Articles by Dice Staff

• To Contract or Not to Contract?

  Contract positions can be appealing due to increased flexibility, higher pay (at times) and as a foot in the door at a company, among other reasons. Before making the jump to contract, there are…
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  Google Play Puts Entertainment Features in One Place

  Google says it's "evolving" the Android market into Google Play. It's a smart move--unifying multiple services (Google Music, Android Market, Google Books and Google Movie Rentals) into a single…
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  Apple App Store Reaches 25 Billion Downloads

  Apple's App Store reached the 25 billion downloaded apps milestone on Monday. The lucky downloader of the 25th billion app, Chunli Fu, a user from Qingdao, China, will be awarded a $10,000 iTunes…
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  ESPN Will Open its APIs to Third-Party Developers

  ESPN hopes that geeks and sports go together. The mega sports media company has opened its doors to developers with a new ESPN Developer Center. It’s the first time the network will allow indepen…
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  IBM Sends Watson to Wall Street

  IBM plans to put "Jeopardy!" champ computer Watson to work on Wall Street, calling financial services the “next big one for us.” More specifically, Watson will work for Citigroup, the third-large…
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  Apple's Announcement May Not Be About the iPad 3

  Apple's product announcement tomorrow may disappoint those slathering in anticipation for their first look at the iPad 3. CNET's reporting that the device to be unveiled will be the iPad HD. That…
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  Facebook Messenger for Windows Now Available

  Facebook Messenger is now officially available for Windows. The service, which has been available for both iOS and Android, currently only supports Windows 7, but Facebook is working on a version…
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  Blizzard's Layoffs Won't Stop Developer Hiring

  Blizzard Entertainment's planned layoff of 600 people will largely bypass its development teams. Though the Activision unit says only 10 percent of the cuts will impact developers, it's hiring fo…
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  Yahoo May Be Readying Its Largest Layoff Ever

  Yahoo could be gearing up for its biggest layoff ever. All Things D says new CEO Scott Thompson is working on a reorganization that could hit the company's products organization, PR and marketing…
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  Android Camp 2012: Bringing Up Googlers

  Google is hosting the first ever Android Camp for university freshmen and sophomore BA/BS students this summer. Android Camp is an all-expense-paid opportunity for high achievers to familiarize t…