OpenXR 0.90 Aims to Solve AR/VR Fragmentation

The Khronos Group has published the first OpenXR specification and API with version number 0.90. OpenXR is an open, royalty-free standard for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) platforms and devices that aims to simplify AR/VR software development on multiple platforms and devices.

ART Cloud Profiling to Improve Android App Performance

First introduced in Android Pie, ART optimizing profiles are a feature that leverages data sent to Play Cloud to optimize an app startup time on install or update. Data disclosed by Google show apps start 15% faster on average, with special cases reaching a 30% improvement.

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.