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Daylight will use Unreal Engine 4, procedurally-generated maps

Daylight will use Unreal Engine 4, procedurally-generated maps
  • Posted February 11, 2013, 1:00 PM by Julio Franco | Filed in Gaming, Software With Video
  • Independent game developer Zombie Studios officially announced their next big project called Daylight during the DICE summit last week. So far, so good, but the really interesting side of the story is that Daylight will use Epic's Unreal Engine 4 and…

Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps

Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft says a crack which allows hackers to download paid-for Windows Store apps without spending a dime is the fault of insecure app code and not a Windows Store issue. Redmond is essentially placing the onus of protecting apps against…

Firefox 64-bit development quietly ended for Windows

Firefox 64-bit development quietly ended for Windows
  • Posted November 22, 2012, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Software, The Web
  • It appears Mozilla has quietly toe-tagged 64-bit builds of its Firefox browser for Windows. In a Google Groups discussion, managing engineer Benjamin Smedberg requested coders halt development on nightly builds of its 64-bit Windows distribution.

Nokia scraps development of Meltemi phone platform

Nokia scraps development of Meltemi phone platform
  • Posted July 26, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Finnish phone maker Nokia has stopped development of its Meltemi software platform, which it hoped would eventually compete directly against Android on mid-range handsets, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the company’s plans speaking with Reuters.

Amazon to open international media development center in London

Amazon to open international media development center in London
  • Posted July 23, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software, Industry News
  • Amazon has announced plans to combine the teams of the two UK-based media companies it purchased last year, creating job opportunities in the area and opening a new international center for digital media development near Silicon Roundabout in central London,…

Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps

Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps
  • Posted July 20, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, The Web
  • Email startup Sparrow has been acquired by Google. The company’s CEO Dom Leca announced the news on the company's site and Twitter account this morning, saying that the team behind the popular iOS and Mac email client will be joining…

How Twitter is improving performance site-wide

How Twitter is improving performance site-wide
  • Posted May 30, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Twitter has announced multiple changes to their site designed with speed and performance in mind. Engineering manager for the web core team Dan Webb published a post on the official Twitter engineering blog outlining the changes.

Report claims Microsoft is actively involved in Ultrabook development

Report claims Microsoft is actively involved in Ultrabook development
  • Posted April 17, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Microsoft
  • Microsoft is reportedly playing an active role in developing Ultrabooks that will run Windows 8, industry sources have told Digitimes. Microsoft is concerned about a specific design element that they feel needs refining in order to provide the best possible…

Crytek releases CryENGINE 3 SDK free of charge

Crytek releases CryENGINE 3 SDK free of charge
  • Posted August 19, 2011, 10:27 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Crytek has announced that they will be releasing their CryENGINE 3 SDK for anyone to download free of charge. According to CEO Cevat Yerli, this free SDK contains all of the features of its commercial version, including game sample code…

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