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NEWS ABOUT: software developers

software developers stories: 17 news summaries

Big Bucks Elusive for
App Store Developers

'App Store Millionaires' few and far between

Oct 7, 09 5:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The popularity of the iPhone turned Apple’s App Store into a gold rush for developers. Lured by a deal that allows app makers to keep 70% of revenue, thousands poured into the field. The reality, however, has not lived up to the hype. Most lose money and even those... More »

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iPhone • smartphones • software developers • iPhone applications • App Store

 'Hardware
 Hackers' 
 Get Handy 

Programmers leave screens for soldering irons

May 19, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking an escape from the confined world of their computer screens, programmers are applying their technological know-how to the physical world, building and tweaking an array of devices with their hands, the Boston Globe reports. “My normal job is way up in the clouds,” said a programmer at... More »

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technology • computer programming • software • programmers • software developers • hacking • invention • gadget

ANALYSIS

Facebook's Goal:
'Blowing Up the Browser'


Apr 28, 09 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook has opened its user “feeds” to widget developers, paving the way to a new existence in the decentralized, cross-platform “AfterWeb,” Josh Quittner writes in Time. Though the move is seen by some as a counter to rival Twitter, which can already be accessed in myriad ways,... More »

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social networking • Internet • Facebook • software developers • Adobe AIR • Twitter • AfterWeb • decentralized

Fortune Favors the iPhone Developer

Pros and amateurs stampede to profit
from tech 'gold rush'

Apr 4, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s really no sure way of making a buck these days—unless you write a successful app for the iPhone, the New York Times says. Professionals and amateurs alike are cashing in on the iPhone gold rush by developing applications. Cash-strapped programmer Ethan Nicholas, whose app has topped 2... More »

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Apple • software developers • iPhone applications

 Stanford Offers 
 Free iPhone App 
 Developer Course 

iTunes U course will teach online students how to build applications

Apr 3, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stanford University is offering free online lessons to would-be iPhone application developers, reports Ars Technica. The university's computer science department is making materials from its 10-week iPhone Application Programming course available for download from iTunes starting this week, including video lectures by Apple engineers. The materials will be the same... More »

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iPhone • Stanford University • Apple • software developers • iPhone applications

EBay Will Open Doors
to Outside Programmers

Openness move won't take off until 2009

Jun 17, 08 6:34 PM CDT
(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... More »

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eBay • Facebook • software developers • third parties

 Gaunt Jobs'
 Health Gets Buzz 

Apple CEO had cancer surgery 4 years ago

Jun 11, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

YouTube Opens to Developers

Expect more options for videos soon—including watching them on TiVo

Mar 14, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(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’... More »

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YouTube • video • TiVo • Electronic Arts • programmers • Spore • software developers • Animoto • slideshow • video games

Developers Flock to iPhone App Funding

But worries emerge about Apple's tight rules, lack of support

Mar 12, 08 12:44 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Apple Courts iPhone Developers

Releases inexpensive software development kit

Mar 7, 08 2:00 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Microsoft: Vista Update May Screw Up Your Programs

First service pack shuts down virus protection programs

Feb 22, 08 12:48 PM CST
(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,... More »

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

Selling the Video Game Pitch

Gamespot explores the evolution of the game concept sale

Dec 22, 07 7:50 PM CST
(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... More »

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video game console • software developers • video games

New Tools Will Mash Up Phone, Mobile, & Net

Ribbit debuts platform to blend services across all your connections

Dec 17, 07 3:04 PM CST
(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... More »

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

New VC Fund Wants
Only Facebook Apps

Investor puts exclusive attention on site he thinks is worth $100B

Nov 14, 07 12:26 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

Bruce Chinzen will step aside; COO Shantanu Narayen will step up

Nov 13, 07 10:52 AM CST
(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... More »

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software • Photoshop • software developers • Adobe • Flash • Bruce Chinzen • Shantanu Narayen

Meebo Joins Facebook as Platform

Instant messenger site allows outside developers to create new applications

Oct 31, 07 4:34 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Google Talking With Verizon

Google applications may appear on Verizon phones

Oct 30, 07 11:51 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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