by Surur
2 weeks
Two weeks ago Microsoft told all their Seattle engineers to work from home if possible, only requiring essential personnel to come into the office. Of course, software developers are in some ways the ideal job to do from home, bei...
by Pradeep
2 weeks
As part of Game Stack Live, Microsoft today published two new videos for game developers that offer guidance on how to build a best in class cloud aware experience for their games. In order to add Project xCloud game streaming sup...
by Pradeep
1 month
Google today released the first Android 11 Developer Preview build with several new features and APIs for users and developers. Google is planning to release the final version of Android 11 OS in Q3 2020. This Android 11 release w...
by Surur
2 months
We reported 2 weeks ago that Microsoft was shutting down their Ad Monetization platform for Windows UWP apps on the 1st June 2020. It turns out developers have been seeing the writing on the wall for some time, with a reduction in...
by Pradeep
2 months
Microsoft last month announced the availability of the preview SDK for Microsoft Surface Duo that allowed developers to learn about creating dual-screen experiences. In addition to the preview SDK, Microsoft also released document...
by Surur
2 months
Both Microsoft and Apple tried to plug the holes in their ecosystem with cross-platform apps – in Microsoft’s case UWP apps which would bring desktop apps to the phone, and in Apple’s case Catalyst apps, which wo...
by Surur
2 months
Microsoft has long been said to have written off their UWP app platform, with advocates often denying the obvious. Today’s news that Microsoft is shutting down the Microsoft Ad Monetization platform for Windows UWP apps in...
by Pradeep
3 months
The only way to download 3rd party apps on the iPhone is through the Apple App Store. So, Apple has a monopoly over the App Store through which a billion iOS users download apps and games on their iPhone and iPad. Third-party deve...
by Surur
3 months
In March last year, Microsoft started offering developers a 95% revenue split when they drove downloads to their app from outside the store. This would encourage developers to host their app on the store, but still use their own w...
by Pradeep
4 months
Until now, very few developers had access to submit an extension for the new Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft is changing this situation today by opening up the Edge extension platform to all developers. Any developer can now sub...
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