Playgrounds for iPad now features Swift courses with Sphero and R2-D2

Just in time for Force Friday, the innovative Playgrounds app for the iPad now has Swift courses that allow users to program Sphero and R2-D2.

Two new accessories have been added as Swift coding courses: Sphero Template and R2-D2 by Sphero.

Sphero Template is described as “an open template that allows you to build your own programs with a Sphero robot.” Sphero points users to the Sphero API documentation to see what all you can do with the robot commands.

Both new additions are available to download through the Accessories tab on the latest version of Playgrounds for iPad.

Sphero Template works with the Sphero SPRK+, BB-8, R2-D2, and newly debuted BB-9E robot.

Apple confirms September 12 iPhone event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has confirmed it is going to host a September 12 iPhone event in its newly built Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino.

Some media invitations went out today to what many consider to be the Super Bowl of tech launches, the annual iPhone September event. This year is special because it marks the 10th year anniversary of the Apple iPhone, which has superseded the iPod and the Mac as Apple's biggest and most profitable product.

This is also the first time the company will unveil the Steve Jobs Theatre in its newly-built Apple Park Campus, considered by many to be Steve Jobs legacy to the company he founded, and later on rescued from insolvency in what was one of the greatest second acts in modern business history.

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Apple Stores are celebrating Force Friday with special learning sessions

Apple stores around the world are joining in on Force Friday II on Friday, September 1 and though the weekend with new and exclusive Star Wars Today at Apple sessions and a new lineup of third-party Star Wars app-enabled toys.  Force Friday is a huge Star Wars merchandising event where new toys, technologies and apps pertaining to the popular franchise are released. Many of the toys from the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie are expected to surface as well.

Apple stores around the world will host new Kids Hours coding sessions with the Droids from Star Wars and a How To session to learn to build their own Star Wars trailer in iMovie.

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TCl unveils BlackBerry KEYone Black Edition with updated specs

TCL has revealed a new BlackBerry KEYOne which is all black and has twice the storage and even more RAM. The BlackBerry KEYOne comes with 64GB of storage as well as 4GB of RAM for improved multitasking and overall speed improvements. This version goes tactical by replacing the silver accents with matte black finish added to the device's aluminum frame offering. The new device will be available to Canadians for $799