap Brand
Adobe will continue offering PhoneGap as a Cordova distribution along with PhoneGap Build and Adobe Shadow.
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InfoQ User Survey 2012 - 14 Questions to Help Us Get to Know You
InfoQ would like to better understand your information needs: the type of content you find interesting, the kinds of tools & technologies you are using, and how you interact with the site. Please help us by taking our 2012 user survey - the survey is anonymous and your replies will be kept confidential.
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Mozilla Labs Apps Developer Preview
Mozilla has launched the Mozilla Labs Apps Developer Preview, an early view of the Mozilla Labs Apps marketplace. The Mozilla Labs Apps project allows developers to create HTML5 applications that run across multiple devices using Web standards like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. The Mozilla Labs Apps project will also operate its own marketplace to help in the distribution of these HTML5 applications.
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SOA and Cloud: What is in store for 2012?
In traditional fashion, we celebrate the new year with a roundup of predictions in the SOA and Cloud space for 2012. This coming year the promising trends in big data and IT consumerization are expected to lead SOA and Cloud adoption. What is your prediction?
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Google Has Open Sourced Android 4.0
Google has released the source code for Android Ice Cream Sandwich and a new Native Development Kit.
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HealthVault Update Continues Microsoft Investment in Electronic Medical Records
Microsoft HealthVault, the web-based solution launched in 2007 for electronic medical records, recently released new capabilities for end users and platform developers. This release introduced incremental changes to a maturing offering in this emerging area of healthcare IT.
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Presentation: Making Apps That Don't Suck
Developing apps that surprise and delight can seem like an illusive goal that is difficult to articulate or quantify. But in this latest presentation just posted on InfoQ Mike Lee, the software engineer that worked on projects like Delicious Library,Tap Tap Revenge and the Obama ’08 iPhone app, proposes an algorithm for making better apps.