Facebook grows up as a software firm, though some developers are wary

Wearables offer hazy hope for mobile chip growth Retailers plodding toward accepting higher-security payment cards IT News Daily May 01, 2014 Share this email Facebook grows up as a software firm, though some developers are wary Facebook is not your scrappy startup anymore. It's providing a host of tools for third-party developers aimed at catching bugs swiftly, more toolkit options and lending a big helping hand in app development. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Wearables offer hazy hope for mobile chip growth 2. Retailers plodding toward accepting higher-security payment cards 3. Google breaks out Docs, Sheets from Drive mobile app 4. New CEO tries to break Acer's reliance on PCs 5. Facebook looks to woo developers with new tools for growth 6. DreamWorks CEO says screen size will dictate movie download costs Wearables offer hazy hope for mobile chip growth Wearables could become the next big growth market for mobile devices, but they'll have to get more useful and less expensive first. READ MORE Retailers plodding toward accepting higher-security payment cards Target is speeding up support for chip-and-PIN payment cards to restore consumer confidence shaken by last year's massive data breach. But many other retailers feel less of an urgency to adopt the more secure technology. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Google Apps Study: Total Economic Impact of Google Apps Employees can work faster and IT spending can decrease when companies switch to Google Apps, says a commissioned study by Forrester Consulting. Going Google can make teams 20% more efficient and yields an estimated ROI of 329%. Learn more>> Google breaks out Docs, Sheets from Drive mobile app Google is releasing separate mobile apps for its Docs, Sheets and Slides apps, breaking them out from the Google Drive storage service where they used to reside. READ MORE New CEO tries to break Acer's reliance on PCs Jason Chen has been Acer's CEO for about 100 days, but he's already making major changes at the company as he boosts efforts to diversify beyond PCs and turn around years of financial and operational instability. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Facebook looks to woo developers with new tools for growth Facebook, in a push to make its platform more useful for third-party developers, is launching tools to give their apps more exposure, including a mobile "like" button. READ MORE DreamWorks CEO says screen size will dictate movie download costs DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said movies will eventually have a three-week release window after which the public will pay to see them based on screen size. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **