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Teaching Legacy Application Elephants How to Dance

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

This four-minute video podcast shows how you can create services to continuously reuse enterprise applications, however and whenever needed, while leaving legacy logic untouched.
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Freightliner Uses Verastream to Simplify Mainframe Processes

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

This UK-based freight transporter automated EDI messaging and rolled out real-time online tracking, generating 2 million customer messages per year.
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Zero-Footprint Terminal Emulation for Mobile Devices

Posted May 22, 2013 - 5:30 pm

See how host access in the cloud can provide big benefits for users and IT alike. As the powerhouse working behind the scenes, Attachmate Verastream simplifies mobile enablement with a modern three-tier approach.
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Workforce Mobilization for Improved Productivity

Posted May 22, 2013 - 5:30 pm

A mobility research director from Aberdeen discusses reasons for extending legacy applications to mobile devices, and an integration strategist from Attachmate shows how easy it can be.
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Android Studio First look: It eclipses Eclipse

Posted May 22, 2013 - 2:47 pm

Google's new Android development environment pairs rich layout and build capabilities with IntelliJ IDEA's famous ease.
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Inconsistent AJAX requests using XDR under Internet Explorer [FIXED]

Posted May 18, 2013 - 8:00 am

Why world? Why do you cling to IE 6 and 7? These two browsers are the cause of massive frustration and wasted time for developers. In our latest thrill ride with Internet Explorer, we came across an issue where AJAX requests were being aborted almost instantaneously, but only sporadically.
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At Google I/O, Glass wearers say 'trust us'

Posted May 16, 2013 - 10:50 pm

Google is facing some tough questions from Congress over the privacy concerns raised by Glass, its fledgling augmented reality system for recording and receiving information on the fly. But on the ground at the company's I/O conference for developers, attendees are largely enthusiastic about the technology.
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What is the best audio format for websites?

Posted May 16, 2013 - 3:57 pm

I was thinking of adding some fairly short informational audio tracks to our website - maybe moving into weekly podcasting if it gets any traction. What is the best audio format choice for file size, decent audio, and compatibility with different OSes?
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Google says it has 900 million Android activations

Posted May 15, 2013 - 12:51 pm

Google's Android OS has more than 900 million users, the company said Wednesday at its I/O event began in San Francisco.
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Sun's stars: Where are they now?

Posted May 15, 2013 - 6:00 am

One of the brightest lights in Silicon Valley for more than two decades, Sun’s bread and butter was high-performance workstations and servers running Sun’s SPARC chips and Sun’s Solaris operating system.
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Microsoft commits to secure coding standard

Posted May 14, 2013 - 4:58 pm

Microsoft says its coding practices and its corporate management structure both comply with an international application security standard to encourage secure software development.
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5 pioneering paths for software development's new frontier

Posted May 13, 2013 - 4:19 pm

Forward-thinking dev shops mix methodologies, hire cross-functional coders -- beating old-guard shops to the hottest emerging app markets.
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Question

How to redirect mobile devices to mobile website?

Posted May 13, 2013 - 2:09 pm

Does anyone know a good guide for how to detect and redirect website visitors that are using mobile devices/browsers?
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How can I learn Android game development?

Posted May 10, 2013 - 3:05 pm

A question posted earlier about the development of an android app got me thinking about trying to make a simple android game on my own. I'm a big fan of retro 8-bit and 16-bit games, so it wouldn't be too complex, but I'm only marginally familiar with Java.
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Canonical staff to get working Ubuntu phones by late May

Posted May 10, 2013 - 12:49 pm

Canonical on Wednesday announced its next moves on the way to market with a Linux-powered phone.
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Bill would put mobile app vendors on the hook for privacy

Posted May 10, 2013 - 6:12 am

The mobile industry's efforts to convince lawmakers that self-regulation alone is the best way to address growing concerns over privacy-invading mobile applications appears to be running into some headwind.
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Is there a way to get Wi-Fi password without root permissions?

Posted May 10, 2013 - 3:44 am

(Android)
I've found how to do it with rooted devices,thanks to providers. Now I'm working on an app, wanna display WiFi password as actual words instead of "*****" . And it's for all users, among which are rooted and unrooted.
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Developer divide: 19 generations of computer programmers

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:51 am

From punch cards to JavaScript, computing history owes everything to those who've programmed the machines
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How to change software testing for new cloud configurations

Posted May 7, 2013 - 2:48 pm

Here are a few things to think about in any cloud transition.
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13 quirky tech conferences to check out this year

Posted May 3, 2013 - 2:12 pm

Get your travel agent on speed dial. These small conferences could be just what the career doctor ordered.
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Top 10 programming skills that will get you hired

Posted May 3, 2013 - 10:26 am

Where the jobs and the money are.
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Facebook rethinks its 'hackathons' with an eye toward mobile

Posted May 2, 2013 - 8:57 pm

Facebook is retooling its famous "hackathon" all-night coding workshops to give engineers more time to conceive new products, hopefully with a focus on mobile.
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12 APIs every programmer should know about

Posted May 2, 2013 - 3:45 pm

These emerging and under-the-radar APIs add sizzle to your website, from geographical data to financial insights to content analysis
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BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby'

Posted April 30, 2013 - 4:05 pm

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win!
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Windows 8 developers wonder, where's the ad revenue?

Posted April 29, 2013 - 3:28 pm

All through the month of April, ad-supported Windows 8 apps have gotten no ads. That means no revenue for developers. What gives?
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