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Microsoft unveils new Xbox wireless gaming headset and updates accessibility guidelines

GeekWire

— Xbox (@Xbox) February 16, 2021. The 23 XAGs, publicly available in Microsoft’s game stack docs , were launched in January of 2020 and updated on Tuesday, incorporating feedback from developers and community members. From footsteps to explosions to your friends in the party. Every sound counts. Microsoft image).

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Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement changes a key App Store rule for developers

The Verge

A proposed agreement between Apple and a class-action lawsuit representing US app developers includes a $100 million payout from Apple. The change, while potentially important for developers, isn’t quite as significant as it may seem. Apple has decided to name this the “Small Developer Assistance Fund.”.

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Apple will let Amphetamine app stay in the App Store after wrongly telling developer it violated App Store rules

The Verge

Amphetamine’s developer says Apple told him to change the app’s name and remove the pill from its logo. The developer of Amphetamine, an app that prevents Macs from going into sleep mode, says Apple told him it violated App Store guidelines, even though it’s been in the App Store since 2014, and has nothing to do with drug use.

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Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show

GeekWire

Now, in 2023, most of those big publishers have taken their ball and gone home, which has left PAX as a show that’s by and for independent game developers, almost by default. The other issue is that, in conjunction with state guidelines, PAX relaxed its health and safety measures for this year’s show. Frankly, I’d hoped for better.

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Google is cracking down on scammy Play Store app listings

The Verge

Google has announced new Play Store policies and guidelines designed to make app listings more succinct, accurate, and less of an eyesore. The new app metadata policies will ban a variety of tricks that app developers use to make their app listings excessively eye-catching. . | Image: Google.

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7 technologies that CIOs can’t ignore in 2021

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

But, I believe they’ll play a large role in 2021. Here are 7 technologies that CIOs should focus on in 2021. As the pandemic continues on in 2021 and CIOs look to better prepare their organizations for the unknown, I believe we’ll see the demand for portals increase. These aren’t necessarily new technologies. What is low-code?

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Notability blinks on charging users more, grandfathers in existing users

The Verge

Notability developer Ginger Labs announced today that, in a change of heart, its popular note-taking app wouldn’t eventually require current users to switch to a subscription model. Notability subscription tiers as of November 1st, 2021. According to 9to5Mac , the change may be due to a violation of Apple’s App Store guidelines.