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Some Russian bank cards no longer functioning with Apple Pay and Google Pay following economic sanctions

Following Western sanctions on Russia’s financial institutions in response to last week’s invasion of Ukraine, customers from several of Russia’s largest banks have discovered they can no longer use their debit and credit cards in conjunction with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Among the affected organizations include VTB Group, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, and Otkritie FC […]

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Apple releases Swift Playgrounds 4, offers full support for creating iOS and iPadOS apps directly from an iPad

Apple on Wednesday released Swift Playgrounds 4, the newest version of its free Swift Playgrounds app used for teaching code in the education market. The newest version of the app allows iPhone and iPad apps to be created directly on an ‌iPad‌ without the need for a Mac.  The new version includes the following new features and changes: – […]

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Apple, Boys & Girls Clubs of America join forces to bring Everyone Can Code curriculum to additional regions within the United States

If you’re looking to get your kids into coding, you might like this. Apple and local Boys & Girls Clubs of America have teamed up to launch Apple’s Everyone Can Code curriculum for the iPad in 10 new regions, including Atlanta; Austin, Texas; metro D.C.; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Wake County, North Carolina; and Silicon Valley, […]

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Apple announces virtual WWDC 2021 event for June, begins accepting Swift Student Challenge submissions

Apple has officially announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 will take place from June 7 to June 11. Like last year’s event, it will be held virtually. Among the expected products are launches of iOS 15, watchOS 8, and other updates to its operating systems. It’s also possible that Apple will mention its new […]

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Apple offers updated Swift coding curriculum, resources for parents, teachers, and students

If you’re teaching Apple’s Swift programming language or learning it yourself, this will come in handy. Apple on Thursday announced updates to its Swift coding programs and resources for educators and students alike.The Develop in Swift and Everyone Can Code curricula have been given an overhaul. Furthermore, it launched a new professional learning course for […]