Swift, the programming language used to create apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple platforms, could be used to build Android apps in the future.
If you have a son or daughter who loves the idea of creating cutting-edge apps, games and experiences for Apple's iOS platform, then say hello to the company's Swift Playgrounds iPad app, and trust us when we say your kids will love it.
Apple has announced a new partnership with SAP that will see a new level of collaboration on bringing iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad into the enterprise. The move follows an agreement with IBM that has been in place for some time.
Google could be planning to make a move that could bring about large-scale changes for the Android platform, and in turn, for those that develop and produce apps for the world's most popular mobile operating system. Executives from Google, along with decision makers from other tech companies like Uber and Facebook, have reportedly been in attendance at a meeting solely put in place to discuss Apple's Swift programming language. Google has potentially seen enough about the power of the open-source language to be seriously considering adopting it as a "first-class language" for Android going forward.
