Recently, an Android 7.1.1 Nougat update was released. Android Nougat’s development team describes this achievement: “When we launched Android Nougat, we were excited to deliver even more ways to make Android your own.” One of the themes permeating this release is gender equality reflected by new emoji that represent the “pivotal roles women play in the world,…
Microsoft recently released Visual Studio 2017 RC development IDE. Approximately twenty-seven general new features and improvements have been introduced in this edition. Visual Studio 2017 RC is faster than ever in initial start-up and project/solution load time: “The very first launch of Visual Studio is at least 50% faster.” Also many known issues have been…
Google Play Books, the biggest ebookstore in the world, has now made it easier to find books online. Called “Discover”, which is a new Google Play Books feature, produces “a new way to find books by browsing the latest reviews, news, lists, videos and more.” An iOS app, with the feature, will be coming shortly….
Recently Google released the new app, Google Allo, which is described by Google as “a new smart messaging app for Android and iOS that helps you say more and do more right in your chats. Google Allo can help you make plans, find information, and express yourself more easily in chat.” Smart Reply progressively determines user…
Android has released its latest development IDE, Android Studio 2.2. Twenty plus features have be added to Android Studio 2.2. This includes the following advancements, “from designing UIs with the new constraint layout, to developing C++ code with the Android NDK, to building with the latest Jack compliers, to creating Espresso test cases for your app, Android…
Recently Android 7.0 Nougat was released to Nexus devices users. The LG V20 will be the first smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat installed. Another release to the public, particularly developers, is the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which allows users to examine the new Android 7.0 Nougat source code. Android 7.0 Nougat’s 250 new features include VR…
With the popularity of Apple’s Facetime, Google has developed it’s own video calling app called Duo, “a simple 1-to-1 video calling app available for Android and iOS. Duo takes the complexity out of video calling, so that you can be together in the moment wherever you are.” A Google account is not required but rather a simple…
Apple is increasing its business focus by collaborating with software company, SAP: “Under the new deal, Apple and SAP plan to release programming tools that software developers can use to build apps for Apple’s handheld devices.” Since businesses currently utilize SAP’s expertise in inventory, manufacturing, sales and other operations, a united Apple and SAP will further…