Apple has released the first beta of Xcode 9.3 for developers. Xcode is a free developer tool for Apple’s various operating systems.
Version 9.3 fixes bugs and improves compilation times for projects in the company’s Swift programming language. Xcode 9.3 is available via the Apple Developer Program.
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Rogue Amoeba has announced Farrago, a new soundboard app for the Mac. It allows performers to quickly play sound bites, audio effects, and music clips.
The folks at Rogue Amoeba say that fast triggering via keyboard or mouse is coupled with robust playback options including fades, adjustable in/out points, and more. Audio management is handed via the tile-based interface. The tile layout can be adjusted thanks to the “limitless number of sets allow grouping in any way imaginable.”
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Apple has introduced what it says is a “significant update” to the Health app with the iOS 11.3 beta, debuting a feature for customers to see their medical records right on their iPhone.
The updated Health Records section within the Health app brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Health app to make it easy for consumers to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Penn Medicine and other participating hospitals and clinics are among the first to make this beta feature available to their patients.
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Apple says that iOS 11.3 will arrive this spring with “exciting new ways to experience augmented reality on iPhone and iPad, new Animoji on iPhone X and the ability to view health records in the Health app.
Along with iOS 11.3, the tech giant has rolled out ARKit 1.5 to developers to provide even more immersive AR experiences. In addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and chairs, ARKit can now recognize and place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors, and can more accurately map irregularly shaped surfaces like circular tables.
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CS Odessa (www.conceptdraw.com) has announced new additions to the ConceptDraw Solution Park.
These free additions provide support for data modeling and software engineering with new visualization tools. The Object-role Modeling (ORM) Diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw Pro 11 software by adding new libraries, samples, and templates.
ConceptDraw Pro is a graphics and diagramming product with a set of tools to make flowcharts, swim lane diagrams, charts, and reports. It’s compatible with macOS and Windows.
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