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  • June 2008

    • EBay Will Open Doors to Outside Programmers

      Reuters  |  Jun 17, 08 6:34 PM CDT

      EBay Will Open Doors to Outside Programmers

      (Newser) - EBay has revealed a plan to let third-party software programs work within its Selling Manager, a tool used by 700,000 large merchants. Project Echo is the latest landmark in an openness movement that helped Facebook hit its stride, Reuters reports, as independent developers will soon have their software promoted on the auction giant. More »

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      Facebook  • eBay  • software developers  • third parties

    • Gaunt Jobs' Health Gets Buzz

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Gaunt Jobs' Health Gets Buzz

      (Newser) - Apple watchers are expressing concern over the gaunt appearance of CEO Steve Jobs at the iPhone 3G coming-out party Monday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apple says Jobs, who underwent successful surgery after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 4 years ago, was simply suffering from a “common bug” and is on the mend. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • Steve Jobs  • pancreatic cancer  • software developers

  • March 2008

    • YouTube Opens to Developers

      MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 14, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      YouTube Opens to Developers

      (Newser) - YouTube is opening up to software developers, the company said Wednesday. Programmers can create new interfaces to play videos, for example, or let users upload clips to YouTube directly from other sites. And later this year, viewers will be able to watch YouTube videos via TiVo. The open platform won’t create revenue, Technology Review reports, but YouTube hopes it will attract more users. More »

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      YouTube  • video game  • video  • Electronic Arts  • software developers  • TiVo  • Spore  • programmers

    • Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 12, 08 12:44 PM CDT

      Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

      (Newser) - Developers have swamped venture capitalists who announced a $100 million fund for iPhone applications last week. But many of them say Apple has made the job difficult. Developers must use the software development kit issued by Apple, and they say the restrictive terms prevent them from sharing advice on user forums, and that Apple’s support has been abysmal. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • software developers  • iPhone applications  • Google Android

    • Apple Courts iPhone Developers

      New York Times  |  Mar 7, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Apple Courts iPhone Developers

      (Newser) - Apple is opening up the iPhone to outside programmers. The company said yesterday it would release a $99 software development kit, and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has committed $100 million to invest in developers' work, reports the New York Times . iPhones so far have been limited—at least officially—to Apple’s included programs. But new applications will be tightly controlled by Apple. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • venture capital  • software developers  • iPhone applications  • software development  • programming

  • February 2008

    • Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      BBC  |  Feb 22, 08 12:48 PM CST

      Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

      (Newser) - Vista’s first major service pack may do more harm than good. Microsoft is warning that its upcoming update may disable various third party programs, particularly virus protection and security software, which accounted for half of the dozen programs Microsoft listed as victims. Microsoft said that list wasn’t comprehensive, and told users to contact the software developers, not Microsoft, with any problems. More »

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      Microsoft  • software  • Microsoft Vista  • software developers  • service packs  • virus protection

  • December 2007

    • Selling the Video Game Pitch

      GameSpot  |  Dec 22, 07 7:50 PM CST

      Selling the Video Game Pitch

      (Newser) - Picture the video game pitch: You sit down in front of a group software publisher execs with nothing more than a Powerpoint presentation and somehow try to communicate what your hypothetical digital world will be like and why it will be successful. Gamespot explores the evolution of pitching, from its unassuming beginnings to today’s pressure cookers. More »

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      video game  • video game console  • software developers

    • New Tools Will Mash Up Phone, Mobile, & Net

      Reuters  |  Dec 17, 07 3:04 PM CST

      New Tools Will Mash Up Phone, Mobile, & Net

      (Newser) - A startup called Ribbit today unveiled a tool to let developers create voice communication applications that unify Internet-based and traditional telephony services, including phones and text messaging. Developers can include voicemail and calling functions, and can embed their apps in Web pages and Web-based services, reports Reuters. The platform supports Internet calling systems such as Skype. More »

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      telecommunications  • startup  • software developers  • Internet phone  • IP telephony  • platforms

  • November 2007

    • New VC Fund Wants Only Facebook Apps

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 14, 07 12:26 PM CST

      New VC Fund Wants Only Facebook Apps

      (Newser) - Venture capitalist Lee Lorenzen is so enamored of Facebook that he started an investment fund just to finance developers creating applications for the social network site. Not only is Lorenzen investing in a month-and-a-half-old industry, last month at a conference he said Facebook might be worth $100 billion, more than six times the $15 billion valuation that came with Microsoft's purchase of a 1.6% stake. More »

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      Microsoft  • Facebook  • social networking  • venture capital  • software developers

    • Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

      Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 10:52 AM CST

      Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

      (Newser) - The popular CEO of Adobe Systems, Bruce Chinzen, will step down at the end of the month “to take a break.” President and COO Shantanu Narayen will replace him, though Chinzen will stay on temporarily as a half-time strategic advisor and remain on the board to ease the transition. Adobe’s stock prices dropped more than 5% on the news. More »

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      software  • software developers  • Adobe  • Photoshop  • Flash

  • October 2007

    • Meebo Joins Facebook as Platform

      Fortune Magazine  |  Oct 31, 07 4:34 AM CDT

      Meebo Joins Facebook as Platform

      (Newser) - Meebo, an instant-messenger startup, is following in the footsteps of Facebook by allowing certain hand-selected developers to create new widgets for its pages. Unlike Facebook, however, it plans to lure developers by offering them half the revenue gained from the features they create and will sell the ads itself, instead of leaving the task to the more code-oriented developers. More »

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      Facebook  • Internet advertising  • startup  • software developers  • widget  • platforms  • application  • Meebo

    • Google Talking With Verizon

      Reuters  |  Oct 30, 07 11:51 PM CDT

      Google Talking With Verizon

      (Newser) - Google is in talks with Verizon Wireless, the number-two U.S. mobile carrier, about putting Google applications on its phones, Reuters reports. The Google-powered phones are expected to meld several of its applications into a single package for Verizon customers, including Google Maps, News, YouTube and Gmail. Google shares rose 2.3 percent on Tuesday to $694.77. More »

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      Google  • Verizon  • software developers  • Vodaphone  • Orange  • France Telecom

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