Windows Phone can now be targeted by PhoneGap Build, a cloud-based service for creating cross-platform mobile phone apps, according to a Tuesday blog post from... full story ![]()
Developer tool company AppGyver loves the PhoneGap platform, but is convinced there is room for productivity and performance improvements and is working on products to achieve both. AppGyver has released a public beta of Steroids ToolBelt, which allows Web developers to create mobile apps for iOS and Android using PhoneGap more quickly than what is currently possible,...
pcworld.com (14 days ago)

Unity Technologies has opened a beta program for Windows Phone 8 apps, and invites experienced developers to start testing. Unity's cross-platform development tools can be used to create games for a multitude of different platforms, including smartphones, PCs and game consoles, simultaneously. The new beta program is "a chance to preview Unity 4 for the Windows Phone 8...
pcworld.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
As BlackBerry and Microsoft scramble to catch up with iOS and Android’s hold on app developers’ attention, it’s become clear that Microsoft has a distinct advantage that BlackBerry simply cannot match: Lots and lots of cash. Both Bloomberg Businessweek and Business Insider report that Microsoft is paying developers up to $100,000 to bring their applications over to Windows...
yahoo.com (5 days ago)

Microsoft has long supported its developer community, but even there it can stumble on occasion. Developers of ad-supported apps for Windows 8 have been left high and dry for the month of April with no in-app advertising. Starting on March 31, ads provided to ad-supported Windows 8 apps have been almost completely absent. The ads come from pubCenter, which provides ads to...
pcworld.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
It may be time for Steve Ballmer to crank up his famous “Developers, developers, developers!” chant again if it will get software developers more excited about Windows Phone 8. Sameer Singh at Tech-Thoughts has charted the growth history of the three major mobile app stores and has found that Windows Phone’s app store is lagging behind where iOS and Android were 30 months...
yahoo.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

Facebook has asked Microsoft to remove 41 unofficial and clone ‘Facebook’ apps from the Windows Phone store as the social network prepares to introduce its official app for the platform. Windows Phone 7 and 8 launched without a fully featured official Facebook app, but the OS has tight integration with Facebook as contacts and messages are baked in. Yet with the growth of...
pcworld.com (1 month and 11 days ago)

In a survey done by the Aberdeen Group, some 348 enterprise application developers were asked which mobile platforms they've released or were planning on releasing their products to. While iOS and Android were unsurprisingly at the top of the chart, Microsoft's mobile OS's saw some great responses by developers, with the Windows Phone and Surface Tablet having 25% and 35%,...
gsmarena.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

Microsoft is seeking a software engineer to help unify the Windows Phone and Windows 8 developer platforms, allowing apps to seamlessly work on both.The company posted a job opportunity on Friday, in search of an individual who could work alongside the team in charge of making Windows Phone apps work on Windows 8/RT and vice versa.In the past, Microsoft has been clear in its...
techradar.com (4 months and 10 days ago)

It’s been two years since Chromebooks running Google’s Chrome OS appeared on store shelves. So far, Google’s plan—to turn your Web browser into an operating system and websites into desktop-app replacements—does not appear to be catching on But what if instead of accessing just websites, Chromebooks connected to a Windows desktop that lived in the cloud? Instead of having...
pcworld.com (1 month and 17 days ago)
Filed under: Investing Baidu is again pushing its ambitions internationally, releasing its cloud developer tools in English today. The English site will help developers around the world build apps for the Chinese market. Developers who don't speak or read Chinese will be able to access Baidu interfaces and services, such as cloud storage, in-app advertising and analytics,...
dailyfinance.com (3 months and 21 days ago)
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