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Developers: React Native Gallery app now in the Microsoft Store

24 hours

There are many ways to develop cross-platform apps, and one framework Microsoft actively supports is React Native. In fact, Microsoft maintains its own variant of the framework with React Native for Windows (or React Native UWP), ...

Apple will host WWDC 2021 June 7 through 11

by Pradeep

3 weeks

Apple today announced it will host its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC21) June 7 through 11, in a virtual format. Like last year, WWDC 2021 will be free for all developers. As expected, WWDC21 will provide an insight into th...

Microsoft apologizes for removing Pivot control from WinUI 3

by Surur

3 weeks

WinUI 3 is a UI layer that takes the decoupled UWP XAML Visual Layer, the WinUI 2 library, and combines it with more modern features and capabilities. This layer can be used in any Desktop app or UWP app. Microsoft has been workin...

Microsoft’s Project Reunion Preview v.0.5 which unify Win32 and UWP APIs, now available

by Surur

1 month

At Build 2020, Microsoft announced Project Reunion, a new project to make app development easier for Windows 10 platform. Project Reunion unifies access to existing Win32 (legacy Windows API) and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) A...

Microsoft release Windows UI Library 3 Preview 4

by Surur

2 months

WinUI is a user interface layer that contains modern controls and styles for building Windows apps, both Desktop and UWP. As the native UI layer in Windows, it embodies Fluent Design, giving each Windows app the polished feel that...

Microsoft releases feature roadmap of WinUI 3.0

by Rahul

2 months

Microsoft today announced the release of WinUI 3.0 feature roadmap. The feature roadmap table included below will offer you the status on WinUI 3 features, and the expected date of availability. As you can expect from any project...

Microsoft announce the public release of DirectML as a standalone API

by Surur

3 months

Today Microsoft announced the public release of DirectML as a standalone API for Win32, UWP, and WSL applications. DirectML is available in every one of the billion Windows 10 devices worldwide, and over a hundred applications alr...

Microsoft releases Figma Design Kit for Microsoft Surface Duo

by Pradeep

3 months

Microsoft yesterday announced the release of v0.1 of Figma Design Kit for Microsoft Surface Duo. This Design Kit includes safe areas, design patterns & guidelines, dual screen postures, and components for designing Dual Screen...

GitHub secures a license from the U.S. government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran

by Pradeep

3 months

Back in 2019, GitHub was blocked for developers in Iran to comply with US sanctions laws. GitHub today announced that it has secured a license from the U.S. government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. Individuals and organiz...

Microsoft’s Project Reunion Preview v.0.1.0, which unify Win32 and UWP APIs, now available

by Surur

4 months

Microsoft Surface Duo Dual-screen library update with Jetpack Window Manager now available

by Surur

4 months

Way back in July we reported that Microsoft was adding support for Google’s Jetpack Windows Manager to the Surface Duo. This would allow developers to code to a cross-device API which would work as well on the Surface Duo a...

WinUI 3: Preview 3 now available with ARM64, drag and drop support and more

by Surur

5 months

Microsoft today announced the release of WinUI 3.0 Preview 3. WinUI 3 is a UI layer that takes the decoupled UWP XAML Visual Layer, the WinUI 2 library, and combines it with more modern features and capabilities. This layer can be...