This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual iOS update, iOS 12, will be hitting devices later this year. It’ll bring things like your standard performance improvements, new Animoji features, Memoji — since everyone has always wanted to turn themselves into an Animoji — group …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest sound technology will finally come to the best high-end streaming TV box. This fall as part of the upgrade to TVOS 12, Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound with iTunes titles, Apple announced on Monday at WWDC.  It also …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With a new feature called Group FaceTime, up to 32 people will be able to chat online together, Apple said Monday at its developer conference. Now playing: Watch this: Now you can group FaceTime with multiple friends 2:04 The change is significant for …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. You’re not limited to being a robot or a poop emoji anymore — now Apple lets you make your own Animoji, calling it “Memoji.”  At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, on Monday, Apple announced new features coming to Animoji, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Traditionally, gold watches are heirlooms that never go out of date. The 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, however, is now officially behind the times.  According to Apple (via Kyle Seth Gray on Twitter) the original first-generation Apple Watch, gold or otherwise, won’t get …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure AR app 1:22 Augmented reality was one of the first topics Apple tackled at its yearly WWDC keynote on Monday, with new ARKit2 features in iOS 12 designed to help people put the technology to …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At today’s WWDC, Apple showed off a new AR-powered feature: Measure. See the video below. When iOS 12 arrives, you’ll be able to use your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) to take measurements of real-world objects. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure …

In 2016, Lenovo tried something different with the Yoga Book. A flexible two-in-one laptop, it set itself apart thanks to its keyboard — or lack thereof. Its keyboard was entirely digital, and using it was kind of like using a larger version of the iPad’s onscreen keys. At Intel’s Computex 2018 press conference, we got a brief sneak peek at …

We’re not as gung-ho on the basic wrist device as we have been, or on wearables in general, according to IDC’s latest report on wearables. But smarter devices are making a bigger stand in the market.  The report, published Monday, is based on first-quarter year-over-year unit shipment growth — that’s the number of wearable devices available for sale in inventories, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your notifications are about to get simpler. At WWDC on Monday, Apple showed off group notifications.  If multiple people send you an iMessage, instead of all of those messages clouding your notifications tray, they’ll be pulled together into a single notification letting you know …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a new browse tab and sidebar to its Apple News curation of articles, the company said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Apple News is also getting integrated into its Stocks app, so you can see …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The App Store is about to turn 10 years old, and so far, it’s paid out some big bucks to software developers.  Revenue for iOS developers is $100 billion so far, said CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple will make its Stocks and Voice Memo apps available for the iPad and Mac, company executives announced at WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference that kicked off today in San Jose.  The company also announced updates to the apps. Stocks will now include business …

Not long ago I discovered a way to check your current eyeglass prescription without an exam. That’s fine if you already have glasses, or don’t think your vision has changed. But what if you’re new to eyewear or think you need a new prescription? Time to schedule a pricey, time-consuming exam, right? Maybe, and maybe not. Although there’s no substitute …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced iOS 12 at WWDC 2018, it made a point of noting how many devices would be able to take advantage of the updated mobile operating system and its new features: All iPhones and iPads from 2013 to the present, just …