Skype CEO: SkypeKit aimed at onslaught of new gadgets
Skype launched a new software developer kit on Wednesday to help electronics makers embed Skype into any new device they're working on.
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News about application development
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A 'fat-free' programming framework for the cloud
Researchers in the U.K. are developing a lean-and-mean programming framework called Mirage that is designed specifically to support applications running on cloud infrastructure platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Google App Engine.
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Developer Tool Spots Unclear Requirements
The first step in any application development project is to collect the user requirements. Get that wrong, and the project will be in trouble.
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Skype closes its Extras program for developers
Skype is shutting down Extras, the most important part of its program for outside developers, saying that demand for these third-party plug-ins has been weak.
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eBay requires developers to change their account passwords
Members of the eBay Developers Program must change their account passwords because the e-commerce company recently discovered a way in which account information could be accessed by malicious hackers.
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PayPal to open platform to third-party developers
PayPal will soon open up its platform to third-party developers, allowing them to build applications with a range of money transfer options.
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MySpace expands pool of app testers for developers
MySpace developers can now make their applications available for testing to anyone who is on their list of friends at the social-networking site.
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Android users favoring apps over games
Owners of the Android-powered G1 handset seem more anxious to get things done with it than to play games, according to download statistics from the long-awaited phone's first few days on sale.
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For Microsoft shops, Silverlight 2.0 trumps Flash
With the imminent release of Silverlight 2.0, developers and Web designers, particularly those already working in Microsoft IT environments, will have the first viable alternative technology to Adobe Flash for building rich Internet applications, analysts and developers said.
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Yahoo hosts developers at Open Hack 2008
Yahoo hosted about 300 developers at its Open Hack 2008 event last weekend, which encouraged participants to build applications on top of the company's products.
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