"web services" news, interviews, and features

News about web services

• Django REST upgrades focus on developers, then users

  Version 3.1, due in a few months, will have developer-centric upgrades, while version 3.2 will emphasize improvements for users

• Microsoft launches Outlook app for Android, declutters your inbox

  Microsoft unveiled useful additions to the Outlook Web app, including a tool that gets rid of useless info your coworkers send you

• Google Drive blurs the line between Windows and the Web

  Google Drive installations will soon start spawning shortcuts to Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on your desktop.

• Microsoft says its boxed software probably will be gone within a decade

  The software giant is betting that, over the next 10 years, most people will pay for subscriptions instead of purchasing boxed software.

• Microsoft Office Web apps get big update ahead of Windows 8

  Microsoft completed its Office Web Apps makeover, adding improved touch support for phones and tablets and a sheen to complement Windows 8

• New MobileMe phishing scam attempts to relieve users of login data

Features about web services

• Five Microsoft services to make any business smarter (including yours)

  Device management, basic server infrastructure, SEO analytics, and more are available for affordable subscription prices.

• Why developers are turning to API services

  As application development increasingly hooks into outside services, tools to manage all those APIs are sprouting up

• Apple and Hulu: Not so strange bedfellows?

  Early talks between the two indicate Apple may be looking to do TV right, one way or another

• Has Digg dug its own grave?

  Digg users revolt in creative ways against changes made to how the site works and new features.