Could it be that a Mac program will be the tipping point for the confidence that ISVs have in Microsoft as a technology partner? One c-level technologist for a Windows enterprise app says "no more" to Redmond's vision.
Apple on Wednesday mailed out its invitation to a Cupertino campus event next Thursday about its iPhone SDK. The intriguing part of the invitation is the promise of a roadmap for developers and for customers in the enterprise space.
According to fresh warnings by security vendor Intego, another Java vulnerability is attacking Macs that haven't been patched with Apple's Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7, released earlier this month. Meanwhile, the security analysts warned that many copies of older versions of MS Word haven't been patched and are being infected.
Apple recently introduced Xcode 4 to the public. The IDE is used to build Mac OS X and iOS apps, and offers developers a new user interface, integrated Interface Builder, LLVM compiler 2.0 support, and improved instruments.
When Steve Jobs late last week posted an open letter about Flash and Apple's relationship with Adobe there were questions on its impetus and its audience. Jobs' Thoughts on Flash letter said it was to the consumers, but some of the language, much of it, was aimed at a different constituency.
According to game designer, developer and university professor, Ian Bogost, the brouhaha about Flash and Apple's mobile platforms reveals some disturbing trends in the computer development business.
Sessions at this month's iPhone Tech Talk in Seattle revealed differences in usage by age groups, according to a developer report from the conference.
A Silicon Valley startup just released a useful iPhone/Touch app to help connect you with your data — the data inside your head. Called Forget, it can even help you remember that you've got an app for that, whatever "that" is.
Mac developers are only now uncovering new bugs in Lion and even more surprising support for entire APIs. The Lion software compatibility picture is unclear and users of old and even recently updated third-party software should be very careful before taking on the new OS version.
MacTech this week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco will unveil MacTech Match, a forthcoming service that will link up Mac and iOS developers with eager clients and their "great ideas."
