CMULL - Slashdot User

Submission + - Evans Data: Android apps are developed faster than iOS, Windows Phone apps

Submitted by CMULL on Friday January 17, 2014 @05:40PM

CMULL writes: Android is the fastest mobile platform for app development and the most popular tablet operating system, according to a new survey.

Evans Data’s “Mobile Development Survey 2013” took responses from 464 active mobile developers worldwide. It showed that 40.5% of Android developers finish apps in one month or less, compared to 36.2% of iOS developers and 34% of Windows Phone developers.

Submission + - HTML5: Myths and Misconceptions

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 13, 2014 @02:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: As HTML5 becomes more popular, the misinformation surrounding this new standard grows. It has become a catchall phrase for the mobile Web, and its features and capabilities are widely misunderstood.

Submission + - Avoiding common Windows certification failures

Submitted by CMULL on Monday January 13, 2014 @02:36PM

CMULL writes: Failing certification testing can put a damper on an application’s release. In order to help developers through the process, the Windows Phone Store certification and policy team has provided the most common Windows app certification failures and how to avoid them.

Submission + - Programmer Debunks Source Code Shown In Movies And TV Shows

Submitted by rjmarvin on Monday January 13, 2014 @02:06PM

rjmarvin writes: Someone is finally pausing TV shows and movies to figure out if the code shown on screen is accurate or not http://sdt.bz/67573. British programmer and writer John Graham-Cumming started taking screenshots of source code from movies such as "Elysium," "Swordfish" and "Doctor Who," and when it became popular turned the concept into a blog. Source Code in TV and Films http://moviecode.tumblr.com/ posts a new screenshot daily, proving that, for example, Tony Stark's first "Iron Man" suit was running code from a 1998 programmable Lego brick.

Submission + - Why Elop and Nadella are the best combination for Microsoft's future Read more:

Submitted by CMULL on Friday January 10, 2014 @04:46PM

CMULL writes: As Microsoft’s search for a new CEO drags on, the big question is where the company should go in the next 20 years and who is best suited to take it there.

For all of Steve Ballmer’s business acumen, he’s never had the same grasp on the importance of design as someone like Steve Jobs. One Gartner analyst believes the key to Microsoft’s future is not the enterprise and cloud technologies Ballmer made into a core piece of Microsoft’s business, but a design-thinking model building innovative, consumer-driven user experiences.

Submission + - Android-based Google Glass competitor on track for 2014 release

Submitted by CMULL on Friday January 10, 2014 @03:23PM

CMULL writes: Created by Atheer Labs, the eyewear device is unique in that the glasses not only let you view virtual objects, but also touch and move them in 3D space. It projects a 26-inch Android tablet about 50cm in front of your face, and with a sensor depth capability called “air touch,” it allows the user to touch and manipulate it in the air.

Submission + - Amazon launches redesigned developer portal

Submitted by CMULL on Friday January 10, 2014 @01:46PM

CMULL writes: Amazon released its new developer portal today for the Amazon Appstore, designed to streamline the mobile app creation and submission process.

Submission + - Smart glasses you have to see to believe

Submitted by CMULL on Friday January 10, 2014 @01:32PM

CMULL writes: The new M100 smart glasses from Vuzix are similar to Google Glass, only you can buy it today, it’s less expensive than Google Glass (US$999), it’s a full Android implementation, and you don’t have to jump through Google’s restrictive hoops to build apps. If you are willing to forego the snob value of genuine Google Glass, and don’t need quite the high-end hardware, you can have an Ice Cream Sandwich head-mount display with 24-bit color, a 400x240 display, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage, a MicroSD slot, a speaker, a noise-cancelling microphone, a 5MP camera, 1080p video, a six-hour battery, WiFi and Bluetooth. Most recently, Vuzix announced that a software update will add voice recognition based on Nuance speech technology. Yes, you won’t get Google Glass’ 640x360 display, but did I mention the M100 is available now?

Submission + - Majority of Mac OS users not getting security updates

Submitted by AmiMoJo on Friday January 10, 2014 @09:12AM

AmiMoJo writes: According to security company Sophos around 55% of home users and 18% of enterprise users have updated to Mavericks, the latest version of Mac OS (10.9). Unfortunately Apple appears to have stopped providing security updates for older versions. Indeed, they list Mavericks itself as a security update. This means that the majority of users are no longer getting critical security patches. Sophos recommends taking similar precautions to those recommended for people who cannot upgrade from Windows XP.

Submission + - Covisint makes Google Glass integration a reality for Hyundai and Hyundai owners

Submitted by CMULL on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @04:55PM

CMULL writes: Hyundai is now able to quickly evaluate wearable technology, such as Google Glass, to address customer needs while also enabling Hyundai owners to access important owner services, vehicle safety, service, infotainment and applications.

Submission + - JavaScript becoming the lingua franca for mobile development (sdtimes.com)

Submitted by CMULL on Thursday December 26, 2013 @10:25AM

CMULL writes: JavaScript was originally developed as a browser-agnostic scripting language, but recent research reveals it is becoming the lingua franca for mobile development.

“Its ability to render rich results from lightweight, simple-to-learn languages has made it a natural fit for mobile’s speed of development,” according to Appcelerator and IDC’s Q4 2013 Mobile Trends Report.

Of the 6,698 mobile developers surveyed, it showed that 47.2% voted JavaScript as the most relevant language. Java came in second at 35%, and Objective-C came in third at 32%.

Submission + - Changing the nature of online authentication

Submitted by CMULL on Thursday December 26, 2013 @10:09AM

CMULL writes: Over time, online security methods have improved and companies continue to urge users to create more secure passwords, but is that enough?

One organization, the Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO), is working toward changing the nature of online authentication and reducing the reliance on passwords to authenticate users. The core ideas driving FIDO are ease of use, privacy, security and standardization.

Submission + - WSJ: NSA Drowns in Useless Data, Impeding Work, Former Employee Claims (news168.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 26, 2013 @08:56AM

An anonymous reader writes: "Some of the documents released by Mr. Snowden detail concerns inside the NSA about drowning in information. An internal briefing document in 2012 about foreign cellphone-location tracking by the agency said the efforts were "outpacing our ability to ingest, process and store" data.

"In March 2013, some NSA analysts asked for permission to collect less data through a program called Muscular because the "relatively small intelligence value it contains does not justify the sheer volume of collection," another document shows.

"In response to questions about Mr. Binney's claims, an NSA spokeswoman says the agency is "not collecting everything, but we do need the tools to collect intelligence on foreign adversaries who wish to do harm to the nation and its allies."

Some of this may be behind a paywall, but if approached via EU papers WSJ sometimes allows access to "World News" articles w/o subscription

Submission + - Are traditional quality assurance testing methods becoming outdated?

Submitted by CMULL on Thursday December 12, 2013 @12:50PM

CMULL writes: The current (but changing) practice is to leave QA testing to the end of the development process. QA teams go through the development teams’ code, and if any bugs are found, they are sent back to developers, who fix those bugs, send the code back to the QA team and so on until a product finally gets out to the market.

But that luxury of time no longer exists for software companies

Submission + - Hybrid vs Native apps: Which one do you prefer?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 21, 2013 @10:06AM

An anonymous reader writes: While native app approaches have been a top choice in the past, a recent survey revealed that 57% of participants believe HTML5 is enterprise-ready, or will be in within the next year.

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