Month: April 2017

EduTech: With Swift Playgrounds, Apple has a chance to change programming forever

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EduTech is a 9to5Mac weekly series that focuses on technology’s application in education, lower and higher level, both for productivity and enjoyment. If you have suggestions for topics or specific questions you’d like to see answered, feel free to let me know. Catch up on past installments here.  This week’s EduTech is a guest post from…

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More detailed alleged iPhone 8 schematic surfaces, suggests wireless charging will be based on Qi tech

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Although there are still many doubts about the iPhone 8 rumored design, mocked up above, a new schematic has surfaced on Weibo today. This drawing (embedded after the break below) is a more detailed version of what we saw yesterday and includes label annotations for many components. The new dual front and (vertical) back cameras are visible and a rear Touch ID sensor is…

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Creator of Microsoft’s infamous ‘Clippy’ tool talks designing the character on a Mac & more

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One of the most iconic pieces of software design ever is the Clippy (or Clippit) assistant that was baked into Microsoft Office up until 2007. Users had and still have somewhat of a love-hate relationship with Clippy. Despite the assistant no longer being included in Microsoft Office, Clippy has lived on with a variety of different…

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