This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC21 starts Monday June 7 at 10 a.m. PT and Apple is expected to preview the next versions of iOS and iPadOS (likely called iOS 15 and iPadOS 15), I hope the new software for the iPhone 12 Pro, 12 …

Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC kicks off Monday June 7 at 10 a.m. PT. We’re likely to see iOS 15, a new version of the iPhone’s operating system. WWDC21 comes a month after Google’s I/O developer conference which gave us a more complete look at Android 12. The new Android OS, which will debut this fall on the Google Pixel 6 phone, adds more …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s upcoming MacOS Monterey software will add a new low-power mode to extend your battery life. It’s just like what your phone already offers, but for your laptop instead. Apple showed the feature briefly at its WWDC developer conference on Monday, part of …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple users will be able to keep using iOS 14 once the next version of Apple’s operating system is released in the fall. Any users of the iPhone‘s current operating system will continue getting security updates and bug fixes without immediately updating to iOS …

The world runs on microchips. Not just the elaborate ones at the heart of your phone or laptop but mostly a lot of ordinary ones that you aren’t even aware of. They enable the power windows in your car and the timer in your coffee maker. But a chip shortage is putting a crimp in the production of all kinds …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC21 is happening — watch now. Apple’s big event kicked off Monday with a virtual keynote at 10 a.m. PT. CEO Tim Cook and team are likely to announce iOS 15, a new M2-chip MacBook Pro and new versions of software for most Apple …

The OnePlus Nord N200 5G will include a 6.49-inch, 1080p LCD display and cost less than $250, PCMag reported Monday. The Chinese phone maker hinted at the “accessible” 5G device in a blog post last week. This would be a step up from the Nord N100, which has 4G connectivity and a 720p screen. The upcoming phone’s display matches that found on …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With intense competition in the messaging app market, it stands to reason that Apple would introduce some new features to its homegrown iMessage service at WWDC 2021 to keep ahead of its rivals. For the second year running, WWDC is an online event …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your iCloud account will soon be getting an upgrade. At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, executives unveiled a new service called iCloud Plus, adding in more privacy features to your existing iCloud account.  iCloud Plus will include a new service called Private …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a digital legacy service for user accounts, allowing you to assign an administrator who can access your data in the event you die. The administrator will sign in through a “legacy contact Apple ID” and will need an access key …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said the social network’s tools for creators — including paid online events and fan subscriptions — will be free until 2023. When the social network does eventually take a cut, it’ll be less than the 30% that Apple and other companies take, Zuckerberg said in a post on Facebook.  “To help more creators make …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday overhauled its notifications system for iPhones to help people deal with the flood of alerts on their phones.  One new feature, called Notification Summary, lets people schedule when notifications are delivered, like in the morning or evening, so they can …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is pulling more information out of photos: its new Live Text feature coming to iOS 15, announced at its virtual WWDC developer conference, looks like a variation on Google’s clever computer vision smarts baked into Lens. The feature will recognize text in …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Wallet app is getting a big upgrade in iOS 15. At Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple announced that it will be adding support for hotel keys and driver’s licenses to help ditch more physical cards. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s iPads are getting some new tricks, including the ability to add widgets to the home screen and new multitasking tools, the tech giant announced Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The new widgets for Apple’s tablets will be larger than the …