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Huawei Makes Divorce From Android Official With HarmonyOS NEXT Launch

The Register’s Laura Dobberstein reports: Huawei formally launched its home-brewed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, on Wednesday, marking its official separation from the Android ecosystem. Huawei declared it released and “officially started public beta testing” of the OS for some of its smartphones and tablets that run its own Kirin and Kunpeng chips. Unlike previous iterations

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Syncfusion open-sources UI controls for .NET MAUI

Developer tools maker Syncfusion has released a set of open source UI controls for Microsoft’s .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI), for building high-performance applications for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows from a single codebase. The Syncfusion Toolkit for .NET MAUI  is intended to streamline cross-platform development with controls for data visualization, layout, navigation, notifications, and

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Qualcomm faces crisis that could strike at the very heart of Android phones (Update: Response)

Arm has issued a 60-day notice to terminate its architectural license with Qualcomm. The move could disrupt Qualcomm’s ability to design Snapdragon chips for smartphones. The cancellation could also lead to shortages and potential price hikes for Android smartphones. Update, October 23, 2024 (12:59 PM ET): Qualcomm is understandably not too pleased about Arm’s impactful

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