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What's new in Android 2.0? Part 2: Developer features

APIs for sync adaptersWhere are the new APIs for sync adapters? I'm interested in this, but I couldn't locate them.Develop for 2.01. An app of any complexity is going to take several months to code, debug, test, re-code, etc.2. People that spend the money for a 2.0 device want...

Tags: Android 2.0, Microsoft Windows 7, API, Developer Features, adapter, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Blade API Monitor 3.5.1.8 (Windows)

Blade API Monitor, a useful developer spy tool, can trace and log API and ActiveX interfaces with parameters. It can trace any exported functions, internal functions, MFC Class method, functions in source code and ActiveX controls and COM objects Interfaces, and can log all API Call Information. It supports MAP...

Tags: Blade, API, Microsoft Windows, CoolwareMax

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Wolfram Alpha opens API to developers

What a lot of guffThis guff gets a news story all on its own, yet you cant even manage a follow up story about Microsoft recovering the Sidekick Data.What has happened to ZDNET? Is it stuck in recession mode with a team of highly untrained monkeys writing low rate news...

Tags: news story, Wolfram Alpha, API

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Wolfram Alpha opens API to developers

Wolfram Alpha opened up its API to open access, allowing coders to query the Wolfram system and incorporate its data, calculations and rich media results. Developers can now put Wolfram Alpha results in their own applications. The company on Thursday opened up its API to open access, allowing coders...

Tags: Developer, API, Rich Media, Wolfram Alpha, search, developers, Rafe Needleman CNET News

News items 2009-10-16

Acorn co-founder talks early computers

Complex APIsWell, we've come to want so much from software these days - APIs have become complex.The nice thing about BASIC was that is was - well, basic. Your API was fairly simple: Keyboard, screen, some basic graphics modes, some file I/O - and that's about it.No complex multiprogramming OS...

Tags: computer, API

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

MLIA Desktop Application 1.0 (Windows)

My Life is Average Desktop Application allows you to read the latest MLIA's straight from your desktop. Wondering how it works? It accesses the site, and grabs each page at a time. It can lag a little bit, but the lag time depends on your internet connection, as the lag...

Tags: API, Microsoft Windows, Lag, Haxaro Freeware, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-23

ServePath GoGrid - an F5 customer profile

I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Telemachus Luu, Director of Product Engineering at GoGrid, the Cloud Computing Division of ServePath. Please introduce your company and your role GoGrid is the leading Cloud Computing, hosted, Internet service that delivers true ”Control in the Cloud”. GoGrid enables system...

Tags: Load Balancing, Environment, API, ServePath GoGrid, F5, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Auto Debug Professional 5.3 (Windows)

An api monitor tool which can automatic tracing all apis input and output parameters. This application will auto trace the target program and monitor the input and output of function call. The software can help us to analysis program errors, process inside the target program. Unlike others apispy or api...

Tags: Function, Dynamic-link Library, API, Microsoft Windows, Auto Debug System

Software downloads 2009-09-08

When is a VMware cloud a vCloud? Let the API wars begin

Attention enterprises â€"Pop Quiz: If your favorite hosting provider launches a cloud service that supports VMware vSphere and is part of the VMware vCloud initative, are they providing you with the rich vCloud functionality VMware is touting at VMworld this week? The answer is no, because vCloud...

Tags: API, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-09-02

MSDN Webcast: Developing for Windows Mobile 6.5 Devices: Using the Gesture APIs (Part 2 of 2) (Level 400)

The presenter of this webcast gives more detail about the gesture APIs that are available on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. The presenter will show how to make use of the Gesture API when creating the managed applications.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Gesture, API, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-09-02

MSDN Webcast: Developing for Windows Mobile 6.5 Devices: Using the Gesture APIs (Part 1 of 2) (Level 400)

The presenter of this webcast will introduce the new gesture APIs that are available on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. The presenter will demonstrate how to make use of the gesture APIs when creating the managed applications.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Gesture, API, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2009-08-26

Time Series API 2.1.0 (Windows)

Time Series API is a professional C++ class library for simulating backtesting and deploying financial trading strategies as well as general purpose time series modelling. The library is a stand-alone time series engine that can be extended via a component object model. Models are defined using 'formula syntax and semantics'...

Tags: Investment Strategy, API, Microsoft Windows, The Library Corp., PERITECH, Models, Personal Finance, Investment, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-08-17

Jaspersoft APIs Integrating BI With Your Application

Almost every commercially viable business application offers built-in reporting or analytics. Too often, however, the Business Intelligence BI features included with these applications fail to meet customer expectations. At the same time, product managers and developers become increasingly frustrated with home-grown and legacy systems that are far too expensive to...

Tags: JasperSoft, API, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Hardware Upgrade, Enterprise Software, Databases, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Hardware

White papers 2009-07-23

Rackspace takes open source approach with release of Cloud Servers API

Rackspace takes open source approach with release of Cloud Servers APISounds good! How does this affect vm's?Is this tantilizing enough to loosen vmware's grip on virtualization?RE: Rackspace takes open source approach with release of Cloud Servers APII like the service at Rackspace but I will say that they have...

Tags: Rackspace, Cloud Servers API, API, open source

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Human Capital Management Vendor Charts Growth Path With Technology Support Services

API Healthcare builds its software completely on Microsoft server software and technologies and develops the software by using Microsoft development tools. API Healthcare staff had to devote considerable time to support issue resolution. The company wanted to improve and expand training opportunities, and expedite and streamline problem resolution. API Healthcare...

Tags: Support Services, API, Human Capital Management, Microsoft Corp., API Healthcare, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Case studies 2009-07-01

Apple iPhone SDK 3.1 beta (Mac)

With over 1,000 new APIs, iPhone SDK 3.0 provides developers with a range of new possibilities to enhance the functionality of their applications. New APIs also provide support for applications to communicate with hardware accessories attached to iPhone or iPod touch.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, API, Apple Inc., Beta, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-30

Six ways to run SOA as an internal cloud business

We probably could argue for another 10 years about the ROI of SOA. Is there ROI? If so, why isn't there more of it? How do we measure it? How should SOA be sold to the business? Why won't the business provide more funding? Or, we could...

Tags: API, SOA, Dion Hinchliffe, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Serial Port Control 2.1.4 (Windows)

Software developers can access various devices by utilizing the Windows API. When using an API, you gain access to a full spectrum of available features, but API programming is a very tough and time-consuming task. You have to study the documentation and you have to create all the high-level functionality...

Tags: API, Microsoft Windows, Serial Port, ActiveX, FabulaTech, Serial Port Control

Software downloads 2009-06-18

Running your SOA like a Web startup

Running your SOA like a Web startupPhenomenal articleDion, this is a tour de force that will certainly be required reading at Mashery and recommended reading for the dozens of customers whose APIs we run.Opening an API is indeed a business decision. And often the open API leverages the services created...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web, API, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-06-13

Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip power

Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip powerOne question ...... never mind the marketing crap ... does it speed things up a lot, or not?Until developers use APIs, minimal speed up.Better internal handling of threads will make a minimal difference for existing applications. When applications start using the specialized APIs,...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, chip, Apple Mac OS, speed-Up, GPU, API, Adobe PhotoShop, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09