Neowin News Feed for: Swift

The team behind the Arc browser gives an update on its upcoming Windows version

John Callaham — Fri, 19 May 2023 20:12:01 +0000

The Browser Company, which has released its Arc web browser for Mac computers, has offered an update on its efforts to release a Windows version, using Apple's Swift programming language. Read more...

Apple announces Swift Student Challenge for a chance to win WWDC23 swag

Paul Hill — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:38:02 +0000

Apple has announced the Swift Student Challenge. It is a chance for budding software developers to enter their project for a chance to win some WWDC23 swag and possibly an invite to Apple Park. Read more...

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Apple's Swift Playgrounds 4.0 allows you to publish apps quicker

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 19:50:01 +0000

Apple has released Swift Playgrounds 4.0. With this update, most of the new features have been made available to the iPad version rather than the one for macOS. Read on for a full changelog. Read more...

Apple has begun testing Swift Playgrounds 4 with developers, details leak

Usama Jawad — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:56:01 +0000

Apple has invited some developers to a private preview of Swift Playgrounds 4. However, details have started to leak regarding the update, which now allows direct publication of apps to the App Store. Read more...

WWDC21: Apple unveils new dev tools for more engaging apps

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:42:01 +0000

Apple unveiled many new tools to improve the development experience in the Apple ecosystem. Here's a look at everything the company revealed during its annual developers' conference. Read more...

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News Staff — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:46:01 +0000

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News Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:46:01 +0000

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Swift makes its way to Windows 10, toolchain images now available

Usama Jawad — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:22:01 +0000

The Swift programming language is finally available on Windows 10 and is at a point "where early adopters can start using Swift to build real experiences". Toolchain images can now be downloaded. Read more...

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News Staff — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 15:46:01 +0000

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Microsoft will host SWIFT's cloud-based payment transfers on Azure in new partnership

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:54:01 +0000

Microsoft and SWIFT have formed an alliance to facilitate the future deployment of SWIFT's messaging service in the cloud. A proof of concept to host SWIFT infrastructure on Azure was also unveiled. Read more...

Telegram for iOS is being rebuilt on Swift, coming soon to everyone

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:46:01 +0000

Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov today announced that the iOS version of the messaging app is due for a major update in the next couple of weeks, building on a completely new codebase. Read more...

Apple updates its programming language to Swift 4

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:08:01 +0000

Apple has announced the availability of its general purpose programming language Swift 4. The update will please programmers which hate migrating their source code to new versions of languages. Read more...

Acer announces a new range of Windows 10 devices at IFA 2017

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:18:01 +0000

The company announced new gaming desktops, all-in-ones, and convertibles with Windows 10 at IFA 2017. The devices include Predator Orion 9000 desktop, Predator X35, and Switch7 Black Edition. Read more...

Apple launches programming curriculum for students

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 May 2017 20:30:02 +0000

Apple has released a new curriculum that will be taught in community colleges and high schools. The course will teach job critical skills and will be taught in Apple's Swift language. Read more...

Wileyfox reveals Cyanogen-based Swift 2 X with Snapdragon 430 and 5.2-inch 1080p display

Ben Moore — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:32:01 +0000

The Swift 2 X will launch with Cyanogen 13.1, but will later be upgraded to Android Nougat. The £219 device features a 16MP sensor, 3GB RAM and a microSD card slot for storage expansion. Read more...

Apple announces Swift Playgrounds so kids can learn to code on an iPad

Rich Woods — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:52:02 +0000

At Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference today, the firm announced Swift Playgrounds, an app for the iPad that will help teach kids to code using Apple's own programming language, Swift. Read more...

Google possibly interested in making Swift a ‘first class' language for Android

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:38:01 +0000

Around the time that Swift was open sourced, reps from Google, Uber and Facebook held a meeting in London to discuss using the language. Apple's Swift is already hugely popular among iOS devs. Read more...

Swift programming language update introduces Linux support

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 04:06:01 +0000

Apple has pushed Swift 2.2 out the door. The update is the first since the language was open-sourced. It received 212 non-Apple contributions and brings Linux support. Read more...

The Linux Foundation announces new group to develop blockchain technology

Paul Hill — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:26:01 +0000

The Linux Foundation has announced a new collaboration effort to help speed up development of blockchain technology, making it suitable for enterprise use. Read more...

Apple trumps up its open source contributions, gets chastised by community

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 04:46:01 +0000

After having recently open-sourced its Swift programming language, Apple has come under fire by the community for its claims of being the first major company to make open source a priority. Read more...

Swift compiler in the works to attract iOS developers to Windows 10

Camden Krupala — Mon, 04 May 2015 08:14:01 +0000

After announcing support for Objective C at Build 2015, a Microsoft engineer mentioned the company is also working on a compiler for Swift in an effort to attract even more developers to Windows 10. Read more...

Developer creates Flappy Bird clone with Apple's Swift in four hours

James Walker — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:07:44 +0000

A developer of apps for Apple devices has announced that he made a working port of the immensely popular Flappy Bird game in the company's new Swift language within four hours of it being introduced. Read more...

LCD Specs: Not So Swift

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:47:42 +0000

Faster LCD pixel response time is supposed to make scrolling, video, and games move more smoothly. Unfortunately, the response time figures that vendors quote aren't particularly useful for comparison shoppers. The lack of... Read more...

Microsoft Announces BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT

Tom Warren — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:23:32 +0000

First Public Beta Customer, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, Expects to Reduce Current Infrastructure Costs by 50 Percent Using New Accelerator Today at the SIBOS 2003 Conference, Microsoft Corp. announced the BizTalk® Accelerator... Read more...