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Popular Android Competitor Pulls Plug
CyanogenMod, which gave Android mobile users more control over their devices, has shut down following commercial friction
Amazon Brings Trio Of Alexa-Inspired AI Services To AWS
Amazon follows rivals Google and Microsoft and gives developers access to AI services
Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec
Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor
Microsoft Brings App Converter To Windows Store
The company wants to encourage developers to migrate 16 million existing Windows applications to its cross-platform format
Apple Reveals App Store Shakeup To Ease Developer Niggles
Overhaul for App Store rules, but will it ease developer concerns over Apple commissions and app overload?
Two Thirds Of Software Firms Contribute To Open Source
A majoirty of businesses are now using or contributing to open source projects, as adoption of the technology goes mainstream
Bing Lets Users Edit Code Samples In Search Results
Microsoft's search engine now displays editable code snippets for common programming problems directly in results
Canonical Touts 64-bit ARM IoT Developer Platform
IoT developers offered powerful but tiny quad core platform to deliver Internet of Things solutions
UNICEF Seeks World-Changing Open Source Technologies
United Nations to fund startups to develop open source tech to improve the lives of vulnerable children and civilians
New Snapchat App For Windows Phone Under Development
Open source Snapchat app under development for Windows Phone, despite founder's alleged hatred of Windows
Facebook Scraps Flash ‘For All Videos’
Facebook is the latest to switch to HTML5 from Adobe's Flash, following repeated security problems with the platform
IBM Opens Up Watson With Additional APIs
Developer push continues as IBM arms Watson with new crop of APIs for language, vision, speech apps
Yahoo To Close Maps, Pipes And Other Services
Yahoo is to close a number of products and regional websites, as well as end support for older Apple kit
Oculus Stops Rift Mac, Linux Development, Releases PC Specs
The Rift virtual-reality headset will require high-end specs at release - as well as Windows
IBM Joins Ionic For Mobile Business App Development
Businesses to get simple mobile app development tool with IBM's Ionic deal
MIT Boffins Reveal Groundbreaking Integer Overflow Debugger
New algorithm can identify integer overflows, one of the most widely encountered bugs in computer programs
Imagination CI20 Throws Down Barebones PC Gauntlet
British firm reveals more powerful alternative to the barebones Raspberry Pi personal computer
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9
AMD Releases ‘Seattle’ 64-Bit ARM Developer Kit
AMD offers its Seattle ARM-based server chips to the developer community
Quiz Of The Week: Programming Languages
Do you know Python from Cobol? Our quiz features languages old and new
Raspberry Pi Gets More USB Ports With The Release Of Model B+
The new board doubles the number of USBs, adds more GPIO pins and support for external hard drives
Fedora Linux Plots Agile Core Future
Members plot a new path forward for the Fedora Linux Project in order to tailor it for more specific uses
Firefox 24 Gains Console Update And Android Tweaks
The next version Firefox offers new developer options and improvements for Android users
Google Updates Action Bar For Android Apps
Android developers now have a backward-compatible version of the Android Action Bar for their apps
Google Enhances Chrome Developer Tools
To make life for developers a little bit easier, Google has added three new tools to Chrome DevTools
Android 4.3 Expands Developer Tool Choices
Android 4.3 offers developers a host of new tools, features, and other development improvements
Shoddy Developer Security Practices Exposed By Study
The majority of developers do not implement any security development procedure when designing apps
Oracle Updates Java Tools For Mobile And Cloud
Oracle updates its Java developer tools to include better support for mobile and cloud technologies
PHP Forever – Andi Gutmans Of Zend
PHP maintains a lead for developing websites, because of enterprise features, says Andi Gutmans of Zend