Game development and Live Ops are evolving
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 by Richard Harris
We recently caught up with Carbonated and AWS Game Tech to discuss how Carbonated’s custom-built, live ops platform Carbyne enables game developers to bring fresh content to players in real-time, without engineering support or an office-based workforce.
While Carbonated is a relatively small gaming studio, they have the tools to become a major player among the ...
Postgres support has been unvieled for Toad Edge
Thursday, June 21, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Quest Software unveiled the commercial release of Toad Edge 2.0, which adds support for Postgres. Toad Edge enables developers and database administrators to reduce the time and effort required to develop, manage and maintain Postgres-based open source databases while helping produce optimal performance.
A recent report estimates that more than 70% of new in-house ap...
Realm 2.0 launches with all new features
Sunday, October 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
Realm has announced Realm Platform 2.0 a significant upgrade to their mobile database solution that makes it easier for developers to build real-time, responsive mobile apps that deliver an improved user experience.The Realm Platform empowers organizations and developers to build mobile apps that offer real-time features like messaging and collaboration that were previo...
A poor tester blames his tools
Friday, August 25, 2017 by Richard Harris
We've all heard that an artist is only as good as his tools. But does that ring true for app testing? The shear number of application testing products may seem overwhelming at first, but finding the most efficient environment for your app can be the difference between success and failure. Asaf Saar is the Director of Product Management at Sauce Labs, a company that deve...
Quest launches Toad Edge toolset for MySQL
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
Quest Software, a global systems management and security software provider, has announced the availability of Toad Edge, a new commercial database toolset that makes it easy for development teams and database administrators (DBAs) to develop and manage next-generation open source database environments. With the first release supporting MySQL, Toad Edge saves time, minim...
How developers can break the IoT language barrier
Saturday, July 29, 2017 by Richard Harris
Relationships aren’t successful when only one person is talking. A true relationship is a real, two-way conversation with both people initiating informal interactions. However, to get to a level of informality, you need context. Now imagine this relationship with your technology. When your basement floods, the home owner is alerted about the flood by a connected device,...
Drag and drop game creator studio GameMaker updates to version 2
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 by Richard Harris
YoYo Games’ recently launched cross-platform 2D game engine, GameMaker Studio 2, is now available in a convenient education package specifically for schools and their students. Any approved university or school affiliate will now have access to a free trial version with zero time restrictions/commitments and a simple option to upgrade to the full version. Educational in...
GameMaker Studio platform begins closed beta
Thursday, March 23, 2017 by Richard Harris
Game developers on Mac will soon receive access to the powerful GameMaker Studio platform for the first time as YoYo Games begins the closed beta period of the long-awaited Mac OS version of GameMaker Studio 2. The Mac IDE closed beta for GameMaker Studio 2 will bring enhancements since the release of GameMaker for Mac in 2011. GameMaker Studio 2 features rich func...
How the new US administration will effect Internet privacy
Thursday, February 2, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
NordVPN has observed a notable increase in inquiries immediately after the U.S. election and a stable growth of interest from Americans ever since.As the new U.S. President starts his four-year term, many wonder what will be the new policy on government surveillance of ordinary citizens. President Donald Trump, while being vague on his views concerning Internet privacy,...
SoftIntegration's Ch 7.5 supports Raspberry Pi, Pi Zero, and ARM
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 by Richard Harris
SoftIntegration, Inc. has released the of Ch 7.5 and Embedded Ch 7.5 for ARM and Raspberry Pi. Ch is a complete cross-platform C/C++ interpreter as well as an embeddable scripting engine and can be embedded in other applications for scripting.This latest release supports Raspberry Pi, Pi Zero, and ARM based single-board computers running Linux. The Raspberry Pi is a low...
How Emotion AI is becoming a real opportunity for developers
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently spoke with emotion artificial intelligence (AI) company, Affectiva, about how Emotion AI is emerging as a new opportunity for developers. Affectiva recently announced that its emotion recognition SDK has been integrated with Unity. Developers in a range of industries from gaming, education, robotics and healthcare, to experiential marketing and more ar...
New iOS and macOS Updates: What VPN Users Need to Know
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 by Richard Harris
Apple rolled out its newest operating system updates – iOS 10 and macOS Sierra. The new updates brought about a lot of exciting new features and upgrades. Apple’s mobile and Mac software is now more integrated: for example, Siri assistant has arrived on the computer. Users are also excited about the Universal Clipboard that allows to choose photos from iPhone and direct...
World Programming Releases Free Edition of Big Data Analytics Software
Friday, April 22, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
World Programming has released a free version of the company’s industrial analytics and data science software. The free WPS Express Edition is available for Windows and Mac OS X and includes all the features of the Standard Edition but with a restriction on the volume of data that can be processed. The license is for individuals, not companies, and is not intended for p...
How Developers Can Use TeamViewer to Integrate Remote Access Technology
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Alfredo Patron, Vice President of Business Development at TeamViewer, to talk about how app developers can utilize the platform’s remote support, remote access, and online meeting functionality through TeamViewer’s APIs and SDK.ADM: Can you quickly detail TeamViewer’s main functionalities?Patron: TeamViewer offers cloud-based remote support and ...
Inversoft CEO Brian Pontarelli Discusses New Passport SSO User Management Platform
Friday, December 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Inversoft CEO Brian Pontarelli to talk about his company’s new Passport single sign on (SSO) user management solution that goes beyond standard single sign-on to support messaging in the user’s localized language, built-in analytics, and the ability to discipline/reward users (e.g. mute, ban, suspend, reward) based on activity.Brian is the found...
With TrulySecure 2.0 Developers Can Move Beyond Thumbprint Recognition
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Sensory has released TrulySecure 2.0, the next generation of the company’s FIDO Certified multimodal biometric authentication technology. This latest release builds on Sensory’s two decades of implementing platforms which enhance user experience and security for consumer electronics by incorporating state-of-the-art neural networks and machine learning principles in spe...
Azul Releases EA Zulu Build of OpenJDK Supporting Java 9 SE
Monday, November 2, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Azul Systems (Azul), a provider of Java runtime solutions, has announced early access to Zulu, the company’s build of OpenJDK, supporting the Java 9 SE platform. Zulu is an enterprise-grade, certified build of OpenJDK that can be deployed across various operating systems, containers, hypervisors and cloud platforms.Zulu 9 is open source, freely distributable, incorporat...
Microsoft Acquires Havok 3D Physics Platform from Intel
Sunday, October 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
Microsoft has acquired Havok, a provider of a leading 3D real time physics creator, from Intel. The Havok acquisition strengthens Microsoft’s existing tools and platform components for developers, including DirectX 12, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Azure.Havok has offices in Dublin (Ireland), San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Germany. Havok’s cross-platform tech...
Unity Released New Services for Unity Cloud Build
Thursday, October 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
Unity has announced that its Unity Cloud Build service, currently in open beta, has a number of new features in its latest release.With the release Unity has doubled the number of platforms Cloud Build supports. Originally supporting iOS, Android, and Webplayer Unity has now added Windows desktop, Mac OS X, and Linux. There are 32-bit / 64-bit / Universal options for OS...
Intel Announces New Initiatives for the IoT and Connected Devices
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
During Intel’s IDF 2015 developer conference, the company revealed a number of initiatives related to the IoT and connected devices. These included updates to Intel’s RealSense technology that will bring depth sensing to more devices and applications, and new collaborations for securing the Internet of Things (IoT), in addition to programs and toolkits for developers to...
Setup Docker More Easily Now with the Docker Toolbox
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 by Richard Harris
Docker has introduced the Docker Toolbox, a new installer for Mac OS X and Windows. With the release, Toolbox replaces Boot2Docker as the company’s recommended way to get started with Docker.The Toolbox installs everything needed to get Docker running in development including: the Docker client, Compose (Mac only), Kitematic, Machine, and VirtualBox. Toolbox uses Machin...
Dynamsoft Imaging SDK Now Supports Document Scanning for HTML5Based Browsers
Friday, July 31, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Dynamsoft has updated the web version of its TWAIN-based scanning SDK software to add HTML5 support for IE on Windows and mainstream browsers on Mac platforms. For Windows, Dynamic’s Web TWAIN receives added HTML5 support for Internet Explorer (IE) 10 and 11. For Mac, the added HTML5 support is for Safari v7+, Chrome v27+, and Firefox v27+ on Mac OS X 10.6 or...
What is New in the Recent Release of Visual Studio 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
Microsoft just released the highly anticipated Visual Studio 2015 just in advance of the impending Microsoft 10 release. Here is a rundown on what’s new for VS 2015:Cross-platform mobile device support - Android, iOS, and WindowsOut of the box, Visual Studio allows developers to use web technologies to build production quality mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows us...
Qt Releases New Version of Its Cross Platform Development Environment
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 by Richard Harris
The newly released Qt 5.5 offers new functionality for the Qt cross platform development environment as well as a more simplified product offering structure. Among the top aspects of the release is the company’s preparation for Windows 10 functionality once it is officially released by Microsoft. Qt is currently running on top of the new WinRT APIs on Windows 8 and...
Oracle Releases Latest Version of VM VirtualBox Virtualization Software
Monday, July 13, 2015 by Richard Harris
Oracle has released VM VirtualBox 5.0, the latest release of its free and open source, cross-platform virtualization software now offering increased security with encryption and improved performance. The product is designed to enable the use of a wide range of virtual machine environments easily on standard desktop and laptop computers, and offer simple deployment to a ...
VMware Releases Two Previews of Products for Docker Containerized Applications
Monday, July 6, 2015 by Richard Harris
To help companies build, deploy and run cloud-native applications, VMware has released technology previews of two new Docker tools - AppCatalyst and Project Bonneville,AppCatalyst is a technology preview of an API and Command Line Interface (CLI)-driven hypervisor that offers developers a way to replicate a private cloud locally on their desktop for building and t...
Microsoft Azure Team Releases Application Insights Windows SDK 1.0.0
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The Microsoft Azure team has announced the release of Application Insights Windows SDK 1.0.0 which includes API changes to improve experiences and a number of stability and performance enhancing fixes.The SDKs provide a set of automatic telemetry capture out of the box. Getting started with Application Insights is as simple as integrating the SDK into an application and...
General Availability of MicroStrategy 10 Secure Enterprise Offers Enhanced Data Discovery, Mobile Analytics and Enterprise Security
Thursday, June 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
MicroStrategy has announced the general availability of MicroStrategy 10 Secure Enterprise offering new business intelligence functionality with data discovery, mobile analytics and enterprise security. Available for Mac and PC, the MicroStrategy 10 Desktop is a new self-service data discovery tool. With built-in templates and support for hundreds of 3rd-party vis...
Mozilla Releases New Trainspotting Blog Series to Track Firefox Releases
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Firefox team is hosting a new blog series called Trainspotting on Mozilla Hacks which is designed to help Web developers keep up with what’s new, what’s changed and what is coming soon in all of the Firefox's, the Web platform, and the Mozilla tools for building the Web.The Trainspotting name comes from the way Mozilla develops Gecko and Firefox on a “train model” a...
Arduino IDE 1.6.0 Released Plus Arduino Day Events to Be Held On March 27
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 by Richard Harris
Arduino, an open-source electronics platform based on hardware and software interactive projects, has released IDE 1.6.0 after two years of development. The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) facilitates writing code and uploading it to Arduino board. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and the environment is written in Java. You can see the complete rundown of upda...
Zend Releases Z Ray for Magento, a PHP Application Debugging and Productivity Solution
Monday, February 9, 2015 by Richard Harris
Zend has released Z-Ray for Magento, a PHP debugging and productivity solution for real-time visibility into applications created with Magento. Z-Ray's "X-Ray vision" offers in-context visibility inside Magento applications, showing what happens when constructing each page.Z-Ray displays all under-the-hood details and PHP requests involved in building a page. It provide...
The Eye Tribe Oozes Innovation At CES 2015 With The World’s First Android Eye Tracking SDK
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Eye Tribe unveiled the world’s first Android eye tracking software development kit for OEMs at CES 2015. The innovative $99 Eye Tracking SDK for Android earned the Best of Innovation Honoree and earned Honoree status in three other Innovation Award categories. The Eye Tribe is also a Top 25 Finalist in the Extreme Tech Challenge which featured Sir Richard ...
Care2 Hosts Petition Asking Apple to Remove Spyware from New Yosemite OS
Thursday, October 30, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
The online activist organization Care2 is hosting a petition on its website asking Apple to remove spyware from the new Yosemite operating system. The petition is one of many on the Care2 site, which dubs itself as “a community of 25 million standing together for good. People are making world-changing impact with Care2, starting petitions and supporting each other’s cam...
Esri’s ArcGIS Runtime SDK Offers Online and Offline Mapping Functions for the Microsoft .NET Framework
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 by Richard Harris
Esri has announced the release of its first commercial version of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework. This software development kit joins Esri's line of runtime products, including iOS, Mac OS X, Android, Java, Qt, and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET has been built as a new, shared API across native app platforms ...
Get Access to Limited Edition Nymi Bands for Beta Testing
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Bionym’s first product, the Nymi Band, is designed to make identity easy by letting let devices and services connect with a person's identity in a secure and privacy-protective manner. The Nymi Band is a wristband that authenticates a user’s identity using their unique electrocardiogram (ECG). Its current focus is on solving authentication friction points such as passwo...
