Google has released the second developer preview of its upcoming operating system. Android 11 Preview 2 is for developers only and includes a 5G state API to let users quickly check whether the user is currently on a 5G radio or non-standalone network, hinge angles for foldables, call screening service improvements, and new controls in … continue reading
Microsoft co-founder and technology adviser Bill Gates stepped down from the company’s board of directors to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities. He will continue to serve as technology advisor to CEO Satya Nadella and other leaders in the company. “I am grateful for Bill’s friendship and look forward to continuing to work alongside … continue reading
Applitools announced the general availability of Ultrafast Grid, a cloud platform that enables fast concurrent rendering of apps on different browsers and devices, with the reliability and stability of Visual AI. “Applitools navigates the vicious triangle by providing AI-driven testing for any browser and any device, nearly eliminating the test overhead per release, said Torsten … continue reading
The Apache Software Foundation has announced the release of Apache Brooklyn 1.0. Apache Brooklyn is an open-source framework for modeling, monitoring, and managing applications. “I am excited to see the 1.0 release of Apache Brooklyn,” said Geoff Macartney, vice president of Apache Brooklyn. “This reflects the maturity and stability that Brooklyn has reached after nearly … continue reading
The release of Babylon.js 4.1 includes performance optimizations, a new Node Material Editor that offers a cross-platform development experience with Babylon Native, Cascaded Shadows, Navigation Mesh, updated WebXR and gITF support. The new Node Material Editor removes the complexity of writing GPU programs without sacrificing power. Now developers can simply connect nodes together, according to … continue reading
This week’s open-source project is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Apache Subversion is a control software and source code management tool available on most integration servers, integrated development environments, and issue tracking systems. Apache Subversion (“SVN”) was created by CollabNet in 2000 in an effort to create an open-source alternative to the then standard CVS (Concurrent … continue reading
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is reviewing the state of security across its 300+ projects in a recently released report. According to the report, the most notable events in 2019 included increased attacks of Hadoop instances, a flaw in Apache HTTP Server 2.4, and a flaw in older versions of Apache Axis. The foundation looked … continue reading
Apache Guacamole 1.1 has been announced. Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. The latest release includes two subprojects, the HTML5 web application which serves the Guacamole client to users, and “guacamole-server”, the remote desktop proxy which the web application communicates with. The 1.1.0 release also features support for dynamic image quality and for … continue reading
While many companies still utilize relational databases, the benefits of NoSQL databases are clear, whether that’s the ability to handle large volumes of structured or unstructured data, perform Agile sprints or its flexibility and scalability. And moving to a NoSQL database is easier than most think. Brian Hess, the strategic solution engineer at DataStax, explained … continue reading
Samsung introduced the Galaxy XCover Pro, an enterprise-ready smartphone built for business. The Galaxy XCover Pro allows users to tailor their experience with two programmable keys to create custom actions with one click, simplifying things like opening a scanner, turning on a flashlight or launching a CRM app without having to swipe through apps, the … continue reading
Python 2.7 has officially retired as of January 1st to fully make way for Python 3. For those that are still using Python 2, there is advice for running Python 2 code in Python 3 to ease the transition. According to a post, a number of critical Python projects have pledged to stop supporting Python … continue reading
The Apache Software Foundation announced that 339 projects and sub-projects were accomplished this year, 206 projects made it to top level and 46 podlings made it in the Apache Incubator. On the community side, there were 7,038 active Apache Committers, 765 ASF members, and 40 new members elected. More than 75% of contributors in 2019 … continue reading
