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Fortnite is a phenomenon that Android users have waited a long time for, but the decision to bypass the Play Store will have consequences for the platform. The battle royale game is an undeniable hit. According to SuperData Research in May, Fortnite had generated $296 million in the month of April across mobile, console, and…
Effective as of October 1st, Apple will no longer provide affiliate commissions for referrals to apps on its App Store. The move is of particular concern to publishers who focus on game and app reviews for iOS and Mac. While the commission Apple provides is only around 2.5 percent, a small percentage of the company’s…
Popular crypto data website CoinMarketCap has launched a ‘professional’ API which offers enhancements over its standard API. The new API is the result of a lot of inbound requests for CoinMarketCap’s data from developers and provides "additional endpoints, more calls, higher rate limits, exchange and market and historical data for the commercial tiers." CoinMarketCap believes…
The number of UK vacancies for developers has increased by four percent over the last two years, according to research by Joblift. Joblift is a job search platform that also monitors for notable changes in the career market. The findings in their latest research is evidence of the growing appetite for developers. Seven percent of…
Android P is nearing release and so Google has set out its guidelines for how the ‘notch’ found on many new devices should be accommodated. Love it or hate it, the notch has become mainstream. First marketed by the first ‘Essential’ smartphone and quickly followed by other Android manufacturers to maximise the screen-to-device ratio, even…
Google has decided Android will follow Apple’s policy of banning apps used for mining cryptocurrencies from its app store. Last month, Developer reported Apple’s guidelines were updated to state the company will no longer allow cryptocurrency mining apps on the iOS App Store. "Apps, including any third party advertisements displayed within them, may not run unrelated…
The developers of popular media app VLC have decided to drop support for Huawei devices because of their aggressive killing of background activities. VLC reportedly faced many poor reviews of its app on the Play Store due to an issue out of their hands relating to the “ridiculous” way that Huawei handles apps running in…
Twitter is taking a stricter approach to how developers use its APIs in addition to the removal of 143,000 apps failing to be compliant with its policies. Starting with a new application process, developers will need to first apply for a developer account using the portal at developer.twitter.com. Prospective applicants will need to provide detailed…
London is now Facebook’s largest software engineering base outside the United States following another huge investment in the UK. Seven months after taking a large site in west London, Facebook has leased 600,000 sq ft at three buildings in King’s Cross. The buildings can provide employment for 6,000 employees, offering a significant boon to the…