Apple launches dedicated mobile app for developers – to eventually replace WWDC app

With the launch of a dedicated Apple Developer mobile app, Apple is introducing a new resource for more than 23 million registered members of its developer community. The app is an expansion of its existing WWDC app for Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, which it will supersede.

As reported by TechCrunch, the app will include relevant resources – like technical and design articles,...

International Game Developers Association teams up with Skillz to monetise eSports

California-based mobile eSports platform Skillz is working with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) to enable game developers with new tools to build sustainable businesses by retaining, engaging, and monetising their content.

This partnership will connect 30 million registered players and more than 20,000 new game developers from Skillz to the IGDA's existing network of 10,000...

Apple accounts for 2.4 million employees in US

A recent Apple press release has stated that the company is accountable for generating and maintaining jobs to 2.4 million people in the Americas, through its own staff and those of all its suppliers.

The Cupertino-based tech giant, which contributes £73b to the economy every year, now contracts 9,000 supply companies across all the 50 states, and those suppliers back 450,000 jobs.

Play Store developers can now add keywords to their apps for greater discovery

Google is now allowing app developers on its Play Store to tag applications with keywords and phrases for easy discovery. As reported by Android Police, the ability to add tags debuted on the Play Console just around a week ago.

The ability to tag applications will greatly help the Play Store determine where to place the app and how to compare other apps to it, says Google. In order to apply tags, the...

Lightricks raises $135 million in series C funding on $1bn valuation

Lightricks has raised $135 million (£111.3m) in its latest series C funding round that it plans to use to develop and accelerate powerful AI enhanced solutions.

With this financing round, led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing, along with other participants like Insight Partners and ClalTech, the Jerusalem-based software firm’s total financing to date amounts to £169m.

Mobile becoming increasingly unpopular with UK game studios, study finds

The latest data released by the Independent Game Developers' Association (TIGA) has revealed that the focus of UK studios has moved away from mobile towards other platforms over the last five years. According to TIGA’s figures, 40% of the studios in the UK are mainly focused on mobile in 2018 – down from 49% in 2013.

TIGA also revealed that PC – including retail and online PC...

Samsung’s Bixby Marketplace now open for developers

Samsung’s Bixby Marketplace is now officially open for developers, according to reports.

As reported by SAMMobile among others, third-party Bixby Studio developers can now submit their Bixby Capsules before they reach the users.

The Bixby Marketplace is the gateway that connects end users with third-party developers; however, it is not the actual...

Android Studio to stop support for 32-bit PCs in 2020

Google has announced that it will stop supporting the 32-bit Android Studio system software and the 32-bit Android Emulator from 2020 and will only support the more efficient 64-bit versions of the integrated development environment (IDE).

As reported by 9to5 Google, Google will end the update support for the 32-bit version of Android Studio IDE 3.6 on 31 December 2019 and the Android Emulator will be...

Apple tells app developers to remove screen recording analytics code

Apple is reportedly telling app developers to remove or disclose the use of analytics code, which allows them to record the users’ interaction with their iPhone apps.

While investigating into the matter, TechCrunch found that popular applications like Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hotels.com, Hollister, Expedia, and were using “session replaying” tools from analytics...

Arduino releases IoT Cloud beta for ‘end-to-end’ development

Arduino has announced the launch of its IoT Cloud application platform aimed towards developers, maker hobbyists, and system integrators.

With the help of Arduino IoT Cloud, users are able to develop IoT applications that solve everyday problems which arise in a business environment. Through this platform, the company aims to simplify complex technologies in such a way that it could be used by anyone.

Luca Cipriani, CIO of Arduino, said: