Google makes sharing progress in Firebase projects easier
Google has added a couple of new features to its development platform Firebase, such as making it easier to test authentication steps and share preview versions with other developers. There are also new features to make performance analytics more transparent.
Authentication emulator
One of th... Read more
Linux 5.10-rc1 Released With New Hardware Support
Driver updates and additional processor support have been added.
Linus Torvalds just announced the release of Linux 5.10-rc1. The new release comes at the end of a two week merge window for the End Of Year 2020 kernel.
Writing in Linux Today, Torvalds commented on the release. "This looks to ... Read more
Microsoft partners with Honeywell for industrial IoT analytics market
Microsoft and Honeywell are partnering to integrate Honeywell Forge industrial analytics platform with Azure and Dynamic 365 Field Service. The partnership is aimed at helping enterprises optimize how they manage physical assets like machinery.
Honeywell is a prominent manufacturer of industrial... Read more
Developer survey shows C# losing ground to JavaScript and others
C# falls in popularity for cloud apps but is still a major player in gaming
A new developer survey from Slashdata has shown the popularity of C# dropping from third to sixth place in three years. C# is the primary language of Microsoft's .NET platform.
Despite the drop in popularity, however,... Read more
Microsoft releases Akri to enhance Kubernetes and take IoT devices to the edge
Microsoft seems to love open source nowadays, and it continued with the sharing of Akri, a project that simplifies the use of network edge devices with Kubernetes.
Akri operates under Deis Labs, which is under Deis, which Microsoft acquired in 2017. The whole point of Akri is to expose lightweig... Read more
Dell simplifies its “as-a-service” offering with Project Apex
Main goal is to simplify the company's relationship with its cloud customers.
Today at Dell Tech World, Dell Technologies unveiled Project APEX. The project represents a renewed commitment to Dell's Cloud-based offering. The aim of Project APEX is to simplify how customers and partners access De... Read more
Microsoft plans to make AI more inclusive of people with disabilities
In a new initiative, Microsoft is launching a new series of AI systems that will make AI more accessible to people with disabilities. The project wants to address what it’s calling a ‘data desert’ that has left machine learning algorithms without adequate, relevant data that can be effective ... Read more
Android Studio 4.1 brings better TensorFlow Lite support
Google launched Android Studio's 4.1 version. As is the norm for Android Studio, the small uptick in version number does not quite capture the update's scope. Included in the new version are improved features geared toward making developers have an easy time working.
The team fixed over 2,370 bu... Read more
Python 3.9 released with multi-processing and other improvements
Python 3.9.0 contains many new features and optimizations.
The new version of Python is now available. Volunteers have been working on the new release for over a year. And although beta versions have been available for some time, the first official version of Python 3.9 was released on October ... Read more
Microsoft takes a shot at Apple with new store principles for Windows Store
In what is a clear diss at Apple, Microsoft published a new set of principles for the Windows 10 store. The principles include fair pricing and no restrictions for developers seeking to implement in-app purchases.
Based on the Coalition for App Fairness’ ideas and work, the ’10 principles fo... Read more