Development articles

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  Samsung sets up $4 million contest to stimulate app development for Galaxy Tab and Note

  By Vlad Savov on May 8, 2012 03:30 am + 24 comments

  Eager to rectify the shortage of quality apps for Android tablets, Samsung is setting aside Continue reading…

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  How HTML5 could beat out apps as the future of magazines

  By Sam Byford on May 7, 2012 08:48 pm + 39 comments

  The iPad was supposed to herald a new dawn of magazine publishing by providing a reading experience Continue reading…

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  Sony adds music player and puzzle game to SmartWatch development kit

  By Adi Robertson on May 7, 2012 11:34 am + 3 comments

  Sony's $149.99 SmartWatch is probably never going to be as exciting as Kickstarter sensation Pebble, Continue reading…

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  Microsoft announces Windows Phone Developer Summit: June 20-21 in San Francisco, CA

  By Sean Hollister on May 2, 2012 06:03 pm + 67 comments

  Microsoft built a beautiful and intuitive mobile operating system that excels at certain chores; Continue reading…

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  Amazon Studios accepting submissions for comedy and children's series

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 2, 2012 12:37 pm + 2 comments

  Amazon just announced that it's expanding the scope of Amazon Studios' development efforts by Continue reading…

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  Huawei pumping money into R&D to develop 'disruptive' products like touch-free phones

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 27, 2012 01:05 pm + 25 comments

  Huawei's continuing to make a major push for the consumer market — IDG News is reporting that the Continue reading…

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  webOS homebrew developer builds new Google Maps app after growing frustrated with Bing

  By Bryan Bishop on April 21, 2012 11:38 am + 42 comments

  Last year HP rolled out a new version of Maps for webOS devices that was powered by Microsoft's Continue reading…

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  Windows Phone homebrew program ChevronWP7 ends, users upgraded to App Hub membership

  By Bryan Bishop on April 13, 2012 06:32 pm + 73 comments

  Last year ChevronWP7 Labs — in conjunction with Microsoft — began selling $9 tokens that would Continue reading…

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  Valve hiring an engineer to help with 'hardware design' in its R&D labs

  By Vlad Savov on April 13, 2012 09:10 am + 36 comments

  No, Valve is totally not building a Steam Box gaming console. But it is building hardware. A new job Continue reading…

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  Virtually enlarged food tricks Japanese dieters into eating less

  By Sam Byford on April 13, 2012 04:32 am + 15 comments

  A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a pair of "glasses" aimed to aid dieters by making Continue reading…