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Sony posts ad looking for candidate to help bring PlayStation franchises to iOS/iPadOS, expand mobile gaming efforts

This is pretty interesting. Sony, apparently looking to expand its mobile gaming efforts, has posted a job advertisement indicating it intends to adapt many PlayStation franchises to be playable on iPhone and iPad in the future. The job advertisement seeks someone for the position of “”Head of Mobile, PlayStation Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment,” in California. […]

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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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Apple Maps testing hints at data expansion in the United Kingdom and Ireland

This should be sort of nifty if you’re headed across the pond any time soon. Apple has begun testing its update for Apple Maps, the test bringing more detailed information to its navigation app data being used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During WWDC 2020, Apple announced that it would be bringing improved Apple […]

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Apple expands on HBCU partnership, will add 10 more coding and development centers throughout the U.S.

This is arguably nifty. Apple on Thursday announced that the company is expanding its partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCus) to add 10 more regional coding centers to act as tech hubs fo campuses and their surrounding communities. The expansion is part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative, which was launched in 2019, focuses […]

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Apple expands Independent Repair Provider Program to firms in Europe and Canada

If you’re a techie in Europe or Canada, this will come in handy. Apple on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program. The new contract allows businesses in Europe and Canada to sign up to offer customers iPhone repairs using genuine Apple components. Since the iPhone repair program launched last fall, […]