In an effort to better protect their users, Google is giving developers new updates when it comes to publishing web applications. The company is updating the app publishing process, risk assessment systems, and user-facing consent page to detect any abnormalities and protect against spoofing or misleading application identities. In addition, the company’s risk assessment process … continue reading
Red Hat made a few updates to its container application platform offerings to bring operations teams and application managers automation at scale. Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 is now available, enhancing enterprise scalability and increasing speed and workflow automation. It also enables users to deploy their modern applications over multiple infrastructures. With new delivery … continue reading
Google announced its Closure Compiler is now available in pure JavaScript for use without Java. The first Closure Compiler was released back in 2009, but this JavaScript compiler will run under NodeJS with support for some build tools, according to Sam Thorogood, developer programs engineer at Google. The Closure Compiler is a JavaScript optimizer, transpiler … continue reading
Google has announced Certification of Agencies as part of the Google Developers Agency Program, which is an effort to work closely with development agencies all over the world. The Agency Program provides agencies with training through local hangouts and events, content, support from developer relation teams, and early access to upcoming developer products, according to … continue reading
Humans are constantly engaged in sound, and with mobile devices and virtual reality headsets becoming increasingly popular, sound is becoming more immersive. Today, the Cardboard SDKs for Android and Unity support spatial audio so developers can create immersive audio experiences in virtual reality apps, according to Nathan Martz, product manager for Google Cardboard. Users will … continue reading
Today the MozVR team released the first version of A-Frame, an open-source framework for creating WebVR experiences with markup. According to its blog, A-Frame makes it easy for Web developers to create virtual reality experiences that work across desktop, iPhone (with Android support on the horizon), and the Oculus Rift. It uses WebGL in HTML … continue reading
Nokia enters post-device future with Nokia Z Android Launcher The Nokia Z Android Launcher, a home screen replacement for Android phones that learns and evolves based on usage patterns, has released its first major update and opened its pre-beta to download and test the launcher. Developed by the Nokia Technologies Group, a separate entity from … continue reading
