Independent and Free or Ruled and Happy?

Android development community has become a victim of its own success. Immense sales of Android gadgets and a breathtaking demand of Android apps transformed the Android development society from a tightly bound group of geeks sharing common interests and values into a crowd of not that skilled professionals thirsty for money and financial success. The very nature of the open source projects is at risk as kanging issues arise, provoking more and more developers to close the source code and stick to Apple’s model.

Apple Goes in For Social Networking, Again

Social networking integration is one of the must have features for virtually any app or web resource. Apple and iOS app development crowd don’t seem to have been particularly successful in creating some social functionality of its own and have been paying more attention to integration of its apps with Facebook and Twitter. Though, the time seems to have come to change the situation. Apple has filed and has been granted several patents describing a range of social functionalities to be employed on mobile devices.

Something for Java Developers

Oracle, not in the least preoccupied with security issues which make crazy users all over the world, has released Java Native Interface Proposal. The initiative is meant to cement the place of Java developers in the iOS environment. So far, there have been multiple tools available to translate the Java code into Objective-C, which is a more common code on Apple devices. Oracle is determined that the proposed solution will contribute to the growth of Java apps created for the iOS gadgets and make mobile application development process for iOS easier and more versatile.

Facebook Teaches How To Develop

Facebook seems to have shaped its strategy for the near future and mobile development seems to occupy quite an influential position within it. The company has joined the rows of IT behemoths like Google and Apple that arrange iOS and Android developers' meetups and announced a range of IT events meant to promote the development process connected with the services the famous social network provides. The event is divided into three parts and is to be held in New York, London and Seoul during the year of 2013. The first DevCon will take place in New-York on April 18th.