HiveMQ Goes Open Source, Brings MQTT and Kafka Together

Recently announced by HiveMQ, HiveMQ Enterprise Extension for Kafka aims to integrate Kafka and MQTT to enable real-time streaming for IoT applications.

Yelp Bento Aims to Simplify Modularized UI Development on Android

Yelp has open-sourced Bento, a framework to build modularized user interface on Android by combining different, reusable components into a single screen.

Flutter 1.5 Goes Multi-Platform, Includes Web Support

Announced as a technical preview at the latest Google I/O 2019 event, Flutter 1.5 aims to make it possible to create native applications for multiple platforms, including new form-factor devices, the Desktop, and the Web.

Capacitor 1.0 Aims to Improve the Creation of Hybrid, Web, and Native Apps

Capacitor, Ionic’s new native API container aimed at creating iOS, Android, and Web apps using JavaScript, hit version 1.0. It attempts to bring a new take on how to build cross-platform apps that access native features.

ARKit 3 Brings People Occlusion, Motion Capture, and More

ARKit 3, recently announced at WWDC 2019, moves further into the direction of more immersive augmented reality experiences by adding support for integrating people with virtual objects and injecting human motion into the AR experience. Other new features in ARKit 3 are multiple face tracking, support for simultaneous use of front and back camera, and collaborative sessions.