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Microsoft's Next Windows API Change Will Break Some Apps
2025-05-11 09:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Microsoft has deprecated the UWP Map control API in Windows. Windows applications using that feature to embed Bing maps will stop receiving updated maps, and they will eventually stop working entirely. Microsofts own Maps app might also shut down.Microsoft introduced the MapControl API in Windows 10, which allowed apps to display maps using data from Bing. It was a helpful feature for weather applications, device tracking tools, and anywhere else an app might need to show a world map or local area. However, it was a component in the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) architecture, which was never a popular way to build Windows applications. Microsoft merged UWP back into Win32 with Project Reunion, and most UWP functionality is now available to traditional Windows apps.The MapControl API was powered by Bing Maps for Enterprise, which has already been retired in favor of Microsofts newer Azure Maps service. Microsoft announced today that the Windows UWP Map control is now officially dep...
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Travefy Announces the Launch of Its Groundbreaking 'New Travel Agent Program'
2025-05-11 05:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
LINCOLN, Neb., April 8, 2025 (Newswire.com) - Travefy, the leading platform for travel agents, is proud to announce the launch of its New Travel Agent Program (NTAP) - a one-of-a-kind initiative designed to help new travel advisors launch and grow successful businesses with the essential tools they need from day one.The program delivers unmatched value with access to Travefy's award-winning itinerary management and client communication platform, while uniquely offering an integrated custom domain, professional email, and website hosting - critical foundational tools for any business, and offered exclusively by Travefy."Helping travel advisors succeed is at the heart of everything we do," said David Chait, CEO of Travefy. "We created the New Travel Agent Program to meet new advisors where they are - at the beginning of their journey - and equip them with the real business tools they need to build a brand, earn client trust, and grow confidently."The launch has already generated strong e...
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Philippines Receives First S. Korea-Built Miguel Malvar-Class Corvette, Australian Surveillance Drones
2025-05-11 05:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
AIR NAVAL Unmanned Warships Philippines New naval vessel and drone systems delivered amid continued South China Sea tensions Defensemirror.com bureau 02:04 PM, April 8, 2025 2112 Miguel Malvar-class corvette The Philippines on Tuesday received its first South Korea-built Miguel Malvar-class corvette and 20 surveillance drones from Australia, in separate handover ceremonies aimed at strengthening the countrys maritime defense and patrol capabilities.The future BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) was formally welcomed at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales. The 3,200-ton corvette is the first of two ships ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2021. Its sister ship, the BRP Diego Silang, was launched in South Korea last month and is expected to arrive in the Philippines later this year.The arrival of the vessel follows a series of maritime incidents involving Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, particularly in the West Philippine Sea. On April 8, China alleged that a Philippine ves...
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