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Microsoft to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac support in August 2024, suggests other alternatives

Microsoft has announced that the company plans to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac next year. The latest version of the company’s IDE (integrated development environment) for Mac will continue to be supported by Microsoft through August 2024. Microsoft offered the following statement: “With today’s announcement, we’re redirecting our resources and focus to enhance Visual Studio […]

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“realityOS” code references hint at Apple AR/VR programming language currently in development

Apple’s rumored augmented reality/virtual reality has a programming language developed for it. Per @IAmMatthewDavis, a series of references to “realityOS” have been found in App Store upload logs as well as Apple’s open source code on Wednesday. The discovery helps solidify rumors that Apple is working on at least two AR projects that include an […]

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Apple apparently hiring staff to help expand Siri’s language base

Siri could start understanding and using a variety of additional languages in the near future. Apple has apparently begun hiring Siri Annotation Analysts, with a focus on including languages from Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, amongst others. Per MacRumors: Apple’s office in Cork, Ireland is hiring people fluent in Ukrainian, Hungarian, Slovak, Czech, […]

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New iOS 13.5 beta adds feature capable of sharing Medical ID information during emergency calls

With the COVID-19 pandemic, some interesting changes are coming to iOS. In addition to Face ID changes for mask usage, a feature spotted in the new iOS 13.5 beta allows for sharing Medical ID information. The feature prompts users to review their Medical ID settings when opening the Health app, introducing options to share Medical […]

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Certiport launches first Swift certification program for fall of 2018

IT certification firm Certiport has announced the launch of its new Swift certification program for the secondary and collegiate markets. The program, which stems from Apple’s Everyone Can Code effort, will launch its first full-year course in the fall of 2018, and is aimed at teaching students to create their own apps for Apple’s platforms […]