So programmers and software developers have been creating applications, but it's only available on those two devices.
While customers streamed by to grab iPads, software developers who had created applications for the new device were eager to talk to the reporters who had come to cover the frenzy.
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The group released a set of standards, called OpenSocial, that allows software developers to write applications that work with any social network that participates.
Equally important, software developers can engage with Android, or an Android-based system, to build new applications to add functionality.
Handset and device vendors will be able to ship new types of devices (smarter smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices), which will increase their revenue, and software developers will develop and sell new applications.
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In producing applications for mobile phones, independent software developers historically have faced a big challenge: how to write software that works across phones without buying every device and testing their software on it.
With new releases of Flash Platform tools including an AIR 2.5 software development kit (SDK), developers can build mobile and multiscreen applications for smartphones and tablets, while maximizing design and development productivity.
Software developers in the meantime are hoping Apple will start allowing applications, like instant messaging, that are always running in the background even when the phone is in sleep mode or being used for something else.
Mr. Lee added that he expected there would be facial-recognition applications available on Glass in the future, possibly created by third party software developers.
Because a single person can successfully develop and distribute software applications, the experience with the system is highly personalized for a large number of developers.
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The potential applications for this dual-screen hybrid are fascinating, and hopefully both game and software developers are able to unleash their creativity and show us what the Taichi is capable of.
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