Barnes & Noble said today its Nook Developer team is introducing new services and resources aimed at speeding up the launch for applications for its Nook Color. The company said it is focusing on offering reading-centric apps to users that improve the reading experience on the Nook Color. Barnes & Noble has plans for a
Novell announced today the availability of Mono for Android, a tool for developing Microsoft .NET apps for the Android platform using Microsoft Visual Studio. Novell is enabling Microsoft .NET and C# developers using Visual Studio and other environments to use a common code base to create applications for mobile devices, including Android-based smartphones and tablets,
Developers who want to make games for the Xperia Play and happen to be visual learners are in luck. Sony Ericsson has announced the availability of training videos that are designed to help everyone get started and pick up some valuable skills. The videos are available through design3, a game development portal. Unfortunately, a subscription’s
HP has announced it is giving developers in its Early Access program, access to its webOS 3.0 SDK. The webOS 3.0 SDK allows developers to create apps for HP TouchPad and the next-generation of webOS devices. Features include: *Enyo, the new framework that supports new and future webOS form factors *Leverage core webOS features like
PapayaMobile has announced that Android’s In -App billing is now available on its social gaming network. PapayaMobile will also integrate Android’s In-App billing into its Social SDK and Game Engine products, offering Android developers access to monetization tools. Papaya says the key reason why developers are currently finding iPhone to be a better monetization platform
Developers who have been wondering about Windows Phone 7 (or who have already embraced it and are interested in its well-being) can now learn more about how it’s been received. Microsoft published some official statistics late yesterday, and they put the mobile operating system off to a good start. The first data point Microsoft chose
Android developers, let’s hear a cheer. Late yesterday, Google announced the launch of in-app billing on the Android Market, meaning users can make purchases from within apps from now on. If you’re not familiar with the concept, in-app billing has a lot of promise. For users, it means less hassle in terms of having to
Mobile application management company Apperian has announced it has closed a $9.5 million round of venture financing, with investments from North Bridge Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ (KPCB) iFund, CommonAngels and LaunchCapital. Apperian’s Ease cloud platform allows businesses to create, launch, and mange applications for Apple iOS-powered devices, and in
It’s often the case that, when Google offers something, all competing products can be dismissed. A product or service that has Google’s backing has the support of lots of geniuses and tons of cash, after all. But Urban Airship has announced something called Embedded Push for Android, and it’s worth investigating. An official statement on
Given a choice, just about everyone will take the newer, bigger, and better of two things. So it should come as no surprise that developer interest in tablets is high, with AppTank indicating that developers are creating plenty of apps for the iPad and Android tablets. That doesn’t mean everyone’s given up on smartphones, but
