Much of the current .NET vision builds on the work of the Mono and Xamarin teams, delivering a cross-platform version of the .NET runtime. Updating the core of .NET was the first part of the project: devising a way for your code to run on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and more. Now it’s time for
Read MoreThe first public working drafts of WebAssembly 2.0 have arrived, with the planned next iteration of the binary instruction format so far centering on capabilities such as JavaScript interaction and integration with the broader web platform. The WebAssembly Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on April 19 published three drafts: WebAssembly Core
Read MoreSoftware development has come a long way in the last 30 years. I remember when you could manage the software development life cycle (SDLC) on your own computer. You could write code, debug it, build it, and ship it all from your desktop. Source would be stored on a file server and managed by saving
Read MoreNicole Carpenter / Polygon: Microsoft’s Chris Novak, currently head of Xbox R&D, is leaving after nearly 20 years; Novak has previously worked on Xbox Game Pass and Live — From Xbox design director, to architect, to leading Xbox research and design — If you’ve subscribed to Game Pass or obsessed over Xbox achievements …
Read More“The disruption is not to a single company or industry, it’s a global supply chain incident that could lead to a supply chain cutoff in the worst-case scenario.” What you need to know New research has revealed that half of Apple’s top 200 suppliers have facilities at risk of COVID lockdowns in China. The government
Read MoreWhat you need to know Netflix is planning a new ad-based tier that will launch in the next two years. Netflix is already the most costly subscription service but doesn’t have any ads. No information on potential pricing has been given. Netflix lost 200,000 customers in the first quarter of 2022 and needs to find
Read More“I think the real full-screen iPhone will come in 2024. High-end iPhones in 2024 would adopt an under-display front camera alongside the under-display Face ID.” What you need to know A new report claims Apple could debut a “real full-screen” iPhone in 2024. Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple could adopt an under-display front camera and
Read MoreTesla’s Shanghai factory previously produced about 2,100 cars a day. | Xinhua/Ding Ting via Getty Images Tesla is restarting production at its massive Shanghai factory as the city of 25 million begins to ease lockdown restrictions following a substantial COVID outbreak. According to a report from Bloomberg News that cites internal company memos, the factory
Read MoreThe latest Pixel Watch render leak looks familiar. | Image: Evan Blass / 91Mobiles We’ve been hearing rumors about Google’s Pixel Watch for years now, but it does finally seem like pieces for the project are finally falling into place. A purported render of the device shared by Evan Blass over at 91Mobiles lines up
Read MoreApple’s misunderstood speaker is now a hot commodity! What you need to know Apple discontinued its original HomePod last year. It was first sold at $349 but then later had its price dropped to $299. Sealed units are now selling for more than $500 on eBay. Apple’s discontinued original HomePod might well be worth more
Read MoreWhat you need to know Instagram has made a change to its hashtag pages for a number of users. A new test sees the ‘Recent’ tab being removed from hashtag pages. Instagram isn’t saying when the change will roll out to all if indeed it ever does. Instagram wants to see if a change to
Read MoreWhat you need to know WhatsApp is reportedly readying a new subscription offering for businesses. WhatsApp Business users who pay will be able to link more devices to their account. We don’t yet know how much the subscription would cost or what other features could be included. The subscription offering will be optional, but it
Read MoreNetflix blamed household sharing as one of the reasons for its struggles… What you need to know Netflix says it has lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022. That’s the first such loss since October 2011, and the company has warned it could lose another 2 million in the next quarter. Netflix blamed
Read MoreIvan Levingston / Bloomberg: Just Eat Takeaway says it is exploring a partial or full sale of Grubhub, less than one year after buying it for $7.3B — Just Eat Takeaway.com NV said it’s considering a partial or full sale of its Grubhub unit, just as the end of the pandemic has soured investors on
Read MoreIn the olden days, you would have a roll of film that you could take to your local drug store and have them develop it. But a serious photographer would likely develop their own photos to maintain complete creative control. While photo editing software has largely replaced the darkroom of old, the images are still
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Foldable phones had a pretty good 2021, as Samsung reached new sales heights with its Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 devices. In saying so, the global foldable market is pretty much a Samsung-only affair right now, as other brands launch in China only. One very
Read MoreCanalys: Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in Q1 2022; Samsung grew its market share from 22% to 24%, Apple gained from 15% to 18%, and Xiaomi dipped from 14% to 13% — Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 11% amid unfavorable economic conditions and sluggish seasonal demand in the first quarter of 2022.
Read More(Photo: USPTO)If you thought the future of immersive technology involved a fight between Apple, Sony, and Meta, think again. E-commerce powerhouse Amazon is preparing to enter the fray too. The company has posted several job listings looking for a wide range of senior folks to help it fulfill its mission. The positions vary in their
Read MoreDavid Pierce / The Verge: Brave browser introduces De-AMP, a feature which bypasses Google-hosted AMP pages and takes users straight to the original website — Yet another nail in the AMP coffin — Brave announced a new feature for its browser on Tuesday: De-AMP, which automatically jumps past any page rendered …
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: WhatsApp is struggling to sign up local partners for its business payments service in Brazil and is still awaiting approval from the central bank — Plan to allow users to send payments to companies via messaging app runs into clashes with partners
Read MorePeter Vercoe / Bloomberg: Netflix added 1.09M subscribers in Asia Pacific, the lone bright spot, helped by the success of the South Korean series Squid Game, its biggest launch — South Korean dystopian hit ‘Squid Game’ has helped make Asia a lone bright spot for Netflix Inc., which added more than 1 million subscribers …
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Indonesia-based Noice, an audio content startup focused on podcasts, radio, audiobooks, and live audio, raises a $22M Series A led by Northstar — NOICE, an Indonesia audio content startup, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by Northstart, with participation from returning investors Alpha JWC Go-Ventures and Kinesys.
Read MoreThe Economic Times: Mumbai-based Financepeer, which offers loans to students to pay school and college fees, raises $31M led by QED Investors and Aavishkaar Capital — Mumbai: Education focussed fintech startup, Financepeer has raised $31 million in a funding round led by QED Investors and Aavishkaar Capital.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google was the first smartphone manufacturer to offer an astrophotography mode, doing so with 2019’s Pixel 4 series. The mode allows you to take photos of the night sky, including stars, light trails from planes and satellites, and even the Milky Way.
Read MoreAngus Loten / Wall Street Journal: Gartner predicts that global corporate spending on cloud computing in 2022 will grow 20% YoY to $494.7B, and cloud platform services to grow 26% to $109.6B — Companies world-wide this year are expected to spend nearly $500 billion on cloud computing, up 20% from last year
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