Technology Development

The Apple iPhone "app for that" commercials have become so ingrained in pop culture that it's a running joke, a catch line among many folks. There is even a website that parodies the ad campaign. But, it's true, these days, whether you want to use Facebook and Twitter, bank online, or find the nearest Thai restaurant, you can find an application to help you get it done.

Honing in on the need for more security in application development, IBM Rational is planning an enterprise-level product that features two separately acquired technologies for security testing and code scanning.

Titanium lets developers build native apps for both desktop and mobile devices using Web techniques

A security coalition offers enterprises contract language that requires software vendors to use programming techniques that close common security loopholes.

With 4G networks due to hit the mass market over the next two years, some application developers are looking at ways to exploit the new high-speed connections to improve their apps' performance and capabilities.

Three University of Michigan computer scientists say they have found a way to exploit a weakness in RSA security technology used to protect everything from media players to smartphones and e-commerce servers.

Microsoft plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said Thursday is more than any competitor.

Android's openness, flexibility, and Java foundation make it the best choice for many developers and the businesses that depend on them

Vimov is offering developers writing for the Apple iPad a head-start in testing their apps, using an iPhone as a multitouch controller for Apple's iPad simulator. The tool is designed to help developers who otherwise face problems testing some hardware-dependant features of their apps until they can get their hands on a real iPad.

Software AG opened a beta version of its social network for business process management (BPM) on Tuesday, a year after it first announced the service.

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered crystals that could lead to super security chips as well as contribute to the discovery of materials that expand the capacity of electronic storage devices by 1,000 to 1 million times.

PayPal will open an applications store this year where developers can offer their wares, the latest step in the company's multi-pronged strategy to deepen its relationship with external programmers.

A Denver Web design firm will hold a tongue-in-cheek funeral for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 on March 4 to celebrate the aged browser's decline.

Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.

A release management strategy for small projects and enhancements

CodePlex Foundation, a Microsoft-backed open source projects initiative, has accepted its first non-Microsoft project.

Apple iPhone application developers have taken a look at the nuances of building software for the the larger iPad tablet and find it strikingly similar to building for the iPhone, though with the added benefit of more screen real estate.

There are bold programmers, but no old programmers -- the reasons for this reality aren't simple age discrimination

Gaming company Zynga -- behind the popular Facebook app FarmVille -- has set up a new development center in Bangalore that will focus on developing the infrastructure required to support its growing number of users.

A consortium of security experts today is slated to release draft procurement documents that would leave software developers liable for defects in software sold to large companies and organizations.