Google I/O 2021: Firebase tops 3 million app mark, rolls out bevy of updates
Firebase added a series of emulation, dashboard, testing and extension updates to its mobile platform at Google I/O 2021.
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Why Microsoft is buying GitHub: It's all about developer relationships
Microsoft's move to acquire GitHub isn't all that surprising given that the company is a top contributor and has worked well with developers in recent years. Now can it keep GitHub the Switzerland of code?
Adobe: Upgrade your hardware for Creative Suite 3; stay tuned for pricing details
On Adobe's first quarter earnings conference call it became clear in a hurry that if you want to get the full impact of Creative Suite 3 you better upgrade those Macs. Meanwhile, more color on Creative Suite 3's impact and pricing will come next week.
News to know: Adobe Apollo Alpha; Intel benchmarks; Local Web ads
Notable headlines:Ryan Stewart: Apollo public alpha available. Microsoft, Adobe, and rich versus reach.
WSJ: SAP struggles with globalization
A little more than a year ago I was discussing a story I wrote with SAP executives. They were peeved that I referred to SAP as a German company while failing to note the headquarters of a rival I mentioned.
Appirio acquires TopCoder, corners crowdsourced developer market
Appirio buys TopCoder so it can combine its cloud services, analytics and design developer communities.
Citrix aims to prime enterprise mobile app pump
With the Worx App Gallery, Citrix is aiming to become a one-stop outlet for IT administrators to distribute corporate mobile applications.
Amazon to accept HTML5 apps for Kindle Fire
Amazon also said it is offering tools to debug and monetize HTML5 apps. Best practices are also available to walk developers through the submission process.
IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers
Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device.That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo.
Is the enterprise ready for cloud computing?
Guest post: This is a post by Barry X Lynn, CEO of 3Tera, in response to a discussion about whether cloud computing is industrial strength. Lynn can be found on the 3Tera blog.