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Microsoft Releases Xamarin.Forms 4.0
The latest version of Microsoft’s Xamarin.Forms cross-platform UI toolkit for developers provides a simpler way to build mobile apps. In […]

Google Clarifies What’s Happening to “Works with Nest”
Google’s surprise announcement that it would replace its Home brand with Nest was well-received. Then all hell broke loose. The […]

You Can Create Flutter Apps on Chrome OS
Thanks to its Linux compatibility, you can now write software on Chrome OS. Including, apparently, using Flutter and Android Studio. […]

Windows 10 + PWAs: A Progress Report
In October 2017, I spoke with Microsoft’s Jeff Burtoft and Aaron Gustafson about the company’s plans to bring Progressive Web […]

Microsoft Confirms UWP is Not the Future of Windows Apps
As I predicted, Microsoft is effectively killing UWP by ensuring that all its capabilities are available to once-legacy app development […]

Google Pushes Chrome OS to Developers
Chrome OS and the Chromebooks on which it runs have matured greatly in recent years as usage has soared. And […]

Google Brings Flutter to the Web in Technical Preview
Google had previously announced plans to bring Flutter, its cross-platform mobile development framework, to the web. This week at I/O, […]

Google I/O Announcement Roundup
I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide a quick rundown of today’s […]