developers

Why observe mankind's reach for the stars from the sidelines when you can be right in on the action?

Does spinning a good yarn translate into good code writing?

A long time ago in a mind-set far away, I spent a lunch with friends trying to figure out what we'd do if we could reprogram our cellphones. Our ideas were, in retrospect, lame. Maybe we would change the font on the dialer or come up with a screensaver animation. Wouldn't it be cool if we could get flying toasters running on the screen of our cellphone?

Apple's annual eight-day holiday shutdown of its App Store begins Thursday.

Zynga's uncompromising and driven work culture may make it hard for the social gaming company to keep top talent and close acquisitions.

If you want to make a business out of developing software for smart phones, is it a good decision to leap from one just-killed OS to the only one able to lose share in a growing market?

The number of OSes, devices, apps stores and requirements are stretching app developers; users should look for a lot of consolidation starting later this year.

Tech recruitment site Dice reports a big jump over the past year in the number of full-time tech jobs advertised on its site.