Neowin News Feed for: Developer

Microsoft Store now lets individual developers join for free

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:40:02 +0000

Microsoft has made it free for individual developers to join the Microsoft Store for free, reducing the friction to getting started on the platform. Read more...

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Microsoft sheds light on the new developer features coming with Windows 11 23H2 update

Mehrotra A — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:30:27 +0000

Microsoft has published a new blog post highlighting the new features that are coming for developer with the new Windows 11 update. These include the new Dev Drive, improvements to Terminal and more. Read more...

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Former Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 developers form new studio "Blank"

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 31 May 2023 14:30:01 +0000

The game director of Cyberpunk 2077 and co-director behind The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Mateusz Kanik, has teamed up with other veteran developers of CD Projekt RED to form Blank as a new studio. Read more...

Godot Engine arrives on Epic Games Store making it easier to download

Paul Hill — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:18:01 +0000

The Godot Engine is now available to download through the Epic Games Store. This makes it easier for people to download the game engine and keep it up to date in the future as new versions come out. Read more...

Twitter's latest monetization effort makes its API go from free to fee

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:14:01 +0000

Twitter announced that API access will become paid starting February 9, a few weeks after it blocked some third party usage, marking another monetization effort under Elon Musk's ownership. Read more...

New Visual Studio 17.5 preview adds a spell checker for C#, C++, and Markdown files

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:18:02 +0000

In the third preview of Visual Studio 17.5, Microsoft added spell-checking functionality for C#, C++, and Markdown files. If you correct any identifiers it will auto-refactor your code. Read more...

Twitter updates developer terms, bans third-party apps

Justin Luna — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 03:10:01 +0000

Twitter has quietly updated its developer policies, banning developers from creating third-party Twitter apps. This development comes after apps like Tweetbot and Twitterrific experienced an outage. Read more...

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 not coming in 2021, lead developer replaced

Usama Jawad — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:10:01 +0000

Paradox Interactive has announced yet another delay for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. The game will not arrive this year and the lead development studio has been replaced as well. Read more...

Rust Foundation formed to manage namesake language

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:46:01 +0000

The Rust Foundation has been established to act as the steward for the increasingly popular programming language Rust. Its backers include AWS, Huawei, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla. Read more...

Google announces open beta of Android for Cars App Library

Usama Jawad — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:34:01 +0000

Google has announced the open beta of Android for Cars App Library, allowing developers to design, build, and test their navigation, charging, and parking applications on Android Auto. Read more...

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New Android Studio update arrives with code quality emphasis

Paul Hill — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:12:01 +0000

Google has announced the latest update for Android Studio. With this update, the firm decided to introduce just a couple of new features while refining those it added before to improve performance. Read more...

KaiOS Developer Portal launches to help programmers create apps for the platform

Paul Hill — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:18:01 +0000

KaiOS Technologies has announced the official launch of the KaiOS Developer Portal. The portal contains a lot of useful content for developers to get started building their own KaiOS apps. Read more...

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Another developer's LinkedIn profile hints at Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC

Usama Jawad — Sun, 12 May 2019 04:56:01 +0000

While Rockstar Games has kept mum about Red Dead Redemption 2's PC release for the past few months, a hint from a developer's LinkedIn profile claims that the title is indeed coming to the platform. Read more...

Apple launches Entrepreneur Camp to assist female software developers

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:58:01 +0000

Apple has announced a new project called Entrepreneur Camp which aims to assist women in app-driven businesses. The firm plans to run its initial camp in January and has strict entry rules. Read more...

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Google bans ads on the lockscreen for non-lockscreen apps in Play Store

Steven Parker — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:06:01 +0000

If you have installed an app via the Play Store and found that it also placed ads on your lockscreen, fear not! Google has updated their developer Play Store guidelines to ban the scum doing it! Read more...

Opera 49 introduces new feature to rearrange extensions on the toolbar

Steven Parker — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 08:20:01 +0000

Maybe a bit late to the party, but Opera is finally getting in on the rearranging action for extensions on the toolbar, although you'll have to be happy installing the developer version for now. Read more...

Lawbreakers failing to appeal to gamers due to the creator's polarising personality

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:56:01 +0000

During an interview, the creator of Lawbreakers, which is a new fast-paced shooting game on console and PC, spoke about why he felt the game received such a tepid response from the gaming community. Read more...

Mad Fellows developer tired of the constant hate the Xbox platform gets from the community

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:08:01 +0000

During an interview, the developer of the critically acclaimed Aaero discussed why he felt the community has unfairly targeted Xbox with near constant backlash since the reveal of the Xbox One. Read more...

Arch Linux host cites freedom of speech defense, after using offensive domain name

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:32:02 +0000

A popular Linux distro has become the subject of controversy after one of the packages available was mirrored through an objectively offensive address - but the host cited 'freedom' in his defense. Read more...

Linux users are more valuable customers according to COO of Hiri

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:18:01 +0000

During an exchange with the co-founder of Hiri David Founder, it was found that Linux users might be more frugal, but if they want to support a product, their generosity knows no bounds. Read more...

343 Industries gives legal blessing for fan-made Halo game called Installation 01

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:44:01 +0000

In a move that is very rare for developers of a blockbuster game, 343 Industries has given a community driven project the legal backing as announced by the creators of the Halo-based game. Read more...

Visual Studio Code now available as a snap package for supporting Linux distros

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 May 2017 16:34:01 +0000

Microsoft's cross platform Visual Studio Code editor can now be installed via a snap package on Linux distributions which support it. The main benefits are built in dependencies and auto-updates. Read more...

This developer built a Game Boy emulator for the Apple Watch

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:24:02 +0000

An ambitious developer has built a Game Boy emulator for the Apple Watch. The emulator is just a proof of concept and isn't perfect, but makes interesting use of the watch's digital crown. Read more...

Opera announces project Reborn, brings enhanced sidebar and new themes

Paul Hill — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:50:01 +0000

Opera has begun implementing project Reborn into its developer stream builds. Initially, the browser maker has added two new themes & fixed the sidebar to the browser window and made it more powerful. Read more...

Interop Unlock Tools app offers users a glance at Microsoft's Project Neon design language

Cage Appleby — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:52:01 +0000

Windows Insiders running Insider Preview build 15019 can get an early glimpse of Project Neon by downloading the Interop Unlock Tools app. The build introduced early Project Neon APIs and elements. Read more...

Apple launches the first iOS Developer Academy in Italy

Michael Firth — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:02:01 +0000

Today saw the first opening of an Apple iOS Developer Academy based in Naples, Italy. The program is designed to aid and encourage iOS ecosystem development and comes after a joint investment of €10m. Read more...

Chrome apps get a new lease on life through a package that turns them into Electron apps

Steven Johns — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 06:28:02 +0000

Google announced the controversial decision to kill Chrome apps on every platform other than ChromeOS, but your hard work might be saved with a package that turns Chrome apps into Electron apps. Read more...

Google Awareness APIs now available to developers via Google Play services

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:38:01 +0000

Google has released its Awareness APIs that will allow developers to build context-aware apps that will intelligently react to user context. The APIs are available via Google Play services. Read more...

No Man's Sky developer ends 'secret, stupid' legal battle over the name of the game

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:18:01 +0000

No Man's Sky developer has stated that they have finally ended a legal battle with British telecommunications company, Sky, over the use of the word "Sky" in the name of the game. Read more...

Microsoft to celebrate indie developers with ID@Xbox Game Fest

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:06:01 +0000

With promotions and developer showcases and upcoming title previews, Microsoft is launching ID@Xbox Game Fest, a month-long celebration of the ID@Xbox developer program. Read more...

Opera ships version 35, includes audio muting for annoying browser tabs

Chris Dupres — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:26:01 +0000

Opera has released a new version of their web browser into their developer channel, bringing with it a number of improvements as well as a major new feature, the ability to mute tabs. Read more...

Android now supports 100MB APK files on Google Play

Daniel Hull — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:22:01 +0000

A recent announcement from the Google Play team unveils support for 100MB APK files for application developers. The update aims to increase the quality and capability of apps on the Google Store. Read more...

Windows Phone developer Rudy Huyn hired by Dropbox, assures 6tag and other apps will live on

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:42:01 +0000

Windows Phone developer Rudy Huyn is taking a new position at Dropbox. Although the technical lead position will have him headquartered in San Francisco, he insists this will not effect his apps. Read more...

Microsoft releases Office UI Fabric, a framework for developers creating add-ins

Moshe Jacobs — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:24:01 +0000

Microsoft announces Office UI Fabric, a mobile-first and responsive framework for developers to help create add-ins for the Office 365 suite of applications and web-based applications. Read more...