In the previous column, we had started exploring the announcements made at the Google I/O 2014 and their implications to its users and application developers. Let us continue our exploration and see whats brewing at Google this year. Chromecast Update Google has announced a whole set of changes for Chromecast this year. These include Android[…]
Google I/O is the annual developers conference hosted by Google in San Francisco, US. The keynote address gives us a peak into what Google has in store us each year. The Google I/O 2014 saw some interesting technology and exciting innovation. In this 2 part series, let us take a look at what was announced[…]
When I had reviewed Xamarin 2, I remember thinking, ‘It definitely doesn’t get better than this!’. I was wrong. Last month Xamarin, one of the most popular cross-platform app development tools, released their latest version: Xamarin 3. This release saw the announcement of Xamarin Designer and Xamarin.Forms. Let us take a closer look into this[…]
While Windows 8.1 and iOS 8 have hogged the limelight for the last couple of months, Android remains one of the best development platforms out there. Android has dominated and continues to dominate the industry thanks to the wide reach it facilitates. Over 70 % of the smartphones sold use the Android platform. The absolute ease[…]
The Heartbleed Bug caused quite a lot of worry earlier this year. Exposing the extreme vulnerability of online solutions and the lack of safety of data over the internet, this Bug came as a real eye opener to the internet community. Here is an account of everything you need to know about it and how[…]
The World Wide Developers Conference 2014 saw a lot of technology and innovation. While it did offer quite a few surprises, there were some elements missing. Here are some things I was looking forward to find announced at the WWDC 2014, but had not found its way there. While most of Apple’s products have found[…]
The Conference is one of the most important events of the Apple calender. During this 5 day event users and iOS app developers get a glimpse into what Apple has lined up for them in the coming year. The WWDC 2014 saw filled audiences, amazing innovation and breathtaking technology. In this series, I will break[…]
Early this month during the developer’s conference, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook had pointed that KitKat the latest release from Android is being only by 8.5% of Android users compared to iOS, where as 74% of the users are with iOS 7. And he actually did miss out a very important note, firstly there is not[…]