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Microsoft Fires Latest Shot in Mobile App War with GoogleMicrosoft recently took an interesting approach to getting a YouTube mobile app for Windows Phone users—they built their own, and with permissions that Google would never have allowed. How long will Google allow Microsoft's customers access to the app, and do they have room for legal recourse? | 
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Google+ Provides Mobile Content RecommendationsGoogle has launched a mobile content recommendation service powered by Google+. When a reader is done with one of their stories, publishers, by adding one line of JavaScript, can have a widget pop up that will recommend more content—from articles by the same author to content G+ friends are sharing. | 
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Roundup of the Latest on HTML5In this roundup, read about a major news organization’s success with using HTML5, Mozilla’s plans to reward potential HTML5 developers, and a new report on the battle between HTML5 and native apps. | 
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Microsoft Admits Windows 8 Faults and Offers FixesThe reviews of Windows 8 are mixed at best, and Microsoft has impressively (and humbly) admitted that they agree changes to the software are not just warranted but are on their way. Windows 8 was designed for the future, so are its critics simply stuck in the past? |
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Android Makes Developers’ Lives Easier Just last year some developers were doing software quality assurance testing on 400 Android devices for each app they created, but this year it’s down to a quarter of that. The streamlining is mostly due to Samsung’s hardware cornering the market, but Android's software platform has also improved. |
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Should You Be Developing Mobile Apps or Better Mobile Websites?There's a debate going on about the sustainability of mobile applications alongside the demands of users—and their myriad devices that grow every year. Could we see app development soon slow down while a surge of developers utilizes HTML5 to simply create a more mobile web experience? |
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Stepping into an Everything Connected WorldWhile social media has connected the world in one sense, an automated and digitally connected world is becoming more popular. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the software engineering, implementation, security, and performance issues associated with stepping into a connected world. | 
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Desktop Apps Start to Emulate Their Mobile CounterpartsMobile app development may get the lion's share of news coverage, but desktop developers are doing their best to prove their products' relevancy. One magazine is trying something new—building a desktop app that's designed to resemble its mobile counterpart. How will readers respond? |
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