Apple on Monday gave users their first glimpse at iOS 5, the next iteration of the company's mobile operating system for iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. During the keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple senior vice president Scott Forstall covered 10 new features out of the 200 planned for iOS 5. With iOS 5, Apple introduces a couple brand new apps, revamps many, rethinks notifications, and finally severs the cord between iOS and the Mac.

Thanks to two brief demonstrations of Microsoft's next-generation operating system, third-party Microsoft Windows developers are expressing frustration over what they consider a lack of clear direction on how to develop applications for Windows 8.

Google gave Android developers several reasons to cheer on Tuesday with its announcement of new versions of the operating system, as well as the addition of music and movies to the Android Market.

VMware said on Tuesday it had acquired WaveMaker, the creator of open-source software that lets non-developers build Java Web applications.

Java.net has been re-launched as the home of Java community projects, featuring a new look and new tools for developers, an Oracle official said on Tuesday.

Microsoft has started letting developers build and release applications for Windows Phone 7 using Visual Basic, potentially opening the door to more applications on the new smartphone platform.

Some of the developers behind Google Wave have submitted their software to the Apache Software Foundation for inclusion.

Oracle may own the Java trademark, but VMware is touting its own Spring framework as the best programming model for enterprise Java developers.

Some developers of the OpenOffice.org desktop productivity suite announced a break from Oracle on Tuesday, introducing a new name for the project and establishing a new foundation to guide its future.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday announced the fourth-generation iPhone during a keynote speech at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Az Apple bejelentette, hogy június 7-től június 11-ig rendezi meg éves fejlesztői világkonferenciáját (Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC) a san franciscó-i Moscone Center kongresszusi központ Moscone West kiállítási csarnokában. Az ötnapos konferencia programjában az első iPad-fejlesztői ülések mellett gyakorlati iPhone OS 4 workshopok és Mac OS X központi technológiai workshopok is szerepelnek.

Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams shared some long-awaited usage figures for the service and sought to assure developers that Twitter is becoming a stable platform for building applications, as they kicked off the first-ever developer conference in San Francisco Wednesday.

Third-party developers can integrate with Google's own applications.

Two consumer groups urged U.S. regulators on Monday to block Google from acquiring mobile advertising provider AdMob, citing potential harm the deal could cause to users, advertisers and application developers.

Vodafone is making a bid for the mobile applications market, by trying to attract developers with the promise of access to its large customer base.

A konzolok és a PC-k háborúja éppen lecsendesedett, aztán eljött a Game Developers Conference, és az idill azon nyomban véget ért. A konzolok és PC-k mellé befutott a nevető harmadik?

iPhone users and app developers got a sneak preview at what the future holds for them on Tuesday, when Apple showcased its upcoming iPhone 3.0 software. The next major version of the iPhone operating system, slated for a summer release, promises a number of changes aimed at end-users and software makers alike.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a few details on Wednesday of a forthcoming operating system that will help developers write Internet-based applications.

A Microsoft megerősítette, hogy októberben új Windows 7 prebéta-verziót ad át a Professional Developers Conference látogatóinak.

EBay will open a tool used by 700,000 of its merchants to external developers, the next step in an ongoing effort to promote the creation of applications for its online marketplace.