Android fragmentation also a challenge for Web developers
Fragmentation remains an issue for third-party Android application developers. The wide spread and slow rate of adoption for new versions of the operating system prevent developers from being able to use the latest APIs. But...
Android Market rule prohibits use of third-party in-app payment services
Android application developers are being barred from using third-party payment systems in their software. As Google mandates the use of its own Google Wallet service for in-application purchases, software that doesn't comply ...
Ubuntu founder touts UI innovation in 12.04 beta release
The first beta of Ubuntu 12.04, codenamed Precise Pangolin, was made available today. The 12.04 release, which is the next major version of the popular Linux distribution, will officially launch in...
HTML5 roundup: new IE10 build surfaces in Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Microsoft launched the fifth IE10 platform preview last week as part of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The next major version of Microsoft's Web browser is a big step forward that...
Space out this weekend with our favorite Sci-Fi periodicals and podcasts
As a science fiction enthusiast, reading is one of my favorite weekend activities. I especially enjoy short fiction, stories that I can consume in a single sitting without having to make a major time commitment....
Zemlin praises $25 Linux computer: a Windows license costs more than four Raspberry Pis
In a blog post written this morning, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin praised the Raspberry Pi foundation's $35 Linux computer, which met tremendous demand when it launched this week. In...
Raspberry Pi retailers toppled by demand as $35 Linux computer launches
The Raspberry Pi foundation attempted to launch its $35 Linux computer on Tuesday evening, but the organization's retail partners couldn't cope with the massive demand. Two British electronic component distributors that int...
Linux computer the size of a thumb drive now available for preorder
FXI is preparing to launch the Cotton Candy, a tiny computer that looks like a USB thumb drive. The device, which can run either Ubuntu or Android 4.0, has a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU,...
Mozilla demos OWD platform with custom home screen on a phone
Mozilla and Telefónica announced a partnership this morning to develop the Open Web Devices (OWD) platform, an operating system that is based on Mozilla's Boot2Gecko (B2G) project. Telefónica intends to ship the platform on low...
Facebook and others aim to make the mobile Web a competitive app platform
A coalition of 30 technology companies hopes to turn the Web into a competitive platform for building mobile applications. They have launched a Core Mobile Web Platform (coremob) community group through the W3C to provide...
Telefónica working with Mozilla to build open Web-centric smartphone
Mozilla announced today that it has partnered with mobile network operator Telefónica to deliver a complete mobile operating system built around standards-based Web technologies. They plan to bring the platform to market l...
