Developer Tech

Just like BYOD is getting tossed around a little too liberally, it seems like MAM (e.g. Mobile Application Management) has become an app dev catch all. Everyone is eager to claim it does just about anything under the sun, when it should really have a very well-defined set of attributes.

Amazon has rolled out its in-app purchasing API and subscription functionality for Kindle Fire and Android developers.

I-Free, the Russian dev house behind the “Girls Around Me” app has fired back at criticism that its app was simply a tool for weird men to ‘stalk’ women.

Google has apologised, albeit briefly, to Android developers who had to wait almost two weeks for late Google Checkout payments; but question marks have been raised over the company's developer support services.

Since the move to Google Play, Google has been culling low-quality apps from their store. Since Google Play is the number one avenue for app discovery, having your app booted from there can be a real setback in your app career.

If you have an Android Phone, you may have noticed that your Android Market icon disappeared, and now you suddenly have all this weird stuff on your phone. Welcome to Google Play.

Apple’s recent Mountain Lion announcement introduces an important new security feature, called Gatekeeper and this feature will be important to all Mac users.

Mozilla has announced that it will partner with Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica on its new browser based mobile OS.