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After over 30 years, Microsoft is making MS-DOS fully open source as part of a “re-release” without the restrictions of the last. Many will not have seen MS-DOS for decades, but the 1983 OS remains among the most important software ever written. Indicating the importance of the OS, MS-DOS was added to the Computer History…
Developers awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling in a case against Apple over its App Store fees may have to wait until mid-2019. Benjamin Schachter, Analyst at Macquarie Research, expects the verdict will be heard soon but the ruling won’t be made until early next year. Furthermore, any potential financial impact will be at least a…
Apple developers who use the company’s TestFlight beta testing service can now share invite links with up to 10,000 people. The new feature aims to simplify the process for both developers and testers. Developers create a public link which can be shared with multiple users instead of having to create an invite for each. Potential…
Microsoft has announced Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise during this year’s Ignite conference, enabling custom AI experiences for businesses. Developers may already be aware of the Cortana Skills Kit as it’s been available to build consumer experiences for some time. As its name suggests, the version announced today is tailored at building enterprise solutions. Javier…
Google has released the latest version of Android Studio with over 20 new features including some relating to the ‘Pie’ release of the OS. Among the major new features is support for ‘App Bundles’ which is Google’s new way of packaging Android apps to shrink their size. Google’s research has found the larger an app…
Popular emulator BlueStacks claims to provide six times faster performance when running Android software on a PC than a leading benchmarked smartphone. BlueStacks was created back in 2009 by Jay Vaishnav, Suman Saraf, and Rosen Sharma. No other emulator has achieved quite the same level of success – even receiving investment from the likes of…
Linux creator Linus Torvalds isn’t known for mincing his words, but in his latest update, he’s apologised for his rude behaviour towards kernel developers. The apology was made in the latest email to kernel developers regarding the most recent Linux 4.19-rc4 release. Only a quick note was made regarding the actual kernel, mentioning small changes…
Mozilla is building a new API called WebXR aiming to expand the capabilities of WebVR and enable the creation of mixed reality experiences on the web. WebVR was first conceived in spring 2014 by Vladimir Vukićević from Mozilla with the aim of providing an open source API for displaying VR content on the web. On…
Facebook is releasing an AI-powered tool called SapFix which aims to help software developers track down pesky bugs in their code. SapFix detects errors in code and suggests possible fixes to developers. Currently, it fixes bugs spotted by Sapienz – a software testing tool by Facebook – but the company promises it will be able…