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Asahi Linux project releases first conformant OpenGL ES 3.1 drivers for Apple Silicon systems running Linux

If you’re looking for a better Linux-based gaming experience on your Apple Silicon Mac, you’re going to like this. The Asahi Linux project has released the first conformant OpenGL ES 3.1 drivers for Apple silicon Macs in a significant update for improved gaming performance on Macs running the Linux operating system. The project functions as […]

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Niantic announces crackdowns, bans on Pokémon Go hackers, cheaters

Pokémon Go players who are found to be cheating have begun facing both punishment and permanent bans. Game maker Niantic, the developer behind mobile sensation Pokémon Go, is now issuing permanent bans to players who violate its terms of service. Though TOS violations vary, these bans appear to be directed at cheaters who rely on […]

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Apple makes Swift programming language open source

Apple’s Swift programming language just went open source. And that can’t help but be awesome for the developer community. Apple has announced that Swift has gone open source, Apple releasing two additional projects for Swift in open source: the Core Libraries project, and a new Swift Package Manager project. The Swift Package Manager is a […]

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Apple removes hundreds of apps from App Store, third-party APIs found to collect private information

Well, this is a bit of a mess. Code analytics platform SourceDNA has found hundreds of apps on the App Store that used private APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to collect private user data, like email addresses and device identifiers, slipping under Apple’s radar in the approval process. The code got into these apps through the […]

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Apple posts full WWDC keynote speech online

Following up on the slew of announcements from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple late Monday posted to its website a full version of this year’s WWDC keynote address. The keynote clocks in at just under two and a half hours from Bill Hader’s comedic intro to a musical performance by The Weeknd. The keynote […]