June, 2018

• 4 June

  Asus’ new gaming monitor is bigger than my TV

  

  How big do you like your gaming monitors to be? No matter what size just popped into your head, Asus‘ new monitor is probably bigger. Announced here at Computex in Taipei on Monday, the Asus VG49V is a 49-inch, curved display. That may be average-sized in the world of TVs, but as a monitor for …

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• 4 June

  WWDC 2018: Start time, live blog, how to livestream, what to expect

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: WWDC 2018: Best new iOS 12 features and more 5:43 As WWDC 2018 approached, Apple released the last version of iOS 11 recently, 11.4, with important updates such as Messages in iCloud and AirPlay 2 for multiroom, stereo audio with HomePods. We speculated as …

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• 4 June

  Apple brings iOS apps into Mac, but won’t merge platforms

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Macs will be able to run some apps written for iPhones and iPads on the next-generation MacOS Mojave software, a big new step in bringing the two technology platforms closer together. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, announced the change …

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• 4 June

  Apple’s iOS 12 photo search suggestions simplifies sharing at WWDC 2018

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2018, Apple announced a new photo find feature to take the work out of surfacing all the great shots you want to share.  “This year we’re making Photos even better, and it starts with search,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice …

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• 4 June

  Apple TV can replace your Charter Spectrum cable box later this year

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The Apple TV streaming-television device can replace the clunky cable box for Charter Spectrum cable subscribers later this year, Apple said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. WWDC is the event at which Apple details the newest software that will hit its devices …

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• 4 June

  Mojave is the new macOS

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. If you’re wondering which California geographical feature the latest Mac operating system is named after, the answer is MacOS Mojave. This ends “a four-year mountain bender,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday …

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• 4 June

  Apple’s WWDC 2018: Forget the gadgets, it’s all about services and software

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s next pitch is to get you to put your iPhone down. Wait, what? The effort, a response to experts’ and investors’ growing fears about smartphone addiction, is likely to be one of the key themes at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June …

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• 4 June

  WatchOS 5 adds Walkie

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Going into Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote, rumor had it that with the arrival of WatchOS 5 Apple would finally allow third-party developers to create and sell watch faces for the Apple Watch. That didn’t happen, but Apple did announce enhancements to the Activity …

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• 4 June

  Apple definitively confirms iOS and MacOS will not merge

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: MacOS and iOS are definitely not getting together, or… 1:12 Apparently, Apple’s been asked this question a lot: “Are you merging iOS and MacOS?” At the company’s WWDC, Senior VP Craig Federighi wanted to tackle it head-on, saying, “I’d …

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• 4 June

  These BlackBerry Key2 leaked pics don’t leave much to the imagination

  

  The Blackberry Key2 has been officially revealed. And yes, it has a physical keyboard. BlackBerry will announce the BlackBerry Key2 on Thursday, June 7, but if you can’t wait a few more days, these renders may give a clear look at the upcoming phone. Frequent mobile tipster Evan Blass shared images of what he says is the BlackBerry Key2 on Twitter, …

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