Darryl K. Taft

Facebook announced that it is launching a new developer site known as App Center, where users can go to find social apps. Essentially, the App Center will be like an app store, a place where developers can grow their apps and users can discover them. In a May 9 blog post, Facebook software engineer Aaron […]

With Mozilla and Google challenging Microsoft for its decision on which browser can run on Windows on ARM-based devices, the question remains as to what will happen next. Mozilla and later Google complained that Microsoft€™s plans to allow only its Internet Explorer browser to run on Windows on ARM, better known as Windows RT, is […]

Travelocity Global has announced the launch of its new Travelocity Connect Developers Portal, a platform that enables developers and system providers to do business with Travelocity, Lastminute.com and ZUJI. By powering hotel listings and bookings with real-time data delivered through the Travelocity Connect APIs, hotels and developers can enhance the buying experience they deliver to […]

Microsoft announced that it will provide updates to the user interface in the upcoming release candidate of Visual Studio 11. The upgrades include new applications of color to the development environment that many beta users complained was too dark and depressing, among other things. Microsoft released the beta of Visual Studio 11 in February. In […]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Philippines Department of Science and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to establish the first Philippine Systems & Technology R&D Laboratory to help spur economic growth in the region. The R&D Lab is aligned with Philippines€™ strategic growth initiative that calls for greater partnering between industry and […]

Now that a jury has found for Oracle in its patent and copyright infringement case versus Google, what happens next? A California jury returned a partial verdict in favor of Oracle May 7, finding that Google did indeed violate the company’s copyrights related to the Java programming language and effectively stole some APIs for use […]

The worldwide ecosystem for Hadoop-MapReduce software is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 60.2 percent, from $77 million in revenue in 2011 to $812.8 million in 2016, according to IDC. IDC officials said they expect the Hadoop-MapReduce market to begin to grow rapidly as talent and tools for the wrangling of big […]

A California jury returned a partial victory for Oracle May 7, finding that Google did indeed violate the company’s copyrights related to the Java programming language and effectively stole some APIs for use in the Android operating system. However, the findings were perhaps good for both sides, as the verdict leaves several key questions unanswered. […]

Adobe Systems announced the availability of Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) software and said its Creative Cloud would become available May 11. Adobe introduced CS6 and Creative Cloud at a launch event on April 23 and said the technology would be generally available within 30 days. The CS6 product line includes new releases of Photoshop, […]

Microsoft Research has opened a new lab in New York City, bringing the number of Microsoft research labs to 13 around the world. As of May 3, the software giant€™s new research lab began work in a city known just as much for its vibrant educational and intellectual status as for its cultural diversities€”with institutions […]