Google BigQuery gets bigger with new features

Data nerds will benefit from the batch of updates to BigQuery, a web service that lets developers perform interactive analysis of massive datasets.

Firebase’s scalable backend makes it ’10 times easier’ to build apps

Firebase's cofounder James Tamplin (pictured, left) wants to make the process of developing an app "ten times easier," so he built a product that will do the hard work for you.

Twitter scoops up developer tool Crashlytics

Twitter is acquiring developer tool Crashlytics, a crash-reporting tool for helping mobile developers debug their apps.

Hot dev platform AppFog hits 100K apps deployed, up 150% in just 6 months

Young platform-as-a-service (PaaS) startup AppFog has reached a new milestone of 100,000 apps deployed on its service, a sign it is hitting a chord with app developers and businesses.

LinkedIn makes a push for more content with new developer tools

LinkedIn has released upgraded developer tools to stimulate application development and supply its service with enough content to keep members continually engaged on its web and mobile platforms.

Google upgrades Android emulator with better performance and hardware support

Google has upgraded its Android emulator for developers with hardware acceleration and support for a broader range of inputs, the company announced today on the Android Developers Blog.

“The Android emulator is a key tool for Android developers in building …