That was the topic of the keynote speech that Amazon's director of app developer services gave at the AnDevCon conference in San Francisco last week. In his keynote presentation, Ethan Evans delved ...

Ever wanted to be an Android developer? Perhaps you just have an idea for an app that you’d like to develop? Either way, this guide to Android development for beginners will set you on your way! Also ...

Want to be an Android app developer but don’t know how to code? Don’t have the inclination to learn? Don’t worry, there are still plenty of options out there for you. Android app makers are tools ...

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Google has updated its App Engine platform, adding extra Python and Java development tools. The platform — which allows developers to build web apps that can be deployed across Google's infrastructure ...

The Microsoft Open Technologies group (MS Open Tech) has released an initial preview of a new plugin for JetBrains' IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE and the open-source Android Studio IDE, which is based on the ...

Smartphones get all the buzz, but mobile app warehouse GetJar claims that 90 percent of phones in use worldwide, and 72 percent of American phones, are still the non-smartphones that the mobile ...

Files originating in Oracle's Java have been discovered within the Android open source project managed by Google, emboldening Oracle's copyright infringement claims against the company. Florian ...

Older Android devices can be had for a song, and in many cases are still packing considerable computational power. With built in networking, a battery, and a big touch screen, they could easily take ...