App Development - News, Features, and Slideshows

News

• Apple to launch Mac App Store next week, says report

  Apple will launch its Mac App Store next week, according to a blog that cited an "inside source" at the company.

• Devs bet big on Android over Apple's iOS

  A majority of mobile application developers see Google's Android as the smart bet over the long run even as they vote for Apple's iOS in the short term, according to a survey published Monday.

• Verizon launches toolkit for location app developers

  Verizon Wireless took more steps Tuesday toward opening its network for location-based applications by releasing a software developer kit (SDK).

• Apple blinks on dev tool restrictions

  Apple today reversed its decision earlier in the year that barred developers from using rival programming tools, including one that has since been discontinued by Adobe, to build applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.