Neowin News Feed for: Developers

Apple reluctantly forces strict new age checks on Texas users starting today

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:02:02 +0000

Texas is cracking down on underage app downloads, forcing Apple to deploy mandatory verification. Find out how this shift impacts developers and users next. Read more...

Microsoft just removed major "friction" from VS Code in its latest weekly update

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 May 2026 07:40:01 +0000

If you are tired of installing endless extensions just to view basic projects, Microsoft's new built-in tools for Visual Studio Code are going to completely change your workflow. Read more...

Microsoft announces official support for Visual Studio 2026 with latest WDK release

Usama Jawad — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:02:01 +0000

Microsoft's latest Windows Driver Kit update brings full production support for Visual Studio 2026 and improved workflow stability. Read more...

Microsoft makes company developer accounts free for the Microsoft Store

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 07 May 2026 19:24:01 +0000

Microsoft is significantly lowering the barrier to entry for its Windows app ecosystem by eliminating the $99 registration fee for company developer accounts. Read more...

Microsoft updates VS Code to 1.118 and adds remote control for Copilot CLI

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:20:01 +0000

Beyond remote AI management, Microsoft is tackling the high cost of coding bots with new token efficiency tech. See what caching techniques Microsoft is using to save you money. Read more...

Visual Studio April update adds autonomous cloud agents and a new debugger agent

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:18:01 +0000

Microsoft is making Visual Studio more agentic. New tools handle remote coding tasks and analyze live app behavior to find and fix bugs automatically. Read more...

OpenAI's Codex hits 4 million weekly active users, adding 1 million in just two weeks

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:01 +0000

OpenAI's Codex is growing faster than anyone anticipated, and it isn't just for coders anymore. OpenAI is now sending experts directly into major enterprises to overhaul how they work. Read more...

OpenAI debuts new $100 ChatGPT Pro plan for heavy users

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:16:01 +0000

OpenAI has finally listened to the outcry from developers and power users, unveiling a brand-new subscription tier that promises massive usage boosts without the top-tier price tag. Read more...

Google mandates 64-bit support for Wear OS apps as enforcement date looms

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:58:01 +0000

Google is bringing its mobile 64-bit requirement to the wrist. Learn what this means for your favorite smartwatch apps and how developers have six months to comply. Read more...

Microsoft switches to weekly releases of Visual Studio Code, here is version 1.111

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has just released Visual Studio Code 1.111. This the first weekly release of VS Code. Microsoft decided to change the schedule so you get features faster. Read more...

Google announces Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model for high-volume developer workloads

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:02:01 +0000

Google has launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a high-speed, budget-friendly model optimized for high-volume API workloads. Read more...

Microsoft introduces a new command-line interface for the Microsoft Store

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:52:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced a dedicated Command-Line Interface (CLI) for the Microsoft Store, allowing anyone to manage apps directly via the terminal. Read more...

OpenAI debuts GPT-5.3-Codex: 25% faster and setting new coding benchmark records

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:30:02 +0000

OpenAI has launched GPT-5.3-Codex, a high-performance agentic model that sets new records across major coding benchmarks. Read more...

Closer Look: Color Picker in PowerToys on Windows is an excellent tool for designers

Usama Jawad — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:20:01 +0000

Color Picker in PowerToys is a very small but useful utility for a specific set of Windows customers. Read more...

Visual Studio Code 1.107 launches with multi-agent orchestration and Agent HQ

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:04:02 +0000

Microsoft's latest VS Code update enables Copilot and custom agents to collaborate via the new Agent HQ. It also integrates Agent Sessions into the Chat view. Read more...

OpenAI's most powerful coding model arrives at an unexpectedly low price

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:36:01 +0000

OpenAI has released GPT-5.1-Codex-Max to its API, claiming superior benchmarks and optimization for Windows environments. Read more...

OpenAI announces GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, a new coding model built for long-running tasks

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:16:01 +0000

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, a new agentic coding model designed for long-running tasks utilizing a "compaction" technique. Read more...

OpenAI releases GPT-5.1 for developers with adaptive reasoning capability

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:20:02 +0000

OpenAI has expanded its new GPT-5.1 models to the API, introducing adaptive reasoning that uses fewer tokens for easy tasks and more for complex ones. Read more...

OpenAI introduces GPT-5-Codex-Mini, a cost-efficient coding model for developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:34:01 +0000

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5-Codex-Mini, a cost-efficient model offering 4x the usage with only a minor drop in performance. Read more...

The October 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14) is now available

Paul Hill — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has released the October 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14). Read on to learn everything new in this update. Read more...

Docker unveils unlimited access to hardened images for every team

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:30:02 +0000

Docker is tackling the cost barrier to enterprise-grade security with unlimited access to their Hardened Images catalog. Read more...

OpenAI makes Sora 2 models available to developers via API

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:34:01 +0000

OpenAI has released its advanced Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro video generation models, making them accessible to developers via an API. Read more...

OpenAI's new AgentKit makes building and deploying AI Agents easier

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 03:28:01 +0000

At DevDay 2025, OpenAI launched AgentKit, a new toolkit designed to simplify the creation, deployment, and optimization of AI agents. Read more...

Microsoft is retiring some Graph components

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:02:02 +0000

Microsoft Graph is a very useful platform for interconnecting Microsoft services and devices, but the Redmond tech firm is now retiring two Graph components. Read more...

OpenAI unveils gpt-realtime, its most advanced and cheaper Speech-to-Speech model

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:16:01 +0000

OpenAI has launched gpt-realtime, its latest speech-to-speech model, offering higher accuracy, improved instruction-following, and more natural-sounding voices. Read more...

Copilot takes a step back: New Visual Studio options reduce unwanted interference

Usama Jawad — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:36:01 +0000

Microsoft is giving developers some options to force Copilot to take a seat rather than presenting distracting code completions in Visual Studio. Read more...

MCP now live for everyone in Visual Studio

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:46:01 +0000

Visual Studio now fully supports MCP servers, enabling developers to quickly connect their AI agents to external tools, services, and data sources. Read more...

Code search just became a lot more powerful in Visual Studio

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:28:01 +0000

Microsoft is making it extremely easy for developers leveraging GitHub Copilot to search across indexed repositories of codebases. Read more...

Gemini CLI brings AI smarts to your Firebase terminal experience

Paul Hill — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:04:01 +0000

Google has rolled out Gemini CLI to the Firebase Studio terminal, making it easier for developers to access without needing to leave the IDE. Read more...

IntelliJ IDEA goes unified: What it means for free users and Ultimate subscribers

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:56:01 +0000

JetBrains is moving to a unified installer for IntelliJ IDEA that will improve the downgrade experience for people whose Ultimate license expires. Free users also get more features. Read more...

Amazon challenges Microsoft with Kiro, its new AI-powered IDE

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 04:08:01 +0000

Amazon has launched Kiro, a new AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE), entering the competitive market of developer tools alongside Google and Microsoft. Read more...

Microsoft Build conference to leave Seattle after years in the city

Pradeep Viswanathan — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 01:52:01 +0000

Microsoft is relocating its annual Build developer conference from Seattle, potentially to San Francisco or Las Vegas in 2026. Read more...

OpenAI announces significant updates to Codex and voice agent tools

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:36:01 +0000

OpenAI has announced significant updates for developers, focusing on its Codex software engineering agent and voice agent tools. Read more...

Microsoft open sources GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has decided to open source its GitHub Copilot tool in Visual Studio Code. It has also shared some exciting developments. Read more...

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code reach 50 million monthly active developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 16 May 2025 03:16:02 +0000

Microsoft's Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code have collectively surpassed 50 million monthly active developers, marking a significant achievement. Read more...

Microsoft pulls plug on Bing Search APIs

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 14 May 2025 21:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the retirement of its popular Bing Search APIs, effective August 11, 2025, surprising many developers who relied on them. Read more...

Meta unveils Llama API said to deliver record-breaking inference speeds

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:54:01 +0000

At LlamaCon, Meta launched the Llama API in a limited free preview, aiming to increase developer access to its Llama models. Read more...

OpenAI brings its latest image generation model to the API for developers

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:46:01 +0000

OpenAI has released its advanced image generation model, previously used in ChatGPT, as the gpt-image-1 API for developers. Read more...

Visual Studio Code March 2025 update gives you agent mode, better accesibility and more

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has released the March 2025 (version 1.99) update for Visual Studio Code. It introduces lots of new features including accessibility improvements. Read more...

OpenAI's o1 Pro now available to developers, priced at $600 per million output tokens

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:28:01 +0000

OpenAI's o1 Pro model, now accessible via APIs, offers developers cutting-edge capabilities, but its steep pricing renders it largely unaffordable. Read more...