In an in-depth report, PockerGamer executedextensive interviewswith a number of developers that have built applications for the Windows Phone 7 platform, and thus are privy to sales data. Microsoft has been coy on releasing such data, preferring to tout the number of registered developers for WP7 and the total apps in its ecosystem. The WP7 platform is nearing14,000 applications. However, according to the interviewed developers, sales numbers are not meeting expectations....

I’m here at the WWDC conference in San Francisco and now that the Keynote speech is over and the dust has had time to settle, developers are beginning to explore the ways that they can implement the new features of iOS 5 and Lion. Tinging the conversations I’ve been having with developers in and around the conference is a palpable sense of excitement about the massive array of changes Apple has brought to its mobile OS....

As a flood of new tablets and smartphones hit the market this year, it will give consumers the power to make thoughtful choices, without having to cave for theonehot tablet/smartphone on the market. In saying that, this will be a great year for gadget-geek consumers. But what about the folks who create our apps? What gadgets are developers most excited to develop for? In a recent report fromAppcelerator and IDC, the firms reveal the results of surveys conducted this month with 2,235 developers, displaying their various opinions on OS platforms and their future mobile strategies and plans....

WordPress is hands down the most popular CMS out there. Since it started in 2003, it’s accumulated amarket share of 39%of websites on the internet. BBC America, the Washington Post, Walt Disney World, the government of Sweden, and, hell, even your favorite news source (TNW by the way) all use WordPress to build their websites. But, while the CMS system is powering the websites of so many businesses across the globe, the truth is, a majority of developers actually hate it....

A new reportfrom mobile cloud platform providers Appcelerator and industry-leading analyst form IDC shows that new mobile platforms and cloud developments by Apple and Google are tempting developers to their services, redefining mobile app engagement, loyalty and cloud connectivity thanks to the new Google+ and iCloud services. The survey, which polled 2,012 respondents, indicates that developers believe Google+ and iCloud will impact the growth and adoption of mobile the most, accounting for 25% and 22% of developer votes respectively....