This year’s Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) has the theme of “Together” as the company calls on developers and its industry partners to help build a smart, safe, and flourishing ecosystem.
Huawei’s application store, AppGallery, is already one of the largest in the world....
Thomas Fennel, Principal Program Lead at Microsoft, clarified this week that Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is finally being sunset.
In an announcement on the GitHub repo for the Windows App SDK, Fennel says that UWP will only receive “bug, reliability, and security fixes,” and...
Developers who use Blender for creating 3D models will be pleased to know Apple has put its weight behind the popular software.
Apple has joined the Blender Development Fund as a “Patron” which means the Cupertino giant will support the future success of the software.
In...
Google is ditching Material Design components on iOS in favour of Apple’s own UIKit.
Material Design was introduced by Google in 2014 with the aim of unifying the company’s products across platforms and form factors. It uses tactile surfaces, bold graphic design, and fluid motion...
Anyone wanting to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) should now grab it from the Microsoft Store.
WSL enables Linux binary executables to be run natively on Windows 10, 11, and Server 2019.
The compatibility layer was previously obtained through the ‘Turn Windows...
Apple has filed an appeal for a stay on an injunction following the firm’s court battle with Epic Games.
The injunction forces Apple to enable developers to direct users to payment methods away from the App Store. It’s an important change that means developers can avoid paying...
The EU is reportedly set to charge Apple for being anti-competitive due to locking down how its NFC technology can be used.
EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation into Apple Pay in June last year over concerns that it unfairly shuts out competitors and gives Apple’s own...
SmartBear has debuted the 2021 edition of its State of Software Quality | API survey report.
The company has been releasing its report since 2016 so has accrued deep insights that are valuable to the development industry. This year’s report features responses from over 1,600 global...
Nintendo has been forced to refute a Bloomberg report that it provided 4K-capable Switch development kits to select gaming studios.
This week, Bloomberg reported that at least 11 developers – including Zynga – were given kits to develop 4K resolution games for unannounced Switch...
Appwrite has raised $10 million to build its open-source rival to Google’s Firebase amid rapid developer community growth.
The open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider raised the cash via two successive seed funding rounds led first by Ibex Investors and Seed Camp and...
