Android apps can work in the background in sever ways, but sometimes too much choice can be a bad thing. Android has a range of APIs and components for scheduling background work, and the “correct” ...

Google has announced a significant update for its App Engine (GAE) cloud hosting service. The App Engine SDK 1.4.0 introduces several noteworthy new features and resolves some of the long-standing ...

Regardless of your platform, Google Photos is one of the best options available for backing up and storing your photos. However, on iPhones and iPads, the app has always felt crippled by iOS. With the ...

A new feature of Windows Store apps, utilizing background tasks will not only help circumvent some challenges from the Windows Store app lifecycle, but they can keep your app responsive to what's ...

Developing Windows Store apps is a change of pace for a lot of developers. Unless you've migrated from the Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 or Windows Phone 8 world, the sandboxed and controlled ...