Motorola ready to go beyond Android
Motorola appears ready to do more development on top of Android, with its acquisition of 280 North, a company that develops Web applications, reports Reuters.
280 North is best known for its 280 Slides application and for Cappuccino, an open source application framework.
Users of 280 Slides can build presentations in their browsers, easily finding media online to add to their presentations and pulling in PowerPoint documents.
MS unveils LightSwitch beta
Microsoft has released the first beta of its Visual Studio LightSwitch toolset that will enable non-programmers to create business applications, states eWeek.
The software manufacturer released the beta to the Microsoft Developer Network on 20 August and then made it available to the public at large on 23 August.
The beta version of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch is also now available for download.
Apple updates iWork suite
Apple has released an update for its iWork suite of productivity applications, adding a new feature that enables authors to add books to its iBookstore application, says CNET News.
While all of the applications in the iWork suite were updated, the most significant change comes in pages 4.0.4.
The word-processing app now includes compatibility with the ePub format, which Apple uses for iBooks.
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