Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the availability of Adobe ColdFusion Builder 2 software for public beta, enabling ColdFusion developers worldwide to test the new features and functionality that will be made available in the final release of ColdFusion Builder 2.
Read MoreApple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad 2 and the festivities went about as expected. The iPad got two cameras, dropped some girth and introduced some snazzy new covers. Missing from the equation was a USB port and a new display. “We think 2011 is going to be the year of the iPad 2,” said Jobs.
Read MoreCiting a "source at Microsoft," Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Microsoft plans on showing off Windows 8 in just a few short months. Insider's Matt Rosoff notes that Microsoft's fiscal year wraps up in June, so it just might make sense to demo the upcoming OS on a tablet to whet investor appetites for the coming year.
Read MoreOne of the things developers miss when making the jump from iOS to Android is the lack of in-app payment support on Google's mobile platform. On iOS, this has long been a cash cow for app developers, and naturally they're looking forward to Android receiving the functionality as soon as possible.
Read MoreGoogle Docs introduced its OCR feature last year, and its addition was a welcome one for anyone who uploads photographed or scanned documents like receipts, faxes, or other dead-tree materials. Now, Google has announced that OCR support is being expanded beyond the original five languages -- English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish -- to a whopping 34 in total.
Read MoreGoogle Cloud Connect, Google's plugin that integrates Google Docs and
Microsoft Office apps, launched last November for a limited number of
users. Now, Cloud Connect is ready for prime time, and the plug-in is
available to everyone.
The Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player Incubator is a technology preview program for more adventurous developers who are willing to experiment with Flash Platform runtime features that are in early development stages. Test the bleeding-edge capabilities of runtimes and contribute to the future of the Flash Platform. Please note that the capabilities in the Incubator builds may or may not be supported in future releases of the runtimes.
Read MoreThere have been rumors floating around the internet for weeks now, and they hit an all-time-high. Now Apple has come forward with an official invite for an event that promises to let us “Come see what 2011 will be the year of.”
Read MoreMozilla released the latest beta for Firefox 4 on Android and Maemo and the browser is well positioned for the army of tablets about to hit the market. Mozilla said its latest mobile Firefox version is available. In many respects, Mozilla has been an also-ran on the mobile front, but is playing catch up quickly as Android grows.
Read MoreGoogle has just announced the availability of the full SDK (software development kit) for Android 3.0, the tablet-optimized version known as "Honeycomb." The updated SDK Tools component is now available for download from here and the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin is here.