EBay Inc. plans to increase the programming tools it provides external developers so that they will be able to increase the volume and variety of applications they create for the company’s marketplace ...

As it battles competitors like Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. for the hearts and minds of application programmers, eBay Inc. this week is holding its biggest annual event for these computer ...

eBay also needs to significantly beef up its developer ranks, because other companies have attracted larger numbers of programmers, he said. The more developers eBay has in its program, the more ...