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Miguel de Icaza, the co-founder of the open source mobile app platform Xamarin is leaving Microsoft six years after the Redmond giant acquired his company.

Predictably, Microsoft won’t meet its overly aggressive schedule for .NET MAUI, its more modern and capable replacement for Xamarin.

The latest version of Microsoft’s Xamarin.Forms cross-platform UI toolkit for developers provides a simpler way to build mobile apps.

Google's cross-platform app development framework gets the first release preview with improved stability, more.

Understanding developer technologies is key to a deeper understanding of personal computing platforms. So how does Google Flutter change things?

Xamarin has announced a new certification level at Xamarin University called the Xamarin Certified Mobile Professional.

Microsoft announced today that its Xamarin University will start a free, five-part mobile development series on June 1. The best news? Charles Petzold will appear as a special guest.

Last week, Microsoft announced a preview version of Xamarin Player, which lets developers create iOS apps directly from a Windows PC. Here's some updated info about the tool.

We launched the Xamarin Challenge two weeks ago, and like many of you, I've used this as a great excuse to learn the Xamarin developer experience. Here are a few general tips.

Microsoft announced today that it is now offering a monthly payment option for its Xamarin University e-learning solution. It previously only offered an annual plan.

I'm excited to announce the Xamarin Challenge, a special promotion aimed at getting developers started with Xamarin's amazing cross-platform mobile app capabilities.

Microsoft launched Visual Studio 2017 yesterday. But as an added bonus, anyone who downloads the suite will also get a 60-day trial of Xamarin University.

Microsoft has posted all of the content from its Xamarin Dev Days live event, allowing developers to view the content on demand.

Microsoft has posted on-demand versions of a free, six-part video series about learning Xamarin development.

Microsoft has launched a new cross-platform development show on Channel 9. Based around its Xamarin platform, The Xamarin Show will appear weekly, and the first episode is available now.

Signaling that it really is serious about bringing third party developers to other mobile platforms, Microsoft this week announced that it will purchase Xamarin for an undisclosed sum. Xamarin lets developers target Windows, iOS and Android using the same C# program code.