Oracle’s Announces New Cross Platform Development Tool

Oracle announced an update to their Mobile Development Suite earlier this week. This featured Mobile Application Framework, a new framework for cross platform mobile application development and a new version of Oracle Service Bus, a core component which provides the basis for swift multi-channel and mobile strategy. MAF aims at speeding up the app development process by

IBM to Create a Development Platform for Toyota Cars

Toyota has reeled in IBM to create a new in-car application development platform to facilitate the easy creation of applications for cars . This is a part of T-Connect, Toyota’s telematics service. Through this they aim to assist Toyota to create a comfortable, convenient and luxurious travel experience backed by software applications and services. IBM

Android L: Why it is Better than Android 4.4

The Google I/O 2014 saw the announcement of Android L, the latest version of the operating system. Though it is clearly not ready for release, it was discussed and presented in detail at the conference. With the name still under wraps, it is unclear how long it will before the OS is officially released. However,

Google I/O 2014: Part 2

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

Xamarin 3: A Review

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

Android App Development : Why it is Superior to iOS and Windows Application Development

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