Hogwarts Legacy will not feature playable Quidditch, unfortunately. Developer Avalanche Software confirmed on its official website that the upcoming open-world Harry Potter RPG will not include Quidditch matches for players to partake in. That said, broom traversal will be part of the game, allowing players to take flight and explore the far ends of the … Read more
As everyone debates over the opacity of Liquid Glass coming to iOS, iPadOS and other Apple operating systems this fall, the Cupertino tech giant has seeded the release candidate builds of iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6 and others to both developer and public channels. The updates aren’t big on features and apart from some changes addressing … Read more
Ahead of India’s 75th Republic Day, Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has announced a grant programme for Indian Web3 developers in partnership with the Solana Foundation. The grant, worth Rs. 25 crore, aims to help bootstrapped Indian Web3 developers designing products on the Solana blockchain. In an official announcement shared on Thursday, January 25, CoinDCX said … Read more
Google has announced that it is beta testing a new metric that will help app developers identify issues with misbehaving Android apps that cause unnecessary battery drain. A new Android Vitals metric designed to pinpoint excessive wake locks, one of the primary reasons for battery drain when a smartphone is idle, is available to app … Read more
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, on Tuesday said it is collaborating with startup Hugging Face, a software development hub, to make it easier to carry out artificial intelligence work (AI) in Amazon’s cloud. While new generative AI services like chat-based search engines from Microsoft and Alphabet‘s Google have captured the public’s … Read more
Apple is set to open up an iPhone feature that was previously restricted to the company’s Apple Pay service, allowing third party app developers to access the near field communication (NFC) technology on its smartphones. The Cupertino company previously said it would allow developers in the European Union (EU) region to access the feature in response … Read more
Casa, a Bitcoin custodian firm based in the US, operates a separate and parallel version of the Bitcoin blockchain called the TBTC testnet. This technology supports tBTC tokens, which have no financial value linked to them but come in handy for conducting tests around new protocols that could be supported on the Bitcoin blockchain. In … Read more
Apple on Tuesday announced support for a new App Store feature that will allow developers to prompt former app users to sign up for a paid subscription again. These so-called ‘win-back offers’ will allow app developers to offer a discount to previous users in order to convince them to purchase a subscription. These offers will … Read more
Unity, the cross-platform game engine, announced big changes to its fee structure, enraging indie developers around the world. The company has introduced a new ‘Unity Runtime Fee,’ that will charge studios a cost every time a game built on their engine is installed. The new pricing structure goes into effect January 1, 2024, with different … Read more
The Worldcoin Foundation on Monday launched a developer preview of its upcoming World Chain project, allowing developers to try its upcoming blockchain mainnet. Sam Altman’s controversial Worldcoin project continues to grow steadily, despite facing regulatory challenges in multiple parts of the world. Sam Altman’s controversial Worldcoin project continues to grow steadily, despite facing regulatory challenges … Read more